Anyone amazed at how expensive PC masterrace gaming is?

[eod8989]

It's going to cost you at least $1,500 to run bigger/newer games at 1440p/4k ultra with decent frame rate

That isn't including the monitor which is another $400 at the very least

I have a $2k rig and can barely hit 44 fps on RDR 2 srs

[Skezo]

Just spend 2200 on business laptop with built in 4g.
Messed up and regret it though - got a lenovo instead of my usual dell precision. Dells much better. Easy to spend 3k+ on a good computer but most of games I play occasionally are pretty old and don't need it for. Just buying top of the line at the time seems to last a lot longer - getting a new computer setup is always a pain.

Anyways compared to like a brand new Iphone or something that really isn't that much more expensive.

[wasp9166]

That's why you console and be happy with what you get

I used to build ,could give a f now

[ErnieMccracken]

Think about all the tech inside a computer. A CPU fab costs about $10B. Each photolithography machine is ~$20M and the main gate that switches a CPU on or off is 1/6000 the width of a human hair. Every component in a computer takes tens of thousands of stemcel brainmores decades to develop and a worldwide supply chain miles long. I started my finance career in the semiconductor sector and the timelines and number of 0's after every R&D cost estimate blew my fukkin mind.

Compare that to... a couple pairs of yeezys made in sweat shops by peasants. Or an onlyfans girl who charges $200 to answer a DM. Or a $5k mattress.

[expert701]

[hackerwacker]

If you have $2k rig and you have performance issues, you are very unwise with your money.

[Destor]

Well they also last years, I built my rig in 2014 and it’s still humming along although getting a bit outdated now

$2k tower ain’t that bad anyways, I just spent $3400 on a solid cherry bookcase

[leoric1997]

a lot of it has to do with sh!tty ass optimization

[rectifryer]

You're not wrong. PC gamers are being fooking cows since summer 2017.

Xbox series x not looking like a bad option.

[FAPhaggot]

If you just sit on your azz and misc all day like OP does, what's $1500 for something you use 24/7/365?

[ErnieMccracken]

Just built this. Mirin'?

[iwant2beswole]

tf you doing posting pics of paul walker for? this thread is about building PCs. rip btw.

[eod8989]

If you just sit on your azz and misc all day like OP does, what's $1500 for something you use 24/7/365?

Most people don't have that kind of money. And it's more like 2k or more to buy a PC/monitor worth playing on. The games are just getting too ridiculous now days.

[zhengterry]

>20 percent profit margin consistently is market manipulation

Those tech companies are in cahoots with developers

[ErnieMccracken]

Most people don't have that kind of money. And it's more like 2k or more to buy a PC/monitor worth playing on. The games are just getting too ridiculous now days.

What games are even good? Last I checked they all suck now, full of SJW's and microtransactions.

[Train57]

atleast im not spending it on of

[eod8989]

What games are even good? Last I checked they all suck now, full of SJW's and microtransactions.

There are a few good releases every year but yeah i wish there were more. I mostly play racing games or COD/BF which usually have good graphics

[Turtok]

I don't game anymore, but If I did I'd much rather buy a Nintendo or playstation. **** is super expensive, and you constantly have to upgrade at like 3x the rate these consoles come out.

Could just because I use my computer a lot for work/research so the last thing I want to do in my leisure time is be sitting in a computer chair in front of a monitor even more. Laying on the couch/bed with a controller and a big screen is just so much comfier, easier, and cheaper.

[SaviorSelfJT]

I was wondering the same thing OP, it wasn't always like this. 5 years ago 300 dollars bought you a pretty decent graphics card. Now you need to spend like twice that. At first it was supposed to be the "cryptocurrency miners" driving demand/prices up. But now I guess its the corona lockdown thats killed supply and raised demand making them so expensive. It all changed in 2012...

Needless to say I won't be upgrading my gaming computer. For less than the price of a graphics card I can buy a whole PS5

[ScramFranklin]

You're not wrong. PC gamers are being fooking cows since summer 2017.

Xbox series x not looking like a bad option.

I managed to get one on preorder. LOVE game pass. Best deal in gaming by far, and microsofts first party output has improved 10x fold since the Xbox One launch.

Phil Spencer literally turned the ship around from going head first into a sun.

[anonkunbrah]

thats because consoles are the master race

[ScramFranklin]

There are a few good releases every year but yeah i wish there were more. I mostly play racing games or COD/BF which usually have good graphics

There are SO many great games out there. IDK why PCcels are obsessed with graphics just to play the latest annual AAA release that is almost the same as the last entry. To top it off, you all constantly shiet on consoles that are not nearly as bad as you make them out to be.

Like, I get the appeal of PC gaming. And there are advantages. I won't underplay the advantages. Yet PCcels can't seem to grasp that there are appeals to consoles as well. Or grasp that they are not as underperforming as they like to state.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a looker at 1080p/60, and it's running on a 0.4 tflop mobile gpu. And it's a ton of fun. As tech increases, the rate of of perceived differences in graphics is slowing down significantly. We should already stop chasing resolution after 4k, it's pointless.

[PisseninMisc]

2020 and still not having 3090 on pre-order for 4k/144hz gaming... bro just sell that rig and spend the time chasing tornados and chit, this lavish pc masterrace life of glory and glamour aint for the likes of you.

[deeAvi]

I spent like 2k and a lot of that was for a 980 ti x2

computers are great investment. a good one will last you ten years+

i can play most things at 120 hz and 120 fps

rest doesnt matter for me.

[eod8989]

I was wondering the same thing OP, it wasn't always like this. 5 years ago 300 dollars bought you a pretty decent graphics card. Now you need to spend like twice that. At first it was supposed to be the "cryptocurrency miners" driving demand/prices up. But now I guess its the corona lockdown thats killed supply and raised demand making them so expensive. It all changed in 2012...

Needless to say I won't be upgrading my gaming computer. For less than the price of a graphics card I can buy a whole PS5

Yeah it's getting too expensive. We are talking thousands to play these new games. Otherwise you might as well buy a console. Anything less than 1440p ultra 100+ fps is pointless on PC. That's why you need at least a 3080.

[Destor]

There are SO many great games out there. IDK why PCcels are obsessed with graphics just to play the latest annual AAA release that is almost the same as the last entry. To top it off, you all constantly shiet on consoles that are not nearly as bad as you make them out to be.

Like, I get the appeal of PC gaming. And there are advantages. I won't underplay the advantages. Yet PCcels can't seem to grasp that there are appeals to consoles as well. Or grasp that they are not as underperforming as they like to state.

Whynotboth.exe

[CrimsonSteel]

I built a PC for music production and it runs amazing, for the most part. Looks cool, too.

[DizzySmalls]

Your thread on the 48" OLED still has the potential to burn a hole in my pocket OP. Thanks for that

[ScramFranklin]

Whynotboth.exe

Sure. Why not. That's fine, and again, I get the appeal of gaming on the strongest hardware possible (PC's). I don't just because I like the convenience of consoles. I doubt Series X will have any first party that wont' hit PC, but that's fine. I can play on the weaker hardware (a 12 tflop gpu) and not worry about anything for the next 7ish years.

I play my switch on my 65'' oled and love it. Despite it being WAY weaker than even other consoles. Mario Odyssey it still a looker. Same with Mario Kart. Same with lots of other nintendo games.

But I don't get how PCcels always try and jump in other threads just to trash consoles, oftentimes being factually incorrect. We KNOW top end PC's are more powerful. However, most PC gamers are not using high end PC's

[Destor]

Sure. Why not. That's fine, and again, I get the appeal of gaming on the strongest hardware possible. I don't just because I like the convenience of consoles. I doubt Series X will have any first party that wont' hit PC, but that's fine. I can play on the weaker hardware (a 12 tflop gpu) and not worry about anything for the next 7ish years.

I play my switch on my 65'' oled and love it. Despite it being WAY weaker than even other consoles.

Yeh I have a switch and a PS4 and a gaming rig but mostly just use the consoles for exclusives. Given the choice, I’ll buy a game for PC to take advantage of the hardware