고가의 게이밍 PC 경험에 대한 반성

### 충동적인 4,000달러짜리 PC 빌드에 대한 반성: 투자할 가치가 있을까요?
* 🖥 2023년 8월, 저는 정신적으로 우울한 시기에 기분을 전환하고 싶다는 욕구와 AI 발전에 대한 흥분으로 **충동적으로 하이엔드 PC를 구축하기로 결정**했습니다.
* 💸 이전 시스템은 여전히 작동했지만 동생에게 물려주면서 **Ryzen 9 7900X, 64GB DDR5 RAM, RTX 490**을 갖춘 강력한 새 빌드에 **약 4,000달러**를 투자했습니다.
* 🎮 이 PC의 성능은 매우 뛰어나서 **콘솔 게임과 비슷한 느낌의 높은 설정과 프레임 속도**로 현재와 미래의 게임을 원활하게 플레이할 수 있었습니다.
* 🔇 놀랍게도 PC는 조용하게 작동하며, **RTX 490은 최대 70°C를 유지**하여 이전 설정에 비해 크게 개선되었습니다.
* ⏳ 이 빌드가 제공하는 긴 수명에 감사하지만, 특히 고사양 그래픽보다 **프레임 속도를 우선시**하기 때문에 더 저렴한 시스템이 제 게임 요구 사항에 충분했을지 고민할 때가 많습니다.
* 🤔 제 경험을 돌이켜 보면, PC가 즐거웠지만 최소한의 이득을 위해 과도한 지출을 하는 대신 **4070 TI 슈퍼와 같은 미드레인지 빌드**를 선택했어야 했다는 생각이 듭니다.
* 💡 궁극적으로 이 여정을 통해 게임 하드웨어에 대한 귀중한 교훈을 얻었고, **최고급 부품을 소유하는 경험**을 즐겼지만 앞으로는 그렇게 비싼 구매를 반복하지 않을 것입니다.
* 👍 저는 시청자들이 고사양 하드웨어에 큰 투자를 하기 전에 **자신의 게임 우선순위를 고려할 것**을 권장합니다. 더 적당한 설정으로도 개인적인 만족을 얻을 수 있기 때문입니다.

강력한 PC 빌드는 즐거운 경험을 제공하지만, 캐주얼 게이머에게는 비용이 그 이점을 능가할 수 있습니다.

[Music] back in August of 2023, I possibly made one of, if not the most impulsive purchases I've ever done in my life, and that was building a ridiculously powerful PC. I was in sort of a mental low and needed something to do with my life to keep my mind off of that. Coupled with the entire AI stir that was going on at the time, I said, screw it, let's just upgrade my 3-year-old system at the time to something that was incredibly overkill. Now, my old build wasn't a bad system, actually quite the opposite, but I passed it down to my brother as his system was getting really, really old, and he needed an upgrade. So, I decided, why not? Now, this new build I made was almost balls to the walls in terms of specs: the Ryzen 9 7900X, 64 gigs of DDR5 RAM, and most importantly, the all-powerful RTX 490. Coupled that with a brand new OLED Ultra-wide monitor from Alienware, and you got yourself basically

a $4,000 setup with everything combined. So, was the purchase worth it? That was something I had to ask myself a lot, given how much I had to spend for it. And I got this thing before the China band inflated the 49s cost it even more. So, in this video, I want to give some insights on using the PC and what I learned from playing games with some of the best of the best hardware you can currently buy, and comparing it specifically to lower-end stuff, and especially things like the Steam Deck, for example. Now, before we begin, I do want to clarify that I will not be going over very specific specs or benchmarks or any details concerning that. This video is more about my experience using the PC over the benchmarks. So, without further ado, let's get into it. Now, there are a couple of things that I like about using this PC. First of all, the PC is very, very quiet. Surprisingly, even though there's a little bit of coil whine, none of the parts really make a lot of noise, and

that was something that I wasn't expecting. I was expecting this thing to like roar like a jet engine, like a PS4, but fortunately, it doesn't. Like, these coolers are over-engineered, and for the most part, the PC also runs relatively cool as well. Like, my 490 barely hits 70° C, which was something I cannot say for my previous build, which could go up to 75 or 80 Celsius. But all of that aside, let's just go straight into the best thing about owning this PC, which is the performance. Now, flexing on PC part picker aside, this isn't going to be the typical oh, look at my games at 4K Ultra settings kind of deal, but instead, it's the concept of peace of mind that I found the best part about this computer. And what I mean by that is that this system will play any current and future game without much hassle at high settings and high frame rates. It ironically feels like a console in a sense where I can basically throw any game at it, and for the most part, I can.

play the game at really, really good frame rates and good settings without having to tinker with the settings that much. Even in poorly optimized scenarios like Starfield or recent Unreal Engine 5 titles, I can still get above 60 FPS at max settings without much effort. The incredible fast performance of this PC also will help in terms of longevity. Obviously, sure, the card is overkill now, most likely for the games that I play, especially that I play in 1440p ultrawide for the most part. But looking at the next four to five years, especially if the recent Unreal Engine 5 titles are anything as an indicator, I can confidently say that for the most part, I'm basically set and don't need to bother upgrading the system within the next half-decade, which is something I wasn't able to say with some of my previous PC builds. Now, you can easily say the same for lesser cards, given that if you want to lower settings, but it's more so of a guarantee that you should.

absolutely be able to play any games in the next five or so years without major compromises. For the most part, I have been really pleased by this PC for what I intended it for, which was gaming and some productivity stuff. And for the resolutions and frame rates that I was targeting, it runs every game I throw at it without a hassle. But even so, thinking about it in hindsight, there is this nagging feeling of me asking myself on whether or not I should have spent less for a slightly worse computer but also get mostly the same satisfaction. Let's not kid around the bush here. First of all, this type of PC is expensive. Over $3,000 for my build specifically is not an easy pill to swallow. Is it really worth that much just to play my games with no fuss for the next couple of years? That was something I had to really ponder about, especially if you consider a much more modest system with, say, a potentially 4070 TI super and 7700x build, could total to around basically

half the price and play the same games at slightly lower settings just completely fine with good enough frame rates. I'm someone who, for the most part, doesn't really care about the high-end graphics. I mainly prioritize frame rate, even at the cost of visuals. I also don't play at 4K or higher, where these types of graphics cards and, you know, PCs are typically designed to play games at. It even becomes more confusing to me as someone who has played games on significantly worse PC hardware, like the Steam Deck, over the past year. I was absolutely fine playing the more demanding games on that system with much lower settings and below 60 FPS without much complaint. For the vast majority of folks, that basically is sufficient enough to have a great gaming experience with the vast library of games that Steam has to offer. So, at face value, when looking back at it, I do sort of regret paying so much for this type of system, though I'm not really the target audience for it. I will admit that clearly the 4090 and just paying this

much for a PC isn't that much worth it for me, but I can understand if someone is visual like heavy, or maybe they play a lot of VR games, you know, VR AR experiences. Perhaps there's someone who has a simulation rig and wants to play like Microsoft flight simulator at like the highest possible resolution to get this kind of like VR experience kind of deal, you know, those types of Gamers who absolutely prioritize Fidelity to give you kind of like a simulation experience. I can see this PC being worth the price tag, but for me specifically, who is not really big on the visuals as much, I probably wouldn't have gotten this PC, to be honest with you. If I could go back, I would probably go to a 470 TI super kind of Base build instead. Now wrapping up everything here, while I do admit that I kind of regret getting this kind of PC, I am grateful that I ended up getting it anyway just because of the experience, you know, getting that taste of what it feels like to own some of the best of the best.

hardware that the current industry has to offer is such a surreal kind of experience for me, who has dealt with having to go with like middle to mid-high-end hardware, and even before that going from low, you know, from low-end hardware. So, being at the top of the food chain is such an interesting experience, but for me, I'm probably not going to be here for long. Whenever my new PC, whenever I want to upgrade to a new PC, I most likely probably will not go for the best of the best next time around. And yeah, you know, you live and you learn. This 490 build has been an experience for me, and I thoroughly have enjoyed it, but I probably won't repeat the same mistake again. So, yeah, hopefully, you guys enjoyed the video. If you did, make sure to leave a like, and I'll talk to you guys in the next one. Later.

The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long term review)

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2023년 8월, 저는 3년 된 시스템에서 업그레이드하여 강력한 PC를 구축하기로 충동적으로 결정했습니다.

새로운 설정에는 Ryzen 9 7900X, 64GB DDR5 RAM, RTX 490과 함께 총 4,000달러에 달하는 Alienware OLED 울트라 와이드 모니터가 포함되었습니다.

이 영상은 특정 사양이나 벤치마크보다는 PC를 사용하고 게임을 플레이하는 제 경험에 초점을 맞췄습니다.

이 PC를 소유하는 가장 큰 장점은 높은 설정과 프레임 속도로 현재와 미래의 게임을 손쉽게 처리할 수 있다는 점입니다.

빠른 성능으로 수명이 길어 향후 4~5년 동안은 업그레이드할 필요가 없습니다.

저자의 3,000달러짜리 게이밍 PC는 목표 해상도와 프레임 속도로 게임을 원활하게 실행하는 등 필요에 따라 효과적으로 사용되었습니다.

더 저렴한 시스템으로도 절반의 가격으로 비슷한 만족도를 얻을 수 있었을 텐데 굳이 비싼 비용을 지불해야 했는지 의문을 제기합니다.

고사양 그래픽보다 프레임 속도를 우선시하는 저자는 Steam 데크와 같은 저사양 하드웨어에서도 훌륭한 게임 경험을 할 수 있었기 때문에 고가의 PC를 구매한 것에 대해 후회하고 있습니다.

하이엔드 PC의 가치에 대한 고찰

VR 게임을 플레이하거나 시뮬레이션 장비를 사용하는 등 시각적 충실도를 우선시하는 게이머에게는 높은 가격대가 정당화될 수 있습니다.

비주얼에 중점을 두지 않는 게이머는 구매를 후회하며 대신 예산 친화적인 빌드를 선택했을 것입니다.

아쉬움은 있지만 최고급 PC를 소유하게 된 경험에 만족하고 있습니다.

하드웨어 업그레이드의 초현실적인 경험

연사는 저가형에서 중고급형 하드웨어를 거쳐 현재 최고급 장비를 사용하기까지의 여정을 회고합니다.

다음에 PC를 업그레이드할 때는 최고를 고집하는 실수를 반복하지 않을 것이라고 말합니다.

490 빌드는 소중한 경험이었으며, 시청자들이 영상을 좋아해 주시고 앞으로의 콘텐츠를 기대해 달라고 당부합니다.