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1) Motherboard might be overkill? I do like the selection of USB ports, but I'm assuming that I'm not making full use of those pcie 5 ports. Downgrade?
Unless you really think you will use all of those ports and don't want to use a USB hub, I would down grade.  

4) I don't mind upgrading to get a better deal and I don't mind downgrading if the feature is really not needed.
Any other thoughts would also be appreciated!
-Unless you know the programs you will be using will take advantage of 32GB of ram, I would set with 16GB. That is to say so long as you have the option to add my RAM in the future.
-Your RAM cost for even 16 GB seems a little high. Only certain programs benefit from high RAM speed.   
 

Adding extra ram (when you already have 16 gb) will not help you with any sort of regular computer task.

COME HELP BLOW UP THIS SATIRICAL VIDEOS COMMENT SECTION.
 
 
Good criticism of original videos 
 

COME HELP BLOW UP THIS SATIRICAL VIDEOS COMMENT SECTION.
 
 
Good criticism of original videos 
 

This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

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This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

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-got snide remark
-not going to fix it.

This took like 14 hrs to do

This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

This analysis aims at strictly looking at cost of a gaming devise over a generation vs estimated performance. It dose not take into account other advantage or disadvantages of consoles, desktop pc, and laptop pcs. Also, this analysis was not aim at 0% error but rather clean ballpark figures. It's fine if you point out were you think I significantly overestimate or underestimated something, but I was never shooting for 0% error so I'm not intersected in nit-picking
 
Initial Buy In Cost (Desktop PCs include Keyboard and Mouse)         
Devise Cost Link Next Gen Console $300   Low Range PC $410 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hXTDKZ Mid Range PC $550 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B4C9BP Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/P29vYr Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7559-laptop Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B012IBOCRU&linkCode=as2&tag=youtube0b80-20&linkId=N2QSF5I75HNNYMFI  
Console games typically run demanding games at low/medium setting. PC benchmarks, on the other hand, typically run at max setting. In order to to compare apples to apples, I need to establish conversion ratios between detail settings. Conversation ratios are based on console settings. 
 
Conversion Ratios 
Game Settings FPS Console Multiplier   Link GTA 5 Normal 167 0.71257485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmgXs7kTUFU   High* 119 1     Very High 98 1.214285714     Ultra 75 1.586666667   Far Cry 4 Low* 60 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLU60P1S0pk   Medium 50 1.2     High 40 1.5     Ultra 33 1.818181818             Determining Far Cry 4's Graphic Settings by cross referencing GTA 5         GTA 5 Ultra 65 0.769230769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQ8uCyLui0 Far Cry 4 Ultra 50               Battlefield 1 Low* 200 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po36nhjufXU   Medium 146 1.369863014     Ultra 102 1.960784314  
 
Console Ration is based on Performance compared to a console. For instance, if all other variables were equal and PC x ran a game at 60 fps and Console ran a game at 30 fps, then PC x would have a FPS multiple of 2 and therefor run at twice the speed as a console.
 
To Console Conversons (Detail Settings Multipler come from converson ratios)
Game Devise Display Size   Detail Settings   FPS Display Size Multiplier Detail Settings Multiplier   FPS Multipler Console Rato Link GTA 5 Console 1080p High 30 1 1 1 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/3c9g6v/gtav_xbox_one_and_ps4_settings/   Low Range PC 1080p High 75 1 1 2.5 2.5 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p High 102 1 1 3.4 3.4 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p High 60 1 1 2 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrE0OunQ-U4   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Very High 25 0.51 1.214285714 0.833333333 0.516071429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7t5W0tNz4 Far Cry 4 Console 1080p Low 30 1 1 1 1 http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_Native_Resolutions_and_Framerates   Low Range PC 1080p Very High 53 1 1.5 1.766666667 2.65 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Very High 97 1 1.5 3.233333333 4.85 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73652-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-review-5.html   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Low 55 1 1 1.833333333 1.833333333 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfaUDqjjIY&t=11s   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1366*768 Low 35 0.51 1 1.166666667 0.595 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBTiZoOVmA Battlefeild 1 Console 1080p Low 40 1 1 1 1     Low Range PC 1080p Ultra 46 1 1.96 1.15 2.254 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Mid Range PC (Embellished) 1080p Ultra 95 1 1.96 2.375 4.655 http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more/page-4   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1080p Medium 33 1 1.37 0.825 1.13025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQGIpJ3DzE   Acer Aspire E5-573G 1200*720 Low 40 0.44 1 1 0.44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwtKy7CKZM  
Average Console Perfomace Ratio
Devise Average Console Perfomace Ratio Console 1 Low Range PC 2.468 Mid Range PC 4.301666667 Mid Range PC (Embellished) 4.301666667 Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming 1.654527778 Acer Aspire E5-573G 0.51702381  
Video game cost is typical the most expensive part of Video gaming. Hence I need to figure out a ratio between the cost of PC games and next gen console games. I used G2A for PC and Gamestop used games for console as they typically will be your best bet on best price.
 
Video Game Prices Analysis
Game G2A Price   Gamestop Price     To Console Price     Links GTA 5 $22 $55 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-v-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/grand-theft-auto-v/115457 GTA 4 $15 $35 0.428571429 https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-steam-cd-key-eu-na.html         https://www.g2a.com/grand-theft-auto-iv-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/grand-theft-auto-iv-complete/84462 Far Cry 4 $11 $20 0.55 https://www.g2a.com/far-cry-4-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Far+cry+4,28zu0 Battlefield 1 $38 $40 0.95 https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         https://www.g2a.com/battlefield-1-xbox-one-cd-key-global.html Fallout 4 $17 $30 0.566666667 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fallout-4/122222 Fallout 3 Game of the Year $7 $20 0.35 https://www.g2a.com/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/fallout-3-game-of-the-year/75001 Left 4 Dead 2 $7 $25 0.28 https://www.g2a.com/left-4-dead-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/left-4-dead-2/75064 BioShock Infinite $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-infinite-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-infinite/84469 Bioshock 2 $4 $10 0.4 https://www.g2a.com/bioshock-2-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/games/bioshock-2/73955 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare $40 $60   https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-steam-cd-key-us-ca.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare/130466 Call of Duty: Ghosts $7 $15 0.466666667 https://www.g2a.com/call-of-duty-ghosts-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109967 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier $21 $25 0.84 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier-steam-cd-key-prepurchase-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-series-a-new-frontier/133771 The Walking Dead: Season Two $9 $20 0.45 https://www.g2a.com/the-walking-dead-season-two-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/the-walking-dead-season-2/115661 FIFA 17 $34 $38 0.894736842 https://www.g2a.com/fifa-17-origin-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/fifa-17/130203 NBA 2K16 $8 $15 0.533333333 https://www.g2a.com/nba-2k16-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/nba-2k16/125404 Need for Speed $16 $25 0.64 https://www.g2a.com/need-for-speed-origin-cd-key-preorder-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/need-for-speed/121881 Project CARS Game Of The Year Edition $20 $25 0.8 https://www.g2a.com/project-cars-goty-steam-cd-key-global-1.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition-only-at-gamestop/134247 DiRT Rally $17 $28 0.607142857 https://www.g2a.com/dirt-rally-early-access-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/dirt-rally/128428 F1 2016 $21 $35 0.6 https://www.g2a.com/f1-2016-steam-cd-key-global.html         http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/formula-1-2016/131037 Average To Console Price     0.541602691            
Next I calculated the cost of video games over a generation
 
Variable cost
  Amount Spend on Games a Month      Yearly Cost     6 Years Cost      Console to PC Ratio     Console to PC Price $10 $120 $720 0.54 $388.80 $20 $240 $1,440 0.54 $777.60 $30 $360 $2,160 0.54 $1,166.40  
 
Finally we get to the lifetime costs analysis
 
Lifetime Costs Analysis
Devise Initial Cost   Amount Spend on Games a Month   Variable Costs Lifetime   Total Cost   Average Console Performance Ratio   Console $300 $10 $720 $1,020 1     $20 $1,440 $1,740       $30 $2,160 $2,460   Low Range PC $410 $10 $388.80 $799 2.47     $20 $777.60 $1,188       $30 $1,166.40 $1,576   Mid Range PC $550 $10 $388.80 $939 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,328       $30 $1,166.40 $1,716   Mid Range PC (Embellished) $710 $10 $388.80 $1,099 4.3     $20 $777.60 $1,488       $30 $1,166.40 $1,876   Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming $800 $10 $388.80 $1,189 1.65     $20 $777.60 $1,578       $30 $1,166.40 $1,966   Acer Aspire E5-573G $510 $10 $388.80 $899 0.52     $20 $777.60 $1,288       $30 $1,166.40 $1,676    
 
 

 
 
I think the results speak for themselves. I plan on making a flowchart from this data of how to choose your video game devise getting a Mid Level ($550) PC had a cheap laptop vs just getting the Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming ($800) for instance. Let me know what you think of the analysis or how I can construct my flow chart. 

This took like 14 hrs to do

I'll give you the runedown
 
CPU:  Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor
-~$120
-Good Choice
-Matches bottlenecks at about $200 GPUs
 
Cpu Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler
-~$20
-Will not effect performance unless you plan on overcloaking
-Intel CPUs run cool and fine with include cooler anyway so I would put that extra $20 on the GPU 
 
Motherboard:  Asus B150M PRO GAMING Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
-~$80
-Motherboards are all about selecting for the features you want
-Will not affect performance unless you plan on overclocking
-If you plan on overclocking, then you need to get a motherboard designed for that
-Unless you you meet on of the prior conditions stated above, you should be about to pick a basic motherboard for $50-$60 dollars and save some money to put towards the GPU 
 
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
~$80
-Your not going to need more than 8GB of Memory, unless you have a specific task in mind
-You do not need DDR4 (or any of the faster memory), unless you have a specific task in mind
-You should be able to spend about $40 to get 8 GB of gaming memory, unless you have a specific task were fast memory will make a difference.
 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
-~$50
-Not a bad choice if your relay strapped for money.
-Consider getting a 250GB (~$60) of SSD and a 3TB (~$80), as it will multiples faster, and will give you considerable more storage. This, however, comes after spending ~$200 on your GPU
 
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R7 360 OC 2GB NITRO
-~$100
-You should spend about $200 your GPU in order to match the i5s bottlneck
-You can check youtube to tell what GPUs, go best with what CPUs
 
Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
-~$30
-Great choice for a case at your price point.
 
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
-~$20
-Unless you plan using DVDs or CDs you don't need a optical drive. I, for instance, don't even use a optical drive on my $1000 PC. You also don't need a optical drive to install you operating system
 
-Also a quick tip. You can buy you operation system off Redit for about $20. Just let me know if you want to know how to do it.     
 

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