Video Games Tutorials and News - Xbox Series S As A Budget Gaming Pc - 4k 120 Fps With Innocn 27" Monitor
Pair the 300 Xbox series with a budget 4K monitor like this one and you get a compelling case for the best bang for your buck PC gaming setup. The series you can see is a bargain, and it works with the mouse and keyboard, so today we're going to see how it works as a gaming PC. I paired it with this 4K monitor from NOCN, who are the sponsors of this article.
This is their 27-inch 4k, 60hz monitor that you can pick up for about $400 on {829}. Inside of the box you get three data cables: a USBC, a article cable for hooking it up with laptops and macbooks; a USB, two USB cables, and a DP article cable. There's also a power cable that plugs into this brick for powering the unit.
Here's the adjustable stand and, of course, the 27-inch 4K monitor. The stand has a few quick adjustments. You can tilt the panel, move it up and down, lots of inputs on this unit. There are two USB A ports, one USB 2.0 port, one HDMI 2.0 port, one DP port, a type C article port, an audio jack, and then the DC port for power.
We also got built-in speakers, so you don't need to buy those separately. All right, I have my series S set up using the HDMI cable that comes with the console. This being a budget setup, I used some old mice and keyboards I had lying around the house. These are wired, so just plug them directly into the back of the Xbox.
You can see right here. The monitor sports 4k ultra hd at 60 hertz as well as hdr 10. As a gaming setup, this is, of course, one of the cheapest setups you're going to get for 4k gaming and that too with the latest and greatest games out there. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the best subscription service for gamers.
There are hundreds of games included, and these aren't just old shovelware. You get the latest and some of the best games like Halo, Forza, Minecraft, gears award they're all included on day one of release, so just that right there makes this an amazing gaming deal. You can, of course, play all the games with a controller, and that's fine.
It works well for the entire library, but the real reason you're here and the reason to get this instead of a gaming PC is the mouse and keyboard support. Let me tell you, the setup here is really seamless. It's just plug and play. You can switch between the controllers and the keyboard and mouse just mid game without any hesitation, and there are plenty of games that support mouse and keyboard natively, the best titles being Fortnite.
Halo Infinite, and Call of Duty Warzone. just to name a few. I would say Halo Infinite is probably the one game it works really well on. There are, of course, some games that don't yet support the mouse and keyboard, but hopefully they will add it in the future. In addition, there are also some games that have partial support for a mouse and keyboard, and one of them is among us.
In this case, you do have to use a controller for gameplay, but the keyboard does make communicating easier. Chatting is a breeze. A PC wouldn't be a PC if you couldn't browse the internet, and with Microsoft Edge you can do just that. The experience of browsing the internet is exactly the same as on a PC when you hook up a mouse and keyboard to the series.
And for you students out there, you can also use this as a workstation with an office. You can just go to {829} and use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint just like you would on a PC. You will have to sign up for a free account so that your work gets saved. From the testing I did, it works really well and you can really get away with it as a workstation, so there you have it.
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