GTA 6Specs & PC Requirements

BY AARON F | NOVEMBER 15, 2023

GTA 6 is the highly-anticipated upcoming entry in the popular Grand Theft Auto series, known for its open-world action and immersive gameplay. We dive into what the best specs and requirements will be for this upcoming RPG.

GTA 6 Specs & PC Requirements

BY AARON F | NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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by Mark Byrne The Cycle: Frontier aims to be something different. With that in mind, and without sounding too cynical, other than self-published developers and indie studios, we don’t see a...

Integrated Graphics: Can you play games without a graphics card?

by Laura Maidman Gaming and dedicated graphics cards go hand in hand, but you don’t need one to enjoy the other. Although gaming on integrated, or onboard, graphics might not be as...

Starship Troopers - Terran Command: What You Need To Run It [PC]

by Jason Clarke The Starship Troopers franchise may have never quite recovered its former glory from the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie, but it’s not as dead as your...

Naraka: Bladepoint PC System Requirements

by Mark Byrne Aside from the conservative PC system requirements, Naraka Bladepoint has set itself apart from other Battle Royale games. There are two things separating it from the mainstream.The...

Steam Deck vs. Gaming PC

by Laura Maidman The Valve Steam Deck is one of the most exciting hardware releases of the year, with impressive performance, a great looking screen, and (especially at lower storage sizes) an...

Evil Dead: The Game – What PC Do You Need to Play?

by Liam Major It seems that the Evil Dead franchise is just as unkillable as its titular Deadite entities, with a brand new Evil Dead: The Game experience shortly set to wreak havoc on our PCs and...

Games Everyone Should Play (PC) – Part 2

by Mark Byrne So, part 1 showed us that there are some of the best upcoming games in 2022 that often slip past our game radar. There are also some titles that are available right now with a modest...

Games Everyone Should Play (PC) - Part 1

by Mark Byrne There are some games out there that everyone should play. At least once. Not surprisingly, there is a high percentage of quality games coming from indie devs, where playability is a...

Games Everyone Should Play (PC) - Part 1

by Mark Byrne There are some games out there that everyone should play. At least once. Not surprisingly, there is a high percentage of quality games coming from indie devs, where playability is a...

Games Everyone Should Play (PC) – Part 2

by Mark Byrne So, part 1 showed us that there are some of the best upcoming games in 2022 that often slip past our game radar. There are also some titles that are available right now with a modest...

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands PC System Requirements

by Laura Maidman Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is one of the most hotly anticipated, fantasy looter shooters of 2022. It takes the much loved Borderlands 2 DLC and turns it into a full game of its...

What Is Dual PC Streaming And Is It Worth It?

by Mark Byrne A quick search on Google for “dual pc streaming setup” will usually show Intel as one of the top results, stating ‘Two computers can be better than one, especially...

Intel Core i9-12900KS Breakdown

by Liam Major Intel is soon set to launch a new flagship processor with a specialist slant. The Core i9-12900KS will likely be the fastest gaming processor ever made, but it will demand a lot to...

AMD vs Nvidia GPUs in 2022

by Jason Clarke AMD and Nvidia are two of the staunchest opponents in computing.Having survived the royal-rumble-like 1990s of graphics card manufacturing, these two industry titans were for many...

Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake Entry Level CPUs Are The Most Exciting

by Laura Maidman When a new generation of processors is released, there’s an understandable focus on the top end. The boundary pushers and record breakers. The chips that are going to change...

AMD Ryzen 5800X3D – The Last Hurrah For AM4

by Liam Major AMD’s longstanding AM4 socket is set to be replaced after five years of long service by the incoming AM5 socket for next-generation Zen 4, Ryzen 7000 CPUs later this year. It’s a...

Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti – Expected performance, price and specs

by Jason Clarke This generation of graphics cards has been incredibly exciting, with hot competition from AMD and Nvidia throughout the performance spectrum. That’s true at the top end too,...

The Best PCs for Dying Light 2 Stay Human

by Laura Maidman Dying Light 2 Stay Human is set to be one of the biggest launches of the year, bringing the high-paced action of the franchise’s classic zombie slaying and parkour movement to a...

How Much Should You Really Spend on a Gaming PC?

by Laura Maidman How much should you spend on a gaming PC is a very open-ended question.It has so many determining factors, such as the types of games you want to play, the sort of settings you...

Best PC Storage Set-up For Video Editing

by Laura Maidman Editing video puts a number of intense stresses on any PC, taxing its memory, CPU, and even graphics card if you’re doing 3D transitions or effect work too. One aspect that’s...

The Best Storage Configuration For 3D Work

by Liam Major Gamers might like to believe that they have the fastest and most powerful PCs money can buy. But those gaming PCs would have nothing to render at all if capable artists with...

Intel Alder Lake Lineup – Why 12th gen is so exciting

by Liam Major Intel’s 12th-generation Alder Lake CPUs have landed and they’ve done so in dramatic fashion.After years of slow progress on Intel’s ageing 14nm process, it’s finally brought...

Best PC Storage Set-up For Photographers

by Laura Maidman There are few hobbies and professions that demand quite as much storage space as photography.If you’re an amateur looking to improve your photography storage set-up or a...

Samsung QVO SSD Review: Are They Right For You?

by Jason Clarke Samsung makes some of the most lauded SSDs available, from high-performance NVMe drives, to larger SATA SSDs. Whether you’re looking to spend a lot or a little, there’s a...

Best Graphics Cards for Ray Tracing 2021

by Liam Major Ray tracing might have started out as a niche feature of Nvidia’s RTX 2000 graphics cards, but it’s quickly evolved to become one of the most exciting visual features of modern...

Meet The Top Female Gamers Of 2021

by Laura Maidman Don’t make the mistake of thinking that gaming is only for the guys. Or that women don’t appreciate a top-notch gaming setup. Female gamers have been making serious inroads...

The 12 Best VR Games To Play In 2021

by Laura Maidman Virtual reality has steadily grown from strength to strength over the last decade. It’s had enormous advances in headset technology, accessibility, and the games you can...

Pairing Ultra Fast M.2 Storage with Ultra Reliable HDDs

by Liam Major Over the last 20 years, we’ve seen storage solutions evolve and change to the point where they’re almost unrecognisable from their storage ancestors. From the amount of storage...

The Best Gaming Keyboards You Can Buy Right Now

by Laura Maidman There are few PC hardware products that are as hard to pick apart as gaming keyboards. If you’re looking to get the best from your custom gaming pc, there’s little...

AMD RX 6600 and 6600 XT – Affordable 1080p Power

by Liam Major AMD’s RDNA 2 RX 6000 graphics cards have brought serious competition to the top end for the first time in several generations, giving Nvidia’s RTX 3000 graphics cards a run for...

Small But Mighty: The Chillblast 'Work and Play' Micro PC

by Ben Miles Chillblast has bolstered its well-established Work and Play line of micro-systems with three new models, each of which offers greatly enhanced performance compared to the other units...

Should You Buy a High Refresh Rate Monitor?

by Laura Maidman If you’re in the market for a new gaming display there are two major features to consider: resolution and refresh rate.Although there are heaps of extra factors, like panel...

Back 4 Blood: What PC do you need to run Turtle Rock’s new coop shooter?

by Liam Major One of the most hotly anticipated games set to release this year is Turtle Rock’s cooperative zombie shooter, Back 4 Blood. It’s the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead 2 that...

Battlefield 2042: Everything you need to know

by Laura Maidman Battlefield 2042 is the latest release in the Battlefield series and will be coming out later this year.As suggested in its title, the game takes place not too far in the future...

The Best Esports PC – What Do You Need?

by Laura Maidman Competitive gaming has never been more popular, with team-based, 1v1, and free for all games offering a wide spread of player versus player action, with many sporting...

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a PC?

by Liam Major Buying a new PC is a momentous decision. It means changing your trusted hardware and sticking with something new for potentially years to come. It’ll lock you into the games you...

Windows 11: Everything you need to know

by Laura Maidman Microsoft said that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows ever. It turns out that’s not the case.Windows 11, as it’s now known, is very much an upgrade over what’s...

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti – the next great GPUs?

by Liam Major Nvidia recently expanded its range of Ampere, RTX 3000 graphics cards with two new, high-powered entries: the RTX 3080 Ti, and the RTX 3070 Ti.The former, an effective replacement...

Intel Alder Lake vs AMD Zen 3 XT – What we know so far

by Jason Clarke The latest 11th generation and 5000-series CPUs from Intel and AMD are the most powerful ever made.They have heaps of cores, super high clock speeds, and incredible instructions...

Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD Review

by Jason Clarke Samsung has been a trendsetter and frontrunner in the SSD market for years, pushing the boundaries on performance and durability for mainstream and professional PC performance. Its...

Resident Evil Village (for PC) – What you need to run it and run it well

by Laura Maidman Resident Evil Village is one of the biggest selling AAA games of 2021, with millions of gamers scaring themselves senseless while trying to survive the various horrors of the...

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) – What You Need To Know

by Jason Clarke FidelityFX Super Resolution, or FSR, is AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s deep learning super sampling, otherwise known as DLSS.While AMD’s recent RDNA 2 generation of RX...

What CPU works best for Lightroom and Photoshop? (2021)

by Jason Clarke When it comes to dealing with high-resolution images in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, one of the most important PC components you can invest in is a quality processor. High-end...

Nvidia RTX 3080 vs AMD RX 6800 XT (2021)

by Liam Major The Nvidia RTX 3080 vs AMD RX 6800 XT debate is hotly argued as both are undoubtedly the flagship graphics cards of their respective generations.Although the RTX 3090 and RX 6900 XT...

How to Buy An Nvidia RTX 3000 Series GPU in 2021 (3060Ti, 3070, 3080 & 3090)

by Laura Maidman When it comes to buying a graphics card, 2021 is the best and worst of times.The new Nvidia RTX 3000 series and AMD RX 6000 GPUs are some of the most exciting cards we’ve...

The Best 11th Gen CPUs for Gaming (2021)

by Liam Major After months of hype and waiting, Intel’s 11th-generation Rocket Lake CPUs are finally here. They pack a backported 10nm Ice lake architecture into the mature 14nm Intel...

“Covid” Bounce or Market Bounce?

by Ben Miles The surge in demand for gaming PCs throughout the Coronavirus pandemic has been widely reported. The standard school of thought is that the general public has more disposable income...