caffeinade on 20 November 2017
- Premium materials - not forced to use a cheap, plastic shell
- Aesthetics - giant aluminium coolers look really nice
- Control over noise and thermal performance
- Graphics - I get to enjoy my games at their perfect quality settings, given enough power
- Mouse and Keyboard - faster, and in my case higher quality
- Support for more display options / types
- Emulation
- Multiple OS options
- Ability to upgrade
- Ability to go beyond 60FPS
- More AA solutions
- Mods
- Support for multiple VR units
- Virtualisation
- Terminals
- Gaming hardware doubles as powerful general computing hardware
- SSDs, load times and being able to do without HDDs just fine
- Linux boots without hassle and does so well
- Not locked into one digital marketplace / platform
- Free online
The Ability to play Portal 2 at 8k with 8xMSAA at over 60FPS is pretty nice.
