A PS4 equivalent rig for $500.00?

[Munkeh111]

greenmedic88 said:

Munkeh111 said:
My PC manages 1080p 60fps ultra on nearly every game, but it cost £1,000 1 year ago (basically 3 PS4s, especially when you count the cost of mouse and keyboard and monitors on top)

The graphics card alone cost as much as my PS4

The graphics are probably about even between the 2 at the moment, but the PS4 will have the better looking games in a few years unless I upgrade my PC

Similar situation here. Not really interested in building another gaming PC currently either. 

But... if I was going to bother doing a rebuild, I would spend no less than $300 on the VGA card alone. I suppose a $400 VGA card upgrade with no other upgrades would be just fine, but about the only things I would really re-use for a proper rebuild would be my PSU and DVD drive. Less than $100 in savings. 

I don't count the cost of displays unless someone is starting from absolute zero though. That's like saying if you spend $1500 on a good HDTV, your $400 console cost closer to two grand. 

I count them because I also have a laptop and I'd just use that entirely. The monitors are there for my gaming PC only. I do use the desktop for non gaming things, but it wouldn't be there otherwise

I probably don't use it enough to really justify its worth, but once it gets another 670 it'll do a great job with Star Citizen

But I do understand why you wouldn't count monitor costs in general