Comparing two PCs for gaming

[Maverick262001]

Which system is better for gaming?

System 1 specs: i5 4440S 2.8 GHz, 2x4 GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM, GTX 1060 6 GB.

System 2 specs: i5 7400 3.0 GHz, 2x8 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz RAM, GTX 1050 ti.

[Ausfernando]

Cant you take some parts of each system, the Ram is horrible on the System one and the processor is just decent while system 2 has a good cpu and ram, but slower GPU

If you could only get one, get the system 2 

[SolarNova]

System 2 has a better base on which future upgrades can be done.

 

it may be less powerfull GPU wise, but ull be better of in the future should u decide to upgrade the GPU.

[Ausfernando]

3 minutes ago, Wikiforce said:

Hard to say, depends on your preferences.

I would probably go with the 2nd one as cpu is better and 8gb won't cut it these days. If you play at 1080p don't expect that 1050 ti to max out all modern games. For 60fps you might have to turn down settings to med/ high.

You can max out a good chunk of games tho, the ones I play can max out at 60 fps (Overwatch and CS GO) but I turn overwatch down a bit for better stability and FPS on my 75 hz monitor 

[AnalogCanavity]

I would obviously take system 2 but take the GPU from system 1 and put it in system 2 if you can.

[Maverick262001]

Considering 2k gaming at max settings with no chance of future upgrades, then which one ?

[Himommies]

Are you in the US?What's your budget?.There's almost guaranteed to be a better option

[Maverick262001]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Are you in the US?What's your budget?.There's almost guaranteed to be a better option

No I'm not, secondly I'm just comparing and planning, I already have system 1.

[dizmo]

I'd go with the first one. The more powerful GPU will have more weight than the better CPU in the second build.

You can also upgrade it for drastically less than the other system; DDR3 can generally be found quite cheap, and an i7 from that era should be quite cheap as well. Really, if you're playing at 1080p60, the first build is likely going to give you a better experience.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

44 minutes ago, Wikiforce said:

Hard to say, depends on your preferences.

I would probably go with the 2nd one as cpu is better and 8gb won't cut it these days. If you play at 1080p don't expect that 1050 ti to max out all modern games. For 60fps you might have to turn down settings to med/ high.

8GB of RAM is fine. It only becomes an issue if he is streaming while gaming and has a bunch of other apps open at the same time, which honestly if he's looking to buy those systems is unlikely.

40 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

System 2 has a better base on which future upgrades can be done.

 

it may be less powerfull GPU wise, but ull be better of in the future should u decide to upgrade the GPU.

Eh, they're about the same....or, you can upgrade to a 4690k, 4790k, etc for much less than it'd cost to upgrade a newer CPU.

The performance is about the same with a one or two generation gap once you factor in overclocking.

 

[Maverick262001]

21 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I'd go with the first one. The more powerful GPU will have more weight than the better CPU in the second build.

You can also upgrade it for drastically less than the other system; DDR3 can generally be found quite cheap, and an i7 from that era should be quite cheap as well. Really, if you're playing at 1080p60, the first build is likely going to give you a better experience.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

8GB of RAM is fine. It only becomes an issue if he is streaming while gaming and has a bunch of other apps open at the same time, which honestly if he's looking to buy those systems is unlikely.

Eh, they're about the same....or, you can upgrade to a 4690k, 4790k, etc for much less than it'd cost to upgrade a newer CPU.

The performance is about the same with a one or two generation gap once you factor in overclocking.

 

Thanks bruh, I'll stick to my system then and yes you were right, no ideas of streaming even in near future ^v^