How Much Would It Cost To Build A PC As Powerful As The Xbox Series S? (2021 Edition)

[@johnbaker4847]

series S works great for me, (I'm 68) not sure it would be worth the cost for series X at this time. I've dealt with computers most of my adult life and have thought about my own build, but it's always been more cost effective to buy pre-made systems and modify the software to my own use. Good article. 👍😊

[@MassiveHappyClapper]

I am 40 but want to be a 100 year old gamer. Good going dude. Brilliant.

[@nightmareofkaitos]

X is worth the cost if you wanna play star wars kotor on disc

[@davidandrew6855]

Great comment John, I'm 52 and can totally identify with your thoughts. I'm tempted to get the Series S, just wish all my disc based games would not become obsolete with it. I mostly game on PC at the moment, but I'm finding I can't quite game like I once could, oh that father time!!!.......

[@mortenpotzdidler1998]

@@MassiveHappyClapper My grandfather played games in his mid-70s. That was 25 years ago. I've never really found it odd for people of any age to play games.

[@tristanscatliffe9840]

@@nightmareofkaitos you can get Kotor digitally. I have it on the series s

[@samhowell6729]

Ultimately, series S offers $800 performance in a $300 package while also delivering the piece of mind that all major games will support and strive to excel specifically on its hardware.

[@TheAbrahamsoto01]

Piece of mind or Peace ✌️🕊️. 😂

[@Am4x667]

yeah Microsoft absolutely nailed it in terms of quality/price

[@jigzonyt517]

And will run the newer titles nicely whilst thr pc will need upgrades or tweaking your graphics settings constantly soon enough

[@jigzonyt517]

The guy also forgot to mention that you can run steam from your xbox one s meaning your 500gb storage isn't that bad atall for xbox games.

[@lvl9704]

@@jigzonyt517 you can save all your games to a cheap 2 tb hdd and just swap the xs games back and forth. Beat redownloading. Takes 5-15mins each game depending on size

[@thelegendgamer33]

Glad the Series S is getting some love

[@random_gamer_guy82]

The series s definitely needs it , its a very comparing quality machine for the money.

[@raymundoo2879]

Ot fucking warms my heart to know they still put out good consoles every once in a while

[@CARLGULA]

The Xbox series S is by far one of the BEST consoles I've ever owned. It far exceeds the performance of the PS4 pro / Xbox one X even though it doesn't do native 4K gaming it's upscaling techniques are phenomenal. I can honestly say I play on the series S just as much if not more than my PS5. And while yes the PS5 is more powerful the overall experience on the series S isn't much different. The price to performance ratio on the series S is absolutely perfect, happy gaming 😁🎮🙌

[@AniketSen]

@@CARLGULA especially considering gamepass...

[@CARLGULA]

@iiCrazyChris you will NOT regret your decision one but, the Xbox series S is such a phenomenal little BEAST of a console! The performance of the Series S compared to my PS4 pro is night and day. The Series S is Soo much faster, the performance is stunning TBH. The SSD essentially eliminates load times, the new Zen 2 CPU architecture combined with the RDNA 2 GPU means the series S is not only much more powerful than PS4 pro but it's also far more effecient! The series S doesn't run games at native 4K instead opting to run games at 1440p and up to 120fps. Now I'm not going to lie, at first I was afraid this console would be underpowered and that all the naysayers we're correct but to my pleasant surprise this thing is truly impressive! The series S has the ability to upscale all games to 4K to match your TV resolution and I was afraid games wouldn't look good being upscaled but in all honesty it looks fantastic. The series S is probably one of the BEST consoles ever released, it's price to performance ratio is unreal. plus if you get gamepass you have access to a massive Library of some of the best Xbox games ever made! I'm happy to see the series S is finally getting the love it deserves. Happy gaming 😁🎮🙌

[@dragoslav3859]

If people are happy with 1080p, then the series s will be a 1080p beast for years to come. I have no problems gaming at 1080p which allows for awesome frame rates. Games will look great and play smooth as butter.

[@michaeljohn2826]

Exactly right

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Mine is paired with a 1440p monitor so I can utilise the extra resolution on games that go up to 1440p like yakuza

[@waveydaveyyyyy8968]

Best part is that many games now are hitting 1440p60 (r6 is close to native 4k at 1720p60)

[@flashn00b]

Meanwhile, me with an RTX 3070: Tales of Arise is the only AAA or otherwise graphically intense game I can feasibly 4K60. KH3's upper limit on my card is 1620p, and Necromunda: Hired Gun can only match the Xbox Series X's arbitrary 1800p (achieved via .ini tweaking that bumps up resolution scaling to 170% of 1080p).

[@KyleNornIreland]

are you could just have a 4k 60fps Gaming Experience wich is God Tier

[@RhenuxGP]

I have a 1080p TV, the Series S, and the GamePass. Simply great for me

[@crunchTwist]

I got INCREDIBLY LUCKY finding my setup. Series S + gen 1 turtle wireless and an older, high-end 1080p tv(200hz) all found local on Facebook and delivered to my door. Sprinkle in Gamepass ultimate and I’m COVID prepared bc my ass never goes outside

[@raymundoo2879]

@@crunchTwist hahahaha

[@blindowl2861]

@@crunchTwist that is why you're overweight and out of shape lol

[@jmoney1288]

The value on offer from Xbox these days is INSANE 🔥🎮💯

[@DOUR08]

They lose money on selling the consoles, all the subscriptions are coming in clutch

[@gpaulatheist]

@@DOUR08 yep , that's their business model .

[@arc2641]

Series S is amazing, got mine a few months ago, and I’m completely in love with it, I can’t believe how compact it is, being smaller than my keyboard. I am mainly a PC gamer however (recently upgraded from 1060 to 3060) and I am certain that the Series S performs almost thrice as good as my older 1060 build. The Series S can run most games at upscaled 4K60FPS.

[@_MegaMind_]

@@jaxsonmillz6474 pretty cheap price to performance wise

[@Luke357]

The 1060 is very similar in performance to a 5500xt which is very similar to a series s therefore they will preform the same NOT anywhere near powerful enough to outclass your old 1060.

[@Chimpthoughts]

Same bro im loving it such a steal 300 do u have that wireless xbox head set I wanted to get

[@arc2641]

@@jaxsonmillz6474 Your take is hot garbage, you cannot build a gaming PC even near as powerful as the XSS within the the same budget, let alone the extra peripherals to go with it, you can’t even get a GPU at the price of a XSS that performs half as well as the console does. I consider myself lucky to somehow find a 3060 at the price of two XSS’s. Console will always rule in terms of price to performance, and that cannot be changed anytime in the future unless companies decide to stop selling at a loss.

[@ckooakley]

@@jaxsonmillz6474 That is absolutely the truth. Remind me, what can you buy for £249.99? A stick of ram and and inferior hardrive. Good luck with you gaming Tig

[@tristanscatliffe9840]

Series S has been a great supplement to my PS5. I love it!

[@imakeshoes1]

Same. It was perfect for me because I wasn’t trying to spend another 500 when I already have the PS5. I’m not disappointed with it at all. Super great price and now I don’t have to miss out on any Xbox exclusives

[@ayderla789]

@@imakeshoes1 pc is a thing also

[@samurisnark6940]

@@ayderla789 still cheaper to get a Series S than build a PC

[@ayderla789]

@@samurisnark6940 nope no no no. i think u mean that an equivalent pc is more expensive, however pc games are cheaper/ free cause yolo piracy. not to mention other advantages. u can save money in the long run by building a pc that is more expensive than any xbox.

[@davisorle]

@@ayderla789 Having an Xbox with Game Pass avoids Piracy issues, since piracy is your choice apparently as an incentive. Still cheaper in the long run. I have a gaming rig as well btw and always did since the early 90s.

[@WtZuck]

Just picked an open box series s for 230 and will be hooked up to a 27" monitor as a game pass machine. Can't beat it for the price, and will tide me over until I finally, after 20 years of gaming, end up going PC. Great vid!

[@theloniouswolf6504]

I FEEL THE NEED to tell people how much in love with my series s I am. Crazy thing about it is that alot of people don't even like to mention how good it is. I never really got to enjoy the last ten of gaming during the time I was in highschool and I've been out for about 5 years at 22 I was finally able to play a Xbox one and as soon as I did every felt very different from 360 but then I felt what it was like to play upscaled and to see tv in 4k when I got a 4k tv. It was only then when I got the series s that I was able to see why so many people are pc players and just why so many people love fps boost and 60 fps.

[@fanfichurtmyears6863]

I absolutely love my series s too , it was a great option for someone with three kids and a job as a waiter to hop into next gen .

[@coconuttree3222]

You and me both brother

[@stevencuellarart9495]

I have a series S/X, and the series S is surprisingly amazing. Great console.

[@nightmareofkaitos]

You do realise most series s games won't be 60 fps it'll be 45 to 30 fps at 1080p this gen with it I think series x will struggle with 4k 60 as the gen goes on.

[@DeAtHvAnGeL]

60fps for me now feel choppy and slow I play most games 144fps to 240fps

[@bashtro-sle7528]

I love the series s so much I got mine in early June and I’ve been in love with it so much I bought it with gamepass ultimate for 2 years and I’m excited to see how it improves and becomes better over the next years

[@michaeljohn2826]

Some really interesting software/firmware based graphics advances in the pipeline that are designed to really take advantage of these new consoles and push them way beyond anything anyone expected

[@Platinum199]

I sold my series s

[@iorianam8070]

U sold your series s because u need money for food.

[@Platinum199]

@@iorianam8070 nope sold it cause it’s boring af went back to PlayStation. My ps4 was more enjoyable and actually had exclusives to play as well. Got a ps5 and don’t plan on turning back anytime soon at all

[@iorianam8070]

@@Platinum199 eat your food 🤣

[@gingerd2098]

I would have loved a system like this, combined with a service like Game Pass as a kid. I still remember the backhand I received after pressing the power button to turn off the new PC. I learned that Hard drives were a new thing that required you to shut down the OS, and that back hands hurt more when you don't see them coming lol!

[@forresthunter1483]

This is almost exactly the PC I built last years as a computer for work/ emulation. I have a 1660 TI instead of the Super.

[@jenscee7679]

I’ve got a 1660Ti with 3600 and 32 GB RAM. Also had a Series S and it’s a great, tiny machine. The PC beats it but cost a lot more.

[@consolelivesmatter]

@@jenscee7679 32 GB of RAM yes but 3600 isn't as good and the 1660 Ti isn't as good either.

[@Zy.Blurish]

@@consolelivesmatter depends i got a series s so i could play when i go over to my gf. I always give her the components I'm changing in my Rig she now got a 1660ti and a ryzen 2600. Playing a lot of game pass games together when i'm at her place and 80% of games run better on her rig that goes for resolution, framerate and overall graphics most of the time it's 1440p with similar settings on her rig while the series s achieves the same at 1080p or a slighly lower resolution than 1440p. (Obviously I mean the games that are optimized on Series S as well) Love my series s though I'm glad I got it.

[@DeAtHvAnGeL]

@@consolelivesmatter yes it is better, will get you better performance in most games at a higher resolution.

[@consolelivesmatter]

@@Zy.Blurish in raw power a series s beats a 1660 Ti and a Ryzen 2600. You can run flight simulator at 1440p at ultra quality 30 fps on an XboxSeries S you can't do that on a 1660 Ti

[@bigsteve3530]

I bought a series X for home and 2 series Ss. 1 for my son in college and one for travel. I haven't experienced any slowdown on the S.

[@raymundoo2879]

Rich guy haha am curious as to what u do for work

[@bigsteve3530]

@@raymundoo2879 Engineer

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@raymundoo2879 Not rich guy, it's 1100.

[@ecbadboy101]

I’m sorry, but 10GB of Ram, a 500GB SSD, a pretty good processor and graphics card… all for $300?!?! That’s a steal, especially considering people were buying the Series X for $500, then selling a used console for $1,000. That’s price gouging!!!

[@CARLGULA]

My primary console this generation has been the PS5 that being said the past Christmas my wife and I got Xbox Series S consoles so that we could use it for gamepass and play certain games with our friends on Xbox. I will say the PS5 is obviously better at 4K gaming BUT the series S does EXTREMELY well for what it is. It's got phenomenal upscaling techniques and framerates are solid in 90% of all games I've played. Halo infinite is absolutely gorgeous on the series S, same goes for Forza. Having owned the series S exactly one month now I can't believe I'm playing it on a daily basis now. Anyone on the fence the series S is a fantastic next gen starter console or the perfect companion to the PS5. I have ZERO regrets with the series S, in fact my ONLY gripe about the console is lack of storage (I've found deleting games when I'm done mitigates that problem for the MOST part). In all I think the series S is a fantastic console that plays Soo many awesome games, is fast as hell with it's SSD & quick resume is such a brilliant next gen feature that I wish the PS5 had lol definitely loving my little Xbox 😁🙌

[@mattastic161]

So by the second component, the pc build was already more expensive.... crazy the value of the Series S.

[@COYG94]

Series s struggles with resolution even dropping to 900p and cannot maintain 60fps in most games, an 800$ pc can do alot of things than just gaming but yah series s is indeed crazy value

[@charlie3621]

@@COYG94 nah mate my series s run fortnite upscale @ 4K 120 FPS

[@charlie3621]

@@COYG94 and I don t see a difference

[@COYG94]

@@charlie3621 of course u won't see the diff in a fast paced shooter lol watch digital foundry videos to understand how low the resolution goes on series s

[@blacklung7474]

@@COYG94 it doesn't matter If you can't even see the difference.

[@smoglessmeat]

I got a series s on its release day. It’s much faster than an Xbox one and I doubt I could tell a difference. I’d love to have a series x but series s is more available and it’s totally worth the time I’ve played on it alone

[@Mash3OH3]

Series S is crazy. I had low expections. However after playing Monster Hunter, Yakuza Like a Dragon, Overwatch and Back 4 Blood. It’s just a well designed and performing machine.

[@pumpkinpooper]

Which GPU is equivalent to series s Google said The equivalent of the Xbox Series S GPU is the NVidia GTX 1060 3GB. There's a major difference between the GPU performance of the Xbox Series S and the Series X

[@Mash3OH3]

@@pumpkinpooper Whoever’s said that there wasn’t a disparity between both GPUs? You assume I didn’t take the GPU into account or something? Do you feel the need to be correct? Lol. It’s a well designed and well performing machine are my words. Never once did I say they were the same in gpu performance or the series S was better in any way. Actually there is something that’s better than the X. The pricing. A 1440p 120frames with some ray tracing capability for 390 that I paid for? That’s amazing. Try building a PC that can perform as well as the series S with the price of a series S.

[@pumpkinpooper]

@@Mash3OH3 why are u rude to me sir ... i feel sad now i didnt was rude in my comment but i just copy pasted what i saw in google , i know u have way more knownledge about these things than i ever had..im just a quiet guy with no friends ha

[@Mash3OH3]

@@pumpkinpooper What did I say that was rude? Everything you’ve said I’m well aware of. What’s rude is that you assumed that I did not know about the Series S neutered GPU. Except it’s not that bad. It’s a capable system. You should of just left it at that.

[@pumpkinpooper]

@@Mash3OH3 ok u win the argument , we friends?

[@NIBREZZY]

It’s inaccurate to base gpu performance purely on how many teraflops it has. The Rdna 2 tech makes the gpu much more comparable to a 2060 or Rx 5600xt then a 1660

[@GThermic]

That’s inaccurate, the Rdna 2 tech is inferior when it compares to how many flux capacitor you need to give your PC the boost it needs for future performance

[@secondary5913]

@@GThermic what

[@duhbaws2705]

@@GThermic flux capacitor kek

[@huyatti]

Lol, series s has rx 580 level of graphic performance. Do not believe this nonsense video. Bottleneck is memory but still it has low graphic performance too.

[@johnbc11]

@@huyatti tendría el nivel de una rx 580 o 5500xt sí fuera solo un Polaris o un rdna 1, pero al ser rdna 2 está muy lejos de ser eso, puede ir de una 1660 super hasta quién sabe dónde, eso sí lo único en lo que tienes relativa razón es en que la ram es algo baja, pero quién sabe.

[@r3dna280]

I must be one of the most particular human beings when it comes to performance and quality, I could not afford to upgrade my pc to my desires, so I sold the pc, and got a second hand series s in December 2021, what a fantastic decision I made. I do not regret it, buttersmooth gameplay with satisfying texture, shading & lighting visuals @1080p. Especially Apex Legends. Just had to grind to get comfortable with controller on shooters, but doing much better thus far. I will eventually end up keeping the series s and add a series x to my inventory soon.

[@mmdrphil8338]

Question: would this be all you need for a computer/PC?

[@andikasavana4539]

i just confuse why xbox is not create more exclusive games

[@Phantomhdilluminate]

Got the Xbox series s with 1tb expansion. Totally worth it. Also have 3070 no need to get serie x. Serie x little beast.

[@beartackle]

LOL, you have exactly what I have! And that's the same reason why I got the S instead of the X. Also, it's easier to play with my friends on console as I don't have to fumble with my PC configuration.

[@coolweathervids1849]

As a pc nerd I got so shocked that he said CABINET for me it's a case like most people but I know,people say it differently

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

The fact its $50 cheaper then the switch oled and 4 times more powerful is insane

[@mikeuk66]

It also has 4 times less games, yes.

[@jeffccan4464]

@The Ostrich Do you ride alot of Ponies ?????

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

If you count those mobile quality games made by 1 person then yes the switch has more games

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

The xbox series can emulate more nintendo games then the switch itself has 1st party nintendo games...

[@oscarfeliz9874]

Series S (4 Tflops) is at least 12 times more powerfull than the Nintendo Switch in docked mode (0.3 Tflops).

[@MassiveHappyClapper]

I got a series X last week to go with my PS5. Loving it. The Series S looks decent but the small memory put me right off.

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

The switch is priced tge same with 32gb

[@P-dub978]

@@Youraveragegamer_97 naw they just upgrade it to 64gb lol

[@XWingToast]

@@Youraveragegamer_97 but NS games are usually smaller and Nintendo compresses the size. Also microsd cards are less expensive than external drives

[@DMPLAYER1000]

I have a series s and love it because I’m mainly playing older and indie titles, so it’s basically just a gamepass machine, and I love it for what I use it for

[@x-coin0420]

Did you get the X at retail and if so where and how did you find it???

[@jimmytimber7074]

I have one for a portable console with a portable monitor. I'm loving it. It's a great console.

[@carrotdraney7379]

I got around a total price of $955.50 as of 2022 so not super cheep but still decent budget for the specs of the thing

[@ChrisRaptisMGS_Greece]

What? For 550 I designed a 1080 ti pc with an ryzen 3 3300x

[@hammtweezy2192]

DEV Tools were still behind when these launched, they have gotten substantially better for optimizing games. The Series S is an absolutely beast for 1080p gaming at $279 dollars which is what they are listed at Costco for. Just finished off the season pass for Halo Infinite today and damn it looks and plays good. Also put a crap ton of hours into Forza Horizon which looks ridiculous on the S and ACV. I'll keep my cheap laptop for computer stuff and game easy on the Series S.

[@unbreakableironman]

It's a bargain at this price for a console that does 1080p/1440p that can upscale to 4K, that can do 4K streaming apps. If you pull it apart, and I have no idea how much these parts cost as most are not consumer parts we can just grab from a store. But if we try to build it how much would it cost. Let's attempt: Controller: $50 HDMI cable: $10 Power cable: $8 10 GB DDR6 RAM: $120 512 GB SSD: $80 Power Supply: $50 Custom Chip/GPU: $200 Case: $40 Controller batteries: $3 =============== Total: $561 plus tax

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Never knew HOW "cheap" the Series S is

[@Champ-]

the 1660s is quite a bit faster than a series s gpu.

[@huyatti]

This shit has rx 580, underclocked 5500xt level of performance. Just buy ps5 digital. It worths extra 100 usd.

[@xXlURMOMlXx]

@@huyatti except PlayStation sucks for anything other than exclusives. It's big and ugly, horrible UI, bad controllers, and no gamepass

[@XGlite015]

If Series S has a disc drive, I would buy one in a heartbeat.

[@gump5ter01]

Yeah I got the x but If the s had a disk I’d have took that instead

[@budge1972]

Yeah me too. It would be cool if they added a disk version S and a diskless X

[@gump5ter01]

At some point someone is gonna figure out a way to attach a disk drive !!! It will probs be a long time tho . I’m still shocked that I can hack it and use as an emulator… I love my x more than anything

[@newt7705]

that is why the S is cheaper, no disk.

[@erikalvarez4516]

I think the long picture of the Series S is promising, I think it would be the first to price drop out of the PS5 variants and the Series X. Imagine being able to jump into Gamepass in a few years for $250 or at least $300 with a bigger internal storage.

[@sweetswing1]

The price won't go down, although the storage may increase. The One S and One X had no price drops last gen.

[@iiangmariiomega2639]

@@sweetswing1 in my Country u can already get a 2nd Hand Series S for 150€ on eBay.

[@sweetswing1]

@@iiangmariiomega2639 post a link please

[@THEBIGBEEFIS]

@@sweetswing1 the one s was constantly below 200$ going on sale for 199 all the time

[@amce6997]

@@sweetswing1same in germany

[@BrotherKnowledge.]

Damn. That cost is higher than the Xbox Series X! Sheesh!

[@nassty4316]

Series S is has been great for my daughter who doesn’t care about graphics and speed. Even though it does look great on a 4K tv and is also pretty fast at loading times. She pretty much plays Roblox and Minecraft. I think it’s a console for gamers like that.

[@RogerCold009]

It doesn't look great on 4K, metro exodus can go as low as 540P, it's a really blurry experience. But for a 1080P TV or Monitor it's a great machine.

[@Collins7.3l]

It’s a 1440P console.

[@rileybaxter6634]

@@Collins7.3l not really unless you wanna risk some frames

[@MarksL-7]

Its a console for every gamer wtf. Not everyone who owns the series s plays fckin roblox or minecraft

[@jilittle4648]

Sounds like you should of brought a Nintendo switch

[@ridiculous_gaming]

I happily enjoy my Series X, but the Series S is a fantastically small and affordable little brother.

[@fct016]

The CPU of the Series X runs at 3.6 Ghz with SMT and the Series S at 3.4 Ghz with SMT! Most modern games use SMT! Stop saying the wrong clock speeds of this consoles already! We are almost a year after the release of this consoles and you guys still can't say the correct spec information

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Most games for now will probably not choose to use the SMT on console. 8 cores is more than enough for now. Developers can choose whether to use the extra threads or they can disable them and utilise the higher clock speed which I think is more beneficial

[@kurtmatejkowski1232]

If you can afford a computer with a high graphics card is the best way to go,you can play x pass ,use an Xbox controller and use the computer for many other things,of course i have always been a console guy i wish i would have learned computers more especially when i was young because there is so much you can do with a computer including really well paying jobs as well with the right camera you can build a KZbin channel on hobbies you enjoy,when i was young i worked jobs that went nowhere and this young kids becoming adults are making a great living doing what they love to do and being their own boss!

[@divineroadrunner]

Idk man, after the graphics card shortage I just started a gaming channel with a $300 xbox, an elgato, and the school laptop I already had

[@jeffgilleese6332]

The 1660 does not have any hardware support for Ray tracing. You could have picked at RX 580 and still done ray tracing in the same way as the 1660. The closest comparison you could do would be more like a RX 5500 4GB to at least get closer in architecture and memory size. 8GB of RAM for a total of 12GB windows overhead size would I'm sure consume the extra 2GB. Why did you go with a SATA 3? The PCIe Gen 3 x4 is almost directly comparable to the PCIe Gen 4 x2 that is in the Xbox Series consoles. The gen 4 still has advantages, but it would be much much closer than a SATA 3. You should have gone with a micro ATX case with built in power supply. Could get them together for under $50. No matter how you look at it consoles are always going to give you far more bang for your buck. Microsoft and Sony buy in massive bulk to get by far the cheapest price on components. In addition they are willing to lose money on each console. Each component in a computer build must make the seller a profit. There is just no way for a PC build to win price wise.

[@Seanke23]

I'm with you, though it's funny no one here in this thread seems to be aware of what your talking about. Lol it's kind of alarming

[@GoldenAgain]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING.

[@TheAbrahamsoto01]

It's easier to just buy a XSS for 299 😜. Just the 8c 16t CPU cost is the same as the entire console..

[@martinsauer9403]

If you’re just interested in gaming. Yes. But a PC has more features than a console.

[@TheAbrahamsoto01]

@@martinsauer9403 You can buy a labtop and a Console for a lower price than a single GPU ..

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@TheAbrahamsoto01 Laptop is PC, do some research and There's still alternative GPUs.

[@sinisterone4673]

I have a One X and an OG Xbox One, and have a fair amount of disc games, but I’m sold on a Series S

[@crownvictoria7787]

GTX 1660 super. The price alone is double the price of xbox series s

[@COYG94]

I am a pcmasterrace guy and yes 800$ pc has its own advantages over any console i mean it can do alot of things than just gaming and almost all xbox games are avaipable on pc but if i had to buy a console just for fun u know i would definitely get series s i don't even have a 4k tv so series s makes perfect sense lol

[@thewatlingtons6047]

Things like what? Have porn on a mini window 😂..

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@thewatlingtons6047 Browsing, editing, Streaming, recording and servers.

[@thewatlingtons6047]

@@frozenturbo8623 which one of those can't xbox do? I only see Editing as one. Even then it depends on what you're trying to edit.

[@thewatlingtons6047]

@@frozenturbo8623 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZympZp_rNF7fMk Xbox emulation.

[@YellowBoltTC]

Series s is the true beast of next gen consoles

[@WiseG33k]

Please. It's a fine option, but if by beast we mean power, the Series S is way under the specs of PS5 and Series X.

[@jafferscakes7063]

I love my series s but also have pc and play more on my series s just because games run and perform better as optimized for one specific design of hardware, where as pc can be a nightmare if the games are not tailored to your specific hardware.

[@yeshuayahushua4338]

U lost it when u said CPU is 200 $. Series S is 250$. You cant build a pc... lmao.

[@someone-ic3xl]

Video starts at 2:04

[@nidhipgupta4462]

I am personally a pc guy but the bang for buck series s gives is undeniable even if I give a build of my own with tricks like memc and reshade, the fact is it's still pretty amazing.

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

At $750 price for a PC you might as well get a Series X. This does prove that the Series S is a good deal.

[@beastrule]

I bought a series s because the series x is always out of stock

[@vanceg4901]

I'm interested in the Xbox Series S but only when Microsoft releases a 1 TB Xbox Series S SKU for a slightly higher price, like $349.99. Also waiting for a black or some other color release, anything but white.

[@vanceg4901]

@Raymond Gomez - Kind of nutters that the card cost almost as much as the Xbox Series S. Since I just bought my first 4k TV I'm definitely wanting to move up from the Xbox One S.

[@vanceg4901]

@Raymond Gomez - The Series S is enough for me. I started playing on the Atari 2600 so I'm used to games not having absolutely perfect graphics.

[@derekf1283]

Great video, I love this comparison!

[@UVAmatsuo]

While they certainly get discounted prices for all their parts, they are still sold at a loss.

[@JoeCnNd]

It's not a price problem but a lack of availability as to why I bought the series S instead of the series x.

[@alexcain2855]

A Ryzen 3 3100/3300x with a520 or an Intel i3-10100f with an h470 combined with a 1650 super would've matched the pricing and performance a lot closer to a Series S. Building a pc that costs more than a Series X to compete with a Series S is just moronic to be honest. A 10100f with 1650 super would balance each other all the while competing well with a Series S and still provide all the benefits of a PC beyond its gaming capabilities.

[@davidandrew6855]

I agree with the 1650 Super, it matches the Series S in ROP and TMU count and in overall FP32 performance they are fairly close. However I think the 8 threads of the 10100f or 3300x may leave some performance on the table in games that can really tap cores/threads. I think the best CPU to actually have in this PC, to compete with the Series S is the Intel 10400f, it is a bit costly when compared to the 10100f, but it legit gives 6 cores 12 threads and is considerably cheaper then the 3600 at $180 especially right now. To compare a PC to a console at all, IMO, is kind of a waste of time, unless one just compares gaming and only gaming. The PC will intrinsically be a much better and more capable piece of kit as it is designed for more than just games.

[@alexcain2855]

Indeed the CPUs I suggested are on the weak side but at 1080p/60 they do complement the 1650s extremely well, even 1080p/120 is doable in some cases if the 1650s can push it. The problem is the budget constraint of $299($499 in AU), and with the gpu prices at what they are no amount of mental gymnastics allows for an equivalent PC for an equivalent price. I mean the consoles are sold at a loss for a reason.

[@cinemapigeon4898]

The Series S does outperform a 6500 xt which is around a 1650 super. It is a close battle.

[@AshwathSudarsan]

If I had 800 bucks in hand, I would go for a series x and a 4k/144Hz monitor instead of a pc meant for 1080p gaming without a monitor.

[@jafferscakes7063]

At £250/£299 for the series s you cant go wrong with what your getting

[@frankieob100]

I sold my Ps 5 as i hardly ever played it. My series s gets way more time and love and hardly notice a difference in quality.

[@davidmiller8986]

Video is so dumb Series S has a 8 core...Gaming bolt - lets pick a 6 core Series S has 8gb....Gaming bolt - lets pick 16gb ....

[@frozenturbo8623]

Series S has 10gb ram

[@davisorle]

The GPU choice was a huge screw up. :S Very wrong for the people that can't know what this is about. Thumbs down from me unfortunately. This is not representative.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

While tflops aren't an ideal measurement, 4.4 tflops on a GTX 1650 super beats the series s's 4. Guess I'm set for a while, as companies can't make games that the (next gen) series s can't run. No optimization, sure, but I don't have to stick to ultra settings

[@darrens3494]

Yeah but one MAJOR thing consoles have is optimization. I wish PC also had the same levels of optimization that consoles have but we never will sadly. Look at the base XBOX ONE and PS4 right. Those GPU's were somewhat comparable to say a GTX 750Ti or somewhere around that ballpark and yet as the years went on, that GPU (and those with similar performance) struggled and now can't even run certain games but those base consoles still can. So yeah while 1650 is still somewhat of a decent little 1080p card, the series s with optimized games will soon or at some point will make it hard for those cards to keep going

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Hopefully when 6000 series APUs come out then this video needs to be remade.

[@earnistse4899]

The series s gpu is about the same performance as the one x. rDNA 2 is far more advanced than the gcn one x which allows the rDNA 2 implementation to run less cores while achieving similar performance

[@tyguy3876]

Indeed. Doesn't the series S gpu boost to 17xx mhz too?

[@earnistse4899]

@@tyguy3876 it doesn't , it runs around 1565 MHz on the gpu and 3.6 ghz on the cpu. it uses less than 100w under full load and does quite well at 1080p and some games at 1440p. extremely efficient

[@tyguy3876]

@@earnistse4899 thanks for clarifying. I just got a series S the other day for Halo. My PC (i5 7600k & rx 580 8gb) just wasn't doing it....

[@earnistse4899]

@@tyguy3876 the series s in multiplayer maintains a Locked 1080p 60fps which in my testing is more than enjoyable

[@tyguy3876]

@@earnistse4899 yeah my PC ran multiplayer fine but not campaign. Series S is great. Having a blast playing infinite.

[@Florkkkk]

0 ps5s in stock in AUSTRALIA 1 year later that's why I got one of these bad boys

[@leroybrown9143]

Can your rig run Flight Sim as well as the SS? If not that argues strongly against user configuration being better than optimizing the game for the hardware it's intended to run on.

[@d34th6un3]

I’m sure it can run flight sim at 1080p 30fps or more…the series s version use lower than high settings

[@leroybrown9143]

@@d34th6un3 flight sim punishes even high end PCs, that it runs excellently on SS is a marvel. It wouldn't run on nearly as well on this rig for twice the price (if you have a VRR TV the frame rate is unlocked and average well over 30 FPS on SS and SX). Same for the X really. The point is it's better to optimize the software than to brute force it and try to tweak the settings on the user side. If you need another example Halo Infinite runs 4x better on SS than on One X, 30 fps vs. 120 on SS.

[@d34th6un3]

@@leroybrown9143 it punishes the highest end PCs because of CPUs…GPU wise it’s pretty tame at lower resolutions…if you watch any video about it by DF they’ll show that lowering Res only affected it by 5% or less because again…it’s CPU related which is why the biggest gain is gained from setting changes. The Series S and X CPUs are similar minus .2ghz

[@leroybrown9143]

@@d34th6un3 The examples used here are for non-optimized, cross-platform, last gen games. If you look at games optimized for X series consoles you will not find any PC that can outperform the SS for $800. You will need to spend way more than that. But let's wait a year when titles are current gen only and re-evaluate. Handicapping the SS by using yesterday's software on today's hardware is a cheat and largely invalidates the conclusion.

[@d34th6un3]

@@leroybrown9143 Halo will be a fine example…it runs at 540p-720p on the series S currently and honestly I have no hopes of that changing…

[@JuanManuelDelaHoz]

If we consider that price is in USA market, in south America it's even better value. The gaming PC pieces here are way expensive

[@aussieknuckles]

Lol great video but the Series S isn't just for people with a tight budget, lmao. I bought a PS5 at Go, then when time come to get a Series X for Horizon 5, I had to settle on an S as scalpers took all the stock. I love my Series S though, it's impressed me a lot.

[@sarvesh6929]

Just the cpu and gpu cost exceeds the cost of the console not to mention the now increased prices due to scalpers.

[@jcsuarezjc4571]

I got mine yesterday the s really is a next gen system !

[@madjunir]

About a year later after this video and the prices of AMD hardware has gone down a lot. With the same $800 budget you can build something much better that allows for productivity as well.

[@melxvee6850]

Before people build cheap PC's to match the Series S or X and say PC is still better should consider that the consoles have new tech PC gamers will talk about buying second hand or refurbished components you cant compare a PC and a console compare a PC to a PC since its not a dedicated machine like a console is y'all just gotta stop stepping on playstation and xbox if your platform wasnt designed for gaming alone

[@reggiefurlow1]

I still don't hang a TV that hits 120hz and doesn't have oled to make the picture pop

[@AnalogFoundry]

4:15 "See you dee yay cores"? 😂

[@Aarkwrite]

I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it like that 😂

[@AnalogFoundry]

@@Aarkwrite - yep, that's what happens when you have no idea what you're talking about and you're just reading off a script that was probably written by someone else for you.

[@GregHakes]

$ 758 Dollars and it's still not as fast as the Xbox series S. the PC has a SSD that reads 550 MBPS and the Xbox Series S. has a SSD that reads data at 2.4 Gbps. That's aprox. 4 times faster for the Series S. over the PC. Ba Hoooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!

[@geraldonunez1183]

This is why I avoid pc gaming. Too freaking expensive. Pc gaming is for the rich. 750 plus dollars for something as powerful as a series s or maybe more powerful but close. Hell no. my switch, ps5 and series is more than enough for me. Games look gorgeous when I play ps5 or series s on my 4k tv. This is more than enough for me. I have a laptop for my pc needs. And yes, I know pc gaming offers a superior experience. 20k at a 1000 fps but do you really need that much to enjoy games????

[@lvcifer00]

It has nothing to do with resolution or fps, there's a simplicity in seeing your PC coming together bit by bit. Even a Low-end gaming Pc is priceless to the person who built it!!

[@n3gi_]

650W is overkill for a gtx 1660 build. 450W would do fine.

[@spencercollison1695]

"Not that impressive on it's own" stopped the video right there. The jump from one s/ps4 to the series s on a my 1080p TV is insanely impressive lol..what a joke🙄

[@blake3540]

Wow It’s almost like 8 years of technological improvements yields significantly increased fidelity the series s isn’t impressive

[@spencercollison1695]

@@blake3540 it is if you've only been playing on ps4 and xbone all this time you plebsteen🤦‍♂️

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

Ok a pc that struggle to run downtown Boston city in Fallout 4 without mods.

[@themadmoderator8465]

the price pc cant compete. yes you could say 3 years its out date but for the price of the graphics card the 1660 super is same price as a series s here you cant compare. and to be honest having series x and s and gaming pc the difference between them i notice my kids wife nope

[@hampopper3150]

Only if he got a 980ti for $250! I say you will pay more for pc but pc has better parts and OS. Like a 1050ti even has compatibility for 144 HZ monitor. Something that the series X can barely comprehend. PC is for the working man! A man that needs a PC to do 3D modeling, video editing, and so on! That's why PC's cost more their just plane awesome and not hacked down to make it cheap. Cheap = incompatible with your soul.

[@drjayteamk4531]

I'M WRITING IN 2024 AND HERE CPU, GPU AND RAM IS ALREADY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ENTIRE XBOX SERIES S PLUS 2 CONTROLLERS AND A CHARGING DECK

[@yeshuayahushua4338]

Should I upgrade from PS4 Pro to Xbox Series S?

[@MrMartellSincere]

Yes

[@kolosersoh9153]

Isn’t the actual price for this like 858 cause you needa buy windows or whatever software your using. Then an extra like 40 dollars to buy a wifi card? But if we wanted to go deeper and make it more like a series x we would need to buy itx parts, which would then make this build like 1,100$- 1,500$.

[@Orain88]

Yea, but good luck making this build for under 900(probably more), gpu's are impossible to find at a reasonable price. The Series S is actually available at MSRP in most places and with tech like fidelity FX it offer better and better 1440 and 4k experiences. The new Myst release is stunning on the S with 4k and raytracing.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Even if all the parts were completely normal price the gpu would still be close in price to the entire series S. Not to mention the cpu, storage, and ram are slower.

[@martinsauer9403]

Yes but in the end a PC has more features and games available. Then you can run emulators to play other consoles games. Multiplayer is free and you don’t need Xbox Gold.

[@Orain88]

@@martinsauer9403 did you know it's quite easy to run emulators on Series consoles? You can literally play smash bros on series S if you wanted to. Obviously no console has the functionality of a PC. So if you need a machine for getting work done too you will need a pc. However, if gaming is your only goal, then the Series S is the best deal around right now. Best of all, it's actually in stock for msrp at most places.

[@warframedeaths4881]

You only need a controller to play xbox games through the cloud with a game pass. That's cheapest ever.

[@bryanthartwig4479]

gddr6 memory is gpu memory, why did you relate your system RAM to the 10gb of gpu memory in the xbox?

[@kevingonzalez2848]

If the series s is capable of reaching 120fps 1440p in games like fortnite, wouldn't it need a much beefier pc with a beefier gpu? Say like a gtx 1080 ti or rx 6700?

[@Hazmatt36000]

It’s funny how many PCs are far weaker than the next gen consoles. Steam has a statistic showing less than 2% of PC gamers are gaming on something more powerful than a Series X or PS5. That’s one tiny master race.

[@frozenturbo8623]

"2%" Do actual research on steam little more, 30% are playing something stronger than the New Gen consoles, The reason why so many people are still using 10 series cards like 1060 Is because 1060 is still a good card and GPU shortage is happening right now which kinda applies to the Problem of new gen in stock BS.

[@consolelivesmatter]

For $200 more the series x is worth it more.

[@Rycka9]

Paid £185 for new series s after selling xbox one s for £90. Is that a good buy i got?

[@oo--7714]

Obviously that’s even more of a bargain.

[@onedayatatime723]

The cabinet ? 👁👄👁

[@kimsoderholm9101]

I think that a gtx 1650 super would be a better match for the series s gpu. Gtx 1660 super almost as fast as a 1070 and i am quite sure series s is more in line with gtx 1060 performance than 1070

[@grzegorzsobon6909]

It works with 1440p which is good the only problem Is that storage 512gb I install 4 games and it's full SSD card cost more than pay for console as on black Friday I get one for 150£ and SSD card cost 200£ in the UK memory is a limitation for this console that is why people avoid this product I got 4 tb external HDD so just need to wait when moving games between SSD and HDD which is frustrating but works....

[@originalityisdead.9513]

Whilst it's currently possible to do with 8GB of ram along many next gen games run into memory limitations so 8GB isn't enough lol. Also one again they've used an Nvidia GPU.

[@iiangmariiomega2639]

8gb is pretty enough for 1080p or 1440p. No Problems.

[@originalityisdead.9513]

@@iiangmariiomega2639 I've ran into near 8gb of Vram usage gaming at 1440P when i had my 2080 Super, the Series S is struggling already and they're having to make sacrifices in quality already due to performance degradation, the Series S is underpowered and its only going to get worse.

[@iiangmariiomega2639]

@@originalityisdead.9513 its because pc Games arent optimized. Console Games mostly dont use the same Storage of ram Than pc versions. And 1440 120fps is Smooth as butter in gears 5. Or 1440p60 fps. Never had One Single struggle in a game

[@originalityisdead.9513]

@@iiangmariiomega2639 There's many games that can't hold a steady 60FPS and drop below 1080P and thats only a year in, games will get mote demanding and the console won't get any more powerful, there's articles in which developers have state their concerns about the Series S being underpowered.

[@le4-677]

Enjoy all 5 games you have space to install (if you’re lucky) and last generation games in sub-HD

[@JimmyD07]

And all these are reasons why i bought an Xbox instead of building a pc. Why pay way more for the same thing?

[@martinsauer9403]

It’s not the same. A pc has more features and games available. You can install emulators for free on pc and play other consoles games. Multiplayer is free and you don’t need Xbox Gold for this. Games are often cheaper than on console. An Xbox is basically a PC that is restricted to gaming only while a PC can do everything. Also on PC you can play at whatever Resolution and frame rate you want as long as your monitor and PC have the capability to run it. Want to game at 8k 360Hz ? Try it out. Can’t do that on console. Want to overclock your CPU to get more performance out of it? Try it. Can’t do that on console.

[@waffleten9750]

You get far more options plus it's far better in the long run. You buy a decent cost computer maybe 500 and you slowly save up for upgrades. That's why my computer is technically a few thousand dollars but it's still around the same you'd spend buying new consoles and games don't don't go on sale as often as on the PC. TLDR. PC's Start of expensive but have more features and in the long run are more economically viable than consoles.

[@darkmadrap]

hey , tldr #3 , the ssd youre showing is a sata3 ssd and is nowhere close to an nvme ssd (even a 3.0 one that is supported on B450 motherboards btw) in terms of speed and in fact is not considered at all a NVME ssd as it doesnt use PCIE lanes to transmit data but the good old aging Sata 3 standard .

[@jogabneymar4994]

0:50-1:00 game?

[@mcomtb]

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