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I'm finding it hard to believe that you can get PS5-tier graphics and performance from a $450 PC...do you have a build you can recommend?
You get cheaper games, no subscription for online play, mods, replaceable parts, and an actual computer that can do literally anything you program it to though. Also a PS5 is at the very least $550 where I live
A PC being able to do literally anything doesn't factor in at all imo. Most people buying consoles don't want it to do anything but play games
People with consoles don't also have computers?
You don't need a beast to run Word/Excel/YouTube
You can't, but getting in an argument with the master race nuts is a fool's errand.
You can use a PC for other things, I'd need a full desktop PC anyways. Also games are generally cheaper and you don't have to pay for online play. Once you bought a game, you can very likely still play it in 10 years on a totally different machine.
That being said, there are plenty of situations where a console is the better choice: they're cheap to buy, easy to use, generally have less software problems, they have cool suspension features etc.
I'm a PC-only player but for reasons 95% of console players don't care about. Playing on console just makes a lot more sense for some people
This is another case of YMMV because you have to be thrifty. You can walk away from a microcenter with everything but the GPU for that price. (The 5600x3D bundle is a really good option but I understand most people can't get to a microcenter in person).
If you're thrifty, you can get your hands on something like a Radeon 5700xt for between 80-120$ (check Ali Express).
On the AliExpress note, even though I recommend a GPU, I can tell you that I do not recommend any of these Chinese motherboards from AliExpress unless you're prepared to burn money. You can get them to work for very cheap but they are made out of ewaste and there is always something wrong with them (I've bought a few).
This will get you into the sub 800$ tier Gaming PC. At that point I would recommend installing a Linux OS like ChimeraOS. This will give you the total functionality of a steam Deck and that console-like experience.
If you're looking for some more pre-assembled, morefine and minisforum make small PCs that come with a discrete radeon 6600m. This will get you into a PC that will be the size of a console but will definitely put you above 800$.
yes, truly that is all that matters. God forbid you have to turn off godrays
Ok then why bother with a PC? Just play SNES
last i checked a SNES can't play youtube videos? The whole point of PC is that you can run anything, you're not limited to only one platform's media.
That's the goalposts moving. We're discussing gaming devices and I asked for a PC that performs as well as a PS5 for the price and you implied graphics don't matter...so....why are you talking about YouTube