Gaming PC build Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz, 16GB performance review

A PC with a Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz can run 0 of the top 1000 PC games released when it also has the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB graphics card and 16GB system memory in it. This combination of hardware leaves the Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz as the weak point, when looking at what games it can play. You could upgrade that component enabling the system to run 733 games of our most demanding games list.

This PC, when compared to a popular game like Resident Evil 8 is a good way to review its gaming performance. In summary, while some might be tempted to play Resident Evil 8 in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 82 FPS, Medium setting: 64 FPS, High setting: 43 FPS, Ultra setting: 31 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Age of Empires IV - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 54 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Age of Empires IV then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 108 FPS or the Medium returning 85 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 57 FPS and then Ultra gets 41 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Grand Theft Auto VI - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Grand Theft Auto VI in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 82 FPS, Medium setting: 64 FPS, High setting: 43 FPS, Ultra setting: 31 FPS.