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If you want to play the kind of games you'd play on a console in a similar quality, your figures will only pay for the GPU, and that just barely. The prices are

If you want to play the kind of games you'd play on a console in a similar quality, your figures will only pay for the GPU, and that just barely. The prices are completely insane right now, PC gaming is not very affordable today. And PC games also cost money, at least if we're talking about similar types of games as on the consoles.

zaarn 5y ago
You can definitely get a GPU for affordable prices if you're willing to wait. The insane prices apply if you want a GPU now. Also keep in mind that consoles are subject to the very same price increase, it's nearly impossible to obtain a console for the advertised price.
- fabian2k 5y ago
  I got a PS5 months ago for the regular price (400 EUR for the digital-only version), and I didn't put that much effort into getting it. A 3060 would be at least 700 EUR right now. And the GPU prices have been rather expensive, if not as outright insane as right now for years. So PC gaming in general has become less attractive from a financial point while console prices are pretty much the same (though with some difficulty in getting them, for sure).
  - zaarn 5y ago
    You don't need a 3060, you can simply get a GPU from a few generations back. You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ which will play most games in high quality settings without any issues. Same for all other components, it's no longer true that you need current-gen technology to be able to play with Graphics put on High.
    - fabian2k 5y ago
      That's still 3/4 of the price of a new console for a used 4 year old GPU. And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games.
      - zaarn 5y ago
        > And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games. And the PS5 won't be able to match the PCs capability of doing productive things when not gaming.
    - deadbolt 5y ago
      > You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ No, not really. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_sacat=27386&rt=nc&LH_Complete=1 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_saca...

zaarn 5y ago

You can definitely get a GPU for affordable prices if you're willing to wait. The insane prices apply if you want a GPU now. Also keep in mind that consoles are subject to the very same price increase, it's nearly impossible to obtain a console for the advertised price.

fabian2k 5y ago
I got a PS5 months ago for the regular price (400 EUR for the digital-only version), and I didn't put that much effort into getting it. A 3060 would be at least 700 EUR right now. And the GPU prices have been rather expensive, if not as outright insane as right now for years. So PC gaming in general has become less attractive from a financial point while console prices are pretty much the same (though with some difficulty in getting them, for sure).
- zaarn 5y ago
  You don't need a 3060, you can simply get a GPU from a few generations back. You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ which will play most games in high quality settings without any issues. Same for all other components, it's no longer true that you need current-gen technology to be able to play with Graphics put on High.
  - fabian2k 5y ago
    That's still 3/4 of the price of a new console for a used 4 year old GPU. And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games.
    - zaarn 5y ago
      > And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games. And the PS5 won't be able to match the PCs capability of doing productive things when not gaming.
  - deadbolt 5y ago
    > You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ No, not really. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_sacat=27386&rt=nc&LH_Complete=1 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_saca...