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tl;dr: You can improve performance by clearing up some space from a full storage device. Also, video game streaming exists and can be a more affordable alternat

tl;dr: You can improve performance by clearing up some space from a full storage device. Also, video game streaming exists and can be a more affordable alternative to buying a boutique PC from Alienware. Counter point: it's okay to turn down the specs on your games. Modern "AAA" PC games are usually pretty good about helping you tune your settings to find a good balance between performance and visual fidelity. It looks like this author has a Corsair One, which I suspect has an RTX 2080 graphics card. He considers that "questionable for a number of new games [he] wanted to play". As someone who has been using a GTX 980 Ti for over six years, I find that very hard to believe. Maybe he's a very competitive gamer who needs high frame rates but doesn't want to completely sacrifice visual fidelity. But then how is the inherent latency and artifact from streaming an acceptable compromise?

neogodless 4y ago
It seems the Corsair One has been around for ~5 years, and launched with a GTX 1080[0]. Though I agree with the overall point that such a GPU should be sufficient to run modern games, unless you're insisting on 4K and higher quality settings with a certain frame rate target... which seems likely; he espouses GeForce Now, but laments having to play in 1080p. So it's odd that he isn't getting enough performance at 1080p out of a GTX 1080 (or higher). At 1080p, his CPU might even be the bottleneck (Core i7-7700K). [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15216182/corsair-one-review-sff-gaming-pc https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15216182/corsair-one-revi...
- CivBase 4y ago
  Huh, I didn't realize the Corsair One had been around that long. The GTX 1080 would definitely be a more compelling case for an upgrade. Hard to believe it will be three generations old soon. And yeah, it's odd that a GTX 1080 would struggle enough at 1080p to justify streaming. Latest "AAA" game I've played is Elden Ring and I didn't need to make many visual compromises to get 60 FPS at 1080p. But I haven't played many other recent "AAA" titles so maybe ER isn't very representative. I'm also on an i7-9700K, so your CPU bottleneck theory might hold water.

neogodless 4y ago

It seems the Corsair One has been around for ~5 years, and launched with a GTX 1080[0]. Though I agree with the overall point that such a GPU should be sufficient to run modern games, unless you're insisting on 4K and higher quality settings with a certain frame rate target... which seems likely; he espouses GeForce Now, but laments having to play in 1080p. So it's odd that he isn't getting enough performance at 1080p out of a GTX 1080 (or higher). At 1080p, his CPU might even be the bottleneck (Core i7-7700K). [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15216182/corsair-one-review-sff-gaming-pc https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15216182/corsair-one-revi...

CivBase 4y ago
Huh, I didn't realize the Corsair One had been around that long. The GTX 1080 would definitely be a more compelling case for an upgrade. Hard to believe it will be three generations old soon. And yeah, it's odd that a GTX 1080 would struggle enough at 1080p to justify streaming. Latest "AAA" game I've played is Elden Ring and I didn't need to make many visual compromises to get 60 FPS at 1080p. But I haven't played many other recent "AAA" titles so maybe ER isn't very representative. I'm also on an i7-9700K, so your CPU bottleneck theory might hold water.