Posted July 3, 20178 yr The minimum spec: OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K Memory: 8GB RAM Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection Hard-drive space: 50GB The recommended spec: OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent Memory: 16GB RAM Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection Available Disk Space: 50GB
July 4, 20178 yr do not buy a new generation i5 please people, they last only for 3 years and then you get bottlenecking on the latest games
July 4, 20178 yr When I built my PC about a year ago, everything I read said you don't need an i7 for gaming. Most games don't use more than 4 cores. I guess it's been a year though, so that has probably changed lol I run a skylake i5-6600k along with 16gb ram and 970gtx and get zero studder on BF1 with max settings. I don't really see any games on the horizon that will be more graphically intensive then bf1.. but i'm sure when that 3 year mark hits your talking about ill be upgrading
July 4, 20178 yr Author I do not regret going i7. 8 years of game play on it. My next PC build will be an i7 or better.
July 4, 20178 yr my i5 3570K could not run BF1. The lack of hyperthreading in the i5 is the major reason why i wont buy one again
July 5, 20178 yr My last 2 builds have been i7's why not! People say that you don't need an 17 for gaming, but it's there in case I need it! Same with Water cooling
July 5, 20178 yr Author The guys that say you don't need an i7 for gaming are the same ones that cry about lag in the game and stuttering. Hands down, the i7 provides the smoothest game play possible.
July 6, 20178 yr There are various schools of thought on this topic, but when it comes to Battlefield, there is benefit of having hyper-threading with an i7. It really all depends on the game and how much it utilizes CPU - large multiplayer games like Battlefield typically do. I noticed a huge difference in performance when playing Civilization VI on my i7-6700K over my i5-6500. Here is a really great review from Digital Foundry. You'll notice it makes little or no difference on some games, and quite a huge difference on others. The place where I've seen little to no performance gains in reviews is when moving up beyond four cores and eight threads, to 6/12, 8/16.
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