Majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB of memory. Most played games WW are mostly esports games. We wouldn’t build it if there wasn’t a market for it. If 8GB isn’t right for you then there’s 16GB. Same GPU, no compromise, just memory options.
I don’t think he’s that far off; eSports games don’t have the same requirements as AAA single-player games.
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I don’t think he’s that far off; eSports games don’t have the same requirements as AAA single-player games.
In this case, Intel’s options of 10/12GB sounds like a more reasonable middle ground.
Counter point.
https://prosettings.net/blog/1440p-competitive-gaming/
https://www.pcguide.com/news/benq-says-1080p-is-still-a-sweet-spot-resolution-despite-more-pc-gamers-upgrading-to-1440p/
Increased resolution has been the trend for a bit now even in these competitive games.
ETA, let’s also not pretend that those who play esports games only play esports games too.
And the price difference is only $50 (MSRP)