Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition, Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz processor, a GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 911 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 936 at recommended requirement.

Lets see how well a gaming PC with these components performs on one of todays more popular games, Cyberpunk 2077. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 69 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Cyberpunk 2077 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 138 FPS or the Medium returning 109 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 73 FPS and then Ultra gets 52 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Assassins Creed: Valhalla - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Assassins Creed: Valhalla in 1440p resolution with the GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 71 FPS, Medium setting: 61 FPS, High setting: 53 FPS, Ultra setting: 36 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Microsoft Flight Simulator - In summary, if you are looking to play Microsoft Flight Simulator in Ultra then you have come with the right graphics card. The GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition can chew through the graphical performance needs of the game with relative ease. 1080p Ultra will return 77 frames, then the larger screen resolution of 1440p can deliver 59 FPS, with the 4K resolution seeing 35 FPS in Ultra as well.