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The Destiny 2 beta finally arrived on PC this week, delivering a vast upgrade in terms of customisation over the console builds. Adjustable quality settings, unlocked frame-rate and field of view along with HDR support take pride of place in a package that seemingly does everything it can to capture the heart of the PC gaming enthusiast. It also gives us some idea of just how optimal the core code is, how well it scales across different hardware - and perhaps provides some insight into whether the upclocked CPUs in PS4 Pro and Xbox One X might be able to handle 60fps gameplay.Bungie's justification for the locked 30fps on all console versions relates to how CPU-heavy the game is in terms of its physics, animation and netcode processing - and bearing in mind the issues we've seen with titles running with unlocked frame-rates on PS4 Pro, we're inclined to give the developer the benefit of the doubt here. That said, the PC version - a collaboration between Bungie and partner studio Vicarious Visions - proves highly adaptable in providing a 60fps experience with even the most meagre of gaming CPUs.
Enter the Pentium G4560: two cores, four threads and a locked 3.5GHz tells you everything you need to know about this one. It's an i3 in all but name. In fact, in virtually all of our gaming tests, pairing it with 2400MHz RAM (its limit) sees performance move into line with the last-gen Core i3 6100 when paired with 2133MHz DDR4 modules. The beauty of it is that this is a $65 processor, UK prices fluctuating according to exchange rates and availability. Put simply, it's the best price vs performance processor on the market.
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