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  • jinarched@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•elite gaming rule
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’ve double checked and while I think it’s still perfectly reasonable, it would be more something between $700 and $800. I’ve made two mistakes: I slightly overestimated the conversion rate from CAD to USD and I didn’t factor in the fact that I didn’t have to buy a pc case and a power supply.

    Ryzen 5 ($140) on amazon

    Radeon 6650xt ($229) on canadacomputers

    Msi B550-A Pro ($111) on canadacomputers

    T-Force Vulcan [8gb x 4] ($80) one pair on amazon another one on canadacomputers

    I checked quickly and I was able to fit the rest (SSD, case, power supply) for something around $760ish.

    The cpu and the gpu were bought during a Christmas sale and the rest was bought later. This was bought about two years ago (a bit after the time gpus were insanely overpriced).

  • jinarched@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•elite gaming rule
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’m serious. You won’t have ray tracing shenanigans or whatnot, but you’ll run everything 1080p at max settings smoothly. You just need to wait for components to be on sale (especially the gpu and the cpu). Like I said, it doesn’t include peripherals. That’s what I did, it totally can be done.

  • jinarched@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•elite gaming rule
    35·
    1 year ago

    PC is cheaper in the long run.

    You don’t need new controllers or any proprietary accessories when switching console and you can buy games on steam sales (which can be insanely cheaper).

    You can also update your pc if you want it to last a bit longer.

    I think consoles made more sense back then. If you like your console that’s fine, but I’m pretty sure pc is much cheaper and last longer when you consider all those factors.

    I know it’s a meme, but you don’t need $3K for decent gaming PC unless you want overkill performance. If you get components on sale, you can build something pretty good for $600 to $700 (excluding monitor, mouse and keyboard). You just be patient and fool around on pcpartpicker.

  • jinarched@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•smiling rules
    20·
    1 year ago

    It’s like the philosopher bit in Baldur’s Gate 2. A philosopher is arguing with a man about this and then the man in question murders him in plain sight.

    If you are quick enough, you can stop the philosopher from being killed. If you do so, the philosopher will be mad at you because you prevented him from proving his point to the man he was speaking to.