You will need ~$650 bucks to match next gen consoles on PC

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Trunkin said:

bananaking21 said:
you forgot to add a mouse+keyboard in the prices i know theoretically they dont cost much but when it comes to gaming if you want a good M&K they could cost quiet a good sum!

True, but who doesn't own a M&K these days? Hell, if you own a wired 360 controller you don't even need to buy one of those either.

@disolitude: You kinda need to add Windows 8 into the price, don't you? You're not gonna be doing much gaming without it.

Actually I do all my PC gaming on Ubuntu Linux ($0 and the basis of the upcoming steambox).  224 games released in the last 6 months with lots more on the way.  So there is a lot of gaming that can be done without Windows 8.