famousringo said:
This guy makes a few mistakes and admits to some shortcomings, but he gets awfully close to building a PS4-equivalent for $400. Which should not surprise anybody, since "$400 gaming PC" is a pretty accurate description of the PS4. http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/171158-can-you-build-a-gaming-pc-better-than-the-ps4-for-400 Honestly, even if you spend a couple hundred dollars extra to round out the PC, you will easily be able to make up the difference in Steam sales and online fees. Money is no reason to choose console over PC at this point. The only compelling reasons I can see are low maintenance, exclusive software, and local multiplayer, and those last two seem to get weaker every generation as development costs increase and publishers keep chasing "the Hollywood experience." |
Well, let's looks at the problems with this article...
First off, the GPU isn't as strong as a PS4s. So let's just get that out of the way right now.
Then the CPU, also isn't near comparable to the CPU in the ps4.
The power supply wouldn't power the GPU. It doesn't have the right connections, and 275 watts would be cutting it very close. Not to mention that PSU's that come with cases are usually awful, and the advetised wattage cannot not be believed often times.
Also, my favorite thing that these articles usually overlook. The frickin GPU wouldn't even fit inside the case. I seriously question how these articles get published.
We're also missing a Blu-ray drive and windows. So throw in another $150 right there. So yep, to get a ps4 equivalent PC by modifying this article's list, you'd need about $700.
Also, the guy you replied to was also blatantly wrong...
