Extraordinarily? No. But the difference between a PC that can run current games efficiently and one that can't is at least the price of a good video card, good sound card, and an up to date processor. I use computers to read and troll the internet. $300 at the most. I'm poor, PD. The only reason I have a 360 is because a friend was cool enough to buy me one, then let me pay him back in a few chunks.