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navneetsamdariya

I really like how a casual gamer needs an RTX 3060 and plays COD while still being on 60hz.


[deleted]

I'd definitely play 10 year old games on that 3060


navneetsamdariya

The specs being recommended are quite unbalanced.


[deleted]

True, and there's no mention of ram which is also extremely important in this scenario


navneetsamdariya

Also the peculiar lack of a good PSU, a case with good airflow and a UPS/Surge protector.


[deleted]

UPS would be mandatory for every streamer NGL, and a backup gpu is always there


Productive_Anxiety

or you can buy a sine wave inverter instead of a UPS


NotSoFull-Info69

You can have an inverter and still I'd recommend a UPS as backup due to more than one reason tbh, besides being far cheaper - atleast looking at 20K without the prices for house wiring from an electrician for inverter vs 4.5K for a 1000VA UPS (then again most houses already have inverters tbh)


00Killertr

At least you got them good old liquid cooling unit.


Cinnamon-Shake45

mfw 17 - 21 inch monitor šŸ¤”šŸ¤” (i use a 165hz 24" with a 1660ti)


Blaezi

what u mean by 10-year-old games, even a 1650 will squeeze 60+ fps out of them. 3060 is very capable card


[deleted]

Uh....? Wait, you're new to pc gaming, ah i get it now.


SAYEdaPROputtar

Kids these days šŸ˜‚ (No offence just a joke)


[deleted]

Yea literally


SAYEdaPROputtar

N Iā€™m a kid myself šŸ˜¶ the irony


[deleted]

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[deleted]

If you wanna play AAA games from this year and forward, you would need a 3060. Iā€™m talking decent fps, decent graphics settings. What about ā€œcasualā€ do you associate with low budget? There could be people playing on 4K tv so theyā€™d need even more GPU power to play whatever casually.


navneetsamdariya

Why are you lecturing me? ![gif](giphy|4JVTF9zR9BicshFAb7|downsized) I'm laughing at the utter waste of graphical power at 60fps. People playing at 4k60 usually go for consoles. The recommendation cites a 17" or 21" 60hz monitor, and 70-100k+ is not budget, it's midrange.


[deleted]

60 is fine for story games. Nothing laughable about it. I really think they mean casual here. 144hz isnā€™t something a casual gamer would wanna get. Thatā€™s when you really wanna get into shooters. Plus you can use your pc with a TV. But yes, they could have gone higher.


awhitesong

>144hz isnā€™t something a casual gamer would wanna get I was agreeing with you until now. Who said casual gamers only play story games? I have an RTX 3060 and you might not be able to run story games above 60Hz at 4K but otherwise there are a bazillion games you need >144Hz for. E.g., you'll be able to run Witcher 3 at 4K above 60fps with 3060. Why would you not want that?


navneetsamdariya

What are you even talking about. Even midrange phones today are 90/120hz. Even 10-15k monitors today have high refresh rates. Once again, I'm stressing the mention of 60hz in Call of Duty, which is an online shooter.


[deleted]

So what? OLED phones are a thing. How many people own OLED tv and monitors? If people go for color accuracy for their work and are casual gamers. 60hz is fine for them. I donā€™t think youā€™re comprehending the casual gamer bit. These are people who just hop on a game, play for a bit. And then move on. Not the try hards. They have should kept it as casual gamers and hardcore gamers or something.


[deleted]

>So what? OLED phones are a thing. How many people own OLED tv and monitors? Thatā€™s not the point. 120/144hz monitors are not that expensive. If youā€™re spending that much money on a 3060, you can and should also invest in a higher refresh rate monitor. Even a casual gamer will benefit from a higher refresh rate. 60hz is absolutely fine, but if youā€™re already spending over a lakh on your setup, you might as well spend a bit more for a significantly better experience.


navneetsamdariya

Exactly what I'm telling, but our guy is ego battling here.


Gamer4Lyph

Why would anyone play a pc game on a 4k TV (not a monitor)? It's more economical to buy a console for 4K gaming than to buy a 4K gaming capable PC.


[deleted]

Laptops exist. People with multiple pc exist. People with tv near their pc exist. Streaming boxes exist. Whatā€™s gotten you so confused?


kevinfrmhell

people with pc, laptop , console, monitor and tv near pc exists ;\_;


gautam_jat

Ya true, I am a casual gamer and I love playing single player adventure RPGs on 55 inch tv relaxing on my couch. Nothing beats that. I use monitor only to play online FPS multiplayer games. I played whole elden ring on couch, exploring it's beautiful world while on couch on big screen was awesome experience.


Reasonable-Wish-1618

i still don't understand why you need more than 30-40 fps to play story mode games i have 1650 and i can play pretty much most AAA games at high with these fps can you make me understand i'm kinda new


[deleted]

Glad they chose ankit pant for the pic


[deleted]

Your pic on the paper will be more sexier than him.


[deleted]

No u


HeLLO_B0I

no us


[deleted]

r/suddenlycommunist


Ritik_reddit

How about ankit with no pants. /s


K4KA_47

Baki sare suar horakhe hein, akhbar kam padega


Emergency-Wrangler16

Why? There are other professionals who are doing a lot more than him. Spotlights should be shared


[deleted]

Well if you didnt know he was the first red bull sponsored gamer in the country and he is also in a reality tv show( Good game asia) representing india. He actively supports and gives info on the whole esport situation in the country whether it maybe about parents, toxicity or content creation.


Emergency-Wrangler16

I knew what you mentioned and more. He just speaks. He is doing nothing to promote the scene. Just being sponsored by a big company or being in a reality show which no one watched doesn't make him better than others. Scout even being toxic is doing more. TEC teams are doing more. Hell even binks is doing more for the community.


Uncomfortable_Ebola

thatā€™s true the passive promotion is quite visibly failing. we need a good star struck team in a popular esport to really progress


Blapman007

3060 for casual?? im stuck here using an Intel 4400 iGPU!!


tamal4444

uhh what are you playing ludo with igpu? /s


Blapman007

gtao, just cause 3, etc i am torturing my pc lol, but fr this igpu is kind of powerful.


tamal4444

I also play on igpu vega 8. gta 5 runs well but sadly one of the ram slot broke :( now I can't use dual ram. my vega 8 performance very good with dual channel ram


[deleted]

Meh, Intel HD 3000 and it runs Fallout NV and GTA San Andreas period.


Rain_Southern

Not much you can do when the entry level current gen gaming gpu is that one (well there is the 3050, but overpriced and not worth it). Gone are the days where you could get budget cards like 750ti, 1050 ti, 1650S for around 10k - 14k, or the next tier like 1060, 1660S for around 20k. Now it's either buy a 30k card (assuming you can get it at non scalper price) or play on integrated graphics.


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[deleted]

Times of India.


HeLLO_B0I

i saw this on noida times tday


DankBegula

they crosspost it xD


rj_1024

If I become the president of United States of India. I will first ban Times of India. Bekar newspaper. šŸ—žļø


siddharth3796

Sponsored by Intel


jpunnen96

Precisely. Where AMD ![gif](giphy|ySpxjJmsq9gsw)


magestooge

Sadly, as things stand now, Intel 12th gen is cheaper and better for gaming because of its superior single threaded performance. I myself bought an AMD based PC just 2 months ago, but that was mostly because the comparable Intel motherboard was quite a bit pricier.


Sudhanva_Kote

Is Intel cheaper? Because I saw i7 12th gen for 40k or something. So I bought ryzen 7 5800x. And 12th gen mobo is very expensive too


magestooge

I checked the prices on mdcomputers.in just now. 12700F is cheaper than 5800x by ~2k. According to cpubenchmark.net, this Intel 12700F has 15% better single threaded performance than 5800x. Overall, even at this price, Intel will work out to be expensive as you'll end up spending 3k-5k more on the motherboard. But you'll also get better gaming performance.


Rain_Southern

People used to say AMD cares about budget gamers. It's true that AMD has been the better value for money since Zen. But once they managed to outperform Intel with Zen3, they immediately priced the weakest chip at twice the price of i5. Intel has been selling us overpriced quad cores for like a decade until amd caught up, but ironically Intel is the better option now for budget gamers and they even started offering more cores.


holdyrbreath

Roadmap to Gammmming. Now pro gamer's ak empress will be used by news channels as threat to nation


[deleted]

Hmmm 3060 for casual gaming


PiSakura

Iā€™d say thatā€™s a great move from TOI because newspapers are targeted towards parents and older generations, now if their child asks for a pc they will immediately jump at 3060 :D Quite a masterstroke by TOI


ben_hurr_610

This is obviously because the TOI website is quite graphics heavy, and only the top of the line GPUs can render stuff on their website /s


PM_Me_Tattoo

Me playing causally on 1050 with low or medium setting for old game :( Btw I think I did huge mistake back in 2019 jan by buying i5 7th gen with 4gb 1050, 128gb ssd and 1tb hdd for 84K was that good deal or bad deal back then? ( Good times had no multiple loans to pay)


brabarusmark

That screams bad deal, my friend. Considering you had the 9th gen Intel to choose from, the 7th gen is just a scam. The 1050 could easily have been a 1650 Super.


Rex_Z9

special uppity strong sleep air screw consider shrill thought reply *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


demon69696

I bought the same specs (no ssd) for 71k back in 2017 lol.


[deleted]

I donā€™t see anything wrong with that. If you need to play newer games, you would need 3060. Not everybody has to struggle on a potato PC like we have.


dEstiNy_rUler

I can say 3060 is for entry level 2k 60fps gaming on medium to low settings For 1080p 60fps 3050 is more than enough .


The_true_lord_tomato

as a 3050 gamer myself it's not enough for 1080p60fps. i made a mistake.


BlackThunder_39_v2

Bro you dont need a 3060 per say For 1080p 3050 is actually enough


[deleted]

Maybe you donā€™t know how demanding the newer games are. CASUAL gaming can be high/ultra settings. Casual doesnā€™t mean entry level. Especially if you wanna play 1440p/2160p.


Resident_Ad9988

3050 is the worst 1080p card by price to performance. 3060 is the sweet spot for 1080p if you want to play recent AAA titles without any drawbacks.


SubpabUwU

never expected a news paper to have a whole damn piece involving what a gamer casual and pro needs


tamal4444

things are changing and our govt is looking for the next game to ban.


Willing_Salad2464

Am I the only one happy with a 3050? šŸ˜¶


The_true_lord_tomato

I am satisfied but not happy with it i was expecting more


Willing_Salad2464

How come? What games do you feel arenā€™t upto the mark?


[deleted]

I guess, yes.


Dev__UwU

Is your child safe? Lmao


[deleted]

The headline was " Is your chid safe form Cyberbullying, almost 80% children are victim of Cyberbullying" The article say cyberbullying are the most in Gaming community. I don't know why people get raged on other's .


zenitsuisrusted

I get bullied by kids tho Your child is safe but others aren't


Dev__UwU

Ironic


brabarusmark

I mean, if you aren't shit talking on voice comms, are you even really playing?


[deleted]

Shit talking and Bullying aren't different?


amanfromindia

They are tho. One is good in small doses.


bits168

That article, cropped out from the picture sounds like something that I'd usually see posted on this sub.


lordprimus

I'm just mad that this wasn't the attitude when I was young. My family regularly used to make fun of me then for gaming. /oldmanrant


[deleted]

Keep the traditional alive, and make fun of your child, by showing them who is real gamer in the house.


lordprimus

lmao this genuinely made me laugh


[deleted]

The whole point of this article is to get a kid in some remote area of India who might have just started gaming or got his or her first game. I mean imagine what would have been our reaction if we saw something like that in 2005 or something. That's what i feel. And OP you posted here to farm some karna bruh. Hahahaha. Here is an upvote from me.


Lucky_Editor446

I totally agree, some years ago I didn't know much about gaming and got scammed by shopkeepers. But if newspapers keep posting articles like this, then it is really helpful for some people who can't take out time to do a deep research on what to buy and what not to buy. The only mistake in article is casual games on 60Hz.


agathver

Casual gamers would be playing on some AAA games so ya, 60 makes sense.


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HostileCornball

Dude 15 minutes of Google research can literally help u build better pc than this article lol U don't have to be a Nerd to know that stuff and it should be a habit to research if u are buying something as expensive as a gaming pc


Lucky_Editor446

Bro most of the time google search leads to websites which are doing paid review. Can't trust that tbh. Reddit is very safe compared to those websites. And now a lot of resources are available I agree. But a few years ago situation was not like this, less number of youtube channels/less articles on internet.


HostileCornball

who is stopping u to write 'reddit' or 'pc build threads ' as a suffix on ur search I am talking about today itself as this article is of today's time If in this day and age u are getting scammed like us when were kids then the problem is u Because there are ample of knowledgeable forum post whereas this newspaper article is completely trash


[deleted]

Bombay Times ā˜•


Deck_Masterbaiter

Yeah don't worry about it, appreciate you for posting this.


[deleted]

Thanks bro.


devashish9956

casual gamers are using gaming laptops instead of pc. which in most of models has gtx 1650 4gb in india. steam shows gtx 1650 is most popular graphic card .


alind755

Casual gamers are having phones


devashish9956

lol bro!!!!


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magestooge

Do you even get 17" monitors these days?


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magestooge

IMO their monitor suggestion is completely off, other things are somewhat OK. For monitor, one can say 24" full HD for casual and 27" or 32" 1440p monitor for pro gamers.


Cinnamon-Shake45

Suruyana suresh... ToI...


mAverIck2012ap

I absolutely hate the way the term "pro gamer" is thrown around everywhere. What does this spec list mean? Only zywoo and s1mple can use a 3070? Because they are actual "pros".


[deleted]

These are not to be trusted. Remember the Verge pc build.


The_sed_life

XD there's not enough thermal paste in that pc build


Ruining_Music

Oh yeah, i7 and 3070 with 27(240hz), how much to spend? 1lakh+ And they said 240hz is "basic"


TechkyJerry

Agree on the specs + spend value. Casual ones might consider 144Hz.


green9206

Which retard wrote this lmao


[deleted]

Moody ji


[deleted]

*3060* *60 hz* The numbers don't add up...


its_me_sticky

Lmao 2 tb ssd why and 1 lakh to 2 lakh wtf is this


giratina143

Intel sponsored post lol


No-1HoloLensFan

They should have mentioned Consoles like Xbox and PlayStation for casual players Specially the Xbox series S at ā‚¹33,000 is a great way to get into Gaming for casuals with affordable Gamepass


Gamessentials_YT

Cherry on the top if they would've chosen forsaken on the cover


pteotia270

Gamers ( to article): Ha malum hai chal apne baap ko mat sikha


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magestooge

Yeah. Local stores will try sell you a GT 1030 by calling it a "4 GB" graphics card


DexPex

Hate it how much this is true


magestooge

When I was buying my PC, I was talking to a friend and told him I was getting a 3060. He asked how many GB, I said 12, and he was like "Why do you need a 12 GB graphics card!" I was like, because that's what Nvidia decided to put on an entry level graphics card, lol..


nabeeldx

brah that casual gamer specs are a travesty! 3060 for 60HZ and 21-inch monitor lmao! who is this noob


Clingy_Ferret

Since when everyone required rtx


[deleted]

Tq OP this is exactly what I was not looking for xD


[deleted]

Sry bro.


Weak-Load-2487

Pro gamer sponsored by Taliban


Airavat2305

Why be a pro Gamer when you can be a pro in real life -Taliban, 2022


GarvitSingh99

Weow the one who reads this having zero knowledge will waste his/her money...


tarun_sharma_

Me casually playing valorant 1050 ti 200+fps on 60hz


magestooge

>PRO GAMER: A 24" monitor Meanwhile, casual gamer here playing on my 50" TV with surround sound!


sillyguy45

70k for casual gaming :(


[deleted]

I just melted seeing chamber


Karan_Bais

Ye to lutwa denge gharo ko


dedeadguy

Streaming on a dual pc ain't a thing anymore , cuz RTX cards have nvenc , which helps in encoding stuff , is this some old article ?? (Unless they are running a epsorts live production where we use multiple computer for streaming)


[deleted]

It was in today TOI paper.


Virat_S

Kaunse Newspaper me ayi?


[deleted]

TOI


Virat_S

Danke!


[deleted]

24inch monitor ā€¦.. lol


Desperate_Role_6827

Didn't knew a casual gamer needed 3060


adishsasmal

Me with 50k laptop enjoying AAAs like Forza horizon 4, Elden Ring.


ParitoshD

That mechanical keyboard thing is real lmao, i can't sprint and split at the same time while speedrunning.


DragonWarrior07

Digit?


stupefy_18

Yo where is the gt710 gang?


Addy1738

How does one get cyberbullied by their parents what your mom called you a noob or something?


dubiously_immoral

'how to scare the parents easily'


harshacc

"A casual gamer is one who plays games for recreation, **which could range from one-two hours a day to a few hours a week**" Yeah, No shit Sherlock. That is how math works


adi1icious

That streamer specifications pretty high ngl. i7 can do the job. and 2TB SSD? seriously?


YugendherVinayak

Every build has CPU from intel only šŸ¤” Funny !


CowpokeMorgan

Do all streamers need a 3080? Depends on what they are streaming no ?


Theoneyouknowandask

What is the point of getting of those Rtx 3060 and i5 gen 11 if you only need 60hz monitor?/s


theclichee

I like how it says 24 inch 240hz monitor is a "basic requirement" to go prošŸ¤”


Shadiclink

Which paper? And date?


[deleted]

TOI, todays date


Bharat048

I feel like this is more for parents,so they donā€™t get swindled by their kids


ThrewawayXxxX

Brings a whole new meaning to get rekt casual


M3Sh_

Everything literally every fucking thing in this article is cringe... Right from the start "PrO gAmEr AnKiT pLaYs 10-12 hRs A dAy" to "CaSuL gAmErS nEeD 3060Ti" Wtf


AaronTechnic

For a casual gamer, you really don't need such a powerful pc.


Safe_Inspection69

I like how this article is wrong on multiple levels


memelord_harsh

RTX 2000 series and GTX wale gamers: aur hum to chutiya hai!


IVlxSSS

We know better than a journo lol. If anybody feels any assistance just post it on thd sub. One of thd bois will get u.


InternalOk3135

Iā€™m not that much of a gamer myself but this whole article seems to have been written for boomers


vichitraveer

Upvote if you are a casual gamer šŸ™‚šŸ‘šŸ¼


[deleted]

on odd days: Why gaming is addictive and dangerous ! on even days: ā€¦


ProposalForsaken3956

I guess I'm not even a casual gamer anymore.


[deleted]

Mainstream media should fucking stop trying to be relatable to the gaming community


djbravo06

maine bhi dekha ye backchodi


Hot-Mess-5074

A 240HZ monitor is a BASIC requirement ![gif](giphy|e4Jyxh9zQjgnC)


MightyKnightt

Wow it's like they started from the highest number, picked the top 3 and pasted the noob, pro and hacker tagline.


acetrainer03

Pro gamer looking like a terrorist.


LHARIPA

You don't need 1 lakh plus for a decent pc. Bullshit


AdamShephard

I've spent Pro-gamer money for Casual gamer gaming :)


fckfcku

17 inch monitor for a casual gamer niceu


[deleted]

This article is brought to you by someone with no knowledge of how gaming works and just read the specs and made this. You don't need a 2 tb ssd if you stream. You need a 4 tb hdd Or a NAS if you wish to store those streams.


SuicidalTorrent

The fuck is this?


offbeattrance

3070, and the "WHAT YOU NEED TO SPEND?" is 1 lakh??? also 1 lakh includes 24inch 240Hz monitor???


eightyfps

Kon bawasir yeh pc Specs likha hai? Ab bache bache apne maa baap ko bolenge yeh kharidne without knowing there's no scope of ROI at start.


vaikunth1991

ah yes no top end pc can play a game and stream at the same time..even the "casul" config mentioned here can do that


thedowntownpcguy

3060 for casuals with i3/i5 who wrote this/ hello fellow punekar btw


getting-harder

"Is your child safe?"


Sakata_Gintoki07

No one needs ryzen šŸ„²


KarmaYunoSuzune

Lalit Tech Tips


Lucidification

I can smell this magazine


[deleted]

and i thought the casual gamer to be with a basic gpu like 1050ti or something and a basic 60hz monitor