By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Captain_Yuri said:

Well thats the thing... It wont be able to... More and More games are requiring quad core cpus in order to even run games (less so cause they require it and more so that they are lazy to code it in) and the 750Ti isn't a very good card. I mean, if hes going to spend $500, he may as well get the best possible PC he can get instead of one that will be meh at best. I would rather choose a ps4/x1 than the alienware alpha where as say, if he has his own copy of windows or if he can get windows from somewhere else, he can get a fairly good PC for just $500. Like here is a PC that I quickly made for $500 and it will pretty much beat the alienware alpha while having that upgradiblity factor

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) (Easily Overclockable to 4ghz in stock fan)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.49 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.75 @ Amazon)
Total: $492.16

(Of course, you don't really want to use that cause u would want to find one store + price match instead of multiple stores and put more thought into it but as an example)


Wait, so even the the Alpha is stronger than the PS4, it won't be able to even run some of it's games in the future? Maybe this is ignorant to say, but the last thing I'd want to do if I owned a PC is constantly have to upgrade it.