PC vs. Consoles - Cost and power comparison

[Pristine20]

Pemalite said:

secpierre34 said:

that is more like updating your pc. Builiding a pc from scratch for 400$ wont match the performance of the ps4 period.

I can almost get there with brand-new hardware.
http://i.imgur.com/hlANVsY.png (Newegg.)

However.... You can pick up an Athlon 2 x4 for about $$30.
And to match a socket AM3 motherboard for about $30.
And a Radeon 5870 for about $100.

That's all second hand of course, but that would lower the price to around $385.95.
Cheaper than the PS4, No online fees and games are cheaper.

Hook it up to your TV and go.

Pristine20 said:

Intel Celeron? Really? Dont know that much about PC specs but that wouldn't strike me as a decent PC. You're also missing the part where a PC has to actually be more powerful to deliver the same performance thanks to less optimization and more bloatware using up resources. Stop reaching, it's not possible especially in the U.S. market where consoles are even cheaper relatively.

When consoles actually get serious about CPU performance you might need something more, it can handle Battlefield 3 with 64 players which is more than the current generation can do.

As for your other points, feel free to read my other posts for the explanation on that as I'm not repeating them *again* for the sake of it. :)

Thought we were talking about next gen consoles? You're also forgetting that a PC is used for other things besides gaming. Nobody getting a PC for games is going to go with the celeron. Let's not kid ourselves.