Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC 8GB Edition, Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz, 16GB performance review

A gaming PC with the Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz, paired with a GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC 8GB Edition graphics card and 16 GD RAM can play 982 of the 1000 top recommended requirements games. This PC’s weak point is the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC 8GB Edition, and the best performing hardware is the 16 GB RAM.

This PC’s performance can be benchmarked against todays most popular game, Red Dead Redemption 2. To summarise, this game runs easily using this graphics card at all resolutions. Red Dead Redemption 2 gets 33 FPS at 4K Ultra costing $0 per frame. But if that doesnt feel right for you then you can drop the graphics setting down to High for 46 FPS costing $0 per frame. Otherwise you can get some great performance by moving down a resolution bracket to 1440p. 56 FPS in Ultra 1440p costing $0 per frame or 1440p High gets 78 FPS costing $0 per frame.

2nd most popular game: Death Stranding - To summarise, the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC 8GB Edition is very capable of playing Death Stranding. Our assessment here for resolution size puts it at 1440p for optimum frame rates when considering graphics quality versus resolution. Lets take a quick look at some figures to help us decide whether we are Low vs Ultra. 1440p Low setting: 113 FPS, 1440p Medium setting: 89 FPS, 1440p High setting: 60 FPS, 1440p Ultra setting: 43 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - To summarise, the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Armor OC 8GB Edition is very capable of playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Our assessment here for resolution size puts it at 1440p for optimum frame rates when considering graphics quality versus resolution. Lets take a quick look at some figures to help us decide whether we are Low vs Ultra. 1440p Low setting: 138 FPS, 1440p Medium setting: 109 FPS, 1440p High setting: 73 FPS, 1440p Ultra setting: 52 FPS.