One of the great things about the PC as a gaming platform is that you don’t need to buy a new one every time a fancier-looking game comes out. You can keep most of the machine the same for quite a long time, swapping out graphics cards, processors, and RAM as the years go buy. But buying a new GPU costs money too, of course. Is it worth it? I’d argue that right now is a great time to update your PC. Here are nine games that’ll make you realize it’s time to pick up a shiny new graphics card.
1. The Witcher series
The Witcher 2 is, to this day, probably the best-looking game I’ve ever played. The graphical fidelity is incredible, and the attention to detail makes it all feel very real. But when The Witcher 3 comes out early next year, I have a feeling it’s going to be even better. And since the game is going to be massively long and have dozens of endings, you’ll want to be playing it in full HD if you can. If you’re going to spend that much time in a game’s world, you want it to look pretty!
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (plus mods)
Vanilla Skyrim is already a pretty gorgeous game, but in the years since the game’s release, the PC modding community has taken its visuals to a whole other level. Virtually every texture and model in the game has been reworked or remade to look better by some enterprising modder, and if you put all those mods together, the results can be incredible. You’re going to need a PC with some serious power to run the game with all those mods, though! (If you do dive into modded Skyrim, don’t miss the Realistic Lighting mod. It gives the game’s interiors a whole new feel, and now I can’t imagine playing without it).
3. The Far Cry series
Far Cry 3 returned to the series’ roots, allowing players to explore a gorgeous tropical island full of deadly lunatics and altogether too many crocodiles. The game looks damn good on max settings, and it’s reason enough to upgrade your PC, but Far Cry 4, which will take players to the heady heights of the Himalayas, looks even better.
4. Grand Theft Auto V
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