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minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoBecause the equivalent graphics card is about $450, and you still need to buy a CPU, storage, RAM, PSU, and case. And it’s only the up-front cost that’s cheaper.
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 hours agoPremade desktops with a good enough you can still be found for shit 1200$ / 1000€. And the savings from buying on Steam/GoG instead will probably make up the difference. And you get a full PC as well
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoThat’s why I said it was the up-front cost that’s cheaper. This is how it’s been for a long, long time now.
Because the equivalent graphics card is about $450, and you still need to buy a CPU, storage, RAM, PSU, and case. And it’s only the up-front cost that’s cheaper.
Premade desktops with a good enough you can still be found for shit 1200$ / 1000€.
And the savings from buying on Steam/GoG instead will probably make up the difference.
And you get a full PC as well
That’s why I said it was the up-front cost that’s cheaper. This is how it’s been for a long, long time now.