I've not even considered getting a new graphics card since I got my 1070 6 years ago (it is more expensive now than when I got it). Managed to run Elden Ring at least.
When just the graphics card that will be able to run games at medium setting costs more than an entire console PC gaming is pretty dead. Other than for my excel spreadsheet and indie games, but it isn't like I play a lot of AAA games anyway.
Modding is a huge factor for some games, my cousin was telling me recently he was replaying Skyrim on PS4 and that "they have all the mods now" lol no they don't.
I've always bought mid range components and they seem to hold up fine for the 5-10 years I use them, but I rarely play anything graphically intensive anyways.
Huh? Idk if prices have gone back up but last I checked you can get an AMD 6700xt for like less than 400 dollars, which will easily run most games at 1440p. If you're playing at 1080p then a 6600 is gonna work just fine and those are like 200 bucks
I'm happy that Armored Core 6 has minimum system requirements that look really similar to Elden Ring. Pretty sure I'll be able to play it at this point.
my aftermarket 1060 is starting to show it's age, can still do pretty intensive games though, mostly because it's overclocked to fuck
it is also more expensive now than when i bought it lmao
I've not even considered getting a new graphics card since I got my 1070 6 years ago (it is more expensive now than when I got it). Managed to run Elden Ring at least.
When just the graphics card that will be able to run games at medium setting costs more than an entire console PC gaming is pretty dead. Other than for my excel spreadsheet and indie games, but it isn't like I play a lot of AAA games anyway.
I look at PCs as having a larger upfront cost but it's much easier to play pirated games so you probably save money in the long run.
I don’t know if that’s such a sure thing. You could buy a new PS5 and 20 full-price new games for about the same as one high end PC graphics card.
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Modding is a huge factor for some games, my cousin was telling me recently he was replaying Skyrim on PS4 and that "they have all the mods now" lol no they don't.
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Yeah I pretty much won't touch Skyrim without the Requiem overhaul, and SKSE will never be allowed on consoles that a huge number of mods rely on.
I've always bought mid range components and they seem to hold up fine for the 5-10 years I use them, but I rarely play anything graphically intensive anyways.
Huh? Idk if prices have gone back up but last I checked you can get an AMD 6700xt for like less than 400 dollars, which will easily run most games at 1440p. If you're playing at 1080p then a 6600 is gonna work just fine and those are like 200 bucks
Yeah I deliberately picked the most expensive card Nvidia sells at the moment to make the point.
I'm happy that Armored Core 6 has minimum system requirements that look really similar to Elden Ring. Pretty sure I'll be able to play it at this point.
my aftermarket 1060 is starting to show it's age, can still do pretty intensive games though, mostly because it's overclocked to fuck
it is also more expensive now than when i bought it lmao