[Hardware] Want to be ready for PC gaming in 2024? This is the hardware you'll need.

[Angel of Death]

2023 has been quite a year for desktop PC gaming. AMD's AM5 platform saw increased adoption, Nvidia's RTX 4000 series added more high-end cards, and Intel came out with its "new" 14th Gen processors. However, we also got more games that required extremely demanding hardware. Alan Wake 2 is perhaps the game that comes to your mind, next to Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy, but even the impact of Cyberpunk 2077's path tracing on high-end GPUs shows us where PC gaming might be headed in 2024. Nvidia and AMD aren't new to GPUs, so this is an opportune time to reassess the PC hardware market and look at the kind of components you'll need if you want to experience the bleeding edge of PC gaming in the coming year.PC games have long been content with six CPU cores. After all, the best CPUs for gaming are often 6-core chips from Intel and AMD. Even when there are outliers that are heavily CPU-dependent, your GPU is often able to pick up the slack. However, since many AAA titles are demanding more and more of the CPU, it's worth considering the benefits of 8-core chips. Benchmarks will show that you have, on average, only around 10% more FPS to gain by going from a 6-core to an 8-core CPU if the GPU is constant. Will this remain the case in 2024? PC gaming has taken a firm step toward chasing next-gen visuals and PC-melting performance. This will likely continue into 2024 and beyond as developers, publishers, and even hardware manufacturers all chase the next Cyberpunk 2077.

https://www.xda-developers.com/pc-gaming-hardware-2024/#6-core-vs-8-core-cpus-for-new-builders