I just brought up consoles with regard to affordability. Spending 600,- on a capable desktop is a good price and relatively affordable. But from the perspective of (current) consoles, PC gaming is still a much larger investment.
What I meant was that for a lot of people the idea of spending 200,- on a graphics card alone seems expensive. But as you've shown with the system you've listed, you can build the rest around that and end up with a reasonably affordable desktop that is very capable.
Going lower than the 660 or equivalent (200,- price bracket, basically) to save money is what ends up handicapping a lot of systems people intend to game on. Especially if you plan to replace a discrete card with an on-board or on-die solution.
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