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I have a laptop I got right around 4 years ago for like $400-600. Plays everything I want it to perfectly.

I have a gaming laptop I got in 2018 that has a GTX 1060 3GB and i7-8750H in it.

Besides a damaged fan I haven't bothered to fix, it still chugs along fine. Showing it's age some but can still do what I want (play Rome Total War Remastered on it lol)

wackyteen posted...

I have a gaming laptop I got in 2018 that has a GTX 1060 3GB and i7-8750H in it.

Besides a damaged fan I haven't bothered to fix, it still chugs along fine. Showing it's age some but can still do what I want (play Rome Total War Remastered on it lol)

How much was it?

Current parts total about $1900 CAD

I got a mail-in pre-built for like 2300 that I'm really happy with.

I got one. It has 2080ti and 9900k
I spent like $2400 in 2018

It can still play games for sure. It just struggles nowdays to run current aaa titles at consistent 60 fps 1440p or 4k with dlss.

But I barely play those games so not a big deal.

SHRlKE posted...

How much was it?

It was on a Black Friday sale. Think it was $999.

I want to upgrade, if for nothing else than getting quieter fans but all laptops in that range still have 16 GB ram, which I have. <_<

Yes. Its my primary gaming platform and always will be. My current desktop cost a lot, but how much depends. For instance, I bought a CaseLabs case and a bunch of components for a custom loop that I didnt even end up using. Plus, Ive swapped my CPU cooler twice, upgraded my COU when I didnt need to (I was trying to solve weird thermal issues and hoped the Curve Optimizer would help, but I think its because my Windows is fucked and I cant get the latest chipset drivers).

I bought my 3080 during the times when you couldnt get your hands on one and it was over double its MSRP secondhand, because I felt my GPU at the time was dying and I couldnt wait.

In general, it depends on what you want to d how much it costs, but here is some basic advice:

1. Ultra is one of those because I can things. The difference between High and Ultra is usually a large performance hit for a visual upgrade thats diminishing returns, so if you cant run a game at the frame rate you want in Ultra, just use High. Medium should be roughly what the consoles are putting out, so my advice is to upgrade when you cant run the games you want at the quality / frame rate want.
2. Look into optimization guides. Outlets like Hardware Unboxed (and maybe Gamers Nexus) do thorough performance testing and will typically make guides about what settings impact performance the most for the least benefit so you can turn them down etc. to really get the best quality to performance ratio.
3. VRAM is very important when buying a graphics card, particularly at higher resolutions. For example, for cards with 10 GB VRAM, there are more and more games that youll have missing textures and other issues because 10 GB simply isnt big enough to hold them, so if you want to get a GPU and hold onto it for 5+ years, I advise getting a XX80 / X900 card or better with a lot of VRAM.
4. Top end Intel CPUs are not worth considering for gaming PCs, at least for the moment, unless you get a killer deal on one. The 7800X3D is the best CPU you can get for pure gaming as of now. If you plan to run virtual machines or do video encoding etc. is the only reason to get a higher end model.
5. If you are lucky enough to live near a Microcenter, you can get some killer in-store-only bundle deals on CPU and motherboard usually, and they even have a service where you pick out the parts and theyll build the compute for you if you want to go that route.
6. You will be dealing with a higher up front cost, but over time the cost of owning the PC will balance out to be the same price if not cheaper than consoles, as the games on PC are so much cheaper (especially if you wait for deep sales).

Thats good for now, but if you decide you want to build your own theres a lot more I could go into.

Around 1500 bucks.

I've been using the same PC with a GTX1660 for years I think I paid it $900 new.

I paid $2500 for a 3080 PC shortly after the card came out. Just wanted the card but bots were buying them up and they were going for like $2k so broke down and got an entire PC.

Probably around $4000USD, if you count the prices at the time I bought them. It also has a pile of hardline watercooling.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SkittyOnWailord/saved/#view=Jq9MnQ

When I bought mine it was around $1.5k.

just this month i finally took the plunge i've been planning for a couple years. dropped about 4 on a new one. but it can literally do anything. also dropped big on monitors and everything so i've got the whole setup. can run absolutely everything in ultra settings, even multiple things at the same time in the highest quality settings without a single hiccup. it's pretty incredible. but made a huge hole in the wallet. so far it's worth it though.

It's embarrassing, I do have one that I have even upgraded with a brand new Ryzen CPU and a 2070 RTX Super (before 4000 series came out). And then we moved last year and I haven't even unpackaged it... I did buy a new laptop to replace my old ass one and this is capable of doing the games I am interested in.

About $900, and it plays things fine.
My most taxing program is Flight Sim 2020, and it plays better then FSX...though that was famously poorly optimized.

Yes, it's the one in my sig. In total it was around $3000 to buy everything. It's the second one I've built, so it went a lot faster than the first time XD

I bought a cyberpower PC pre-built back in 2017 for 1,399.99 from best buy.

I still use the exact same desktop. I had to replace my fans, swapped in another power supply, and I've long since got rid of the GPU that came in it and am now using a older radeon RX 6600 XT GPU my best friend hooked me up with.

When it comes to playing video games on my PC I have only ever use it to play emulators, fan-made games like streets of rage remake, metroid 2 remake, etc., indies that isn't available on PSN or nintendo eshop yet, or to mod up games that doesn't take too much to run. What I have now def. works for that purpose.

$2665.29 everything was new except keyboard and mouse. Price of monitor is also included. Got it in August of last year.

In 2013 it was a good system. Ive upgraded some things to keep it going but I gotta get to work on a new system soon

I don't really recall, since I built it about 5 years or so ago. I do know that my latest GPU was $1500 alone, so a fair guess is probably about $2500-3000 all together.

I'm not including stuff like monitors/keyboards/mice. I swap those out at different times at random intervals.

Just built a new ones last week for about $1900. Prior to that I was a console gamer and playing some light indie games on a 10 year old pc. Decided to go full pc gamer from here on out so made one that can do 4k.

Close to $2500AU.

NoxObscuras posted...

$100 for the mouse, $250 for the keyboard

Jesus, are they really that good?

$1699

SHRlKE posted...

What would a decent gaming PC cost and how long would it allow me to run games at PS5 standard before needing to be replaced?

A PC that can run games at a PS5 standard today will be able to forever (or until something in it dies)

Consoles don't upgrade. But anyway I saw a $600 PS5-level PC build somewhere, I would splurge and spend like $800-1000 though, myself

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

A PC that can run games at a PS5 standard today will be able to forever (or until something in it dies)

Consoles don't upgrade. But anyway I saw a $600 PC build somewhere, I would splurge and spend like $800-1000 though, myself

yeah sorry it was a dumb question. I guess I really mean at least PS5 graphics AND how long until Id need to upgrade to keep up with new releases at max settings.

SHRlKE posted...

yeah sorry it was a dumb question. I guess I really mean at least PS5 graphics AND how long until Id need to upgrade to keep up with new releases at max settings.

That depends on what you mean by max. If you want 4K ultra high refresh rate, thats a high end system. If you mean 1080P ultra high refresh, a toaster could do that.

SHRlKE posted...

I guess I really mean at least PS5 graphics AND how long until Id need to upgrade to keep up with new releases at max settings.

That just depends on when the next console gen rolls around, hardware demands aren't gonna raise much until that happens

https://www.newegg.com/msi-aegis-r-14nue7-680us/p/N82E16883151404?item=83-151-404

This thing is a beast for $1650 currently

I got a variation of this a few months ago with a 4070 rather than 4070 Super, on sale for $1400. Runs GTA V and Cyberpunk beautifully. Great work computer overall.

SiO4 posted...

Jesus, are they really that good?

I've had them for over a year now and so far so good. Much better battery life than the cheap keyboard and mouse I had before. I didn't mind spending because I figured they'd last me for several years.

SHRlKE posted...

yeah sorry it was a dumb question. I guess I really mean at least PS5 graphics AND how long until Id need to upgrade to keep up with new releases at max settings.

So, just to be clear, there's a huge difference between PS5 graphics and max PC settings. To max out new games, you'd need to spend $4000+ for top of the line everything.

But anyway, Digital Foundry estimated the PS5 to be comparable to a PC with a Ryzen 5 3600 and a 2070 Super. Those are both old though, so pre-builts with them tend to be sold out. You can get something comparable though for around $900. Less if you build it yourself and buy parts on sale/pre-owned.

NoxObscuras posted...

But anyway, Digital Foundry estimated the PS5 to be comparable to a PC with a Ryzen 5 3600 and a 2070 Super. Those are both old though, so pre-builts with them tend to be sold out. You can get something comparable though for around $900. Less if you build it yourself and buy parts on sale/pre-owned.

Yeah pre-owned GPUs are not a bad idea in my experience, I got two and they both were both totally fine. My 3060 ti I'm using now was like $100 cheaper used and it looked brand new, been about a year and 4 months now and it's going strong

Also bear in mind that once you have a case, peripherals, power supply and storage drive(s) you're likely good on those for the next upgrade, so you save like $200+ next time around. Upgrading my system to bring it up to par was only $600 for me (CPU, GPU, mobo, RAM), barely more than a PS5 but for much better specs.

Built mine last July. Was about 2k.

Hard to quantify the cost since I often reuse components like the PSU, case, and some ssds

NoxObscuras posted...

But anyway, Digital Foundry estimated the PS5 to be comparable to a PC with a Ryzen 5 3600 and a 2070 Super. Those are both old though, so pre-builts with them tend to be sold out. You can get something comparable though for around $900. Less if you build it yourself and buy parts on sale/pre-owned.

I've seen comparable builds with new parts (build yourself though) in the $500 range.

I paid about $890 for my Acer nitro 5. Got it about 4 years ago and has been a pretty solid gaming laptop. Of course I have a cooling pad underneath it, for those curious.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cHW2YN

$1,800 for a 3080 MSI laptop a couple years ago, still works perfect

SiO4 posted...

Jesus, are they really that good?

Meh, those aren't that expensive for enthusiasts. Keyboards in particular can get extremely pricey.

That being said, if you're on a budget you can certainly get good mice and keyboards for cheaper.

Umm guys Ps5 destroys my pc in ratchet rift apart (my pc has 2080ti and 9900k). I was using ps5 equivalent setting stated by Df. I Wasnt getting consistent 60 fps at all times. Itd drop to 50s. I actually just played the game through my bro's ps5 instead since it was noticeably smoother on it lol

So I think ps5 can punch up its weight class. Like a leopard.

Bass posted...

Meh, those aren't that expensive for enthusiasts. Keyboards in particular can get extremely pricey.

That being said, if you're on a budget you can certainly get good mice and keyboards for cheaper.

Yeah, I thought it would be clear that I'm not that worried about price since I preceded that by saying I spent 3 grand on my pc lol.

Ratchetrockon posted...

Umm guys Ps5 destroys my pc in ratchet rift apart (my pc has 2080ti and 9900k). I was using ps5 equivalent setting stated by Df. I Wasnt getting consistent 60 fps at all times. I actually just played the game through my bro's ps5 instead lol

So I think ps5 can punch up its weight class. Like a leopard.

I think PS5 gets a bit of an edge because the games are specifically designed to take advantage of it's hardware.

NoxObscuras posted...

I think PS5 gets a bit of an edge because the games are specifically designed to take advantage of it's hardware.

Yeah that makes sense to me