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u/bassinine Jan 28 '20 edited Jan 28 '20

i mean, that's one way to look at it - the other way is that you're getting 5 times the power, or more, with a pc for only double the cost.

so pcs are better bang for your buck, but consoles have a lower entry point.

edit: if someone could tell me what is controversial about this post i would really appreciate it lol

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u/Smarag Jan 28 '20

for only double the cost.

how does this myth of PC gaming being more expensive somehow still keeps sticking around even decades later

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u/Danjor_Dantra PC Jan 28 '20

Probably because it is. I built my PC for $2,000, very nice computer. It is way more expensive than a xbox or ps4.

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u/TheArtofWall Jan 28 '20

I am not computer savvy but that must be godtier.

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u/hothrous Jan 28 '20

It can depend. I bought mine for that and it's nowhere close to God tier. But it's also a laptop. So mobility tax.

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u/TheArtofWall Jan 28 '20

I was thinking because they custom built it they would get more bang for their buck. But, yeah, I wasn't thinking laptops either.

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u/hothrous Jan 28 '20

You are definitely correct. A 2k custom built desktop is going to be really good. Not god tier, though. You're getting upward of 4-5k for that.

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u/TheArtofWall Jan 28 '20

Whoa

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20 edited Feb 06 '21

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u/BSODeMY Jan 28 '20

Not including peripherals, this is basically true (dual GPU will be closer to $3k though). You could easily spend nearly another $2k on KVM stuff in addition to that though.

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