Stormforce Crystal RTX 2070 Super (Ryzen 5 3600) Gaming PC

1. Introduction2. CPU & Storage performance3. Thermals, Noise and power consumption4. 3D Mark and Gaming performance5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

3DMark testing: 

For this test, I ran the Stormforce Crystal through Time Spy Extreme, Time Spy, Fire Strike, Fire Strike Extreme and Fire Strike Ultra.

3D Mark is an artificial benchmark but it does give us a good idea of what this PC can do and how well it performs compared to similar PCs. Overall the results are pretty impressive and there is no doubt this is a powerful PC. The R5 3600 has a great price to performance CPU for gaming however you can see that in most of the results however that this PC is more on the GPU heavy side.

The 2070 Super is definitely the stand out component in this system and it makes it's presence known. Its clear to see this system is designed around the 2070S and the other components are chosen to get it at a more affordable price point without negatively impacting its performance.

Gaming Performance: 

To see how well this PC performs I used the Stormforce Crystal to play different popular games to see just how powerful this PC is when it comes to gaming. I tested the games at different resolutions with Medium and High image quality settings.

F1 2019: This is the most recent release in my line up of tester games and gives the Stormforce Crystal a chance to show what it can do on a newer title.

Far Cry 5: was released on March 27, 2018 but is still a popular and demanding game. The gigantic open world of Hope County has plenty of beautiful scenery to test how well this PC performs. I tested on the Normal and High preset with AA disabled.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: is a relatively recent release that supports Nvidia’s RTX technology. I tested the game at Medium and High settings with DX12 on & Ray tracing turned off at various resolutions.

Gaming Performance Conclusion: 

The games that I used to test the Stormforce Crystal are all recent releases which demand decent graphics power in order to achieve good fps results. 1080p and 1440p displays with a high refresh rate are the most popular monitors so this is what I wanted to test this PC could handle. There was very little difference between medium and high fps results and this PC can certainly handle these games with more demanding graphical settings. The increase in resolution shows a more significant difference as expected but the 2070 Super is a powerful card that can still create a good gaming experience. This PC is great for users who want the best of both worlds and would pair well with a 1440p, 144Hz gaming monitor.

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