Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a vast open-world action-adventure game originally released in 2004. Players control CJ across a massive map spanning three cities, countryside, and desert, completing story missions, side activities, vehicle chases, shooting, and RPG-style stat and customization systems. On modern PCs the game is most often experienced through the original Steam version paired with community patches for wide-screen and high-refresh support, plus extensive graphical mods that overhaul textures, lighting, and post-processing. At 1080p, the resolution strikes the sweet spot for most players. The base engine places very little demand on the GPU, but real-world load comes from constant asset streaming as you drive between districts, dense pedestrian and traffic AI, and physics calculations during high-speed chases. Mods such as ENB presets, high-resolution texture packs, and shader overhauls shift the burden noticeably onto the graphics card while multiplayer servers like SA-MP can add hundreds of additional entities in busy areas. Common pain points include frame-rate instability when uncapped, stuttering during world loading, crashes caused by incompatible modern drivers, and physics glitches if the CPU cannot keep up. Before choosing parts, understand that this scenario benefits most from a CPU with excellent single-thread speed and a GPU that offers headroom for visual enhancements rather than raw 4K power.