I'm really into gaming, but I've noticed my computer struggles with some newer titles, especially Black Myth: Wukong. I'm currently running the game off an HDD because my SSD is full. Here are my specs: I'm on Windows 11 Home 64-bit, with an Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 model. My BIOS version is 2.22.0, and I've got an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processor alongside an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TI graphics card. I've also got 16GB of RAM, with some page file usage. DirectX version is 12. Will my setup be able to handle Doom: The Dark Ages? Let me know if you need more details!
2 Answers
You might face a bit of a bottleneck with your GTX 1660 TI. If you're okay with lower settings, you should be fine, but some newer games might push the limits a bit too much for that GPU.
You might run Doom: The Dark Ages okay, but it sounds like you'll need to set the graphics to medium or low settings to get a decent frame rate. Your GTX 1660 TI and 16GB of RAM should be sufficient for that. But honestly, keep in mind that more games are leaning towards needing SSDs for optimal performance, which could help with load times.
Yeah, the performance hit from running games on HDD can really slow things down. An SSD upgrade would make a big difference!