before i begin let me set the record straight pc gaming is and will always be superior to console
gaming this is mainly due to the fact that they're modular which makes them unbeatable
when it comes to gameplay performance now unless you're an esports or a big gamer or you need you
know a pc for any other reason besides gaming like maybe school or work then i honestly don't see why
you'll need anything more than what consoles have to offer for gaming especially if you have a ps5
or series x i was able to get my hands on the ps5 on launch day but it took me another year after
that to find an xbox series x i also recently got back into pc gaming after building my newest rig
which was difficult to get parts for to say the least it's 20 22 now and building a worthwhile
gaming pc or buying a top tier console has never been more challenging is it worth the
hassle to build a nice gaming rig or just settle for a high performance gaming console like a ps5
or a series x what's going on everyone it's tomi here and welcome to another video i'll be
comparing building a gaming pc to buying a gaming console in 2022. throughout the video when i refer
to consoles i'm talking about the ones closest to a solid gaming pc like the ps5 or the series
x building a pc is so much fun in my opinion and the feeling you get from staring at your creation
as you game on it is second to none the problem with building the pc is some people don't want to
deal with the building and the setting up phases first you have to figure out what you want to
build then you start hunting down the parts you need after that you have to put them all together
and finally you have to set up the os all of these have to be done before you can even begin gaming
at all the process of building and setting up a gaming pc is easy but that's easier said by
someone who has built multiple pcs and deals with tech all the time consoles like the series x and
ps5 come ready made for gaming i mean it's their main purpose so they have very short setup times
and even after setup they have features that allow you to jump into games very quickly and switch
between games with ease the series x has quick resume which literally allows you continue from
wherever you stopped in any game at all no search for parts setting up os's or anything of the sort
with console gaming building a gaming pc has a lot of customization perks that a console just
cannot give you you get to pick up individual parts to customize your pc as you see fit
you can build just about anything you can dream of with as much power as you like you have the
option to choose the amount of ram storage type and size processor graphics card power supply
you know what a lot more you can even add or omit rgb leds from your pc you can also easily upgrade
your pcs since they're pretty much modular for example when my 3080 ti gpu stops being powerful
enough to handle the latest games i can easily take it out and replace it with a more powerful
gpu without having to change any other part with consoles customization is extremely limited all
the customization that can be done to consoles are mostly cosmetic and affect their appearance for
example swapping out faceplates or applying skin to the body of consoles consoles come with every
internal part that matters already selected for you i mean the parts in each console is usually
optimized for gaming but you have no ability to upgrade or change any of the main internal parts
like the cpu or the gpu the internal ssds and consoles cannot be changed but you can increase
the storage size of consoles by using external hard drives or buying additional ssd storage to
upgrade consoles to handle the latest games you basically have to buy a whole new console if you
can get past the building and set up phase of a gaming rig the reward is in the amount of games
you gain access to as well as overall gameplay performance on pc you can pretty much play every
game out there except a few like some playstation exclusives but even those come to pc in time
the popular game pass service on xbox is also on pc which means you have access to all the same
games on xbox on pc this single fact makes the xbox redundant within the same gaming setup as a
pc consoles also have a ton of options for games but not nearly as much as pcs do unless you're
a hardcore or big time gamer you probably won't miss not having access to pc games on xbox game
pass offers lots of games to choose from and on the ps5 you have access to the ps plus collection
on both consoles there are lots of multi-platform games and exclusives for you to play with new ones
releasing every now and then gameplay performance is unmatched on pc you can build something
powerful enough to handle the most demanding games without breaking a sweat when i was building my pc
i went for a 3080 ti graphics card and that alone has made my pc a powerhouse for gaming you can
build a pc that can run games at super high frame rates and high resolutions the ps5 and series x on
the other hand both come with less powerful gpus optimized for their architecture this makes games
easy for developers to optimize for the consoles since their hardware is pretty much set in stone
most often than not you'll see medium settings for games and consoles while you have the option to
turn settings to high or even ultra high on pc on consoles also you'll notice that game developers
give you the option to run games at a higher resolution with lower frame rates or a lower
resolution with higher frame rates this just means they're simply not powerful enough to do both
on pc you can have it all you can have high frame rates and high resolution gameplay
if you decide to build a gaming pc then you have to be ready to lose the portable aspect of gaming
i built my pc in a mid tower atx case and that's not even the largest case you can go for there are
small form factor mini itx cases too but let's be honest it'll be difficult to build a nice gaming
rig in one of those on the other hand consoles like the series x and ps5 are more portable and
travel friendly when i say portable i mean being able to quickly set up my console in a living room
or anywhere at all with few constraints for a pc you'll need a display keyboard mouse and possibly
a controller if you game with that for console all you'll need is a controller and a display
it's also so much easier to throw a console on a controller into a travel bag and bring
it on a trip trying to do that with a gaming rig is more work than it's worth i don't know
about you but i would rather avoid doing that now here's where things get really crazy the money it
costs to buy a high-end console like the series x or the ps5 is a small fraction of the money it
costs to build a high-end gaming pc right now the main cost of building the pc lies with the
graphics card the inflation of prices for graphics cards due to cryptocurrency mining has ultimately
made building a gaming pc very expensive the digital edition ps5 retails for 499.99
and xbox series x retails for 599.99 pc parts like newer intel cpus high-end gpus and ddr5 rams are
very expensive they'll get the overall price of any pc build over two thousand dollars easily the
3080 ti graphics card in my pc cost 2100 which is crazy because gpus weren't always that expensive
just so you know these prices are all in canadian dollars essentially what i'm saying is it'll cost
you a whole lot more to build a gaming pc that'll cost you to buy a console especially right now
besides the price there's also the issue of chip shortage which has made it extremely difficult
for any store to keep high-end consoles or pc parts in stock they do come in stock on and off
at different retailers you just have to be on the lookout once you've made the decision on either
building a pc or buying a console the next step is to begin looking for what you need that could
be a ps5 xbox series x or pc parts like high-end gpus all that being said i'll let you guys know
right now that i'll choose to build a pc over by a console at any point in time if my life situation
allows it but if i could go for both i would definitely go for both because that way i can
have portability and you know complete freedom i believe that consoles are best suited for a living
room and you know social setup with a large tv multiple controllers and a pc is more set up
for individuals and say at a desk setup but it's also good for you know multiplayers and having
friends over but i'd say you know having a console in a living room is better that's also because
consoles are designed for tv use since they only come with hdmi outputs pc graphics cards tend to
come with both display ports and hdmi ports which are great for multiple options especially when
you want to use it with monitors to unlock even higher frame rates there's no beating a console
when you're looking for something you know that works as a best bang for your buck it's just too
expensive to build a pc right now you know it's just too much everything is expensive i definitely
wouldn't recommend it but if you can definitely go ahead and do it consoles and graphics cards are
pretty hard to find right now but if you look hard enough you'll find it they're not as hard as they
used to be defined about two years ago when most of them launch i'd like to know where you stand
on building a gaming pc versus buying a gaming console and why if you made it to this point of
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