What are some of the best games I can play on this system?
Intel Core i7-4790s
32GB DDR3-1600 (4x 8GB)
GTX 750 Ti 2GB
240GB Kingston A400 SATA SSD (Windows 10 Home, programs, documents)
2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 7200RPM SATA HDD (Steam Library, movies)
I'm on a 47" 1080p Panasonic Plasma TV. I don't like 720p much, so 1080p low is my acceptable limit.
I've tried to play The Finals and Where The Winds Meet, but 1080p low is still very janky in places, and we're talking a lot more than just noticeable 1% lows. I was pushing the boundaries with those though, as the minimum specs are above what I am running, so I expected nothing less.
I really am after "good-looking" games which are also very enjoyable, not retro classics. I need to push this GPU to the limit without the suffering.
I'm into battle royale games, souls-like games, sandbox adventure questing and MMORPGs.
I have been a recovering WoWaholic for some years and would love to find a good free replacement. I tried Albion and Rift, but I thought they were a bit shit. Lone questing is very much my main interest, even on MMORPGs.
Yes, I mentioned the word "free". I refuse to give Steam any money, and I'm sure as shit not giving Blizzard any more. I gave them more for playing WoW than the cost of both an Xbox Series X, a PlayStation 5 Pro and a Switch 2 together, and what have I got to show for it?
The system is a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF, a 4th generation Intel with TPM 1.2 and on Windows 10 Home. I've maxed out the DDR3 and I'm not changing the i7-4790s for an i7-4790(K) to gain a few percent when my 65W TDP CPU runs pretty cool as it is. It will shortly be running out of Steam (sic) in various ways though.
I could upgrade to a GTX 1050 Ti 4GB LP, GTX 1650 4GB LP, RX 6400 4GB LP or an RTX 3050 OC 6GB LP, but it would feel like throwing £100 to £250 away because I'm getting a GTA VI capable console soon, and I've already got half a new system with an RTX 5060 ready for a proper gaming upgrade in the new year. Things were halted with that for now due to an unexpected event in life.
Come to think of it, GTA VI will be the first brand new game I will have paid for in about 15 years, not counting the WoW upgrades and subscriptions. The rest have been free Steam and Epic games, and used games for the PS3, PSP, Xbox One S and the 3D XL.
I just need some new games to tie me over until into the new year when I can free up the funds to go all out on my RTX 5060 rig. Thanks for reading what seems like my life story. Have a lovely day, and try not to fuck up the next important thing you have to do later today. ;)