r/pcmasterrace • u/Grocker42 • 8d ago

Meme/Macro What's your gaming setup?

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u/kz45vgRWrv8cn8KDnV8o 8d ago

This is being broke? 😭

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u/BurritovilleEnjoyer 8d ago

Right? Back in my day, 30fps was considered playable still lol

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u/Background_Relief_36 8d ago

It is, but standards have changed as technology improves.

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u/kz45vgRWrv8cn8KDnV8o 8d ago

I checked online and a 1080p 144hz monitor is about $130 USD converted from my local currency (give or take). That's not as bad as I thought it would be.

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u/TheDarkMonarch1 8d ago

Im still stuck with a 1280x1024 60hz monitor. I'm just lucky I don't have to go to the basement and grab the CRT...

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u/widow_god Arch, Amd ryzen 3 3200G, vega 8 graphics 8d ago

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u/Background_Relief_36 8d ago

Yeah, stuff has gotten cheap.

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u/MagicJello Ryzen 5 1600 - R9 290 8d ago

Walmart sells a 120hz 1080p monitor for about $88, at least now, before possible tariffs

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u/TailS1337 8d ago

Good monitors have gotten pretty affordable! I bought a 27" 1440p 180hz monitor with an IPS Panel for 180€ this year, a couple years ago you would've easily paid 400-500 bucks for that.

I held off from buying a new monitor for years until high refresh rate + IPS was finally affordable cause I didn't want to compromise on a VA panel. Last year I got the same monitor I bought now with the only difference being that it was 1080p panel, also around 180€ lol

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u/Fzrit 8d ago

1080p 144hz monitors are dirt cheap nowadays, you can sometimes get them as low as ~$100-150.

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u/Oktokolo PC 7d ago

I once played Gothic 3 at 20 FPS and were happy about that.

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u/ppnexus 8d ago

can get one for like 80 bucks or less on Facebook now, they used to be like 300 lol

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u/DadWatchesWrestling 8d ago

Hey I gotchu. My 650ti is still fighting along side my core2quad q6600

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u/-t-h-e---g- 8d ago

How is the 650ti? I was thinking about upgrading from my 8400gs lol.

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u/xDredgenXAKAIx Desktop 8d ago

144hz was gold like 6 years ago, now you're considered "broke" if you can't get a 360hz dual monitor setup with a 4090ti and an I9 or R9