PC Gamers: Any thoughts on the Alienware Alpha console? (& steam boxes)

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spemanig said:

Wait, so even the the Alpha is stronger than the PS4, it won't be able to even run some of it's games in the future? Maybe this is ignorant to say, but the last thing I'd want to do if I owned a PC is constantly have to upgrade it.

Well, with PC, you dont consistantly have to upgrade it if you spend more than a console. If you spend about the same amount as a console in terms of inital price, then of course as we all know, PC's can't really do it. PCs are built to do many things where as consoles are specialized for games so you can't really expect a PC to have the same performance as a console at  the same price or else no one would really buy a console imo. You spend more, get better graphics and you get a PC that can do much for than a console.

And I would say the alienware alpha is weaker than the ps4 actually if the ps4 has a 7870, a 750Ti (on the alienware) is certainly weaker than a 7870

Think of it like this, an old i5 2500k that came out in 2011 is good for this entire generation and so is the Ram and everything else. The only thing that needed to be upgraded was the GPU and thats it. It is hard to predict how the CPU requirements will be for next gen as of right now but most likely, the i5 should be able to get you through the next gen as well but don't quote me on that since its too early to tell.

Although, maybe next year, if you spend as much as a console on a PC, you just might be able to do it