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RandomGaminginHD builds a gaming PC in 2026 using an i7 4790K CPU and tests its performance. The system features an RTX 2060 Super and affordable DDR3 RAM. See how this older, overclocked CPU handles modern games like Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

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Csimbi · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:11 am Post subject:

Yep. Only GPU upgrade is needed.
This tells you everything you need to know about Windows 11 and the CPU upgrade hypes over the last decade: you have very little need for it for gaming.

Sabot · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:48 pm Post subject:

It’s nothing to do with just gaming.
It’s like your mobile, router, any tech device.
It’s support and security.
There’s no point buying into anything if it has no support.
The amount of people on steam that complain that they can’t play a game -SCS did it when they binned DX9 support for ETS. Or because they have a DX10 GPU and it needs minimum DX11 or Unsupported OS like Win7, when the specs state what you need.
Talk about entitlement. Idiots more like.
Either go with the flow or get out.

It’s also about modern hardware saving you money in this day and age.
Ie my 4060 Ti consuming around 160W (TDP) compared to the RTX 2060's ~184W TDP