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Arclight · 09-02-11, 12:52 PM

To be fair though, the concept of a gaming rig costing tons of money doesn't really hold true anymore, and is becoming less so with each generation.

My current CPU cost 250,- at the time, and wasn't even top of the line then. Now you can get an i5 2500k for 200,-, which is both significantly faster than my Q9550 and higher up the ladder to boot. Same deal with my current GTX460 compared to my old 8800GTS.

On top of that, PC offers a lot more; I'd say the higher price for the system is justified. And games are cheaper because there are no platform fees, which is a nice bonus and might actually make it cheaper in the long run depending on how much games you buy.

09-02-11, 12:52 PM	#27
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	To be fair though, the concept of a gaming rig costing tons of money doesn't really hold true anymore, and is becoming less so with each generation. My current CPU cost 250,- at the time, and wasn't even top of the line then. Now you can get an i5 2500k for 200,-, which is both significantly faster than my Q9550 and higher up the ladder to boot. Same deal with my current GTX460 compared to my old 8800GTS. On top of that, PC offers a lot more; I'd say the higher price for the system is justified. And games are cheaper because there are no platform fees, which is a nice bonus and might actually make it cheaper in the long run depending on how much games you buy. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.