what do yo think the minimum specs for a pc is in 2020?

[mahyar]

so guys i just wanted t what others think about bear minimum specs for 2020i my self think a core 2 duo 2g of ram and 8800gt 

[The_russian]

Minimum specs is whatever you can afford. It also largely depends on workload, if you are just gaming, the “minimum specs” will be different than for an editing computer or a workstation.

[Chris Pratt]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

so guys i just wanted t what others think about bear minimum specs for 2020i my self think a core 2 duo 2g of ram and 8800gt 

Minimum spec for what? Web browsing? That would probably do it, but hope you don't like watching videos or having more than like 3 tabs open. You're also going to need to run Linux, because Windows will eat that entire 2GB or RAM.

[NineEyeRon]

For office work not very much, we can do many things online and in the cloud, local horsepower isnt needed as much.

 

For the average student who maybe needs a bit of specialist software you need something a bit more, but not much over a standard office build.

 

Basic gaming now is 1080p, 144hz so it must be able to power a modern title to at least  a stable 45 FPS+ (lowest end of freesync/adaptive sync/g sync range) on reasonable quality settings and an e-sports game above 144hz.

[Devryd]

The bare minimum PC i would build would use an athlon 3000g 8gb of ddr4 and a 250gb ssd
This is purely for office work, though

[mahyar]

3 minutes ago, NineEyeRon said:

For office work not very much, we can do many things online and in the cloud, local horsepower isnt needed as much.

 

For the average student who maybe needs a bit of specialist software you need something a bit more, but not much over a standard office build.

 

Basic gaming now is 1080p, 144hz so it must be able to power a modern title to at least  a stable 45 FPS+ (lowest end of freesync/adaptive sync/g sync range) on reasonable quality settings and an e-sports game above 144hz.

i have to disagree over gaming part majority of player still play at 720p and 30fps and all of free sync g sync bs is out of reach for many people

[flashiling]

for some office work we have 2-4 core pentium Intel NUC's with 4 (most have 8GB Ram which is perferred but not a MUST) they're not fast, they open chrome from scratch after one or two seconds, but it doesn't need to be snappy since they're working at a call center, though as the IT Intern i was allowed to choose from the pc's myself and got the i3-8109U, that should be sufficient for any kind of just "home computer" work load.

[flashiling]

Just now, mahyar said:

i have to disagree over gaming part majority of player still play at 720p and 30fps and all of free sync g sync bs is out of reach for many people

wouldn't say majority, but yes there are a lot of people in countries that have low cost of living and low monthly wage, so computer parts are harder for them to buy than other countries.

 

[mahyar]

1 minute ago, Devryd said:

The bare minimum PC i would build would use an athlon 3000g 8gb of ddr4 and a 250gb ssd
This is purely for office work, though

in my country that build cost 6 month of revenue of a average person 

[NineEyeRon]

2 minutes ago, mahyar said:

i have to disagree over gaming part majority of player still play at 720p and 30fps and all of free sync g sync bs is out of reach for many people

That isnt a 2020 standard though, I was talking about a 2020 standard.

 

Nothing wrong with those settings, I myself don’t play modern games, probably Skyrim and Cities Skylines are my most demanding but I also play point and click adventures and have done since playing them in DOS.

 

I would certainly say 720 and 30FPS isnt a 2020 standard.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

For like a web browsing machine?

Yeah, a Core 2 Duo of some sorts, 2GB of ram and the iGPU.

You'll need a modern GPU for decoding YouTube videos

I tested with a core 2 duo/quad with a GT 9600, the only way to watch YouTube decently is with a "modern" GPU (I used a GT 650)

And also 4gb of system memory, if not 8 for heavier users

And an SSD, because reasons

 

Minimum spec for browsing would be the above, for my standards

 

As for gaming (talking AAA titles of 2020)

a decent 4 core with a 1060 is still viable, but lately I've seen many games use more and more CPU cores

 

So my minimum spec would be 6 cores and 1660super, as it won't be phased out as fast

[Devryd]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

in my country that build cost 6 month of revenue of a average person 

which country are you living in?
This is almost the cheapest pc, I was able to build with new parts

[gloop]

5 minutes ago, mahyar said:

majority of player still play at 720p and 30fps and all of free sync g sync bs is out of reach for many people

No way. 
 

Maybe the bottom 10%, yes, but not the majority. 

[mahyar]

3 minutes ago, gloop said:

No way. 
 

Maybe the bottom 10%, yes, but not the majority. 

yes there is just google search a bit people in developing country still do gamers are not only in europe and US 

[mahyar]

5 minutes ago, Devryd said:

which country are you living in?
This is almost the cheapest pc, I was able to build with new parts

i live a country that is in the middle of the air in every way

[The_russian]

10 minutes ago, mahyar said:

i have to disagree over gaming part majority of player still play at 720p and 30fps and all of free sync g sync bs is out of reach for many people

I would disagree with you there. Maybe in parts of the world where computer parts are more expensive/harder to get, that might be true. In general though, I would say the majority of people play at at least 1080p 60fps.

[gloop]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

yes there is just google search a bit people in developing country still do gamers are not only in europe and US 

And gamers in the US and Europe make up the majority of gamers. 
 

Most recent Steam hardware survey:

0.36% of people at 720p. 

[The_russian]

1 minute ago, gloop said:

And gamers in the US and Europe make up the majority of gamers. 
 

Most recent Steam hardware survey:

*snip*

0.36% of people at 720p. 

Damn you beat me to it, I was about to post the same thing.

[mahyar]

7 minutes ago, gloop said:

And gamers in the US and Europe make up the majority of gamers. 
 

Most recent Steam hardware survey:

0.36% of people at 720p. 

well that is correct to some degree in my country gamers aren't a small number there is millions and (if already did not guess were do i live) nothing is legit in our pcs heck i myself as a gemer never actually bought a game for  a reason that i will not say here

 

[Moonzy]

33 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

The Core 2 Duo's iGPU is adequate for decoding YouTube.

1080p without dropping frames? mine dropped so much frames that it's unwatchable (avc codec i think)

core 2 duo with 2x4gb ddr3 1333, tried igpu, gt9600 and finally a gt650

 

and yes, 6 core and 1660 super is my personal minimum (and recommended) spec to buy in 2020 for 1080p gaming, unless you're on extremely low budget, then you're probably not getting the best perf/dollar, in which i would recommend u save up more

technically a core 2 quad will run tomb raider "just fine" but i wouldnt call it gaming, call me spoilt if you must but that's my opinion

 

edit: one thing not shown in these videos is the absurdly high input lag

 

edit 2: my i5 6600 + RX460 system is also dropping some frames in youtube, not too rare but very noticeable

[mahyar]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

1080p without dropping frames? mine dropped so much frames that it's unwatchable (avc codec i think)

core 2 duo with 2x4gb ddr3 1333, tried igpu, gt9600 and finally a gt650

 

and yes, 6 core and 1660 super is my personal minimum (and recommended) spec to buy in 2020 for 1080p gaming, unless you're on extremely low budget, then you're probably not getting the best perf/dollar, in which i would recommend u save up more

technically a core 2 quad will run tomb raider "just fine" but i wouldnt call it gaming, call my spoilt if you must but that's my opinion

 

1080p? yes for 1080p it will not work but for something like 480p it will and 720p 30fps  a is more acceptable for a lot a of people more than they willing to admit

Edited July 31, 2020 by mahyar

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

1080p? yes for 1080p it will not work but for something like 480p it will 

well if you want to put it that way... then i guess it's up to the person using it and their tolerances/expectation

[SupaKomputa]

Minimum specs for 2020:

- Dual core with HT/SMT and a build in GPU.

- 4 gb Ram

- 120gb ssd.

 

This will get you do office and browsing web comfortably.

 

[mahyar]

2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Minimum specs for 2020:

- Dual core with HT/SMT and a build in GPU.

- 4 gb Ram

- 120gb ssd.

 

This will get you do office and browsing web comfortably.

 

yeah this is good something like a i3 2100 and 4gig of ram but you can get away with a hdd

[Vector0102]

44 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

The Core 2 Duo's iGPU is adequate for decoding YouTube.

Well, for Core 2 Duos the iGPU is on the motherboard NorthBridge. I have an Intel 945GCNL mobo with a Core 2 Duo E4600. the Integrated GPU (GMA 950) doesn't support H.264 decoding/encoding. So the motherboard should be taken into account too.