Does it make sense to build a gaming Pc now?

My motherboard recently died, moreover I also need to upgrade my gpu. Rest of the specs are fine. My question is whether it's worth upgrading now or holding off until the next console iterations to choose adequate hardware to upgrade my Pc with - comparable or superior to the console counterparts - and from the time being buy either an xbox one or a ps4.

Thanks for your advice!

I would upgrade, as you can adopt next gen consoles at any time during their lifespan. I wait for exclusive games to release on the platform that are worth the price of the platform.

There's my change on the matter.

If your PC is old and your motherboard died you'll need to get a similar motherboard and they're likely discontinued and over priced brand new. You'll need to look for used motherboards on eBay.

For GPU, just get the best bang for your buck you can get. Which is probably an RX 580 8GB for $170, or an RX570 for $130, both come with 2 free games which you can sell or keep

Always beats getting a console.

Gaming PC can mean anything, I just refurbished a Dell Inspiron running XP, it is a duel core at 2.00 ghz with 1 gb of ram, with capacity to go up to four. I'm putting in an Radeon HD 4850. It allows me to play a lot of great games. I picked up Command and Conquer The first decade, Starwars Repulic Commando, Beyond Good vs Evil, Morrowind, Oblivion, Diablo 1/2 + Expansions, Starcraft + Expansion, Warcraft 1/2/3 + expansion, Half-Life 1/2, Baulder's Gate 2, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City, Sin, No One Lives Forever plus a ton of old PC games you could pick up used at max $5 and this is all physical copies. This could be considered PC gaming. I know what you mean but there are tons of great games that aren't graphic pushing but still very fun. In my opinion this is one of the huge pluses of PC gaming, our backwards compatibility blows everything else out of the water. PC gaming is pretty much what you want to make it and that is the big edge it has over consoles besides better graphics and specs (of course at a higher cost), and we actually have more exclusives, and before people rush in and say that our exclusives suck, it is literally a matter of preference, I enjoyed a lot of the Sony exclusives but I would hardly call them my personal favorite games.

I went off on a ramble, but over all I think it makes more sense to just invest into a better PC over consoles

I assemble a PC to play games I want to play, not compare it to console specs. I don't care if the console specs are better.

I don't even care about PC dick-measuring contests such as benchmarks. I'm perfectly happy if the game runs well enough. It's always about the games.

The thing which has intrigued me with pc gaming is not needing to upgrade as often. I've already gone through the base Xbox one and now own the S possibly upgrading to the x at some point. With pc you can be good at decent settings for a while.

If you go the AMD route you have the ability to upgrade that AM4 to newer cpu models. I would grab a Ryzen 2600/ 2600x or 2700x with B450 board and you will be set . As for gpu, depending on what you had before, RX 580 or RX 590 will hold you over for awhile yet.

Now as good as anytime in last 2 years, so the way things are, get it while the getting is good.

The RTX 2060 seems like a worth it purchase especially with reviews of how amazing it held up in 2K gaming. 60fps, ultra or very high settings in recent games. A good entry card for budget 4k too.

The answer is always gonna be yes! Never wait for next-gen consoles to give you an idea on what to have for your PC build. You build a PC the way you build it to do, play games as you see fit. I build my PC to game in 1440p resolution max settings only, no more, no less.

As of right now, GPU & Ram have drop in prices so low, you can now build a PC for $600 which is the sweet spot for those who just want to play games on a much better hardware then what consoles can provide and the PC benefits of free online & open-platform is still going to be the huge advantage over consoles, that is a straight up fact! Like what @sakaixx said, the newest RTX 2060 is a good GPU purchase for only $350 and more of a future-proof GPU at that. I was really impress from the benchmarks showed.

And finally, if you have a PC, it makes zero sense to go buy an Xbox One now that you can play just about all of MS games on PC unless you really like Halo, then buy Xbox One to play Halo. PS4 however should be treated to play exclusive games only & watching Blu-Ray movies. When it comes to PC & consoles, PC always and should be the main priority before consoles but that's my opinion.

@davillain-: watch out, lems gonna have a go at you for telling not to buy xbox one lol

Oh let them. Lems can't handle the truth when I say it like it is. Owning a PC makes zero sense buying an Xbox One now.

It's worth it. With how cheap processors are, you can build a partially 4k machine for less than 1000 bucks if you live in the states. Not sure about other country pricing.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jwXfgw

Above is a 2070 build with an i3 8100.

It will run many games at 4k, but you will need to turn down settings for some of the more intensive ones.

If you're a PC person, then get it whenever you want. If you're not that crazy about PC, wait until next gen consoles come out.

Just depends on how much bang you want for you buck.

Next gen consoles will 100% give you more bang for you buck with $500 all in one system compared to upgrading to any high end PC build. Next gen systems are aiming for 4k 60fps and consoles will last an entire generation 5 to 8 years without needing to upgrade or invest in parts.

If you care about the best graphics, you can be sure they're going to be on consoles no matter what PC build you have because PC and multiplat devs aren't going to max out games they development just like this gen. console exclusive devs on the other hand are going to code to the metal and produce the most amazing games you've ever seen with full system capability.

Furthermore, PC games are more and more frequent on consoles. With how powerful next gen systems with be and them using X86 architecture games being made specifically for PC, other than low quality basement developed titles, will be virtually non existent. Star Citizen will most likely be seen on consoles shortly after it launches on PC.

bringing some balance back in here.

yes sometimes it does..

If you dont have a capable one already, and youre planning to build a good one then yes, it always makes sense.

If you can wait i would personally wait and sit it out if you don't need more then a console with a console until next generation arrives. So you can buy something more future proof.

However PC has so ridicilious amount of content that even a budget gaming setup at this day will be enough to run mostly everything.

While prices are stable, I say yes. RAM prices might be going down later this year, but no one knows when. But RAM prices are okay right now.

It's a pretty solid time to buy... Though prices were just jacked on 1080ti's on Newegg. No doubt to try to push the 2080ti, but the 2070 is still a reasonable(ish) price.

To replace a broken one? Any time is a good time for that, imo...

If you already have a decent CPU and a 1070+ gpu I doubt that there will be much reason to upgrade the next 2-3 years unless you want to use a fancy 2k/4k display without gsync/freesync, or NEED 100+ fps performance on all games.

fam', it's always a good time to build a new PC

Just be sure to spend like 10,000 dollars. Because apparently that's how much it cost. Which shouldn't be a problem; like me, you are probably saving tons of money not paying rent since you live in your parent's basement.

Well done.

That original post was like reading a really long Trump tweet. Full of nonsense and lies.

Highly subjective. If you want certain exclusives and dont care much about having "da best performance" then getting a console beats building a gaming PC

There are 0 stand out games on PC this generation and the best looking games on PC games are console ports so my post is pretty much spot on.

The best games of every generation are Console exclusives or console multiplats.

Sorry if the truth hurts.

In 2018 5 years after PS4 launched on 2013 hardware Sony released God of War and stopped every PC game this generation. The year before Horizon Zero Dawn did the same. Even console exclusive shared between PS4 and Xbox One takes dumps on any PC game.

When next gen systems launch they will carry over this generation's library which has higher quality games than the shovelware steam library PC fans are forced to deal with. I have a gaming PC and the best games are console multiplats and console remasters. Consoles will have better games from the start with high quality AAA exclusives something PC fans can only dream about.

Nope, always.

Classic Recloud post

That's what I was thinking.

ReCloud or Geo? not enough Atmos or HDR to be Geo.

Geo didn't really give a shit about the exclusives part nor the PS4

I think you are trying to say "0 stand out exclusives" but even that isn't correct

high MC score, huge marketing and even GOTY awards isn't what determines a 'standout exclusive.'

If you are into strategy games, PC is still the only real option. Total War: Warhammer II, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, They Are Billions (still in early access but already fantastic) are all standout exclusives. I could name more, these are just the ones i've personally hugely enjoyed, probably moreso than any PS4 exclusive this gen. There are plenty of other niche genres that only really exist on PC, and just because a game in one of these niches doesn't get rave-reviews on MC like some game made to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, doesn't mean they aren't stand-out exclusives/games to those who are into that niche.

I do agree that when it comes to graphics, that gap isn't really there anymore - the best looking games on consoles and the best looking games on PC are at a point where excessive nitpicking is required to find any real differences and most people won't notice. That is just a byproduct of how far visuals have advanced on all platforms. For now, PC still has a critical advantage when it comes to performance, something console gamers claim isn't that important but I strongly disagree. I will get a lot more enjoyment out of the same game running at at steady 60+fps compared to 30 (or less than 30 in some cases).

Yes more PC games are coming to consoles, but the reverse is also true. PC gets the entire Xbox first-party lineup now, plus quite a few Sony and Nintendo first party games that come to PC but not other consoles. there are just way less exclusives in general.

Consoles definitely offer the best bang for your buck, but PC still offers the best overall. plus, I'm confident that if you can afford a nice gaming PC, you can afford to spend a few hundred on a console or two for those handful of worthwhile exclusives that come out every year.

Wait until next-gen.

He thinks Star Citizen will be on console? Wow, the delusions. Lol

It is a good time to build a system.

A bunch of nonsense interspersed with words the non-gaming suits that forced consoles down your throat tell you to say. Needs more "4K" and "60 fps" though.

Can you give me some examples, maybe some of your own opinions? How did GoW "stop" PC gaming? How do they take "dumps" on PC?

You seem to think that PC and console are in some sort of competition. They're not. PC is a shark out in the big ocean, doing it's own thing; if consoles wanted to be less petty about shit, they could come out into the ocean too. There's plenty of room.

But no, consoles are a big fish in a small pond, concerned with the limited space. Console-supporting sycophants keep being like "CONSOLE DID THIS!!! Nyah nyah nyah" and I feel like my only response is "Gee, that's cool, buddy, good for you" because I don't really care, but it quickly gets to the point of "Dude, you're annoying the shit out of me, come up with some original thoughts or leave"

That's an awful lot of speculation for something that is not coming to market soon, especially in the context that these console makers treat backwards compatibility like a really huge inconvenience.

And if the masterpieces I've been enjoying on PC are shovelware, then pile it on.

The best games are the ones you enjoy. Come up with your own opinions and just play what you want, on whatever platform you enjoy.

I'd say depending on what your GPU is if isn't something to old/weak for your needs I'd keep it around for at least another year/till the next line of GPUs come out and just replace the motherboard.

Nevermind how most of the biggest and trendiest games and genres this past decade are only on PC or originated there first such as PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft, DayZ, Undertale, League Of Legends and DOTA 2. But since some of these games came to consoles or in genres console gamers don't find as appealing (anything not a third person action game or FPS) they don't count and are considered irrelevant. These games coming to consoles sure didn't significantly damage the amount of people wanting to transition over to PC. There so many games on PC and still coming to it that even when some of them still come to consoles there is still a lot exclusively to chose from and some of the games that do come to consoles may end up taking more than a year to come over.

You're wrong. Fact

Any argument is made redundant when personal "I dont care" comes into it.

FACTUALLY, PC is best performance.

These console gamers here tend to forget that PC has an advantage over consoles. Console gamers are still and don't have a choice but to pay online, PC gamers don't. Sorry but I'll take PC gaming online free over a greedy locked online console. Nintendo used to be friendly online but not anymore :(

Indeed.

Competitive Game Pricing.

Option of Graphics vs Performance (or both if the wallet is willing)

Biggest range of genres and games.

Why would a Strategy fan worry about a metacritic score of 9.5 of God of War? All that tells me is God of War is a PRIME adventure game. buy Cows logic I should ignore God of War and go play Ocarina of Time instead.... (which to be fair, I'm more likely to replay Ocarina of Time than God of War.... ever.)

Even more insult to injury: you're not even paying for servers or for games to stay online, you are just paying the platform holder because he holds half your game ransom.

Switch online is still as bad as Wii U's was, but now it comes with a price.

Most PS4 and Xbone games offer peer to peer connections, so there aren't even servers that have to be paid for ...

It's very expensive to build right now, I would personally wait for AMD cards to release later this year and see if that drives down the Nvidia (Ray Tracing) Premium.

Yes.

actually now is a great time to upgrade. Prices for CPUs/Motherboards and GPUs are the lowest they have been for quite some time. You can get a 6 core 12 thread ryzen 2600 for 160-170 or even the slightly slower 1600 for about 130-140. Decent b350-b450 mobos are as low as 70-80 and GPUs with the same or slightly better performance compared to xbox1x start from as little as 140 ( rx 570/rx 580 and gtx 1060 ). Even RAM prices almost drop to normal levels ( still a bit expensive but prices are the lowest we have seen in a couple of years )

Ugh, you PC fanboys are pathetic... The fact I debated wasnt about the performance but the fact bulding a gaming PC isnt "always" the best option if you dont care about having the best performance but actually playing certain exclusives. So yeah, thats subjective and that was the fact I was talking about. Learn to read before making a fool out of yourself

Again, read the context of the conversation before replying. I swear, is like people only read the last sentence or something...

Which again is a "I don't care about the 150+ AA+ exclusives and much better performance on 99% of games" personal preference.... which again, is not grounded in anything other than personal opinion.

Besides, the exclusives debate is dying. Xbox exclusives are on PC, PS Now is leaking more games, only a matter of time before games like God of War are on there. In console world outside of Nintendo, the only exclusives will be timed exclusives.

inb4 "Buh buh PS Now is low rez" ... well yea, we said 99% of games, not 100%.

Depends on if you’re gonna play the 90% of exclusives that can run on a toaster and are half baked.

If so then yes.

Yes, wich was the f*vkin point. Ragnarok was saying building a PC was "always" the best option, wich it isnt if it comes to personal preference. Again, or you're just missing the context of my reply on purpose or it really bothers you some people dont actually care about PC's higher performance. 90 million of people seem to not care since they bought a PS4. Cry moar

Also, any PSNow games that might or might not release is just conjecture on your part so, atm, its irrelevant for the conversation at hand