His wife desperately wanted a gaming PC to play WoW with her partner. When he comes home, his wife has already started the PC for the first time.
A gamer shares that his wife wished for a gaming PC for Christmas so she could play WoW with her husband. And it seems he not only fulfilled this wish but even gifted her the PC a few days early.
When he comes home in the evening, his wife has already set up her new PC, but he is surprised by what she is playing. Because she supposedly did not play WoW, but the card game Patience (in French: Solitaire).
What hardware is in the PC? The gamer explains in another post on Reddit that thanks to a deal on Black Friday
, he only paid $699 (about 650 euros) for the PC. The following hardware is installed:
- CPU: Intel i5 13600 KF
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
- RAM: 32 GB
- Motherboard: Asrock B760 WIFI
- Power Supply: 750 Watts
The Intel processor is a good mid-range CPU that can compete with AMD’s offerings. However, the technical issues that Intel’s CPUs from the 13th and 14th generations still face should not be underestimated. If you are affected, make sure to install the BIOS update for your system. Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 is a good graphics card for Full HD but tends to be slower than the AMD RX 7600.
By the way, one should consider that his wife might be in the background downloading WoW. Because even for the minimal installation, you already need to download at least 20 GB. Depending on the internet connection, this may take some time. And you can easily pass this time with a pre-installed card game.
Gamers find it amusing and say: There are people who spend much more money on unnecessary PCs
What are the reactions like? Many users find the surprised face of the user amusing. Some explain that there are also people who buy a PC for 3,000 euros just to watch YouTube videos or play indie titles.
Another adds: No one is a real gamer if they haven’t even played Solitaire on their PC at least once in their life. A third person adds that they also tested whether their new PC could run Crysis, only to break their record times in Solitaire afterwards (via Reddit.com):
I had a $1,000 PC that I built when I was 18, and the first thing I did was see if Crysis would run on it.
After confirming that, I started Solitaire to see if I could beat my best time.
Others also say: Let your wife play whatever she wants. In the end, it is only important that his wife enjoyed the gift and actually uses the computer. And not that the device ends up only
sitting around somewhere, never used.
Think carefully about what purpose you are buying a gaming PC for
What is a general problem? Fundamentally, the problem exists that many people quickly jump on deals without being clear about what hardware they actually need in everyday life. Add to that a good dose of impatience, which regularly leads to gamers getting ripped off when buying a PC. You should always ask yourself a few questions before buying a PC unless you want to buy the best of the best anyway:
- What games do you want to play on your computer? AAA titles or mainly indie games?
- What kind of monitor and what resolution are you aiming for? Full HD, WQHD, or even 4K?
- What frame rate do you want to play at? Are 60 FPS enough for you, or do you want to play shooters where high frame rates can be practically beneficial?
- Do you want to only play on the PC or also perform hardware-intensive work?
If you ask yourself these questions before the purchase, you significantly reduce the chance of buying the wrong PC that you would never actually need.
A gamer pays a lot of money for a powerful gaming PC. But later she regrets the purchase. Others explain to her why she shouldn’t regret the purchase and how she can still save money to ease her conscience: Young gamer buys gaming PC for 4,000 euros, regrets the purchase minutes later – She only needed to pay half
