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beyond 60fps and good enough for leveraging the abilities of a high-refresh-rate
monitor. These are AAA, mostly single-player games as well, so less visually
demanding competitive multiplayer titles such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, Dota
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cushion. The fact that even a PC this powerful and expensive doesn’t average
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If you care about performance, I’d really recommend that you stay away from a
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if I were mostly going to use it for gaming. It’s expensive, in part, because of the
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rates, the competitors come close or do better for less money. At a certain point,
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matching the Aurora R10’s gaming performance. If you are going to consistently
stream gameplay or are a media-creation professional or serious hobbyist, it’s a
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going to play games, save a few hundred dollars and pick a less expensive CPU.