IGN receives marching orders from Xbox HQ: "Build a PC as powerful as PS5 Pro"

Sircaw

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So they want me to build a PC with their exact components from their exact links.

Let's check out what it costs in the UK.


IGN's HAL 9000/deep blue supercomputer



-AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor = £129

-XFX Speedster Radeon RX 6800 = £347

-Patriot Signature Premium DDR4 16GB = £53

-Rog Strix B550-f Motherboard = £ 149
-WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD = £ 99

-Power supply Thermaltake 600W = £ 127

-Cooler Master N200 - Computer Case =£ 111


TOTAL = £1015

Ps5 Pro Console = £700

Not only this, but there is no mouse, keyboard, PS5 controller, or Windows, and the system will probably be less optimised than the PS5 Pro without any of the closed systems enhancements.

AND you want me to build the fucking thing too?

They want me to spend that amount of money on a system which is going to be worse??

Get the fuck out of here IGN.

Feeling generous, I have thrown in a mouse mat for free.

 

Gediminas

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So they want me to build a PC with their exact components from their exact links.

Let's check out what it costs in the UK.


IGN's HAL 9000/deep blue supercomputer



-AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor = £129

-XFX Speedster Radeon RX 6800 = £347

-Patriot Signature Premium DDR4 16GB = £53

-Rog Strix B550-f Motherboard = £ 149
-WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD = £ 99

-Power supply Thermaltake 600W = £ 127

-Cooler Master N200 - Computer Case =£ 111


TOTAL = £1015

Ps5 Pro Console = £700

Not only this, but there is no mouse, keyboard, PS5 controller, or Windows, and the system will probably be less optimised than the PS5 Pro without any of the closed systems enhancements.

AND you want me to build the fucking thing too?

They want me to spend that amount of money on a system which is going to be worse??

and GPU doesn't have any PS5 Pro advancements.
 

voke

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That's why the argument of getting a PC is disingenuous. How is someone going to say something is too expensive... so you recommend something even more expensive than the thing they were complaining about????

For that amount of power, PS5 PRO will offer it at the lowest price, period.
 
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Bryank75

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So they want me to build a PC with their exact components from their exact links.

Let's check out what it costs in the UK.


IGN's HAL 9000/deep blue supercomputer



-AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor = £129

-XFX Speedster Radeon RX 6800 = £347

-Patriot Signature Premium DDR4 16GB = £53

-Rog Strix B550-f Motherboard = £ 149
-WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD = £ 99

-Power supply Thermaltake 600W = £ 127

-Cooler Master N200 - Computer Case =£ 111


TOTAL = £1015

Ps5 Pro Console = £700

Not only this, but there is no mouse, keyboard, PS5 controller, or Windows, and the system will probably be less optimised than the PS5 Pro without any of the closed systems enhancements.

AND you want me to build the fucking thing too?

They want me to spend that amount of money on a system which is going to be worse??

Get the fuck out of here IGN.

Feeling generous, I have thrown in a mouse mat for free.

And PS5 pro is equivalent to a 4070 or so, a much more expensive card than the one they have there.
 
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Dr. E99

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So they want me to build a PC with their exact components from their exact links.

Let's check out what it costs in the UK.


IGN's HAL 9000/deep blue supercomputer



-AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor = £129

-XFX Speedster Radeon RX 6800 = £347

-Patriot Signature Premium DDR4 16GB = £53

-Rog Strix B550-f Motherboard = £ 149
-WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD = £ 99

-Power supply Thermaltake 600W = £ 127

-Cooler Master N200 - Computer Case =£ 111


TOTAL = £1015

Ps5 Pro Console = £700

Not only this, but there is no mouse, keyboard, PS5 controller, or Windows, and the system will probably be less optimised than the PS5 Pro without any of the closed systems enhancements.

AND you want me to build the fucking thing too?

They want me to spend that amount of money on a system which is going to be worse??

Get the fuck out of here IGN.

Feeling generous, I have thrown in a mouse mat for free.


Don't worry. You'll quickly make up the difference paying Sony $20/month for access to multiplayer and a catalog of old games, and $70+ for new releases.
 
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BLAZE

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In short: buy a more expensive PC with inferior technologies and that in the end will still deliver a lower performance than the PS5 Pro. Honestly, if you want something superior (or not) to the PS5 Pro, then get an RTX 4070 up
 

Dr. E99

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You can't even customize your Windows if you don't buy a license, and I doubt anyone would want to use Linux for gaming

Not true. You can easily customize Windows. And lots of people (myself included) currently use or have used Linux for gaming.
 
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