PC gaming no longer affordable

I can't justify spending thousands on a top-tier gaming PC

A solid mid-range GPU like the new Radeon RX 9070 series starts from over S$1,000 from a reputable vendor like Asus. Credit: Asus

I grew up on PC games. I didn’t own a game console until the Sony PlayStation 3 when I was in my late twenties. But between the bitcoin mining craze, a global pandemic, and the AI boom, the price of building a PC — in particul…