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minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoTurns out PC’s are a cheap hobby.
minus-squarecRazi_man@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoMany hobbies are cheap if you choose wisely out of your possible interests; and then go with cheap, good enough options rather than getting swept up in online echo chambers (where nothing less than top tier is acceptable).
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah but they don’t pull the dopamine like the expensive ones do
minus-squareSuperSpruce@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMotorcycles: Excuse me Sports cars: Hold my beer Planes:
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minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoCompared to other “adult hobbies” such as cars even the highest end PC costs peanuts.
minus-squareOgeon@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoA relatively cheap PC with Factorio and you are set. You won’t spend much on food either, so win-win.
minus-square𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 months ago5k? I don’t believe it. When in get home I’ll total up my setup and compare notes EDIT- So I bought some stuff at different prices than you’d get today (cough GPU) so I will list a few prices for. PC Hardware Intel i5 10400 - $180 RAM 16GB DDR4 - $40 Mobo - $180 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Used on ebay) - $215, New is about $450 AverMedia HD2 Capture Card - $150 (now $99) PCIE Wifi Adapter (Amazon) - $20 250Gb SSD (system and files, gift) - $80 2Tb HDD (Games, tried to save on budget) - $80 PSU - $120 Total Spent - $985 Total Value - $1300 Peripherals 40" TV - $200 new at time, got on clearance for $100. Now ~$130-150 24" gaming monitor (used) - $200 retail discontinued, paid $120 used, $100 on ebay now 4 Hard Drive dock (gift) - $100 RGB keyboard pad (gift) - $40 keyboard base - $120 White switches - $40 Custom etsy keys - $40 Logitech mouse - $80 USB Hub (Ebay) - $37 Stream Deck (Ebay) - $80 Microphone (Used Ebay) - $70, new is $140 Headphones -$100 Total Spent - $787 (927 if free was included) All in - I’m at about $2k and can run Space Marine 2 and Warzone.
Turns out PC’s are a cheap hobby.
Many hobbies are cheap if you choose wisely out of your possible interests; and then go with cheap, good enough options rather than getting swept up in online echo chambers (where nothing less than top tier is acceptable).
Yeah but they don’t pull the dopamine like the expensive ones do
Motorcycles: Excuse me
Sports cars: Hold my beer
Planes:
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Compared to other “adult hobbies” such as cars even the highest end PC costs peanuts.
A relatively cheap PC with Factorio and you are set. You won’t spend much on food either, so win-win.
5k? I don’t believe it. When in get home I’ll total up my setup and compare notes
EDIT- So I bought some stuff at different prices than you’d get today (cough GPU) so I will list a few prices for.
PC Hardware
Intel i5 10400 - $180
RAM 16GB DDR4 - $40
Mobo - $180
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Used on ebay) - $215, New is about $450
AverMedia HD2 Capture Card - $150 (now $99)
PCIE Wifi Adapter (Amazon) - $20
250Gb SSD (system and files, gift) - $80
2Tb HDD (Games, tried to save on budget) - $80
PSU - $120
Total Spent - $985
Total Value - $1300
Peripherals
Total Spent - $787 (927 if free was included)
All in - I’m at about $2k and can run Space Marine 2 and Warzone.