You Can Get a Pretty Decent Gaming PC for Nearly the Same Price as a PlayStation 5 Pro
For a limited time, Walmart (via the HP Store) is offering an HP Victus gaming PC equipped with the GeForce RTX 4060 GPU for only $749.99 shipped after a $450 instant discount. This is a solid 1080p gaming PC at an incredible price; in fact, I don't think we've ever seen another gaming PC equipped with an RTX 4060 GPU for cheaper.
HP Victus RTX 4060 Gaming PC for $749.99
This Victus is HP's budget line of gaming PCs. It might be as flashy as the OMEN series, but it's a good looking compact chassis with adequate cooling and – depending on how it is specc'ed – equally as competent. This particular model features an Intel Core i5-14400F CPU, GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The Intel Core i5-14400F processor is Intel's newest generation CPU and features a Max Turbo frequency of 4.7GHz with 10 cores, 16 threads, and 20MB of total cache. This is a good gaming chip that won't bottleneck your RTX 4060 GPU.
The RTX 4060 is considerably more powerful than the RTX 3060 and almost nearly matches the RTX 3060 Ti. I would recommend this card for comfortable 1080p gaming. You could also run games at 1440p with relaxed graphic settings, but at that point I'd recommend upgrading to an RTX 4060 Ti or higher. Because it's a current generation card, the RTX 4060 supports DLSS 3.0. It gives you a very nice framerate boost without sacrificing too much visual quality. It's basically like selecting Peformance mode instead of Quality mode on your PS5 gaming console.
For those of you on a budget, the RTX 4060 is going to be your best NVIDIA GPU that you're going to find for under $1000, and this HP Victus is well under that threshold. What's more, this is a pre-built HP config with a manufacturer's warranty, so you'll avoid the hassle of building DIY and dealing with component warranties. Check out our best budget gaming PCs of 2024 to see what other alternatives we recommend.
Comparing it to the $700 PlayStation 5 Pro
The PlayStation 5 Pro was just announced with a launch MSRP of $700. Although the price of the PS5 Pro and this PC are pretty similar and they can both play games well, it's certainly not an apples to apples comparison. We actually wrote a lengthy article on the tradeoffs between console gaming and PC gaming in general, but here's a quick list of bullet points comparing these two models specifically.
The advantages of the PlayStation 5 Pro
(1) Full access to the hundreds of games in the PS5 library
(2) Plug and play right out of the box
(3) Better performance; able to play games at legit 4K
(4) More storage capacity (2TB standard)
(5) VR capable with a PSVR2
The disadvantages of the PlayStation 5 Pro
(1) The PlayStation 5 Slim exists and costs $250 less
(2) Most games are expensive and it adds up fast
(3) No disc drive (costs extra), so you can't play 4K Blu-ray movies
(4) One trick pony; doesn't do much else besides being a gaming and multimedia device
(5) No future upgradeability
(6) Wonky keyboard/mouse support
The advantages of this gaming PC
(1) Full access to tens of thousands of games on the PC
(2) General utility (more than just a gaming box)
(3) Plenty of affordable games that are just as good as the AAA titles
(4) Future upgradeability
(5) Prebuilt so mostly plug and play
(6) VR capable with a Meta Quest, Valve Index, HTC Vive, etc
(7) Universal keyboard/mouse and controller support
The disadvantages of this gaming PC
(1) An RTX 4060 on a Windows OS can realistically run games at 1080p-1440p, not 4K
(2) Much less plug and play friendly than a gaming console
(3) Doesn't include a disc drive either
Looking for more alternatives? Check out the best budget gaming PCs of 2024.
