Build A Gaming PC that Beats PS4 & Xbox One for Under $500

Monday 26 January 2015

Evolve system requirements for PC and Laptop

Check out the Evolve system requirements to see if your gaming rig would handle this game at high settings.
Evolve, developed by Turtle Rock Studios (famous for their Left 4 Dead series) and published by 2k Games. Evolve is truly the best next generation multiplayer shooter where the players can either choose to take control of a monster or select one of the four Hunters. Dare to make your choice as one of the 4 hunters and take on against a single, player-controlled Monster in an adrenaline-pumping 4 vs 1 matches. Or choose one of the four Hunters from Assault, Trapper, Medic or Support classes and plan your way to take down that blood thirsty beast. While as a Monster, you can use savage abilities and an extra ordinary sense to kill your human enemies but the 4 hunters will always be there with a plan to take you down at every cost. So, either evade and Evolve as a Monster or outsmart as a team of 4 highly skilled hunters to take down your rival. And you can also benefit from your level ups to unlock new set of Hunters and Monsters. Moreover, level ups also unlock several upgrades and skills so as to help you take down your enemy with somewhat ease.

The game involves 4 playing modes:

Hunt: Where the 4 hunters and monster has to compete in a gruesome battle and the one who first destroys its rival, wins the round.
Nest: Where the monster has to save its six eggs from the hunters and later on spawn the little minions to aid him. The first one to save or destroy the eggs within a certain time limit, wins the round.
Rescue: In this mode, the game puts injured colonists in some random order onto the map. As a monster, you have to kill them all or save them as a team of hunters.
Defend: Where as a monster, you have to strike the starship's refueling station and reach its power source or as a team of hunters, defend the station until the ship is fully powered.

Evolve system requirements for PC


Evolve system requirements: Minimum

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5770 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Evolve system requirements: Recommended

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel i7-920 @ 2.66 GHz
  • AMD Processor: AMD A8-3870K @ 3.0 GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R9 280 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Evolve system requirements for Laptop


Evolve system requirements: Minimum

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GEFORCE GTX 770M GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: Will update soon
  • System Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Evolve system requirements: Recommended

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel i7-920 @ 2.66 GHz
  • AMD Processor: AMD A8-3870K @ 3.0 GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: Will update soon
  • System Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

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Wednesday 14 January 2015

Build A Gaming PC that Beats PS4 & Xbox One for Under $500

Want to know how to build a gaming PC that easily beats PS4 & Xbox One? Then here I have provided you all the details on building a much better gaming PC that costs under $500. I will try to keep myself short and would briefly compare all the vital PS4 components with their counter PC parts. However, I would not compare anything about Xbox One, the reason being that PS4 beats it down in almost every aspects. Hence, this whole article would feature the steps on how to build a PS4 like PC which easily beats the Sony's boastful PlayStation 4. I have also provided the direct best buy link for all the parts pertaining to the gaming PC which we are going to build. Now, let's build our budget gaming PC to defeat the PS4.


PS4 Graphics card stats and its Minimum PC Counter Part


A graphics card strength is calculated on the basis of its Pixel fill rate, Texture fill rate, Memory specs and the maximum theoretical peak performance (calculated in GFLOPS or TFLOPS) it can provide. Upon retrieving the PlayStation 4's technical specifications from the official sources, we were only able to gather the following details:
  • Stream Processors: 1152
  • Floating Point Performance: 1843 GFLOPS
  • Memory Clock: 1375 MHz (Hence, Data Rate: 1375 X 4 = 5500 MHz)
  • Memory Bandwidth: 176 GB/sec
  • Render Output Units (ROPs): 32
  • Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 72
Now, for the accurate PS4 GPU strength predictions, we have to find out all the vital details like Core clock, Pixel fill rate, Texture fill rate and the Memory Interface Width. Let us first find out the Core clock speed of the PS4's GPU. For this, we know that the floating point performance (FLOPS) is calculated as: Stream Processors X 2 X Core clock. So, the Core clock speed will be: GFLOPS / (Stream Processors X 2). Putting all the details, we get Core clock speed of 0.799 GHZ ~ 800 MHZ. For calculating Pixel fill rate, we multiply ROPs with the Core clock speed and for Texture fill rate, we multiply TMUs with the Core clock speed. Hence, the exact Pixel fill rate is 25.6 GP/sec and Texture fill rate will be 57.6 GT/sec. Now let's move on to the complex part - calculation of Memory Interface Width. Memory Interface Width is calculated as: (Memory Bandwidth X 8)/Memory data rate (Taking Memory data rate in GHz and Bandwidth in GB/sec). Upon putting all the details, we get Memory Interface Width to be 256-bit.

So, the complete PS4 graphics card specifications would be:
  • GPU Core Clock: 800 MHz
  • Stream Processors: 1152
  • Floating Point Performance: 1843 GFLOPS
  • Memory Clock: 1375 MHz (Hence, Data Rate: 1375 X 4 = 5500 MHz)
  • Memory Interface Width: 256-bit
  • Memory Bandwidth: 176 GB/sec
  • Render Output Units (ROPs): 32
  • Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 72
  • Pixel Fill Rate: 25.6 GP/sec
  • Texture Fill Rate: 57.6 GT/sec
Hence, the minimum PC Graphic card required to beat PS4's GPU is ATI Radeon R7 265 DUAL-X GDDR5 which is around 10% faster in performance.

Best Processor, RAM, PSU and Motherboard to beat PS4's Components


Sony's PlayStation 4 is powered by 2 Quad cores which runs on Jaguar architecture. But its 1.6 GHz clock is a deep pitfall, and to balance the overall performance, they used a fairly good GPU. According to me an AMD FX-6300 would be more than enough to beat it. Yeah I know its 6 cores Vs 8 Cores, but believe me AMD FX-6300 would be much faster than the PS4's 2 Quad cores. Hence, AMD FX-6300 is the best processor to beat the PS4's low clocked 8 Cores.

Sony PlayStation 4's CPU is coupled up with high-end 8 GB GDDR5 RAM. But you will do well with 2 X 4 GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 RAM. Use Corsair CX 600 Watt 80 PLUS PSU for the proper power supply and to completely wipe off the chances of bottlenecking your custom build gaming PC. And Yes, don't forget to pair all this with MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Motherboard. This motherboard can automatically detect the best overclocking settings and thus can greatly increase the overall performance. Moreover, AMD FX-6300 has unlocked cores which means that its 3.5 GHz clock can be overclocked up to 4.2 GHz. And you don't have to worry about doing so manually.

Oh! At last we successfully build up our best gaming PC which is far better than the Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, and still counts under $500.

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Friday 26 December 2014

Grand Theft Auto V System Requirements for PC

Check out the GTA 5 system requirements to see if your gaming rig would handle this game at high settings. GTA 5 is an open world action-adventure game which can either be played from first person or third person view. It has been developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. As GTA 5 is composed of the open countryside San Andreas and the fictional city of Los Santos; so, it has much larger area than its predecessor GTA IV. Like the previous GTA releases, the game allows the players to fully explore its open world. Moreover, unlike GTA 4, this time Rockstar has removed area restrictions, thus allowing players to enjoy its full area from the beginning. And of course, story progression unlocks more gameplay content.


The single-player mode involves three main characters namely Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton. Not to mention, all three of them being criminals. Their stories are interconnected and some missions will only be completed with only one character while others will feature two or all of them. Throughout the single-player mode, players are free to switch between the characters accordingly by means of a directional compass present on their HUD. However, the game may automatically switch between the characters in some missions to complete certain objectives. When a character's compass avatar will flash red then it means he is in danger and needs help, and when it flashes white then it means he has a strategic advantage.



This time Rockstar has added many unique features. One of the unique features is the each character's Set of Eight Skills. These skills (different for every character) represent their certain abilities like shooting and driving. Although players can improve their characters' skills throughout the game but each character has a unique skill with expertise by default. Whether it be Trevor's flying skill, Michael's bullet time, or Franklin's slow motion ability while driving, you will have as much fun as developers had in developing this game.

GTA 5 System Requirements: Minimum (For 1080p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (only 64 bit)
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66 GHz
  • AMD Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7850 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

GTA 5 System Requirements: Recommended (For 1080p Display Resolutions

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7970 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB
  • DirectX: 11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

GTA 5 System Requirements: Minimum (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66 GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0 GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7790 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB
  • DirectX:10
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

GTA 5 System Requirements: Recommended (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core i3 4130 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD FX 6300 @ 3.3 GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7850 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB
  • DirectX:11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

GTA 5 is set to be released on 27 January 2015 for Microsoft Windows.



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Saturday 20 December 2014

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell System Requirements for PC

Check out the Saints Row: Gat out of Hell system requirements to see if your gaming rig would handle this game at high settings. Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is an open world action-adventure game. It has been developed by Volition & High Voltage Software and published by Deep Silver. The story of the game begins when the leader of the Saints gets captured by Satan, forcing him to marry his daughter, Jezebel. Following them into Hell, Johnny Gat and Kinzie Kensington meets deadly deceased enemies from their past who try to stop them in their path. Johnny Gat and Kinzie Kensington must re-unite with the former Saints in order to stop Satan and rescue their Boss.
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
The game enables the players to either control Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington in the open-world sandbox. Like the previous installments, Gat out of Hell shares similar gameplay aspects including the customary third-person shooter experience in an open world city which is scattered with quests, secondary objectives, and various collectibles. This game also reportedly inherits the superhuman abilities from Saints Row IV. Apart from this, Gat out of Hell introduces an all new "angelic flight" which gives wings to the player. Unlike the previous installments, players cannot customize the playable characters; however, by importing Saints Row IV save, players can change their default Boss character and can revert back to their custom Saints Row IV character.

Unlike game progression in previous titles, players can complete secondary objectives and quests along with the main missions to fill a "Satan's Wrath" meter, which unlocks cutscenes and further story elements. Gat Out of Hell features an all new open-world which comprises of five islands: Shantytown, Barrens, Downtown, Forge, and the Den, all surrounding a central tower on a middle island.

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell System Requirements: Minimum (For 1080p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Vista (32bit or 64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon X3 415e @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 GDDR3
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 5830 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 10GB
  • DirectX:10
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell System Requirements: Recommended (For 1080p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Vista (32bit or 64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
  • Intel Processor: Intel i3 2100T @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 805 @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7850 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 10GB
  • DirectX:11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell System Requirements: Minimum (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Vista (32bit or 64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @2.4GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4600+ @2.4GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GT 740 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R7 250 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 10GB
  • DirectX:10
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell System Requirements: Recommended (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Vista (32bit or 64bit) / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon X3 415e @2.5GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 10GB
  • DirectX:11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

The game is a standalone expansion to the previous Saints Row IV, thus it will not need a copy of Saints Row IV to play Gat Out of Hell. The game will be released on 23 January, 2015. The PlayStation and Xbox versions will be released as a digital download through PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.


Saints Row Gat Out Of Hell
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Friday 19 December 2014

Dying Light System Requirements for PC

Check out the Dying Light system requirements to see if your gaming rig would handle this game at high settings. Dying Light is an action-adventure based survival horror game. It has been developed by TechLand and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. Dying Light features an open world zombie apocalypse theme and is set up in the city of Urfa,Turkey. The game is mostly melee-based and there are more than 100 weapons that can be used for fighting your way through blood thirsty zombies. Moreover, players can even craft their own weapons.
Dying Light
Dying Light Gameplay Image
Dying Light has been embedded with a dynamic day and night cycle. During the day, the player has to go out and look for supplies so as to send them back to the safe zones. Players can also set up traps or save other survivors and help them make their way to the safe zones. During the dense sun-light, the infected becomes very slow, apathetic, and easily visible, thus allowing the players to simply make their way past them.
Dying Light
Dying Light Gameplay Image
But when the sun goes down, the infected transform into something much more dangerous and their senses become more acute and accurate. In addition, they gain the ability to sprint after the player and inflict more damage to them. Moreover, they as well as gain the ability to jump and climb buildings like the player do.

Dying Light System Requirements: Minimum (For 1080p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core2 Duo @3GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 @3GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GTX 660 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7850 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 20GB
  • DirectX:10
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Dying Light System Requirements: Recommended (For 1080p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @3GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD FX 4200 @3.3GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7950 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 20GB
  • DirectX:11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Dying Light System Requirements: Minimum (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core2 Duo @3GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 @3GHz
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GT 740 GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R7 250 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 4GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 20GB
  • DirectX:10
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Dying Light System Requirements: Recommended (For 720p Display Resolutions)

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
  • Intel Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @3GHz or equivalent
  • AMD Processor: AMD FX 4200 @3.3GHz or equivalent
  • Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti GDDR5
  • AMD GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7790 GDDR5
  • System Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 20GB
  • DirectX:11
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant

Dying Light is set to be released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms on January 27, 2015 in North America, and in Europe on January 30, 2015.


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