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TbonerT OP t1_j4qwqns wrote

Reply to comment by 2001zhaozhao in Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever by TbonerT

A core i9-13900K is going to set you back $600 + tax. A midrange graphics card is about $300. RAM is probably another $75 or so. That leaves us about $300 for Windows, storage, and a tiny motherboard. You know that motherboard is going to eat up more than the remainder. It's an interesting exercise.

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2001zhaozhao t1_j4qznqi wrote

Then there's CPU cooler, case and power supply. Hmm, perhaps it's just slightly too much to fit in the $1299 budget.

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alc4pwned t1_j4t46is wrote

Also, for fairness maybe you should be trying to make that work in an sff case.

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2001zhaozhao t1_j4te9w4 wrote

well, if you want to go down that rabbit hole, the PC also has benefits like being upgradable

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Hot-Gabe4004 t1_j4rb5z5 wrote

I don’t know about a 300$ dollar gpu but everything else looks right to me.

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endthepainowplz t1_j4rnkbp wrote

Not top end, but you can get a very good pc with 1,300, and it can play anything on steams library. You can’t beat windows universality and versatility.

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Ch4l1t0 t1_j4sko7j wrote

I just bought a AM5 mobo with a 7600X, 32GB DDR5 ram (2x16GB), 2x 1TB M.2 drives, all for less than 900 dollars, in Argentina, where this stuff is WAY more expensive than in the US.

Next will be a 6800XT for around 600 bucks, most expensive part by far.

edit: 900 bucks. Not 350. My bad.

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endthepainowplz t1_j4sphzy wrote

You got an excellent deal, enjoy your new setup, and hopefully you don’t have any headaches getting a gpu

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Ch4l1t0 t1_j4sqp4c wrote

Thanks! But I just realized I made a big mistake when doing the currency conversion(I didn't buy the parts in dollars). It would be more like 900 dollars. Sorry about the confusion, seems I can't math today.

On the bright side, there seem to be a few 6800xt available so getting the gpu shouldn't be too much of a problem :)

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TbonerT OP t1_j4rr5cg wrote

You can certainly get a good PC for $1,300 but it won't perform as well. Apple runs Windows better than similarly-priced laptops.

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endthepainowplz t1_j4rveiw wrote

Arm processors are great, but a lot of software isn’t built with that architecture in mind, so I don’t think apple is the best all around. Though they are becoming more intriguing every generation.

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