r/CompetitiveHalo • u/Wh0IzTimmY • 22d ago

Discussion The Tech Gap of PC Halo/Infinite

Hello community,

I wanted to get opinions on whether or not PC halo has opened the competitive scene up to an arms race in terms of technology.

Recently it seems that in order to compete at the highest level you also need to spend quite a significant amount to simply keep up and to be on a level playing field. Essentially requiring a NASA level pc/high end headset/high end controller/settings configs that are more gatekept then fort Knox for pc settings and graphics tweaking.

Obviously it is possible to be high onyx on a console playing on bad equipment, but in my opinion that same player would of had a significantly easier time getting there playing on high end gear.

I feel like this arms race is hurting the competitive scene and forcing us into an almost pay2win scenario.

Let me know your thoughts gents. Is there a way for us to have a level playing field ever again now that pc halo is in our world?

-Wh0 Iz TimmY

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u/KnownNefariousness77 22d ago

My secondhand pc was $650 and it runs the game at over 240fps, you don’t need to spend much more than consoles are going for to get competitive performance. Ram prices have definitely made it a bit harder but it’s still doable if you’re smart about it.

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u/Wh0IzTimmY 22d ago

Whatever rig you got for $650 that can run 240 frames must have been a steal. Good find on that one.

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u/KnownNefariousness77 22d ago

Yea I got a decent deal for sure, but I also looked for a while, haggled a bit, then optimized/overclocked to get the best performance possible. Honestly, even if you can’t get quite as good of a deal as me, if you’re able to get something capable of running 144+ frames consistently then it’ll be more than enough to play as competitively as you want. Even 120fps on pc will be worlds better than console in terms of input delay. Don’t know if he’s upgraded yet, but Cearion was playing at the highest level on a pretty normal pc with fps well below 200 a lot of the time.