If it’s just for installing Windows and running Zwift, even a 120GB SSD is easily big enough.
Zwift can take a while to update and load worlds, so have your system running on an SSD.More capacity won’t improve anything, so don’t waste your money. 8GB of system RAM is plenty, and adding it in dual channel configuration (i.e.Good examples: Pixio PX275h (branded ElectriQ in the UK) or virtually any 144Hz gaming monitor with DisplayPort input (important!) Unless you are dead set on a big 4K TV, look to buy a Freesync monitor with a wide adaptive sync range ideally enough to allow for Low Framerate Compensation (LFC).Good examples: Nvidia GTX 1660, GTX 1650 Super, or GTX 1060 6GB. I’m not even convinced Zwift uses more than 4GB. Don’t go too far though because you’ll see the same bottlenecks no matter what, so don’t waste your money.
Buy an Nvidia graphics card of series 10xx or newer, with 4GB of VRAM or greater.Good examples: Intel Core i3-9100F, or Core i5-9400F if streaming or multitasking is your thing.
Whilst AMD Ryzen CPUs are excellent value and offer a fantastic future upgrade path, in general Intel CPUs are better suited to Zwift. More cores are essentially irrelevant, so don’t waste your money.
There are a lot of misconceptions about the amount of processing power needed that I will try to address – the main ones being that great Zwift performance is all about the graphics card (not strictly true), that CPU doesn’t matter (not true) and that you need an ‘expensive gaming rig’ (definitely not true). This article is not intended to provide a comparison between the pros and cons of the various platforms, but rather offer advice to those who wish to run Zwift at its very best – that is to say, on a PC at the highest detail level and at a high frame rate of 60fps or more. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.Whilst many people happily run Zwift on their mobile phone, tablet, AppleTV, or laptop, there are also lots of Zwifters using PCs who may be considering upgrades or building/buying something new to improve their experience. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. © Copyright 2020 HP Development Company, L.P.
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