PC gaming is expensive man.. holy cow.. $1728~ for this?

[ibex333]

I'm on my aging yet very snappy i7-3770 / 16gigs DDR3 / 1060 6gb.

Hey, I'm not a broke kid in my 20s/30s anymore. I should treat myself to a nice rig I told myself. So I came up with a budget-conscious yet a fighter rig.

27"~ 1440p 144hz monitor = $200 on sale I just saw
i5-12600K best rated non-premium cpu = $275
Motherboard $150~
64gigs DDR4 3600mhz = $200 (wtf cheap for 2 x 32)
GPU $400 budget to match above (3070 soon?) = $400
1-2 TB SSD = $150
New case for once = $120
750W Power supply = $125
Use existing headset
Use existing KB+M
Free Win11 upgrade

THAT'S A MOTHERLOVIN' $1620...

$1728.05 AFTER TAXES.

Holy cow.. And $1728.05 doesn't even get you top tier gaming. 3070 is a yesteryear GPU and it's a middle-tier in its line-up. The CPU isn't even close to top tier.

PS5 Pro will look mighty tempting at just $500 + $70 extra controller on my 85" 4K TV with HDR and a cozy sectional.

Sorry bud, but you don't have the slightest clue... There are plenty of videos on YouTube to show you how wrong you are.

 

[Zeze]

Sorry bud, but you don't have the slightest clue... There are plenty of videos on YouTube to show you how wrong you are.

I know. I don't need 64 ram nor that fast of a cpu. This build has been critiqued (went viral actually with 1200 comments) many times over at a subreddit.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

- Ok, 3080 was a dud. Picked up a used 6800xt for $450 all in, which bumps up the total price of the system to ~$1100 for a monster system that will last several years (barring part failures).

Just gotta be smart, scrimp a little bit, hunt for deals, and skip that Avacado Toast youngster

- 6800xt is in, Dell OEM pull.

Works like a charm, huge boost from my 980Ti.

~ $1200 for a $3000 2021 system. Not bad if I say so myself.