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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (25 children)

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?

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Psst... The ps5 has a monthly/annual cost you're conveniently forgetting about, while unfortunately proving right the OC you replied to

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm guessing a PS5-tier PC is about 800-900 and the PlayStation subscription is $80/year so you'd break even at 5 years or so.

I have a more powerful PC and I haven't owned any consoles since the Wii. I just wanted to see if you could build a comparable one for $450 nowadays

[–] ayaya 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You're overestimating the power of a PS5. Its GPU is roughly around an RX 6600XT which can be found for ~$200. You could build a full system with it for around $600 and you'd break even in just over 2 years.

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