Quote Originally Posted by PsychoFish View Post
Oh, fully agree trust me, but the point of the video was to show that a relatively shitty i3 and integrated Intel GPU can render a playable solution for some titles. You're not going to be gaming at 1080p with maxed out settings, but you're going to be able to hit the 30-60fps range. Which is against the "you need a powerful CPU" and "you need a powerful GPU" arguments above.

Additionally I would never outright recommend an i3 or and i7 for gaming unless there is a compelling argument because most i5's perform adequately for gaming. Also a dedicated graphics card will almost always outperform the onboard, but not everyone can afford to run GTX 980 Ti's or Titan X's and likewise I cannot suggest a GTX 720 for someone wanting to run Skyrim at stupid high resolutions and maxed out graphics options.
My rig currently is second generation i3 with a 560. Im still amazed at the games it runs. Dying Light for instance, looks just like the PS4 XB1 version minus a few ambient light rays and shading but otherwise its nigh identical and at 30fps. It struggles with the Witcher 3 even at medium settings but everything else before that has been fine. I always turn off certain post process elements in the graphic options though.