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Definition: gaming PC
A high-end Windows PC designed for gaming. Although available ready built, they are often custom made by the serious enthusiast. Gaming PCs have as much as 512GB of RAM and the fastest CPUs and GPUs available. Typically using a tower case to accommodate multiple drives and a graphics card that costs more than an entire non-gaming PC, such machines often use elaborate cooling mechanisms, especially when the CPU is overclocked. See gaming keyboard, gaming mouse, graphics card, water cooled and GPU.
PC vs. Xbox
Although games are available for both PCs and the Xbox, some are exclusive to one or the other. Starting with Windows 10, the Xbox can run office apps, which makes it more like a general-purpose PC. In addition, developers can make their gaming apps run on both platforms without requiring separate copies. In 2016, Microsoft merged its app stores (see Microsoft Store). See Xbox, PlayStation, Alienware, gaming phone, overclock, GPU, APU, multi-GPU, gaming and video game console.
Gaming PCs vs. VR Goggles
As more games are created for virtual reality, VR goggles compete with gaming PCs. 3D goggles provide total realism (see virtual reality and metaverse).
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PC vs. Xbox
Although games are available for both PCs and the Xbox, some are exclusive to one or the other. Starting with Windows 10, the Xbox can run office apps, which makes it more like a general-purpose PC. In addition, developers can make their gaming apps run on both platforms without requiring separate copies. In 2016, Microsoft merged its app stores (see Microsoft Store). See Xbox, PlayStation, Alienware, gaming phone, overclock, GPU, APU, multi-GPU, gaming and video game console.
Gaming PCs vs. VR Goggles
As more games are created for virtual reality, VR goggles compete with gaming PCs. 3D goggles provide total realism (see virtual reality and metaverse).
This custom-made gaming PC is water cooled and uses two high-end NVIDIA graphics cards. (Images courtesy of Tony Forliano.)
In 2019, with built-in NVIDIA RTX 2070 graphics, this Alienware laptop featured a 17" screen, i7 CPU, 16GB RAM and a terabyte and a half of storage (1TB HD, 512GB SSD). See Alienware.
This state-of-the-art gaming PC from Corsair runs Windows 11 on an Intel i9 CPU with 2TB of storage and 64GB of DDR5 RAM. (Image courtesy of CORSAIR.)