specs to run a 144hz 1080p monitor?

[Shadowciaw]

hey sorry if this doesnt belong here, im thinking of getting a 144hz 1080p display maybe sometime in the future, and im wondering if the minimum specs needed to run it are uh affordable?

 

im not doing any heavy gaming honestly, but hoping to run light games like osu? currently i have a i5 7200u laptop but im also thinking of getting a ryzen 5 1600 maybe in the future, and a graphics card depending if the prices come down enough for me. how much power would it take to hover around at least 120hz? what would the performance be if i only had a cpu trying to run it by itself? 

 

thanks guys

[Swegly]

id get a gtx1060

[STRESSMASTER]

Basically you would want to purchase a discreet video card. I believe I read that the GTX 1050 and above would work wonders for what you want and also give you time to upgrade the other components. FYI basically any AM3+ or intel equivalent or better would be fine

[yuh25]

For osu to run 144hz you don't really need much, an iGPU might even be enough if it supports 144hz. With my 1070 its getting 3000fps in osu so a 1050 would work fine or a 1060 for anything more than just osu like CSGO or overwatch.

[Shadowciaw]

ok thanks!

[STRESSMASTER]

Don't forget the TI models. I personally find they run everything better and if you do get a Video Card make sure you get it with minimum 3Gb DDR4/5

[Streetguru]

33 minutes ago, Shadowciaw said:

 

Your CPU is the bottleneck for refresh rates

your GPU is the bottleneck for resolution/quality settings

 

Depending on the game even a GT 1030 will be enough, or a Ryzen APU, like esports titles will run that fast on that lower end hardware

What's the budget for your future desktop? And monitor?

[Shadowciaw]

ah okay okay ty! 

 

desktop i hope is 1500 CAD including monitor. not really in a rush to buy anything tho! been looking at the ryzen 5 1600, but is the 2400g just as good? 

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Shadowciaw said:

ah okay okay ty! 

 

desktop i hope is 1500 CAD including monitor. not really in a rush to buy anything tho! been looking at the ryzen 5 1600, but is the 2400g just as good? 

It has less cores, but for the most part will work fine even with higher end GPUs in the future

 

The main point of the APU is that it gives you pretty alright 1080p gaming while there are no real GPU options. Better off saving your money for  the future releases like the Vega refresh and GTX 2080, which is overkill for 1080p 144hz though, you only need like a Vega 56 or 1070 tier performance for that resolution/refresh rate in AAA games

Could potentially use an SSD, better case, and better PSU, and a cheap tower cooler to do  better than the stock cooling. RAM pricing and GPU pricing sucks right now.
 

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There's how the APU will scale with a higher end GPU, it's basically an R5 1400
 

 

[Shadowciaw]

oh gosh thank you thank you