Is More VRAM Always Better for a Gaming PC?

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks for the Super Thanks! 🙏🫡 Any other PC building questions that I can help with?

[@Mr.Shad911]

Hey man I love your videos.I always watch your videos but I don't have a pc to play games.

[@TheOfficialActify]

What should I upgrade next Intel i5 14400f and RTX 4060 and 16gigs of DDR5 Ram

[@TheOfficialActify]

Or if I should

[@Wheatly_Portal2]

I want arc a750 but I’m not sure if it’s worth it. I have a 500 dollar budget btw

[@bonginkosi_12]

For a "Video Editing PC" is it true that a Intel CPU is better than than a Ryzen? 👀 Take a i5 12th gen vs R5 5500

[@ianschaafstra7211]

Well said. When i was upgrading my gpu the 7600 xt was my first choice because in my mind more vram = more performance. I did a bit more research though, and settled on a 6750 xt. No regrets.

[@Akira-wb7zq]

Sameeee

[@gara737]

im a monke. that's why i chose a 6800 that doesn't even fit in my case. i had to 'alter' my case to make it fit

[@edricgalentino]

wow, that also happened to me, how cute we choose 7600xt only because of the vram😂

[@Stormanoid]

does 7600 xt have less performance

[@zooleebest]

That is like 8% more performance

[@corey2232]

Keep in mind, games tend to use more VRAM on AMD cards for whatever reason. That's why you might see some games taking up 14GB of VRAM on an AMD card, yet the same settings will sneak in just under 12GB allocated on an Nvidia card.

[@JonathonMarston]

The reason is mainly that Nvidia is just simply better at VRAM utilisation. And from my experience, it’s only around 1-1.5GB, it’s not much of a make or break, but yeah definitely still something to be considered.

[@yancy00]

The reason is that some games are sponsored by nvidia to run better on them

[@quenchh_]

I them memory bandwidth has smt to do with it too. Also a lot of nvidia cards use gddr6x memory while amd uses gddr6

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

Not only that, but for nvidia cards with more vram, NVIDIA cards will also use more, but in exchange WILL give you much better 1% lows, so no stuttering, while also also allowing much better visual quality. A 4090, with the exact same settings. As a forty seventy, we'll have much better visuals because games lower texture quality, even if you set it to ultra, if you don't have enough vram.

[@fourty9933]

Its because AMD Smart access memory uses more vram to boost performance, its the equivalent of Nvidia Re Bar.

[@Slomsy]

It’s not always about the VRAM Spider-man. Sometimes it’s about the Clock Speed baby, let’s go Clock Speed, love the Clock Speed. Let’s see some overclocking here.

[@Hunter-vd6fv]

Let’s go Mets I love the mets

[@karthikc07]

You high?

[@harkerroland9750]

this is the answer... when a 120Mph top speed car racing with top speed 140 Mph but slower acceleration, i agree with you the 120Mph top speed vechile will finish first.....

[@Sheridan2LT]

LMFAOOOO

[@Sheridan2LT]

Sometimes, Spider-Man, it's about the PERFORMANCE, not the VRAM! You can't have more VRAM without the PERFORMANCE to MATCH IT!

[@AdiMC200]

Here where i live the problem is that the 7700 xt is much more expensive, so i dont have a lot of options for 7000 series amd gpus

[@evilbenny1766]

6000 is always a good option

[@JonathonMarston]

Than Nvidia or 7600 XT?

[@ANightmareXD]

@JonathonMarstonI’m guessing 7600xt because I have the same situation here in canada

[@muskelin]

@@ANightmareXD2070 super if amd is too expensive

[@muskelin]

Used

[@fawaz908]

In a short phrase: more VRAM only makes difference when the GPU is capable of utilizing it.

[@TheNamesArif]

Look at it like your CPU and ram. No point having 32gb ram when you're rocking an i3

[@harkerroland9750]

when the GPU is FAST ENOUGH to utilizing it!

[@jbrone1241]

Again your chart from toms hardware. I recognize that image in my sleep.

[@grumpygrant4537]

Guys I got finessed when building my first gaming pc. I was under the impression that vram was everything and had no clue what cuda cores where and how raw performance had a factor to play into gpu. So being the noob first time builder I bought a 4060ti. To be fair it is the 16 gb version but a lot of people would just argue that’s worse cuz it’s wayyy to overpriced for the raw performance u get out of the card. But … I really wanted a nvidia card and didn’t have the budget to fit in a 4070 , so I decided to grab the 4060. But honestly all the games I play run fine of it. My monitor can’t even run 1440 p so it’s not an issue rn. Since the 4060 ti is more of a 1080 p card anyway.

[@Natsuxc74]

@@grumpygrant4537 4060 ti 16gb is the "okay" GPU per value because of AMD alternative, 30% more price but 20% less performance compared to 4070. But the GPU itself will last a long time with those power and vram compared to 4060 and 30 series. It's a great card, you should be fine.

[@L_ightninng]

i mean hey atleast you didnt end up with a 4060ti 8gb

[@drew2626]

@@Natsuxc74 Uhm if you don’t mind buying used you can get a 6700XT all the way up to like 6800XT or better for about the price of a new 4060 Ti 16GB or less and especially if you got the 6800 XT you’re getting a 1440p card with 16GB that it can properly utilize in gaming unlike.

[@drew2626]

@@L_ightninng aren’t they generally almost identical in performance?

[@L_ightninng]

@@drew2626 yeah but in certain games 8gb of vram isn't enough, so at least it can play those

[@BobBob-zu2dt]

Daniel Owens recently tested the 3060 (12gb) and the 4060 and found senarios were the weaker card clearly won due to higher vram

[@initialds4903]

Yeah nvidia card will tone down textures on distances when it runs out of vram, giving it less image quality 3060 12gb age like a fine wine here

[@Natsuxc74]

I mean if you're that poor, low are the chances you have a 1440p monitor. Where higher textures wont give a huge difference in 1080p.

[@Urban_Goose]

The less vram will only make a difference if you're running out otherwise I won't make a difference unless if the GPU itself is different

[@vZinDix]

that's when 8gb Vs 12gb not 12gb Vs 16 12 is enough now

[@tomthomas3499]

On Indiana Jones 3060 can run ultra just fine where as 4060 need to tone down textures pool to medium even at 1080p, at first glance low vs medium vs high textures pool won't give you noticeable difference in quality, but DF did test it and found that on lower settings textures pop in might occurs even on cutscenes, while on high it doesn't happen.

[@validpostrz]

are these good specs for my first pc (i stream btw) -Ryzen 7 7700X - GeForce RTX 4080 Super - DLSS 3.5 - Al-Powered Performance - 32GB DDR5 6000MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD

[@drew2626]

Not bad but I’d recommend getting more storage as quickly run out of storage, I suggest a 256GB or 512GB boot drive for Windows and maybe a few other programs that you don’t mind losing if your boot drive dies and a 2TB-4TB drive for your games and most of your apps.

[@PyroPeter87]

@@drew2626thats a bad advice to cut Down to a 4070ti non super with Only 12GB VRAM, just for more space 😂

[@drew2626]

@@PyroPeter87 The main point still stands 😂 getting only 1TB especially with such high end components and especially if you plan on streaming, is just stupid unless you store all your data including your games on a NAS or something

[@PyroPeter87]

@ true, but going Down to one of the worst value GPU’s for more space is such a bad move, allways get the best GPU and a CPU that wouldnt bottleneck it to much, and NEVER spend that amount of money a 4070ti cost for Only 12GB VRAM!!! You Can allways save fast money up and buy a 2-4TB ssd, a bit harder to upgrade a GPU. And.. Best advice would really be to wait if you want to buy a highend GPU right now, new 5070ti, 5080 and 5090 is comming out next month, so better wait to see how those looks + maybe find some good after new year offers on ssd with 2-4TB 🙏🏼

[@forxdoesshit]

No intel?

[@Duck_side]

Good video, accurate info and easy to understand

[@williamjoseph432]

Simple math.. higher the screen resolution, go for more Vram

[@drew2626]

Depends, a 12GB 7700 XT is much better for 1440p than a 16GB 7600 XT

[@mannyfadipe2543]

Day 214 of asking zach to create pc hardware box art

[@theRealbikerdude]

wow dude is actually doing it good job man

[@wartheepicgamer]

Next time please credit where your charts/comparisons come from (either verbally or on the bottom right of the screen)

[@BaitedTG]

I'll be using that chart in the future.

[@HypoCT]

This a valid reasoning, 12GB is already decent and should be the industry standard for budget card. I'm hoping people not going to be dumb enough to make a justification for "VRAM doesn't matter" on a $300 8GB

[@drew2626]

I think 10-12GB will be industry standard minimum for 60/600 class cards soon but keep in mind that in RTX 20 series you needed at least a 2060 Super to get more than 6GB of VRAM, and in order to get more than 8GB you had to buy at least a 2080 Ti with 11GB of VRAM! 😢

[@ThunderTheYellowJolteon]

Nah, VRAM actually doesn't matter. Indie and AA games all the way.

[@redriverlures]

I actually like your vids 😂

[@wakcedout]

just bought and slapped in a 7700xt. saw the 7600xt at the store and if it wasnt for videos like this i would have been tempted to buy the more vram option and would of thought it would perform better. but glad ive been informed and made a good choice in upgrading my 7600 8gb. turned on rust and saw the improvement in frames and that i was able to put settings back up without much in the way of frame loss.

[@initialds4903]

Extra vram means more headroom for framegen, higher textures setting, and graphic mods

[@Thunderblitz115]

I think vram is more for combability like games require certain vram to play in certain settings

[@SpinOxym]

For those who bought the 7600XT or still have it, I bought the 7600XT on Black Friday for around $250. The 7700XT was around $350-$400. 7600XT is worth the buy for us normal casual players who want more performance without spending crazy amounts. Mind you this card can still do everything you want and need at a high performance, just not as good as the other higher end GPUs and that’s a no brainer. It’s honestly overkill.

[@Parzibalthefirst]

True. In my country, the difference between the 7600 XT and the 7700 XT is 200 bucks and it costs the same as a 4060 so it's just the superior card here

[@drew2626]

I mean in this case the used market is definitely your friend

[@TheBritinDC]

Would love to hear how Vram impacts games like MSFS2024 which is super Vram dependent. Also needs some CPU performance. Thanks!

[@naetharu]

Heavily depends on your resolution and settings too. More VRAM is only useful if you need it. For 1080p gaming (lots of folk still there) the 12GB is more than enough in almost all cases. For 4k on demanding games 16GB + is needed for optimal performance in many cases

[@someonewithaguitar]

The 7600xt has bad ROCm support, so that makes it harder to do rendering/ai with that particular card.

[@elvel2112]

Got a 7800xt and i think im fine💪

[@VENOM-tb7oy]

Best minimalistic hardware monitoring template? A template which is minimal and doesn't obstruct gameplay but visible enough so that i can look over and monitor my gpu temps and usage, cpu temps and usage and fps? On a single mobitor btw?

[@arkashit9825]

I think the benefit of higher VRAM will start to show while running games like Howard's Legacy. Which actually takes a lot of VRAM.

[@theproffessional9]

15g of VRAM at 1080p ultra? I hope that isn't the amount used 😅

[@drew2626]

That’s likely VRAM dedicated not VRAM used

[@X_irtz]

It's the VRAM allocation, Zach just kinda ignored that for some reason... Ain't no way Tarkov is using that much at 1080p.

[@_Winex_]

Hello should i upgrade to a 27 inch 1080p 280hz or 24.5inch 1080p 240hz monitor I normaly have my monitor 50cm away from my face.

[@oliunderscore]

zach can you include ray tracing performance on the GPU Comparison chart on your website? it only shows raster performance

[@drew2626]

He doesn’t make the charts, that’s Tom’s hardware, they’ll probably add Ray Tracing soon as that’s unfortunately the way the industry is heading

[@oliunderscore]

@@drew2626 yeah, ik, if you scroll down on the toms hardware article you find abunch of ray charts

[@nikaram5925]

I would say if you want a card to last a while, get the 7600 xt but if you want proformance 7700 xt is what I would recommend

[@AlphaTrion-w5f]

do i consider intel b580 gpu rather an rtx 3060 or radeon 6700 xt

[@JyotiSingh12566]

the intel offers more vram , but always trust the 3rd party benchmark.

[@shivaya-d1y]

buddy get what fits in your budget

[@L_ightninng]

dont thunk any 3rd party benchmarks exist for b580 so wait for those

[@drew2626]

Wait why’re you comparing a future Intel card to last gen AMD and NVIDIA? Either way I’d probably say Used 6700 XT or 6750 XT

[@JyotiSingh12566]

@@drew2626 cause nvidia is over priced and Intel is offering 12gigs of vram in the price of an rx 6600xt

[@paydawolf236]

I think it’s time we took into account vram for vr games specifically as well. (Referring to mainly vrchat. The most unoptimized game that exists)

[@YountFilm]

Buffer size and clock speed are the other important factors. Lower vram, but a larger buffer and higher clock may well run better. That's the problem with the 4060: tiny buffer.

[@SirFloppa.]

Can you do an only used parts gaming pc series? ❤❤

[@LNass1f]

My friend has a i7-10700F and a GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB DDR4 and 240GB NVMe. I said: get a 1TB SATA SSD, then a RTX 4060, and eventually swap straight to AM6 when you have the money. W or L?

[@shankingshark]

Decent, but I might go for a used 6800 xt or a 6700xt instead.

[@LNass1f]

@@shankingshark we live in brazil, and a 68/6700 XT is not on the map even used im afraid. Appreciate the reply

[@shankingshark]

@LNass1f Ah sucks, check the used market just in case, but yea everything else is a great upgrade, might want a tad more storage though

[@LNass1f]

@ alright m8 thx

[@LNass1f]

@@shankingshark alright m8 appreciate it

[@inconspicuous45]

Hey Zach, can you help me pick a GPU for a PC I’m building? My GPU budget is $400 and I will be pairing it with a 7700x. I need to choose between a new RX 7700 XT and a used RTX 3080. I will be using the PC for 1440p gaming and potentially content creation later on. From what I can tell, the 3080 is a bit more powerful but I would be taking a risk buying used, is it worth it?

[@OwenWhit-be2mu]

Please restock the pre builds

[@Outdatedcannelmlsserver]

I wonder when we need a cpu cooler cooler cooler (a cooler that cools the cooler for a cpu cooler)

[@Syncrosg]

Is Upgrading from a8 7650k and gt 630 to a ryzen 5 5600x and rtx 3060 ti worth it

[@ahmadabdurrehman8515]

Is a gaming laptop with 8 gigabytes bite vram good in 2024 and 2025 for AAA gaming ?

[@gamingmonkee09]

Rtx 3060 vs rx6600 which is better. You haven't listed the rx6600 in your chart in your website. Pls help

[@AugustusSevilla]

The 6600 is significantly better for “raw performance” however when enabling DLSS the nvidia card does surpass it however you will not have this benefit when doing things like 3D rendering so if your going to mostly game then unpopularly I would go with the 3060 however if you are doing anything else or playing a game that doesn’t suppourt DLSS the 6600 is still a fantastic card

[@gamingmonkee09]

@@AugustusSevilla oh thanks

[@gamingmonkee09]

@@AugustusSevilla like is there a huge fps gap or no? between the two cards

[@AugustusSevilla]

@@gamingmonkee09 generally the 6600 performs a good chunk of fps better but when enabling DLSS in nvidia you get closer however keep in mind the 6600 does have FSR

[@gamingmonkee09]

@@AugustusSevilla then the 6600 is a better card for less money. The 6600 not the xt version

[@Jasongy827]

Core clock is also important and how many compute units it has

[@D34d1y1]

We are sadly at a point where people think amount of vram matters more than the actual processing power of a card. Vram importance is massively overstated. It matters in certain edge cases but most of the time I'd rather have a 3070 with 8gb than a 3060 with 12 at 1440p

[@Rullino32]

Fair, but for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the RTX 3060 12gb does better than an RTX 3070 since the game relies more on VRAM than the GPUs compute power, or at least without path tracing.

[@drew2626]

@Rullino32 isn’t path tracing exclusive to 40 series?

[@MattSimon1]

Remember, they're edge cases TODAY. As Zach said, games continue to get more demanding. And if you plan on having your card for a few years...

[@drew2626]

@@D34d1y1 I don’t think you want an 8GB card for 1440p

[@ShadyHero]

the one thing holding back my 3060 mobile is its 6gb of vram. it can easily handle stuff that need more (like doom eternal) it just can't because not enough vram.

[@nuwang2381]

At this point VRAM is also becoming a signal to consumers that a graphics card is good, so manufacturers might end up jamming excess amounts onto cards so people will buy the cards

[@X_irtz]

I am pretty sure, that no game at 1080p is actually gonna use almost 16 GB's of VRAM, pretty sure you are looking at the VRAM allocation, which is a different metric.

[@vikivillix]

Hey Zach what is your opinion about 5600xt?

[@Pratosh-bm7sg]

nice g shock watch u have a nice taste(ga 2100)

[@ThatCoolDog12]

I am new to gaming so I asked for a pc for Christmas, is there any good prebuilt for around 600-700?

[@drew2626]

At that price point your best bet is used or building yourself with used parts after doing your own research

[@ThatCoolDog12]

@@drew2626 dang

[@SheysenNhalidede]

Hey Zach can I pls get a full gaming setup

[@Next_toppers_abhaybatchh]

when i said my father that i want an PC to game on it and Do some editing i said it would cost around 50k rupees then he said he would give me 300k budget to build PC and i built a top of thee line PC with rtx 4080 super and intel core i9 13900HX. This PC is a beast

[@drew2626]

Oof Intel 😅

[@FootballGlobal-m1j]

Hi there Zach! One quick question: what PC should I get if I really like extensively modding games such as Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption II and if I really want to get into hardcore game development in Unreal Engine 5 and the Unreal Editor For Fortnite without spending too much money, as my parents do not want me to spend that much money on just a gaming PC?

[@NotSecps]

Day six of asking: I'm going to buy an ASUS ROG PG27AQDP (480 Hz, 1440P, 27", OLED). Currently, I have a Ryzen 7 5700G and a RTX 3060. What specs should I upgrade to in order to maintain 480 FPS in more competitive titles? (VALORANT, mostly FPS games and Fortnite as well - currently thinking of 7800X3D and a 4080. Thanks,

[@JonathonMarston]

Well, with 7800 X3D and 4080 would be perfect, you’d get 400-500fps in most competitive titles.

[@enceofthewind4145]

That combo is already perfectly good, but if you’re looking at a regular 4080 you should consider different priorities. 4080 super, 7900 xtx and 7900 XT are all comparable and similar or better in fps per dollar.

[@oliunderscore]

4080 super + 7800X3D should be enough, through reccommend looking up benchmarks. it would be easier (on the gpu) to play val/fortnite on 1080p, and it also depends on if you want to play high or low graphics settings

[@L_ightninng]

well if ur mainly playing competitve games, then you could save a lil money by just weakening ur gpu since games like val barely use it anyways

[@drew2626]

I’d go 7700(X) with 7900 XT/XTX unless you feel like you need NVIDIA then go 4080 Super. From what I’ve seen the 7800X3D doesn’t make much difference at 1440p or higher

[@Ekenobo_24]

Hey zack I’m new to the pc build world (literally) and here’s a bit akward question : when you buy all the parts for a pc (motherboard, cpu cooler, power supply …) do all the cables and screws you need come with all these parts ?

[@im-not-an-OG]

Can you convince my parents to let me get a Xbox series x 😢🙏 Like this so he can see it

[@TSR-w1l]

I own an Asus prebuilt system equipped with a 2060 8GB Super, originally 16GB RAM which I've upgraded to 32GB, and an i7-10700KF CPU @ 3.80GHz. Despite this, I'm unable to attain more than 200fps in Fortnite on the lowest settings, and the fps decreases when I approach other players.

[@drew2626]

So crazy that almost all of 20 series is only 8GB, from 2060 Super Al the way to 2080 Super. If they just gave the 2080 Super 2-4GB more VRAM it would probably be much better

[@ElPizas]

Back in my days this happened with the 1050ti and the 1060 3gb

[@drew2626]

Wasn’t 1050 Ti better?

[@ElPizas]

@@drew2626 No, the 1050ti was slower but had 1gb more of varm, and the 1060 was faster but with less vram

[@InchBoardCo]

Is the Rx 7600 XT and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600x a good gpu and cpu combo for a 1200 dollar budget pc. I’m using it for both gaming and editing/graphic design

[@AugustusSevilla]

Yes it is a really good combo

[@InchBoardCo]

@ thank you

[@aarjoray360op]

Which one's the better one:The Gt 730 4GB(DDR3) or the Gt730 2gb (GDDR6)?

[@malaghosh5387]

Hey Zach im building a new PC.Can you tell me what components should i go wit for 1080p gaming. Plz tell me i am a big fan of yours.

[@idontknow-vk8by]

The Ryzen 4070 has a lpt of VRAM tho

[@drew2626]

It has a good amount, not really a lot though

[@furioustester4056]

Should I upgrade from a 7600 and 7900 xtx to a 9800x3d or should I wait for the upcoming 9950x3d or 9950x3d to release? I don't really do a lot of high cpu tasks but I want a high end cpu for once.

[@F_Crypto]

Is it a good choice for a gaming pc around 500$ having amd Rx 5700xt and i5 12400f ?

[@mr.doofissmerk6684]

Should I upgrade my build with a rx 580 and Ryzen 5 2600

[@JonathonMarston]

yes

[@PinkxPnther]

Yes

[@JuliusRahjes]

So should I buy the rx 7800 txt (16GB) or the rtx 4070 (12GB)?

[@drew2626]

7800 XT

[@eastcoasthorror]

You forgot to talk about the bus, my 3060ti beats the 4060 often because of this

[@Sprenggranate88mm]

is the RX 6400 a good upgrade from a GT 630 2GB?

[@drew2626]

Sure but should you buy a 6400? A new 6400 costs at least $130-$140 ish USD, for around the same price you can get a used 5700 XT with 8GB instead of 4GB which performs much better.

[@nAmelesSsO]

Day 150 of asking for zachs pc part wall art+ a ryzen 4070

[@aidenlange]

I currently have a ryzen 7 7800X3D and a 4070 OC Windforce v2. Should I upgrade to a 9800X3D for like 20 more or downgrade my cpu a bit because it doesn’t pair well with my gpu

[@JonathonMarston]

Do NOT downgrade. Stick with 7800 X3D, focus on GPU. 7800 won’t give any bottlenecks to any graphics cards right now, maybe 5090 but honestly it’s such a good CPU it wouldn’t be significant.

[@aidenlange]

@ alr thanks a lot🙏👍

[@markarlit2603]

ztt build help is great idea, but can you add cpu comparison chart, same as gpu one? i want to learn about amd's and would be great to be able to compare them with intel which im familiar with so i have some starting point

[@vukbogdan7980]

Zach I have GTX1650 super and ryzen 5 3600 what should I upgrade 1st

[@AMDFan-s1y]

CPU first to Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 7 5700x3d, then GPU to RX 6600 or 6800 XT (used)

[@AugustusSevilla]

1650 is still pretty good for 1080p

[@Snogberty]

Hey Zach. Any cards you'd recommend upgrading to for someone on a much older GPU right now? (For reference, I've had a GTX 1070 for 8 years now.)

[@Enchannt]

My uncle is giving me a Thorzone Mjolnir build because he’s buying a new pc. Did I win the jackpot the only listing I found is for 700$

[@happydudeev]

maybe say the fucking specs

[@Sofia_Transport_and_gaming]

I have a ryzen 9 3950X and i dont know which gpu whoud i buy. My budget is 850$

[@hazeonflames2022]

What's the best pc for Blender and 3D rendering in General? I was thinking a combo with lots of RAM, a super high end GPU, and maybe even a threadripper. Any thoughts?

[@IAmGroot974]

Quick question, I have a xfx 6800xt and a i5 12600k is this a good combo or not because my system is kinda buggin

[@AugustusSevilla]

That is a Fabulous combo at 1440p if anything their might be smt wrong with the other components like slow Ram reading speed or not good enough CPU cooler

[@IAmGroot974]

I have 16 gb of ddr4 4000mz

[@IAmGroot974]

About to get 32. Also my temps are perfectly fine, gpu max73 degrees C/ cpu max around 50 to 60

[@IAmGroot974]

About to get 32. Also my cooling is fine temps on gpu don’t go above 74 and cpu doesn’t exceed 60

[@recreate12345]

Can you please answer this is the a8n-vm-csm asus a8n-vm csm socket 939 nvidia geforce 6150 + nforce 430 mcp chipset amd athlon 64/ amd athlon 64 fx/ amd athlon 64 x2 processors su motherboard a good motherboard

[@shankingshark]

Its athlon, stay tf away.

[@DerRqe-ge4bs]

Is an rtx 4050 laptop good? I got one last year and ever since then I see people talk about how 6 GB VRAM is bad which makes me feel like I messed up

[@TwiG-c7t]

Is a 7800x3d and an 7900 xtx a good combo for a 2000 dollar build

[@faultydeadwire]

There are people who think their 3060 12 gb (weaker card with 192 width memory bus) is faster than a 3060ti (beefier card with 256 width memory bus) just because of the Vram capacity.

[@Jacobplayzvr-oc7ne]

Day 7 of asking why most pre builds don’t say the mobo

[@elicope9666]

What GPU would you recommend for 2k? For fortnite, minecraft and cs2

[@JonathonMarston]

For low end 1440p cards, 7700 XT, for the best 1440p performance, 7800 XT or 7900 GRE for AMD and 4070/ 4070 super for nvidia, and for highest end 7900 XT, 4070 ti super, 4080 etc.

[@elicope9666]

@JonathonMarston thank you

[@enceofthewind4145]

Those games are CPU heavy, so a 7800xt would be overkill but good for future proofing. A 6800xt would also do well.

[@JonathonMarston]

@@enceofthewind4145 whilst that is true, Minecraft with mods could use more vram, and for 1440p GPU does matter.

[@Oierih]

PLEASE answer here, think that's a good question! That's my case. I'm gonna build a 7600xt with a r9 7900x 12c CPU which are both not optimized for gaming but for working on rendering since programs like adobe premiere can utilitze that amount of vram and especialy that high core count, so that it will perform much better than using a 12gb card like the 7700xt or a better cpu but with less cores like the 9700x Am i right? Else that build is already messed 😂😅

[@ITzzAncient]

A higher frequency in vram can performs better? For example 8gb of vram at 2000mhz…Overclocked Up to 2500mhz performs better?

[@happydudeev]

gpu overclocking barely matters

[@AnvitaOmraju]

where did you get those pictures behind you from?

[@bonginkosi_12]

As you've mentioned AI and Rendering, can you also make comparisons for "a Video Editing PC" I want to build my first PC that's mostly for video editing and animation but I'm torn between buying a Ryzen CPU and a more expensive Intel CPU.😢

[@JonathonMarston]

Depends. What’s your budget for just the CPU. Generally you’ll want to get for ryzen an ‘x’ or ‘x3d’ CPU, and Intel a ‘K’ or ‘KF’. Also best to shoot for a ryzen 7 or i7/i9. The overall best CPU that also not just the definitive best is 7950x, but if that’s out of your price point then a 7700x or 7600x. And, if you’re going budget, then 5600x or 5700x or if you can 5800x3d/5700x3d. Either way, for any sort of workstation it’s generally the same- prioritize cores and cache, clock speed matters but isn’t a make or break, but really anything should be good. For video editing in particular, I would focus more on the GPU. Although CPU is more important in most aspect of video editing, software on GPUs can really be a massive point. Go NVIDIA because it has more features and better video editing/ recording software or go AMD because it’s cheaper and more vram (generally). Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

[@DJGaming-co4il]

For editing, go with an intel CPU that has integrated graphics

[@drew2626]

Personally I’d avoid Intel like the plague (especially CPUs)

[@LxRcs_]

There was a software that I think I saw you use to setup a computer but I forgot what it was. it had setups for things like discord, steam and some browsers but in one software. what was it?

[@philipk6863]

Could be Ninite

[@LxRcs_]

@@philipk6863 thank you so much bro

[@almostdead7]

Day 3 of asking please consider the APNX V1 wood edition as your next PC Case

[@samuelshano]

hey Zach, I got a laptop with RTX 4050 and Ryzen 7 7735HS mainly used it for 1080p gaming, if I want to build a PC to replace my laptop which components do u recommend?

[@xBartGR]

Also, VRAM helps a lot with the sales. You can't imagine how much ppl came to me saying "I have a 8GB card" or "i don't want this card with 8GB"... for non-tech people the VRAM number is often the only parameter they use for GPU choice.

[@synxguide7996]

what is the difference between a rx 7600 xt 8 gb and 7600 xt 16 gb . I wanna buy but i'm contemplating whether to buy the 8 gb version or not . i usually play games like valo and cs2 so does it benefit pending nearly 80 bucks more for the 16 gb version.

[@luddwig]

Can you do a 1000-1100$ ish PC for a more cpu demanding games please😊

[@yourdailyviewrmyguy2170]

Hey zach ive been watching you for 2 years now. Can i ask? Should i upgrade my z390 aorus master with an i7 8700 and rtx 3070?

[@JonathonMarston]

I mean z390 is still okay but yeah I’d recommend upgrading to AM5 or AM4 depending on budget, but the GPU is fine. Only upgrade if you have the money spare.

[@yourdailyviewrmyguy2170]

@JonathonMarston yea im gonna go with am5 thanks dude!

[@hamah4282]

Why does my laptop get better FPS when it is NOT charging, everybody tells me that the opposite is supposed to happen, and can you tell me if there a fix plz?

[@happydudeev]

thats litterally impossible wtf

[@Bbccrrc]

In my country (Bosnia) you can find used rx 6800 for around 280$, do you think that is good price.

[@happydudeev]

no

[@X_irtz]

@happydudeevFym "no"? That's a pretty good deal, especially here in EU.

[@elani]

Just compare the 8gb and 16gb 4060 ti, basically the same

[@abhijitdeol6123]

Should I wait to build my first PC? DDR6 ram is coming out pretty soon, will it be a big enough jump from DDR5 to wait for motherboards with DDR6 compatibility to come out?

[@shankingshark]

I mean its coming out in like 4 years and ddr5 is plenty fast for 95% of users. Just buy it know. Theirs always newer and better tech coming out. So unless its coming out within a month don't worry about it.

[@prismarinee]

by soon you mean 2+ years?

[@Darthbucket007]

Would you guys say the regular rx 7600 is still good in 2024

[@AlexHusTech]

Newer games will struggle but fine for the older games

[@shankingshark]

I would, but its a poorly priced card.

[@hmmm1308]

zach u showcase more games that run for escape of tarkov? please?

[@mattblyther5426]

7600xt 16gb model is purely aimed at entry AI modeling that requires 16gb vram plain and simple. Only reason a gamer would grab this over the 7700xt would be for mods like skyrim,gta5 for example that can eat up more then 12 gb easily.