How Much Would a PC Cost with Specs similar to Scorpio.

[Pemalite]

EricHiggin said:

Pemalite said:

The 12GB DDR3 is a bad idea anyway. And can actually reduce performance due to the missmatched capacities. Better off with 8GB or 16GB.
8GB of System memory is enough for PC gaming at the moment... Even if you had 128GB of Ram, you still will not earn a single extra framerate if the game is still only using 6GB or less (Plus a few GB for Windows/other tasks) of memory.

The other caveat is that the PC doesn't reserve 4GB for the OS and background tasks. Windows will be happy with about 1.5GB for itself.

You could shave a good chunk off that build anyway by going with the FX 6300, ditching the optical disk (No one uses them) and having 2x4GB Ram sticks.

I wasn't concerned about how close the part PC would match the Scorpio in direct performance, only the price, without writing a novel about how GDDR5 is more expensive than DDR3 etc,etc. $600 would get you more in the ballpark, so how much cheaper XB could do it for, with direct pricing/purchasing and somewhat mass production is the real question. How much their willing to subsidize would be the next.

I'm not concerned about price either. I own a heap of consoles and a heap of PC's. I'll get Scorpio on release regardless of price.

It's interesting how this same debate always pops up with every new console release though.