sc94597 said:
My $190 (new) gpu (came with three free games) vs. PS4's (equivalent) gpu
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-Radeon-HD-7850
My processor was $60 (pentium G3258 overclocked to 4.5ghz, will upgrade to an i5 Broadwell next year), Motherboard $70, PSU ($40 - 550 watt Corsair), ram ($70 for 2*4gig ddr3), and I had a free student Windows 7 key from my school. My mouse and keyboard I bought a while ago for $25.
$190 + $60 + $70 + $40 + $70 +$60 (hard drive) + $35(case) = $525 USD. With an OS, it would be about $575 USD. I bought off Newegg and there is no sales tax in my state on newegg, so that $525 USD was the total price. In the future Windows 10 will be free for private use, and SteamOS will have better support. So PC gaming will be even cheaper. I could've chosen a cheaper GPU and Motherboard and built a PC comparable to the PS4 for around $450, and this PC would be able to do more than just gaming while the PS4 would be limited to mostly gaming.
So far I've maxed The Evil Within @ 1080p, Skyrim with RealVision ENB, Supersampled @ 59 fps, Dolphin with ENB 1440p downsampled to 1080p (my processor is overclocked to 4.5ghz which is amazing for Dolphin games), and I can play Crysis 3 at a locked 30fps 1080p no drops (45fps unlocked - my processor is a bottleneck for multi-thread dependent games.) I can play any 7th generation game at over 100 fps maxed (if I chose to, I just lock to 60fps.) Additionally, I can edit videos, surf the internet, write programs for school, and watch movies much better than what the consoles can do. My multiplayer is free and my games are cheaper as well. I can play games with my mouse and keyboard, 360 controller, or my wiimote (if I desired.) I can connect my PC to any monitor, television, sound system, etc, etc with no need to buy additional addons. I can modify my games, their graphics, and their gameplay however I want.
To me, it is very clear that gaming PC's have superior value for the dollar.
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