VALORANT is a new FPS game from RIOT Games, the creators of the popular League of Legends. This game combines Overwatch style with CS: GO mechanics in a fast-paced action game where speed is important to win, so it's more important than ever to be PC in size and with no FPS drops.
System requirements for VALORANT
These are system requirements to be able to play the game on PC, as published by the developer:
| Min (30 FPS) | Recommended (60 FPS) | High (144 FPS or higher) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Min (30 FPS)Core i3-370M | Recommended (60 FPS)Core i3-4150 | High (144 FPS or higher)Core i5-4460 |
| RAM memory | Min (30 FPS)4 GB | Recommended (60 FPS)4 GB | High (144 FPS or higher)4 GB |
| Pictures card | Min (30 FPS)Intel HD 300 | Recommended (60 FPS)GeForce GT 730 | High (144 FPS or higher)GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| An operating system | Min (30 FPS)Windows 7/8/10 64 bit | Recommended (60 FPS)Windows 7/8/10 64 bit | High (144 FPS or higher)Windows 7/8/10 64 bit |
| Disk space | Min (30 FPS)30 GB | Recommended (60 FPS)30 GB | High (144 FPS or higher)30 GB |
Depending on these system requirements, to be able to play at 1080p and 60 FPS we will need an Intel Core i3-4150 processor, 4 GB of RAM and a GeForce GT 730. In any case, we just tell you that with that hardware you can agree keep 60 FPS stable with drawings outWell, what we will need is very close to the requirements of 144 FPS.
They're not overly demanding actually, but in order to fully play and not have FPS drops after all, we'll have to invest some money, so let's take a look at which cheap PC meets the requirements to be able to play as long as you spend as little as possible.
The cheapest PC to play 1080p and 60 FPS
Let's take a look at what pieces of hardware we need to assemble this PC. Keep in mind that we are looking for a less expensive option, so we will have to cut costs in parts that will not be of very good quality.
Intel Core i3-9100F
This processor, though a Core i3, has 33% more technology than the Core i5-4460 they recommend. It has the same number of cores but with a higher speed (4 and 4 cores at 4.2 GHz compared to 3.4 GHz for the Core i5), and has a more efficient modern cores (14 nm vs 22 nm). In other words, it will give us better performance for less money, because it is also cheaper (we can say that the other is disconnected).
This processor also has it intel stock heatsink Although far from efficient, it will be sufficient for this configuration when we want to save as much money as possible.
Gigabyte B365M HD3
This motherboard will provide us with everything we need for this cheap PC to play VALORANT, including processor compatibility, RAM, graphics and storage, as well as USB connectivity around the Gigabit network card for good communication. . As a cheap option we can have H310 chip boards, but they have only 6 PCIe trains and the graphics performance will be compensated.
2 × 4 GB Signature Patriot DDR4
We would probably prefer 4 GB of RAM as that would be enough for VALORANT, but instead we opted for the 2 × 4 GB configuration on Dual Channel because of course nobody wants a PC for the game, right? So with 8 GB we would be much better not only for this game, but for many others even if we had to pay extra.
PNY CS900
PNY CS900 120GB – Solid Hard Drive (Black, serial ATA III, TLC, 2,5 ", Shock Resistant, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind)
EUR
24.99
We chose this cheap but reliable SSD (there are no Chinese models of questionable quality) with only 120 GB of capacity, but that will be enough for a working system and a few games, including VALORANT which is supposed to have 30 GB of space. It provides 560 and 450 MB / s read and write speeds respectively, which will speed up the download process and boot time of the machines.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
This graphics card recommends RIOT revenue to have an FPS 144 in the game, but as we mentioned earlier if you want to have high-quality graphics it is also recommended keep those desirable 60 FPS stable at 1080p resolution, so here's the model we recommend.
Tacens Anima AC4500
This is where we will save a lot of money, because this combo box mATX (similar to the motherboard) and the source 500 is worth the price of a joke (since the graphics do not require the PCIe connector for the source, we totally deserve it). It is true that the quality of these two things is questionable, but it will serve us to do all the past things without difficulty.
PC gaming is VALORANT to totally 400 euros
If you add the list of features we recommend, they add 400.72 euros and we'll have a PC that guarantees that we can play VALORANT (and other games like Minecraft, CS: GO, Fortnite, League of Legends, etc.) A 1080p and 60 FPS without problems or performance dips.
In addition, it is a cheap computer to do all kinds of things without gaming, such as streaming content, surfing the Internet, using office automation and the long etcetera provided by desktop PCs.
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