You’re right, a 4090 costs 2-3 consoles.
Let’s assume the 3060 costs 180 Dollars (no idea what those go for). Add 150 for a decent CPU, 40 for 16 GB of memory. Another 80 for a Mainboard for a total of 180+150+40+80=450 USD. You also need a case, a power supply and mass storage. Your math doesn’t check out, even with the humble specs those Dollars will buy you.
I’m not trying to sell you a console here, far from it. I’m just saying if you want a rig that outperforms a console, it will be in the 4-digits. A mid range GPU alone will be 400-500 nowadays.
Add 150 for a decent CPU, 40 for 16 GB of memory. Another 80 for a Mainboard for a total of 180+150+40+80=450 USD
You could have at least spent 2 minutes looking up prices instead of making stuff up. A Ryzen 5600 is $110 and a compatible motherboard $50. That CPU outperforms the PS5 and Xbox Series X by a big margin
I’m just saying if you want a rig that outperforms a console, it will be in the 4-digits.
No, you don’t. Here is a list that I quickly threw together. It has a much better CPU and GPU than current gen consoles, and 1TB of SSD storage, for “only” $550
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor | $114.83 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $59.99 @ Amazon |
| Memory | G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $29.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | TEAMGROUP MS30 1 TB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive | $46.99 @ Amazon |
| Video Card | Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card | $199.97 @ Newegg |
| Case | Thermaltake V100 Perforated ATX Mid Tower Case | $47.99 @ Best Buy |
| Power Supply | EVGA 500 W1 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | $47.99 @ Amazon |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $547.75 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-09-11 10:35 EDT-0400 |
Not relevant. Games for consoles are much more optimized because there are just a few configurations.
A PC with similar specs as a console will very likely have worse performance if you compare them.
You also have less ability to mod the games so you lose out on some of those features. For example doing is level FSR like the steam deck.
