A mother has bought a gaming PC for her child. The community is excited about the mom and wants to belong to the family. Because the hardware of the purchased PC is very powerful and features a RTX 5070 Ti among other things. A graphics card that alone costs between 700 and 800 euros.
A mother posted a picture on Reddit, showcasing the features of a gaming PC. At the same time, she wants to know if the computer is appropriate for a 13-year-old child. In another post, she explains that she bought the PC with a discount.
Specifically, the system is a pre-built PC from MSI, which officially costs $2,499.99. The mother bought the PC on sale for $500 less. The offer mentioned by the mother can be found directly at the US provider Costco.com, where more details can also be found:
- CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- RAM: 32 GB DDR5 (2x 16 GB)
- Storage: 2 TB NVMe-SSD
Community is excited about the mother and the computer
Why is the community excited? The PC is very powerful and according to the community outperforms most gaming PCs that many players use daily. For example, if you look at the official Steam Hardware Survey, which some users refer to, you can see that the majority of players primarily opt for affordable graphics cards.
The most popular graphics card on Steam, the GeForce RTX 3060, is priced between 200 and 250 euros. As a user aptly points out under the mother’s post:
A 5070 Ti is better than what the majority have. This [PC Master Race, ed. note] is a niche community that is not representative of the world of PC gaming. Most people use budget cards for $250 to $350. A 5070 Ti alone costs over $700. He is a lucky boy to have such a PC at his age. A 5070 Ti will serve him well for many years to come.
And many express that they would also like to have such a PC and would love to be adopted if it means having such a powerful gaming PC:
I am 7 years older than you and also want to be adopted. OP is about to have a house full of adults who want a good PC.
What is certain is that the child with the gaming PC will likely not have major problems even in the coming years being able to play new games on high settings, while other players may have to reduce settings or even resort to a console. Because many players have long feared that PC gaming could soon become unaffordable.
Especially in light of rising prices, first for graphics cards and now for memory, which are driving up computer prices further. Even the new Steam Machine could end up being much more expensive than expected, according to a well-known YouTuber who asked Valve about the price.
A father wanted, similar to the mother, to do a favor for his son and also buy him a new gaming PC. Unfortunately, he did not realize that he was ripped off when purchasing the hardware. Because the hardware he bought is already many years old: Player buys his son a new gaming PC for 1,200 euros, does not realize that the hardware installed is over 10 years old
