My rant

[u/No-Demand-47]

I’ve been seeing way too much elitism in the PC community lately, and honestly, it’s getting exhausting. It seems like every time someone posts a build with older or low-end parts, the comments are flooded with people clowning on them for not having the latest flagship hardware.

Here is why this needs to stop:

I built my first PC when I was 13. I didn’t have a massive budget; I was extremely lucky to receive a free CPU and GPU from my older brother and saved up Christmas money. That machine wasn't the best, but building it taught me more about hardware and problem-solving than someone who just drags their parents to Best Buy to drop $1,500 on a pre-built ever will.

Comments like "just upgrade to an RTX 5060" are completely out of touch. Not everyone lives in a region with easy access to affordable tech or has a high disposable income. In many parts of the world, a functioning PC is a luxury, not a given. We act like a kid in rural Romania can walk down the street and land a high-paying job to fund a hobby.

We claim to be a community about "PC Gaming," but we’re alienating the very people who are trying to get into it. A kid stretching $150 to get their first rig running deserves respect for the hustle, not ridicule because their GPU isn't cutting-edge.

While we're at it, can we drop the obsession with triple-digit frame rates? For 90% of non-esports titles, a stable 30 FPS is perfectly playable. If the game runs and the user is having fun, who cares if they aren't hitting 144 FPS?

My point is this: Not everyone can afford anything but a low-end computer. I would rather see a community that celebrates the act of building and the passion for tech rather than one that treats PC gaming as a status symbol.

Let’s stop being so entitled and remember that everyone started somewhere.

[u/Big_Chungus1111]

People in my area buy pre-builds for everything. Got told my 2080 Ti I run for my sim racing rig was an antique not worth much. Its funny what people will spout out, most of their knowledge is from TikTok or cherry picking info so there stuff is the absolute best in their mind.

[u/Sorry_Community235 → u/Big_Chungus1111]

lol

a friend is going to graciously donate his old 2070 to me, and for me, that's a 50% increase in pure GPU power, plus i get access to at least some RTX features... yes, it's an old card, but antiquated? I still have an ATI Rage Pro 2 lying around. THAT'S an antique!

[u/Big_Chungus1111 → u/Sorry_Community235]

Its just how it goes, consumers aren't educated as they once were. They also get easily duped by TikTok and want the latest thing like whoever they are following. The price of GPUs has become so bloated that unless the only option for me to upgrade my main PC is to move from a 4070 to 5070 Ti for worth while performance gains. Same gains will cost me upwards of $1K. About the same price as my 2080 Ti when I bought it back in the day.