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You don't need to buy a high-end graphics card. Those are for hobbyists who enjoy buying the latest kit and fitting water coolers etc. for its own sake. 17" De

by GlennS 6y ago

You don't need to buy a high-end graphics card. Those are for hobbyists who enjoy buying the latest kit and fitting water coolers etc. for its own sake. 17" Dell with a GeForce mobile whatever-it-comes-with will let you play everything fine for 5ish years if you're into the latest shooters, longer for other genres.

ahelwer 6y ago
Try to find any PC build that competes with modern console MSRP today. It can't be done, not even close. The equivalent gpu, the gtx 1070, goes used for $300. PC gaming fans are still living eight years in the past when the frugality argument was true. Time to update your beliefs. Now compare it to the cost of a streaming box & subscription.
- dagw 6y ago
  Try to find any PC build that competes with modern console MSRP today. If you're willing to build your own and buy second hand components on ebay you can just about put together a PC that is competitive with a modern console, at around the same price. But yea, if you're buying new from reputable dealers it's pretty much impossible.
  - ahelwer 6y ago
    I don't think you can. The 1070 is $300 used. That gives you $200 to fit in a case, fans, PSU, SSD, motherboard, RAM, and CPU. No way. A comparable CPU would cost at least $100 used by itself.
- GlennS 6y ago
  Having the latest graphics is probably a fairly niche interest I would think? Fairly exhausting to keep up with, and tends to be a bit cyclic: consoles are ahead for a few years, then behind, then jump ahead again. I think for most people the decision on PC vs a particular console is: * Which types of games tend to be available on that platform. * Which specific games that they like are available on that platform. * Inertial / brand loyalty based on what gaming machine they had on the past. * If they play multiplayer, what their friends have. * How much they like tinkering with / get frustrated fighting against computers.

by GlennS 6y ago

ahelwer 6y ago

Try to find any PC build that competes with modern console MSRP today. It can't be done, not even close. The equivalent gpu, the gtx 1070, goes used for $300. PC gaming fans are still living eight years in the past when the frugality argument was true. Time to update your beliefs. Now compare it to the cost of a streaming box & subscription.

dagw 6y ago
Try to find any PC build that competes with modern console MSRP today. If you're willing to build your own and buy second hand components on ebay you can just about put together a PC that is competitive with a modern console, at around the same price. But yea, if you're buying new from reputable dealers it's pretty much impossible.
- ahelwer 6y ago
  I don't think you can. The 1070 is $300 used. That gives you $200 to fit in a case, fans, PSU, SSD, motherboard, RAM, and CPU. No way. A comparable CPU would cost at least $100 used by itself.
GlennS 6y ago
Having the latest graphics is probably a fairly niche interest I would think? Fairly exhausting to keep up with, and tends to be a bit cyclic: consoles are ahead for a few years, then behind, then jump ahead again. I think for most people the decision on PC vs a particular console is: * Which types of games tend to be available on that platform. * Which specific games that they like are available on that platform. * Inertial / brand loyalty based on what gaming machine they had on the past. * If they play multiplayer, what their friends have. * How much they like tinkering with / get frustrated fighting against computers.