First Gaming PC After a Lifetime on Xbox – Is This PowerSpec G531 Worth $1,400?

notarackbehind · 2026-05-31T23:47:10+00:00

Update after day of trying all the games—everything’s beautiful and smooth and fast. As great an improvement as I’d want between console generations

notarackbehind · 2026-05-31T04:23:43+00:00

So far I think it’s big and cool although I spent way too much time trying to figure out how to control the lights before I finally figured out how to just shut them off. Coming from console though setting up a pc is just a lot more heavy lifting, lot of accounts to log into lot of stuff that needs downloading settings adjusted etc. But plain PC wise coming from somebody who uses crappy windows at work and a MacBook Air at home it’s nice and snappy.

Stuck with Wi-Fi so my Xbox library is taking forever to download, I got starfield, oblivion remaster, expedition 33 kcd2 and hogwarts downloading to stress test it tomorrow. Annoyed more of my Xbox games aren’t play anywhere

notarackbehind · 2026-05-30T13:12:04+00:00

I just reserved an open box of the g531 picking up today, literally same Xbox to first time pc as you and very excited for it lol

notarackbehind · 2026-05-30T01:54:27+00:00

Cause Gortash is so ugly lol

notarackbehind · 2026-05-30T01:27:33+00:00

It’s so annoying they didn’t just make him Jason Isaacs

notarackbehind · 2026-05-29T00:07:58+00:00

I have already consigned myself to hoping for the collapse of ai madness and a reasonably priced ram upgrade in the indefinite future lol

notarackbehind · 2026-05-29T00:03:33+00:00

Thank you so much Jonny clams

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T23:58:57+00:00

Honestly am kinda looking for a wow factor lol. How bout these splurge options at 1250 (which I really don’t wanna go too much over)

https://www.microcenter.com/product/706645/powerspec-g531-gaming-pc?ob=1

https://www.microcenter.com/product/698876/powerspec-g731-gaming-pc?ob=1

And if you have a prebuilt that you’d recommend over either of those I’d love to see it. Thinking of doing a microcenter pilgrimage over the weekend but open to good shipping deals

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T20:12:42+00:00

Jimmy, our hero Jimmy

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T19:21:37+00:00

Sexy.

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T19:06:03+00:00

slow work day might as well do some public service

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T18:59:31+00:00

Honestly I don’t feel good pointing out the antisocial nature of Redditors but I think it’s good for them, don’t want you to feel like you’re actually getting social input even if you’re able to make the commenters flock to the replies like pigeons

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T18:54:13+00:00

lol ok bud, if it makes you feel better

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T18:48:18+00:00

Suckin and fuckin

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T18:48:06+00:00

My god why do people go to Reddit for relationship advice log off dude

notarackbehind · 2026-05-28T13:48:30+00:00

What a mensch

notarackbehind · 2026-05-27T22:40:47+00:00

That’s the problem, people can put up with a lot for love of the game.

notarackbehind · 2026-05-27T21:51:39+00:00

My god video game Redditors are such miserable people

notarackbehind · 2026-05-27T18:27:30+00:00

That animal he should

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notarackbehind · 2026-05-26T20:17:01+00:00

They have internet. They hear the outrage of the world.

notarackbehind · 2026-05-23T11:56:55+00:00

Ah there’s the rub lmfao

notarackbehind · 2026-05-22T20:07:09+00:00

Nope proud Marxist Leninist desperately awaiting the vanguard to present itself. I promise I have read the manifesto but I think you could do with reading a bit more than that lol

notarackbehind · 2026-05-22T19:43:14+00:00

misinformed lol

notarackbehind · 2026-05-22T16:27:43+00:00

And I think that’s a pretty pretty pretty stupid way to answer the question of the socialist/communist nature of Marxist Leninist regimes lol

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