$130 will match or beat any console in terms of graphical fidelity.

[Saddler]

I just bought a new PC, and it costed about 1100 euros for me.

Stats:

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2,40 GHz

3Gb RAM

Geforce 8600 GT

500GB HDD

Windows Vista



I also bought Gears of War just for comparing it to the 360 version. Graphics looked slightly better on High settings, but framerate was not so good anymore. When I turned it to medium, framerate was good but graphics were below the 360 version.

And I have also tried Crysis on my friends PC, graphics were nice but the game just blows. It's just one more average shooter, which is being killed by Halo3, Gears, Resistance, CoD4 and other better games.

So when you think about pricepoint and graphics, PS3 and 360 have very good value.

And no matter what or how expensive PC you buy, you still can't play GTA IV, MGS4, Gears of War 2, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, Metroid Prime, Mario, Zelda, Resident Evil 5, Rock Band, Burnout games, Ninja Gaiden 2, Devil May Cry, Uncharted, SSBB and dozens of other great console exclusives. ;)