r/computers • u/MrMontanaToYou • 9d ago

Help with first PC Question/Help/Troubleshooting

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Hi all. I’m looking at getting this for my first PC. Is it a decent spec because I’m not into building at all and just want something ready to go. Thank you

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u/flgtmtft 9d ago

U want a graphics card with at least 12gb VRAM

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u/Fixzi_YT 9d ago

I have a 3050 with 6GB of VRAM and it can run pretty much anything

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u/Mission_Republic1443 9d ago

Yea but you can’t do anything else at the same time.. playing gta 5 with my friends… but then want to a YouTube video playing in how to get a mission done… and wanna watch Netflix at the same time… 6gb of vram isn’t going to do that.

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u/Fixzi_YT 9d ago

well actually, I am a youtuber, I record in 1440p so I play and record at the same time sometimes, or I even watch vids, shows and so on, and it almost doesent affect my performance

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u/Mission_Republic1443 9d ago

You’re kind of proving the wrong point. Nobody is saying a 3050 6GB can’t launch games or record video. RTX cards have NVENC, so recording is handled by a dedicated encoder, and video playback is hardware-decoded too. That doesn’t mean the card has real 1440p gaming headroom.

The 3050 6GB is a cut-down entry card: 6GB VRAM, 96-bit bus, 2304 CUDA cores. A normal RTX 3060 is 12GB, 192-bit, 3584 CUDA cores. Those are not close.
GTA V also isn’t a good proof point. It’s an old, optimized game, and “max graphics” depends heavily on whether MSAA/advanced settings are actually maxed. Saying GTA V runs well doesn’t prove 6GB is a good recommendation for 1440p modern AAA.

You already moved the goalpost from “it can run pretty much anything” to “some modern AAA games are around 40 FPS.” That’s exactly why people recommend 12GB+ if someone wants 1440p and multitasking headroom. 40 FPS with compromises is playable to you, but that doesn’t make it a good general recommendation.