Well you proved you dont know anything about computers when you said SSD is not necessary. I am gonna further guess you dont have a SSD or use one, which is why you would say something so silly. Building a high end PC w/o a SSD is like building a gaming machine to play solitaire. The boost in performance of your overall PC is like night and day to any HDD. I use my PC for more than just games and it makes booting and running/opening applications as smooth as butter. Why spend a lot of money on a PC and it takes 3 minutes just to boot up and another minute or two to load your games and applications?

Also you claim I didnt go for the most cost/performance build so please tell me 4 years ago what I couldve built that would last me this long for a better price? Also should keep in mind I bought all my parts from Newegg mostly on black friday and cyber monday to evade taxes and most shipping costs. So share your specs if you got better.

Opening up an argument with a personal attack. Yawn.

#1. I have an SSD in my laptop. I understand its advantages. I understand standard HDD is a bottleneck for overall speed of PC performance.

HOWEVER. I also understand that an SSD has nothing to do with how many FPS you get in a game. In other words, other than faster load speed, there is no significant benefit to using SSDs for video games if we are talking about frames per second.

Apparently that point somehow escapes you.

If you got an SSD to improve overall PC experience, thats one thing, but it has nothing to do with FPS and is not mandatory for games. You can make a personal choice if you want, but dont come on N4G and spread misinformation about the oh so exorbitant cost of PC gaming. This isnt related to PC gaming. This is just you buying a part to make your overall computing experience better.

And I already told you what was not cost efficient. SSD and Watercooling. Watercooling being the biggest offender.

SSDs are great and ill be buying a 1TB one from samsung for the holiday season. The difference between you and me is that you wont find me screaming on N4G about how PC gaming is expensive, knowing fully that the comparison is disingenious. Especially considering that not only are SSDs not mandatory for gaming, but that none of the console manufacturers have released one with their systems for next gen.

A top of the line pc can be built for 1000-1200, and upgraded with a 300-400 graphics when a new console gen hits. That is exactly what I am going to be doing.

PC gaming can be more cost efficient than consoles. You just have to do it right.

Where did I state SSD increases FPS? Loading of games, maps, etc is just as important as increases in your frames and resolution. Why would you build a PC to have any bottlenecks at all? Before I got my SSD I had frequent program freezing slow O/S loading games starting up rather slow. No amount of CPU power or ram will fix that. That stuff is more annoying than playing a game w/ screen tearing and low frame counts. Even the steam protoypes have an SSD in there so are they stupid too? You obviously dont know anything about computers or just satisfied using a crappy setup it seems like the latter. To make matters worse you said your going to buy a 1 TB SSD???? thats like 600-1k dollars alone and your going to say IM not being cost efficient rofl.... I heard it all.

Also water cooling is not expensive, yes its an extra expense not using your stock cpu fan but I got my water cooler for like 50 dollars its QUIET doesnt wear down in the summer from overworking and you can barely even hear my PC on thats a HUGE plus. If you want to overclock then you need decent cooling and not depend on stock fans. It reduces also the overall heat inside my case dont need to have like 4-6 CPU fans. Again you seem to not know anything about building a proper setup. You probably just bought a pre-built PC from some site.

Also it was just an attack on your credibility you still havent told me your PC specs, if you even have a gaming rig. If you build a PC you build it correctly not some PC w/ half ass parts you have to replace in 2 years. Replacing parts every 2 years is costly. PC gaming IS expensive if you want to reach 1080p @ 60 fps for all games not just now but in the future and to say anything else your just bullshitting. I am tired of PC wannabe gamers trying to act like they are "elite" because they game on PC when they probably run games on medium-high settings all day. I game on PC but I dont have to act like my dick is big all the damn time. High end PC gaming is a luxury especially compared to consoles. These steam prototype specs are going to be STARTING at 1200 and up to say thats not expensive is just being ignorant. What they are doing w/ the steam machines is no different from buying a PC from CyberPower or 1 of those PC Building sites.

I find it amusing that you keep telling me I dont know about computers and then keep posting drivel simply because you do not understand the argument that I am making.

#1. "Loading of games, maps, etc is just as important as increases in your frames and resolution"

Wrong. Stop trying to pass your opinion as fact. If you wait extra 30s or a minute for something to load you can still play everything maxed out on a high end rig.

#2. No consoles have SSDs, and the one that could be in the steambox is a hybrid. Entirely different piece of hardware. So why are you trying to calculate this into the cost of owning a Personal gaming computer? Its an ELECTIVE cost that you made. Period.

#3. "Before I got my SSD I had frequent program freezing slow O/S loading games starting up rather slow" . You are using windows. Linux does not have that problem. SteamOS should help with that actually.

#4. "600-1k dollars alone and your going to say IM not being cost efficient rofl.... I heard it all." First of all, it costs $600, I dont know where you got the thousand figure from. Second, This is not a cost related to gaming. I am buying it for an unrelated purpose. It is not my goal to be cost efficient here. I am not the one who posted on this story bitching about how much GAMING PCs cost. That was you. So if you are going to bitch about cost but then not be cost efficient then that shows your idiocy. I did not complain, and cost efficiency is not my goal when it comes to WORK related requirements of my PC. NOT GAMING. WORK related. Read that over if your comprehension skills are lacking.

#5. WAter cooling just like SSD is an ELECTIVE choice that you made. It is important for YOU to have your computer quiet (at the added risk of melting it down I might add, and frying all of that expensive equipment you are so proud to own).

You seem to not grasp the difference between mandatory components to get games running at max settings, and ELECTIVE components that you chose b/c that is the setup that suited you best. I am NOT criticizing your set-up. What I am saying is that if you made those personal choices then dont come on N4G bitching about high costs. B/c it was entirely optional on your part.

And finally... " PC gaming IS expensive if you want to reach 1080p @ 60 fps for all game" and something about replacing parts every 2 years?

Lol. Please just stop. Most games are multiplats and consoles are the standard. Owning a PC that surpasses consoles guarantees better settings in every game. Clueless much?