Is a gaming computer important for playing games? [closed]

If one wished to play video games on PC, would they require a gaming PC or a typical PC will do?

Solution 1:

Theoretically, a gaming PC is just a moniker. It has no established description. Also, you don't necessarily need a "gaming PC" to play video games. Depending on multiple factors, your PC might or might not be a good system.

• For online competitive games, you need a fast internet. If you don't have one, the most expensive of gaming computers won't be able to give you a good experience.
• A lot of AAA titles include a high level of lifelike effects and are built to mirror realism. These effects need a lot of GPU power. As a result, any PC with an older GPU cannot run newer AAA titles smoothly.
• A minimum amount of RAM is required for a game to function well. The RAM size dictates how much volatile information can be stored to be passed to the GPU's VRAM while a game is running. Even if your PC has the best GPU and CPU but a low RAM size that is less than what a game requires (or the combination of all apps require including system functions and any streaming or typical apps that are also running), then the game will be exceptionally slow.

In fact, a lot of components are specific to a type of game or genre of game. For some games, the CPU is a better priority while for others, it can be the GPU, and for most recent AAA titles, it's both. Read more about CPU vs. GPU vs. RAM here.