Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Testing 8 famously unoptimised games on two PCs - one high end "max spec" machine, one second-hand "min spec" build - to see how different the PC gaming experience is between them.
It doesn't matter what spec PC you have. Sometimes, this is because you can simply drop quality settings and add upscaling to make a game playable on even a weaker machine. Sometimes, it's because a game is so poorly optimised, even a monster rig can't deliver a decent gaming experience.
These games are the latter kind.
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Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Tracks: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", "Neon Nights" and "Vercetti Forever"
00:00 Benchmarking unoptimised games
01:20 The PCs
03:27 The Games
03:30 Jedi Survivor
06:57 Starfield
09:44 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
12:46 Dragon's Dogma 2
15:48 Hogwarts Legacy
17:34 The Last of Us Part One
20:02 The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered
23:02 Dead Space Remake
24:30 Conclusion
#scalperpandemic #ryzen #geforce #unoptimized
Testing 8 famously unoptimised games on two PCs - one high end "max spec" machine, one second-hand "min spec" build - to see how different the PC gaming experience is between them.
It doesn't matter what spec PC you have. Sometimes, this is because you can simply drop quality settings and add upscaling to make a game playable on even a weaker machine. Sometimes, it's because a game is so poorly optimised, even a monster rig can't deliver a decent gaming experience.
These games are the latter kind.
Check out Scan for your UK PC component needs, as well as their custom 3XS builds: scan.co.uk
Support the channel by becoming a member, or by subscribing on Patreon:
patreon.com/icebergtech
Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Tracks: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", "Neon Nights" and "Vercetti Forever"
00:00 Benchmarking unoptimised games
01:20 The PCs
03:27 The Games
03:30 Jedi Survivor
06:57 Starfield
09:44 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
12:46 Dragon's Dogma 2
15:48 Hogwarts Legacy
17:34 The Last of Us Part One
20:02 The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered
23:02 Dead Space Remake
24:30 Conclusion
#scalperpandemic #ryzen #geforce #unoptimized
