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| nitus10 said: Country to what the wannabe PC designers say if you are a serious gamer you are going to spend well over US$1000 on a decent gaming machine |
My PC cost me about $750 after tax with my current hardware (including upgrades.) It plays the Witcher 3 at 1080p High (some Ultra settings) 45 - 50fps, Fallout 4 maxed at 55-60 fps, Dragon Age Inquisition maxed at locked 30 fps, Watch Dogs high/very high locked at 30 fps, emulates PS2, Wii, GC games flawlessly, etc, etc.
Here's the hardware:
i5 4690k @ 4.4 Ghz ($210)
r9 280x ($200)
8 GB DDR3 1600mhz ($50)
240 GB SSD ($70)
ASROCK Z97 Motherboard ($90)
1 TB HDD ($45)
Osrock Case ($40)
Corsair 500 W PSU ($20)
Keyboard and Mouse ($20)
Operating System (free, but windows 7 keys can be found for $20)
Today you can buy a PC that outpaces this quite decently for the same price. And my PC already decently outpaces the PS4 by about 30% better performance depending on the application. If i cut out extras (like my HDD or SSD) and went for a cheaper CPU this PC would still perform better than the PS4 for less than $600.
