I’m planning to get serious with UEFN and I’d love your advice.
What do you think is the minimum budget for a PC that can run UEFN well (smooth editing + playtesting)?
Also, are there any important things I should know before buying a PC for this? (recommended specs, common mistakes, CPU vs GPU vs RAM priorities, etc.)
Thanks in advance for your help
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Salut tout le monde
Je voudrais me lancer sérieusement sur UEFN et j’aimerais avoir vos retours.
Selon vous, c’est quoi le budget minimum pour un PC qui fait bien tourner UEFN sans galérer (édition + test en jeu fluide) ?
Et est-ce qu’il y a des choses importantes à savoir avant d’acheter un PC pour ça ? (config recommandée, pièges à éviter, priorités CPU/GPU/RAM, etc.)
I’d say minimum budget would be 1,000$, but now with the increase in RAM prices maybe closer to 1,500?
CPU/Motherboard: AMD has been doing well lately - I’d go for an AM5 socket CPU (Core count does not really matter since UEFN is not multithreaded) - There’s also an argument for going with an AM4 socket CPU since that uses DDR4 RAM (currently reasonably priced) instead of DDR5.
If the CPU has onboard/integrated graphics you could technically have a smooth editing experience without even buying a GPU (only on low editor settings though) - Although working/playing at low quality with out fancy lighting / global illumination is very spartan.
RAM - Most motherboards have 4 RAM slots, so adding RAM in the future is a possibility. I’d say 16GB BARE MINIMUM , 32GB Recommended.
I recognize you said ‘buying a PC’ and not ‘building a PC’ - but PCpartpicker is a good place to start looking at what’s out there and how much certain aspects can cost.
