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Yeah, gaming on a self built PC only makes sense if your time is worth ~$0.


That’s kind of an overstatement. Building a PC is a <1 day affair even for a novice.

And let’s not forget that pre-builts and laptops exist. The laptop mobile graphics situation is the best it’s ever been, it’s so easy to find an affordable gaming system that can handle AAA games.

Or there’s the steam deck, a “console” that can play PC games.


A few crashes every month causing a few hours of lost time is likely worth more than any possible savings self-building could generate.


A few crashes a month is a massive overstatement. It isn’t 1998.

And FWIW my PS4 has crashed before. Most likely a software bug but it fully crashed while I was playing a game.


Well crashes, bugs, unusual workarounds, obscure error messages, etc…


Okay? My PS4 crashed. My PC crashed. It's rare on both platforms.


The rate of such is what is important… particularly the relative differences…


what crashes?




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