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I'm on a committee for a non-profit and put this sheet together just to show people what costs would be for various gaming setups. The goal is to build a gaming community and eventually have big tournaments and possibly fundraising events.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, it said entry level not high end.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I am aware, and I repeat my question.

I imagine entry level as slightly more comfortable than the cheapest hardware out there. 16GB DDR4 RAM is >€100. Motherboard, CPU, PSU all likely around that price too. CPU cooler €60 GPU €200. That all comes down to ~€600

Case €50. Monitor €150. HOTAS another €100.
Keyboard and mouse... if flight SIM is the primary concern I guess you don't really need to spend on those.

Everything so far comes down to €960.
I suppose it can still be done... probably even cheaper than this is you hunt around for deals/second hand, I didn't care to spend too much time looking up each individual component. When I did look up the DDR4 price I figured I might as well spend a bit more time; I didn't bother going back so this comment is a bit all over the place. Also I'm assuming you're not buying windows.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I went ahead and just said $250 - $500 for controls and nothing else.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Thrustmaster T16000M is pretty good and the sort of thing you would be looking for as a reliable option that is comfortable for entry level. Currently £50 on Amazon. Any keyboard and mouse that is functional to go with it would be fine.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You're right $80usd plus tax, I'll go ahead and say $100

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Our prices include tax and usually cost more than the exchange rate would suggest when it comes to electronics. Surprising if it's that much in the US

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Prices went up due to tariffs and never went back down