The purpose of this article is to provide my review of the Skytech Azure and the games you can play on it. In this review analysis, I am going to provide an overview on:
- The entire build
- Processor
- Graphics Card
- RAM and Hard Drive
- List of PC games you can play and at what resolution/graphics setting
Overview of the Entire Build – Skytech Azure
The target audience for the Skytech Azure are gamers who enjoy playing some of the latest AAA titles like Warzone 2 and Elden Ring on 1440P resolution. You should have a monitor that can display at 1440P resolution if you are going to buy this PC. If you don’t plan on gaming at 1440P, then this PC is probably not for you and I would direct you to my review of the Skytech Nebula for 1080P or my review of the Skytech Blaze 3.0 for 4K gaming.
Now, that being said, yes you can play 1080P with the Skytech Azure or 4K (likely not as great of an experience). The reason I direct you to the other builds is because they are purpose built systems for other uses. The Nebula is geared and priced more towards 1080P gaming and the Blaze 3.0 is geared and priced more towards 4K gaming.
I think the Skytech Azure has a good processor, good graphics card, good amount of RAM and storage capacity. It’s a good mid-range gaming PC. It’s perfect for the gamer who enjoys rich graphics.
All Skytech PCs are made in the U.S.A. (so you get U.S. based support) and they come with a 1-year warranty with lifetime technical support.
Review of Skytech Azure’s Processor
The Skytech Azure comes with an Intel i7 12700F which has 12 cores and 4.9GHz max turbo frequency. Being that it has 12-cores, it is going to meet or exceed the recommended system requirements of any new game that gets released in 2024-2025.
However, games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are out with advanced system requirements. This is due to competitive gaming requirements and 4K. Let’s take a look at how this processor ranks against the system requirements for Warzone 3.0 – a modern AAA game in 2023. We will specifically review its Competitive and Ultra 4K specifications.
You can see that the Specs call out an Intel i7 8700K. These Specs are designed to allow you to play at 1440P or 4K resolution with maximum graphics settings.
| Cores (Threads) | Base Clock | Boost Clock | L3 Cache | |
| Intel i7 8700K | 6 (12) | 3.7 | 4.7 | 12MB |
| Intel i7 12700F | 12 (20) | 2.1 | 4.9 | 25MB |
You can see from the table above that the Intel i7 12700F CPU is superior to that of the Intel i7 8700K. This is truly a processor that exceeds the recommended system requirements. Again, this all fits into the picture of the target audience for the Skytech Azure in that they designed this PC to allow you to play on 4K resolution. A quick note about the base clock: it is lower because the improvements in the architecture allow it to achieve the same performance results or better at a lower clock speed. A lower clock speed has several advantages like heat dissipation, energy efficiency and improved stability.
Skytech Azure – RAM
The Skytech Nebula comes with 16GB of DDR4 3200MHz. I have said this in other reviews of Skytech gaming PCs: I would not go less than 16GB of RAM for a new PC. 16GB of RAM should be your bare minimum for a new gaming PC. You could certainly have 8GB of RAM for gaming but it would not make sense with this setup.
Another thing to consider is that DDR5 memory will be mainstream in the years to come. However, DDR4 is mainstream today and is a good selection for the Skytech Azure’s target audience. That being said it doesn’t make a lot of sense outside of maybe saving cost to only have 16GB of DD4 RAM in this build. It could take advantage of 32GB given the processor and video card.
Skytech Azure – Hard Drive
The Skytech Azure comes with a 1TB NVMe SSD drive. NVMe is the latest in storage technology and is 6 times the speed of traditional SSD. 1TB of storage capacity will allow you to have enough storage for any modern game. If you need to add storage down the road, you can.
Given the amount of storage people have these days, I would recommend offloading media and large files to an external drive, like this Buffalo LinkStation. You could also use it as a backup target, which so many people never think about doing. The small investment is very worth it especially when after years and years of use your drive goes out on you and all your important data is gone.
What Games Can I Play on the Skytech Azure?
The processor, RAM, hard drive, and graphics card all play important roles in determining the games you can play. The most important component with this build that we need to focus on will be the graphics card. NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a mid-range graphics card in the 30 series product line. It was made for gamers who are upgrading from 1080P resolution to get a more immersive experience. You can certainly play 4K resolution but graphics quality and performance might suffer, depending on the game.
| Game | Ideal Resolution | Ideal Graphics Settings |
| Elden Ring | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Modern Warfare 2 / Warzone 2.0 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Fortnite | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Halo: Infinite | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| CS:GO | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| PUBG | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Minecraft | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Far Cry 6 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Dota 2 | 4K | Maximum |
| Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | 4K | High-Ultra |
| World of WarCraft | 4K | High-Ultra |
| CyberPunk 2077 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| RUST | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Civilization VI | 4K | High-Ultra |
| Overwatch 2 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| League of Legends | 4K | High-Ultra |
| Valorant | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Battlefield V | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Team Fortress 2 | 4K | High-Ultra |
| Apex Legends | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Lost Ark | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| War Thunder | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| New World | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Terraria | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Battlefield 1 | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
| Unturned | 1440P – 4K | High-Ultra |
Please do note that your results may vary. New patches and changes to the game along with background applications you run will all have an impact on your performance. These are also conservative estimates in most cases so you may be able to get better performance on 1440P resolution than listed here. You may even be able to game with ultra-settings on 4K with some of these games, but do know that the quality and performance may not be optimal.