So I just built a PC and here's my take on the whole Consoles VS PC argument

[SvennoJ]

beeje13 said:
IMO the building is the best part. And I think the savings for building your own PC should be compared with off the shelf PC's, not consoles, which are always going to win performance per dollar contests.

True, it would be a lot more interesting to compare with pre-built pcs. The cheap ones suck nowadays though, they try to save cost with mobile cpus and gimped gpu to get below that $400 price point.

However you have a lot more room at the enthusiast level as those are already near the $1200 mark on pc parts picker. (without OS, kb/m etc) And at that price point saving a $100 becomes less important too, or the ease of mind of having warrenty on the full system.