Destiny 2 is still going strong seven years after its launch, with new content being released regularly. The game’s age is good news for anyone looking to build or buy a PC to play it, as the hardware required to run Destiny 2 has become relatively more powerful and, by extension, cheaper over time.

Online multiplayer games are generally much less demanding on PC hardware. Excluding most gamers from playing your game with high hardware requirements is not good business. Destiny 2 is an example of a game that looks great without taxing your PC too much, as you’ll discover when we put together our best PC for Destiny 2 in 2024.

Since Destiny 2 released in 2017, its hardware requirements have reflected that. You don’t need to touch current-gen hardware if you just want to play Destiny 2, but you shouldn’t stick to the official requirements above, as they’ll only provide moderately acceptable performance. We recommend an older but capable pre-built PC that can deliver decent frames per second at 1080p.

However, we do stick to current-gen components for our custom PC builds as we want to ensure the accessibility of the product and generally do not recommend building a brand new PC with older components. This will run the risk of your PC becoming obsolete very quickly and will almost always hinder future upgrades. Rest assured, the newer components won’t blow your budget out of hand and you’ll have a PC that can run Destiny 2 and beyond.