PC Master Race
1-Dec-21 11:09pm
#1 MrBean
We have a mega thread for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft; however, nothing for PC unless I've missed it.
Starting one up!
#1 MrBean
We have a mega thread for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft; however, nothing for PC unless I've missed it.
Starting one up!
1-Dec-21 11:13pm
#2 MrBean
I haven't played PC games (minus Overwatch here and there) for many years. My gaming rig is about 6 years old, and the 980ti hybrid I had in it, just created insane temps in my office that didn't encourage me to want to play. Recently tore it down and the prior one (10 years old) and sold off all the pieces to buy a new Alienware m4 laptop. I never thought I'd convert to laptop PC gaming, but here we are. Laptop screen is only used as secondary, game on a 34' ultrawide Asus monitor. It's got a RTX 3070 and I'm beyond impressed with it. The power, speed, temps, everything ... just awesome. I may finally give up on building desktops going forward as this is far more convenient.
Have been having some fun lately getting back into PC gaming. Absolutely loving the Razer Nari Ultimate headphones with haptic feedback. Creates such an incredibly immersive experience that I've never had with gaming before.
Anyway, on to some games I've been playing recently.
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Recently finished Serious Sam 4 - absolutely loved it. Some oddball graphical glitches from time to time, but had a great time with it. I've played the others, but it's been so long that I barely remember them and have a difficult time comparing the latest.
Diablo 2 - got hardcore addicted, all over again. Trying to pull myself back and trying to only casually revisit. I forgot how brutally insane the grind really is, it's truly out of control and just dumb, yet the game has that nostalgic feel and appeal to it that is hard to ignore. After getting my Sorc to 91, Pally to 82, I'm getting a bit burnt out. Started a Necro, sitting at mid 30's, and have turned to leveling a Druid in hardcore. We'll see, but overall I think it best to walk away for awhile to revisit later and have fun down the line.
Grim Dawn - never heard of it until recently, started as means to get away from D2, but really have only scratched the service. The UI is disappointing, but immediate reaction is generally positive. Unsure If I'll continue as I'd assume it will turn into a typical ARGP grind addiction.
Back 4 Blood - surprisingly fun, additional depth that L4D didn't have with the card system. The beauty of these games is multiplayer and sadly, the low level ranking and early maps, barely anyone to play with. Have caught a couple games with others, but every time I attempt to play, it's always with bots and just kinda boring.
Portal 2 - Holy crap, I haven't played since launch. Reinstalled and playing now, man I forgot how fun these games were. I absolutely hate that Valve abandoned these games.
Overwatch - Still fun, but not holding my attention like it used to. Hope OW2 can bring something new and fresh to the game, but I still like to jump in randomly and realize how old and busted I am with competitive FPS's.
The Forest - I bought this back in Alpha, played a bit back then. The game has definitely been polished and appears to have a lot more content, including multiplayer. I putz around here and there, want to spend more time with it as it truly is a unique experience.
Gloomhaven - Beyond impressed at how well they translated this board game. It's also eye opening on how much we take advantage of house rules. When you're confined to the real rules of the game, holy crap this game is WAY harder!!!
What are you guys playing?
#2 MrBean
I haven't played PC games (minus Overwatch here and there) for many years. My gaming rig is about 6 years old, and the 980ti hybrid I had in it, just created insane temps in my office that didn't encourage me to want to play. Recently tore it down and the prior one (10 years old) and sold off all the pieces to buy a new Alienware m4 laptop. I never thought I'd convert to laptop PC gaming, but here we are. Laptop screen is only used as secondary, game on a 34' ultrawide Asus monitor. It's got a RTX 3070 and I'm beyond impressed with it. The power, speed, temps, everything ... just awesome. I may finally give up on building desktops going forward as this is far more convenient.
Have been having some fun lately getting back into PC gaming. Absolutely loving the Razer Nari Ultimate headphones with haptic feedback. Creates such an incredibly immersive experience that I've never had with gaming before.
Anyway, on to some games I've been playing recently.
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Recently finished Serious Sam 4 - absolutely loved it. Some oddball graphical glitches from time to time, but had a great time with it. I've played the others, but it's been so long that I barely remember them and have a difficult time comparing the latest.
Diablo 2 - got hardcore addicted, all over again. Trying to pull myself back and trying to only casually revisit. I forgot how brutally insane the grind really is, it's truly out of control and just dumb, yet the game has that nostalgic feel and appeal to it that is hard to ignore. After getting my Sorc to 91, Pally to 82, I'm getting a bit burnt out. Started a Necro, sitting at mid 30's, and have turned to leveling a Druid in hardcore. We'll see, but overall I think it best to walk away for awhile to revisit later and have fun down the line.
Grim Dawn - never heard of it until recently, started as means to get away from D2, but really have only scratched the service. The UI is disappointing, but immediate reaction is generally positive. Unsure If I'll continue as I'd assume it will turn into a typical ARGP grind addiction.
Back 4 Blood - surprisingly fun, additional depth that L4D didn't have with the card system. The beauty of these games is multiplayer and sadly, the low level ranking and early maps, barely anyone to play with. Have caught a couple games with others, but every time I attempt to play, it's always with bots and just kinda boring.
Portal 2 - Holy crap, I haven't played since launch. Reinstalled and playing now, man I forgot how fun these games were. I absolutely hate that Valve abandoned these games.
Overwatch - Still fun, but not holding my attention like it used to. Hope OW2 can bring something new and fresh to the game, but I still like to jump in randomly and realize how old and busted I am with competitive FPS's.
The Forest - I bought this back in Alpha, played a bit back then. The game has definitely been polished and appears to have a lot more content, including multiplayer. I putz around here and there, want to spend more time with it as it truly is a unique experience.
Gloomhaven - Beyond impressed at how well they translated this board game. It's also eye opening on how much we take advantage of house rules. When you're confined to the real rules of the game, holy crap this game is WAY harder!!!
What are you guys playing?
2-Dec-21 9:14am
#3 bumsplikity
I've been playing
Smite - A truly absurd game. It's a third person moba, where you control your character directly using WASD and the number keys, so it plays more like a FPS than an RTS. The mode I play, Arena, is just a ~15 minute 5v5 deathmatch mode set in a big coliseum. There is no MOBA strategy like you see in League of Legends or Dota, it's just two teams of 5 fighting. The game is also full of licensed skins, so you can play as TMNT characters, Transformers, people from Stranger Things, etc. It's super wild seeing Zeus and Optimus Prime fight against Shredder and the Demogorgon.
Halo Infinite - This new halo is dope as heck and I love it. The progression is a bit jank but I'm just here for the gameplay.
Age of Empires 4 - This game is essentially "Age of Empires 2" 2.Extremely fun classic RTS that takes a ton of inspiration from my personal favorite RTS of all time, AOE 2
Microsoft is doing the "3 months of gamepass for a dollar" thing so I've been playing some of the games on that service. Highlights include
Prodeus - While Doom 2016 and Eternal feel like an evolution of the original Doom games, Prodeus feels like a direct sequel. It's fast and gory and insanely fun.
EXO One - This game is a weird combination of Journey and snowboarding. You control a weird spaceship as you explore various different planets. Short, beautiful, and satisfying.
#3 bumsplikity
I've been playing
Smite - A truly absurd game. It's a third person moba, where you control your character directly using WASD and the number keys, so it plays more like a FPS than an RTS. The mode I play, Arena, is just a ~15 minute 5v5 deathmatch mode set in a big coliseum. There is no MOBA strategy like you see in League of Legends or Dota, it's just two teams of 5 fighting. The game is also full of licensed skins, so you can play as TMNT characters, Transformers, people from Stranger Things, etc. It's super wild seeing Zeus and Optimus Prime fight against Shredder and the Demogorgon.
Halo Infinite - This new halo is dope as heck and I love it. The progression is a bit jank but I'm just here for the gameplay.
Age of Empires 4 - This game is essentially "Age of Empires 2" 2.Extremely fun classic RTS that takes a ton of inspiration from my personal favorite RTS of all time, AOE 2
Microsoft is doing the "3 months of gamepass for a dollar" thing so I've been playing some of the games on that service. Highlights include
Prodeus - While Doom 2016 and Eternal feel like an evolution of the original Doom games, Prodeus feels like a direct sequel. It's fast and gory and insanely fun.
EXO One - This game is a weird combination of Journey and snowboarding. You control a weird spaceship as you explore various different planets. Short, beautiful, and satisfying.
2-Dec-21 2:03pm
#4 tonymack21
with most xbox games also being on pc, having a decent pc makes xbox redundant, sony is now starting to put some games on pc, many games that used to not see pc releases from third parties are now coming to pc. an only needing a pc world to play anything is my dream, nintendo will forever be the holdout on that though, until someone perfects a switch emulator i guess.
its become my preferred platform again, pc was my main back in 99-02 when i had a monster rig for that time (its a museum piece now lol) and having a pretty good one again its become my fav once again.
i like to play paradox's strategy and 4x when i have the time, they are a timesink on another level, hours go by in the blink of an eye, you wonder why you are hungry and have to pee so bad but you realize you've been sitting there for hours and the suns coming up. they are dangerous lol. stellaris, crusader kings, cities skylines etc.
#4 tonymack21
with most xbox games also being on pc, having a decent pc makes xbox redundant, sony is now starting to put some games on pc, many games that used to not see pc releases from third parties are now coming to pc. an only needing a pc world to play anything is my dream, nintendo will forever be the holdout on that though, until someone perfects a switch emulator i guess.
its become my preferred platform again, pc was my main back in 99-02 when i had a monster rig for that time (its a museum piece now lol) and having a pretty good one again its become my fav once again.
i like to play paradox's strategy and 4x when i have the time, they are a timesink on another level, hours go by in the blink of an eye, you wonder why you are hungry and have to pee so bad but you realize you've been sitting there for hours and the suns coming up. they are dangerous lol. stellaris, crusader kings, cities skylines etc.
2-Dec-21 3:12pm
#5 Slickriven
Since I play a decent amount on my PC, I'll chime in. I built my current 'gaming rig' some 8+ years ago. It's running the best i5 of the era/generation: a 3570K quad-core, have 24GB of RAM and am rocking the best GPU (again of the time from AMD at least) - a Radeon HD 7900.
Clearly today, it's flatly lacking for more recent and/or demanding titles, but I have a XSX and GP for most of those, plus an excellent OLED, vs only 2 acceptable monitors more for their size vs. gaming - a 27" Acer IPS 1440p and a 28" Lenovo IPS 4k panel - neither have high refresh rates.
I've turned to emulation on this box a good bit over the past year+ but won't talk about that here.
I do have more/less all of the stores/platforms installed - Steam, Epic, GoG, uPlay, and more and I grab up all free games I can. Since my system really can't handle the higher demanding games of the past few years I've gone with more indies or older titles, including the following this year:
Cyber Shadow, Before I Forget, Horizon Chase Turbo, 12 Minutes, Touhou Luna Nights, Journey, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, The Bridge, Titan Souls, Shovel Knight, Helltaker, If On A Winter's Night: Four Travelers
Those are a mix of mainly Epic, Steam, Xbox(PC) and Amazon Games.
I have been thinking about building a new rig, but shortages and my cheapness, as well as the generally solid and respectable performance I get from this machine has kept me from pulling that trigger. I think not really feeling the need to upgrade for some of the more demanding titles, because I can play them on an 'effectively' better setup with my XSX/OLED, has also played a part. Add to that the fact that I have been 100% WFH for over 3.5 years now and share my 28" 4k monitor for work and personal use - I do get tired of sitting in my office for 8+ hrs of work, so gaming here can stink at times.
But I do play on another mediocre 1440p 27" (normally work use) monitor that has speakers and use my mini consoles at times. I also have a pretty decent 5 speaker setup for my PC, so it's certainly not a bad setup for gaming overall, just not ideally suited for higher demanding games.
#5 Slickriven
Since I play a decent amount on my PC, I'll chime in. I built my current 'gaming rig' some 8+ years ago. It's running the best i5 of the era/generation: a 3570K quad-core, have 24GB of RAM and am rocking the best GPU (again of the time from AMD at least) - a Radeon HD 7900.
Clearly today, it's flatly lacking for more recent and/or demanding titles, but I have a XSX and GP for most of those, plus an excellent OLED, vs only 2 acceptable monitors more for their size vs. gaming - a 27" Acer IPS 1440p and a 28" Lenovo IPS 4k panel - neither have high refresh rates.
I've turned to emulation on this box a good bit over the past year+ but won't talk about that here.
I do have more/less all of the stores/platforms installed - Steam, Epic, GoG, uPlay, and more and I grab up all free games I can. Since my system really can't handle the higher demanding games of the past few years I've gone with more indies or older titles, including the following this year:
Cyber Shadow, Before I Forget, Horizon Chase Turbo, 12 Minutes, Touhou Luna Nights, Journey, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, The Bridge, Titan Souls, Shovel Knight, Helltaker, If On A Winter's Night: Four Travelers
Those are a mix of mainly Epic, Steam, Xbox(PC) and Amazon Games.
I have been thinking about building a new rig, but shortages and my cheapness, as well as the generally solid and respectable performance I get from this machine has kept me from pulling that trigger. I think not really feeling the need to upgrade for some of the more demanding titles, because I can play them on an 'effectively' better setup with my XSX/OLED, has also played a part. Add to that the fact that I have been 100% WFH for over 3.5 years now and share my 28" 4k monitor for work and personal use - I do get tired of sitting in my office for 8+ hrs of work, so gaming here can stink at times.
But I do play on another mediocre 1440p 27" (normally work use) monitor that has speakers and use my mini consoles at times. I also have a pretty decent 5 speaker setup for my PC, so it's certainly not a bad setup for gaming overall, just not ideally suited for higher demanding games.
2-Dec-21 3:43pm
#6 Dasgessabel
I game on PC some, but mainly been playing older titles. I'm only rocking a 1080Ti, which is still good, but I prefer playing the newer games on my PS5 when they have ray tracing available cuz my vidja card can't do that. I replayed Ghostbusters through the remastered version that was offered free on Epic, same with Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. I randomly play some Age of Empires 4 sometimes and I still use GamePass on PC through my 2 years of Ultimate I have from when I had my Series X. I don't PC game as much as I used to, hell I don't game in general as much as I used to, but my ps5 gets most of time nowadays.
#6 Dasgessabel
I game on PC some, but mainly been playing older titles. I'm only rocking a 1080Ti, which is still good, but I prefer playing the newer games on my PS5 when they have ray tracing available cuz my vidja card can't do that. I replayed Ghostbusters through the remastered version that was offered free on Epic, same with Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. I randomly play some Age of Empires 4 sometimes and I still use GamePass on PC through my 2 years of Ultimate I have from when I had my Series X. I don't PC game as much as I used to, hell I don't game in general as much as I used to, but my ps5 gets most of time nowadays.
2-Dec-21 4:02pm
#7 HEHEHATE
my biggest burn on pc games all time is probably a toss up between Civilization 2 Gold edition or more recently Out Of The Park Baseball 2021 and 2022 editions
I really love simulation games and the strategy involved in both is second to none.
As far as games I've enjoyed playing one really surprised the hell out of me in Spiritfarer. Absolutely beautiful game with a great concept. I really didn't wanna stop playing it even after beating it.
#7 HEHEHATE
my biggest burn on pc games all time is probably a toss up between Civilization 2 Gold edition or more recently Out Of The Park Baseball 2021 and 2022 editions
I really love simulation games and the strategy involved in both is second to none.
As far as games I've enjoyed playing one really surprised the hell out of me in Spiritfarer. Absolutely beautiful game with a great concept. I really didn't wanna stop playing it even after beating it.
2-Dec-21 5:58pm
#8 longhornsk57
I.
Recently bought a lenovo legion 5 Pro. It's got a 140W TDP 3070 and a 1600p screen with 144hz (ryzen 5800H).
This thing is amazing. It plays every modern game on ultra settlings usually with over 100 fps.
Lately I've been playing CoD black ops 3 because it has custom maps and mods for zombies.
Been replaying command and conquer games and looking to replay StarCraft 2.
Age of empires 4 (gamepass) is really good.
I also been playing Halo.MCC and the new infinite MP.
#8 longhornsk57
I.
Recently bought a lenovo legion 5 Pro. It's got a 140W TDP 3070 and a 1600p screen with 144hz (ryzen 5800H).
This thing is amazing. It plays every modern game on ultra settlings usually with over 100 fps.
Lately I've been playing CoD black ops 3 because it has custom maps and mods for zombies.
Been replaying command and conquer games and looking to replay StarCraft 2.
Age of empires 4 (gamepass) is really good.
I also been playing Halo.MCC and the new infinite MP.
2-Dec-21 8:12pm
#10 DarkFact
I went from 1660 Super to 2070 Super to 3070 to 1660 Super to no graphics card. Don't miss it, I'm just playing Diablo 2 and Genshin Impact, which all run fine on a build without a graphics card (Ryzen 5 5600G), gave my 3070 to my roommate who was running a 1050Ti, he's playing Minecraft and CoD fancy now. I'm happy, my PC runs on a 160w power supply now and is very, very smol. Bump the res on Risk of Rain down to 720x400 and you can hit 200fps! :D
#10 DarkFact
I went from 1660 Super to 2070 Super to 3070 to 1660 Super to no graphics card. Don't miss it, I'm just playing Diablo 2 and Genshin Impact, which all run fine on a build without a graphics card (Ryzen 5 5600G), gave my 3070 to my roommate who was running a 1050Ti, he's playing Minecraft and CoD fancy now. I'm happy, my PC runs on a 160w power supply now and is very, very smol. Bump the res on Risk of Rain down to 720x400 and you can hit 200fps! :D
2-Dec-21 8:29pm
#12 DarkFact
With Risk of Rain 2, long as you know what items do, it's really not a detriment at all, since it's already got a retro aesthetic. Framerate is more important than model sharpness
#12 DarkFact
With Risk of Rain 2, long as you know what items do, it's really not a detriment at all, since it's already got a retro aesthetic. Framerate is more important than model sharpness
2-Dec-21 8:33pm
#13 longhornsk57
I think anything under 1080p on a TV or 720p on a Switch makes me want to die but I'd have to see it maybe for that game it's not so bad
#13 longhornsk57
I think anything under 1080p on a TV or 720p on a Switch makes me want to die but I'd have to see it maybe for that game it's not so bad
18-Jan-22 7:47am
#14 MrBean
Haven't touched much lately on PC - a little bit Halo, but primarily playing that on Xbox.
Got a random sale tweet last night for Orcs Must Die 3 for $15 (half off). I played the first one when it originally came out and had a blast. Haven't looked into the follow ups, but look forward to checking it out here soon.
#14 MrBean
Haven't touched much lately on PC - a little bit Halo, but primarily playing that on Xbox.
Got a random sale tweet last night for Orcs Must Die 3 for $15 (half off). I played the first one when it originally came out and had a blast. Haven't looked into the follow ups, but look forward to checking it out here soon.
18-Jan-22 2:26pm
#15 Slickriven
I've not played much on PC either lately MrBean. Been focused on Spider-Man on PS4 for Frank's GotM club and messing with a few other Xbox titles on my consoles. I'm wanting to get started on Death's Door, Blasphemous and Hades soon, but I just read a title or 2 I want to play will be leaving GP soon, so I might focus on them instead.
#15 Slickriven
I've not played much on PC either lately MrBean. Been focused on Spider-Man on PS4 for Frank's GotM club and messing with a few other Xbox titles on my consoles. I'm wanting to get started on Death's Door, Blasphemous and Hades soon, but I just read a title or 2 I want to play will be leaving GP soon, so I might focus on them instead.
23-Jan-22 2:38pm
#16 razeak
Jurassic World: Evolution and Conan: Exiles have been my PC games lately. I finished evolution recently, so mostly Exiles now. I really like Conan, but I'm glad I didn't try to commit to it at launch. That was definitely a game to wait on patches for. I've had a very smooth experience with it so far. The crafting is superb, and the combat is brutal if simple. The art design is top notch also. The biggest knock is the lack of any sort of explanations of crafting. You get a couple of pics on the crafting window to decipher lol.
#16 razeak
Jurassic World: Evolution and Conan: Exiles have been my PC games lately. I finished evolution recently, so mostly Exiles now. I really like Conan, but I'm glad I didn't try to commit to it at launch. That was definitely a game to wait on patches for. I've had a very smooth experience with it so far. The crafting is superb, and the combat is brutal if simple. The art design is top notch also. The biggest knock is the lack of any sort of explanations of crafting. You get a couple of pics on the crafting window to decipher lol.
27-Jan-22 11:18pm
#17 MrBean
My buddy was a Conan addict, always tried to get me to join. MMOs and me are not friends, too addicting!
Random side topic... Where is the next Max Payne? Man I loved those games.
#17 MrBean
My buddy was a Conan addict, always tried to get me to join. MMOs and me are not friends, too addicting!
Random side topic... Where is the next Max Payne? Man I loved those games.
28-Jan-22 12:37am
#18 NightChannels
I started PC gaming in fall of 2020. I started with a 2070 Max Q Razer and moved up to 3060 ROG Zephrys 14. I'm not at the point where I want to build a PC but I wanted to just start PC gaming. I've never actually played on the laptop I just plug it into my LG gaming monitor.
Since school started again and I work and study full time, I don't play as much as I want but I love it.
FFXIV (mostly what I play)
Monster Hunter Rise
Genshin Impact (not since summer though)
Tales of Arise
I've bought so many games with Steam Sales, Game Pass. I finally got all of the new Tomb Raiders for free on Epic Game Store. For the cost of the laptop I've saved so much more money on games than I did on console.
I play almost exclusively on PC but I do like to play my Switch still.
I think my favorite part of PC gaming is the range of genres I've started to play.
#18 NightChannels
I started PC gaming in fall of 2020. I started with a 2070 Max Q Razer and moved up to 3060 ROG Zephrys 14. I'm not at the point where I want to build a PC but I wanted to just start PC gaming. I've never actually played on the laptop I just plug it into my LG gaming monitor.
Since school started again and I work and study full time, I don't play as much as I want but I love it.
FFXIV (mostly what I play)
Monster Hunter Rise
Genshin Impact (not since summer though)
Tales of Arise
I've bought so many games with Steam Sales, Game Pass. I finally got all of the new Tomb Raiders for free on Epic Game Store. For the cost of the laptop I've saved so much more money on games than I did on console.
I play almost exclusively on PC but I do like to play my Switch still.
I think my favorite part of PC gaming is the range of genres I've started to play.
28-Jan-22 9:55am
#19 MrBean
I'd give anything to go back to FF XIV! I simply can't trust myself with MMO's. I've heard it's continued to get better and better too...
#19 MrBean
I'd give anything to go back to FF XIV! I simply can't trust myself with MMO's. I've heard it's continued to get better and better too...
28-Jan-22 10:06am
#20 sa330206
I think the last game i played on pc was Oblivion back around 2009 or 2010. My desktop is also from that time period. It was a custom build i did, a quad core 3.0 Ghz i believe.
I used to love the old point and click adventure games back in the day. Specifically LucasArts games like Fate of Atlantis, Monkey Island,etc and Sierra games like Kings Quest and Space Quest. Im not sure how playable they would be today though. Might be too slow paced.
#20 sa330206
I think the last game i played on pc was Oblivion back around 2009 or 2010. My desktop is also from that time period. It was a custom build i did, a quad core 3.0 Ghz i believe.
I used to love the old point and click adventure games back in the day. Specifically LucasArts games like Fate of Atlantis, Monkey Island,etc and Sierra games like Kings Quest and Space Quest. Im not sure how playable they would be today though. Might be too slow paced.
28-Jan-22 10:56am
#21 DarkFact
Got my 6500XT card in from Newegg a couple days ago but couldn't log into Steam because I left my phone at work (Do you even think about how much of your crap is tied directly to your phone and won't work without it? Jesus) but got stuff loaded in and activated Windows last night. Devil May Cry 5's running at 150 FPS at 1080p, Risk of Rain 2's actually pushing my monitor to the limit at 240fps, Dark Souls 3 is ...60fps, lol. The price point for the full "budget" build is about $750 which still stings a bit; in a perfect world the GPU would have been $120 less to bring the price down to $630ish, but this thing is still doing some great stuff at 1080p.
I'd show you but this card cut the hardware encoders to keep the price/value down, so. :( If you're looking to build and don't mind paying out to the used market/scalpers, I'd say for the same price, get a 1650 Super instead. Doesn't have any PCI-E3 hang-ups, includes the hardware encoders for stuff like capturing footage or transcoding videos, but I refuse to pay $300 for a card that's MSRPed at $150. Really wish the GPU market would right itself, but Nvidia and AMD are having too much fun slinging $1800 videocards in bulk instead. Remember when people were like "lol who has $1500 for a PC" and I used to take these guys to task, you could put together something for $600 that'd blow a PS4 Pro out of the water? Nowadays, not so outlandish. Very sad. But not everything's awful, like I bought the cheapest current gen Intel CPU and the cheapest available GPU and still managed to get something that ...blows a PS4 Pro out of the water, lol. 2022 sad
#21 DarkFact
Got my 6500XT card in from Newegg a couple days ago but couldn't log into Steam because I left my phone at work (Do you even think about how much of your crap is tied directly to your phone and won't work without it? Jesus) but got stuff loaded in and activated Windows last night. Devil May Cry 5's running at 150 FPS at 1080p, Risk of Rain 2's actually pushing my monitor to the limit at 240fps, Dark Souls 3 is ...60fps, lol. The price point for the full "budget" build is about $750 which still stings a bit; in a perfect world the GPU would have been $120 less to bring the price down to $630ish, but this thing is still doing some great stuff at 1080p.
I'd show you but this card cut the hardware encoders to keep the price/value down, so. :( If you're looking to build and don't mind paying out to the used market/scalpers, I'd say for the same price, get a 1650 Super instead. Doesn't have any PCI-E3 hang-ups, includes the hardware encoders for stuff like capturing footage or transcoding videos, but I refuse to pay $300 for a card that's MSRPed at $150. Really wish the GPU market would right itself, but Nvidia and AMD are having too much fun slinging $1800 videocards in bulk instead. Remember when people were like "lol who has $1500 for a PC" and I used to take these guys to task, you could put together something for $600 that'd blow a PS4 Pro out of the water? Nowadays, not so outlandish. Very sad. But not everything's awful, like I bought the cheapest current gen Intel CPU and the cheapest available GPU and still managed to get something that ...blows a PS4 Pro out of the water, lol. 2022 sad
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