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You’re going to need an SSD in order to play Final Fantasy 16 on PC (www.techradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

More the former than the latter, because I have the same attitude towards the software, too. I don't need to be able to run the newest stuff because the oldest stuff works just fine. I'm not doing CPU or GPU intensive stuff, and I try to run lightweight software that doesn't bog down my computer.

I can absolutely see how that would be different if I were gaming, video editing, or doing any sort of data modeling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I tend to see others in gaming upgrading all the time and I'm fine with most mid-range stuff for anywhere between 6 and 10 years, depending on advanced in tech. I'm currently behind because of raytracing and DLSS becoming a thing only like a year or two after building my current rig; but I don't need that stuff (it's not even mind meltingly good anyway; I've compared stuff side by side with RT on and off between mine and another machine and couldn't really see a difference unless it was with full RT reflections) and most new things still run acceptable for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

RT isn't worth it unless you're already upgrading IMO

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Then why're you even commenting in an area that you don't partake in? This is like saying "I don't get why people buy sports cars" in a forum of racing enthusiasts. Or saying "I don't see the need for cast iron woks" when you're happy to have boiled pasta every day.