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greenmedic88 on 07 May 2016
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eva01beserk said:
sc94597 said:

This hasn't been true since the transition to the 8th generation. The PS4's performance is equivalent to GPU's with the same theoretical performance. Just compare an r9 270x or Nvidia 750TI with the PS4's performance. It has remained quite the same. The exception might be Sony exclusives, but those are a small percentage of total games. 

is that why every time I see a how to make a console rival pc guide, it never comes close to a ps4 in price? Unless they use second hand parts, and its still a litle more expensive, but then again I could buy a second hand ps4 and we are back to the same deal.

The real question I have is why anyone in their right mind who actually cares about PC gaming would want to build a gaming PC that comes close to the PS4 in price? 

Even at $400, it was an exercise in building a bare bones rig. At $350, it's scraping the bottom of the barrel and usually results in the "if you reuse parts, buy dated or used parts, etc." argument which is really not the point at all when it comes to doing PC builds. So, buy a used PS4 for $200-250. Get a free old gaming PC from someone and buy a new video card for $200. Steal a PS4 off the back of a truck. It gets ridiculous at this point.