[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] forriedude [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hokage123679 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] forriedude [quote] That's when you buy prebuilt,When to a custom made desktop PC for budget gaming it would cost 500$ or even less to have a pc that can run most games(not including crysis and other graphic heavy games) on high with atleast 40fps. [/quote] But see, instead of all that, I could just get an xbox + live for $250 and be set for the next few years. Call me what you will, but that seems practical and efficient to me.[/quote]IDK to me gaming on a PC in the long run is saving me more than a console. Now don't get me wrong I play both but most of the games I got off of Steam were dirt cheap. I remember during their Halloween sale I was able to get about 12 games for less than $90. If you ask me that is pretty good. They have sales alot as well. Major holidays, weekend sales, midweek sales. Also I like that I don't have to pay $60 every year to be able to play online. [/quote] I'm not one of those people who buy 15 games a year, last year I bought: Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2, and Halo Reach. I didn't buy Xbox live, it was a gift. I got most of those games for $20-$50 anyways.[/quote]...ok? You don't have to buy 15 games a year......I'm just saying in the long run you might find PC gaming to not be as expensive as you may think. I got the first 3 games you listed off of steam for less than $10 each.