CPUs Matter for 4K Gaming, More Than You Might Think!
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See MSI QD-OLED Gaming Monitors: https://msi.gm/GetQDOLED Go QD OLED Global: https://msi.gm/GoOLEDGlobal Go QD OLED Australians: https://msi.gm/GoOLED Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed Join us on Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxed Nvidia Has a Driver Overhead Problem, GeForce vs Radeon on Low-End CPUs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLEIJhunaW8 Nvidia Driver Investigation [Part 2] Owners of Old CPUs Beware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G03fzsYUNDU Buy relevant products from Amazon, Newegg and others below: GeForce RTX 4070 Super - https://geni.us/wSqSO07 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super - https://geni.us/GxWGmYQ GeForce RTX 4080 Super - https://geni.us/80D6BBA GeForce RTX 4090 - https://geni.us/puJry GeForce RTX 4080 - https://geni.us/wpg4zl GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - https://geni.us/AVijBg GeForce RTX 4070 - https://geni.us/8dn6Bt GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB - https://geni.us/o5Q0O GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB - https://geni.us/YxYYX GeForce RTX 4060 - https://geni.us/7QKyyLM Radeon RX 7900 XTX - https://geni.us/OKTo Radeon RX 7900 XT - https://geni.us/iMi32 Radeon RX 7800 XT - https://geni.us/Jagv Radeon RX 7700 XT - https://geni.us/vzzndOB Radeon RX 7600 XT - https://geni.us/eW2iWo Radeon RX 7600 - https://geni.us/j2BgwXv Radeon RX 6800 XT - https://geni.us/yxrJUJm Radeon RX 6800 - https://geni.us/Ps1fpex Radeon RX 6750 XT - https://geni.us/53sUN7 Radeon RX 6650 XT - https://geni.us/8Awx3 Radeon RX 6600 XT - https://geni.us/aPMwG Radeon RX 6600 - https://geni.us/cCrY Video Index 00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed 00:44 - Ad Spot 01:29 - CPU Reviews 04:08 - Test System Specs 04:50 - Hogwarts Legacy 11:02 - Starfield 14:55 - Counter-Strike 2 17:28 - Final Thoughts Check out the written review on TechSpot: https://www.techspot.com/article/2837-cpu-performance-4k-gaming/ CPUs Matter for 4K Gaming, More Than You Might Think! Disclaimer: Any pricing information shown or mentioned in this video was accurate at the time of video production, and may have since changed Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. We may also earn a commission on some sales made through other store links FOLLOW US IN THESE PLACES FOR UPDATES Twitter - http://twitter.com/hardwareunboxed Facebook - http://facebook.com/hardwareunboxed Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hardwareunboxed/ Outro music by David Vonk/DaJaVo
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