"I Can't Afford a Gaming PC Anymore..."
3,518"I can't afford a PC anymore..."
Something I've been hearing a lot. Games have exponentially become more demanding while the hardware we use has not adjusted alongside (if even at all at times). Has PC gaming got too expensive and out of reach for most people?
I broke down what it would cost to build reasonable budget PCs- new and used. These have to make some major compromises nowadays.
Jansn Benchmarks: https://youtu.be/6Q2Q6O0OV5c?si=m0Bz5jluty0dYwda
Daniel Owen: https://youtu.be/QqUkq_F3-Ko?si=ORlVda8jmZS-HOjV
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/ARK_Survival_Ascended/#app_reviews_hash
https://pcpartpicker.com/
https://www.dexerto.com/tech/amd-ryzen-8000-cpu-release-confirms-am5-support-until-2026-2166569/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/16/23918892/intel-14th-gen-processors-core-release-date-price
0:00- An ALL too familiar story
2:15- What we could get in the past
2:40- What ULTRA BUDGET looks like now
4:25- Making it reasonable is tough
5:00- Buying a NEW Budget PC in 2023
6:50- The Harsh Compromises
9:00- "Future-proofing"
9:40- GPUs and Games have gotten Stupid