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Asking for a friend, How much PC can you get for $350-$400? Which is roughly equivalent to a brand new PS4 or Xbone?
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Jun 18, 2015 23:18
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To answer the title: Yes To answer the OP: not much. Increase that to $500 and you'll have something solidly better, if we're talking new here. The reason the answer is yes is mostly due to the cost of games can be lower to dramatically lower. I think the real question you should ask yourself is if you like a controller better or mouse/keyboard rather than a pure cost based scenario since thats what it really comes down to if you're looking at a budget gaming pc. For most people, the answer is both. Controllers and sitting on a couch is a very different style of gameplay than a computer and both have their ups and downs. Computers are generally more versatile though and cover more "bases" so to speak. There are really three camps, those who like both (smart), those who like computer only (understandable considering games that only really work on a computer), and those who think consoles are better than computers (poor idiot faggots).
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Jun 18, 2015 23:25
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you can't make a computer that costs 500 dollars play fallout 4. There is no way. 1500 for a real gamer computer with decent bells and whistles, tops out around 3k.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:26
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xbox one has farcry 4 on it so it is the best gameing device so realistic its like im actually there!!!
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Jun 18, 2015 23:27
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laughin my freakin buns off at THE DOG HOUSE posted:To answer the title: Yes
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Jun 18, 2015 23:28
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$400 pc = poo poo. Console is like you are eating at the mexican street vendor and you might get the shiots but the food is really good and cheap. PC gaming is like five guys burgers and fries -- you gotta pay premium to get premium beef. PC runs windows and microsoft is partnered with the NSA, so gently caress PC. Also, viruses? I guess the upside is you can use PC to look at porno. Un-l337-Pork fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Jun 18, 2015 |
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Jun 18, 2015 23:30
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:To answer the title: Yes We are talking $350-$400 and this includes the operating system basically everything except the keyboard+mouse and monitor. No way in hell, you computer gaming dorks are delusional
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Jun 18, 2015 23:30
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Processor+Nvidia9xx+Tower+Motherboard+PSU=~700-1000 for gayming
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Jun 18, 2015 23:30
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gonna answer the op with "yeah if you are gay" so that when someone comes in and says "if you know about computers then its way cheaper" and i can quote them and say that i already said that
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Jun 18, 2015 23:33
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OlmanRiver posted:you can't make a computer that costs 500 dollars play fallout 4. There is no way. You can if you already got a monitor/tv Intel G3258 OC'd to 4.0ghz+ (easy) + PC Mate Z97 Combo @ Microcenter $100 R9-280x - $185 8 GB Ram - $70 1 TB HDD - $50 Case - $50 PSU XFX/Seasonic/Whatever >500 watts - $50 That wouldn't only play Fallout 4, it would absolutely rape a console. But it takes "effort" and some people can't figure out what a screwdriver is. $1500 for a HIGH END gaming computer is realistic, $1000 is more than enough for almost everybody. $3000 is literal moron levels.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:33
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so, op, yeah. if you are gay
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Jun 18, 2015 23:33
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if your friend wants to build a pc tell him to go big or just get a console. lol @ a $400 pc you should be spending that much just for the graphics card
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Jun 18, 2015 23:33
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:You can if you already got a monitor/tv he didnt say you already had the monitor
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Jun 18, 2015 23:34
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Mr. Pumroy posted:if your friend wants to build a pc tell him to go big or just get a console. lol @ a $400 pc you should be spending that much just for the graphics card MINIMUM
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Jun 18, 2015 23:34
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texaholic posted:We are talking $350-$400 and this includes the operating system basically everything except the keyboard+mouse and monitor. in the post yo u quoted I actually said "no" you idiot lol, you have to increase your budget. however if you buy more than one game a year then typically the cost goes down, its usually 25% less for games every day price and way way lower for steamsales and whatever
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Jun 18, 2015 23:34
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Cursed Lumberjack posted:he didnt say you already had the monitor ps4's dont come with tv's
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Jun 18, 2015 23:35
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lmbo at all these adults that play video games
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Jun 18, 2015 23:35
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the cost of the lovely titles on every console gamers shelf dwarfs the cost of the console
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Jun 18, 2015 23:36
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:To answer the title: Yes lol
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Jun 18, 2015 23:36
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:You can if you already got a monitor/tv I suppose it would run it. the nvidia 980 is 700 dollars though no matter if you do the work yourself or not.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:36
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Wow threads moving quick, seems like people pretty are passionate about the subject *fart*
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Jun 18, 2015 23:37
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:in the post yo u quoted I actually said "no" you idiot lol, you have to increase your budget. however if you buy more than one game a year then typically the cost goes down, its usually 25% less for games every day price and way way lower for steamsales and whatever fuckin steam is stupid just a bunch of lovely indie titles for like 5 bucks, who gives a poo poo THE DOG HOUSE posted:That wouldn't only play Fallout 4, it would absolutely rape a console. But it takes "effort" and some people can't figure out what a screwdriver is. The computer is going to rape a console, a little jealous? no
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Jun 18, 2015 23:38
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OlmanRiver posted:I suppose it would run it. the nvidia 980ti is $650 dollars though no matter if you do the work yourself or not. I herd there was a gpu that cost $1500 once too probably need it to run dota or whatever the kids play these days
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Jun 18, 2015 23:38
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oh look I bought the Sim City pack for 45 dollars it includes 20 games from like 10 years ago I will never fuckin touch, what a great deal. LMAO
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Jun 18, 2015 23:39
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a top of the line gpu by itself costs more than a ps4
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Jun 18, 2015 23:39
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gonna buy a 980ti now thanks thread
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Jun 18, 2015 23:40
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You can get Dragon Age 2, one of the best video games in recent history, for $10-15 on a computer. It's worth buying a household computer just for that.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:40
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Fojar38 posted:a top of the line gpu by itself costs more than a ps4 and probably needs to be replaced/updated a lot more often over a 7-8 year period.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:41
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Fojar38 posted:a top of the line gpu by itself costs more than a ps4 a $150 modern GPU will run everything on pretty good settings. at most you'd want to splurge is like ~$225 on a card to run everything on super ultra max hd+++ 4x but definitely a low $100 card is more than plenty for even things like witcher 3 on decent settings. idk who is dumb enough to spend more than that on a card
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Jun 18, 2015 23:41
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Xaris posted:a $150 modern GPU will run everything on pretty good settings. at most you'd want to splurge is like ~$225 on a card to run everything on super ultra max hd+++ 4x but definitely a low $100 card is more than plenty for even things like witcher 3 on decent settings. but then it basically looks like a console, so who gives a poo poo.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:42
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its cheaper because you can pirate all the games, duh
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Jun 18, 2015 23:42
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do people still do the thing where you buy a bunch of graphic cards and use them all at the same time
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Jun 18, 2015 23:43
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Just get the worst of both worlds with a steam machine for $450
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Jun 18, 2015 23:44
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Parallax Scroll posted:do people still do the thing where you buy a bunch of graphic cards and use them all at the same time yah its called SLI or crossfire and generally means you have a giant penis iirc
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Jun 18, 2015 23:44
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But in the long run a pc cost less than a console because of how of often they come out with new consoles 
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Jun 18, 2015 23:44
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im gpu
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Jun 18, 2015 23:44
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- hi
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or maybe its the opposite thing i dunno
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Jun 18, 2015 23:44
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Console games are expensive and PC has a lot of sales on Steam/GOG/etc. But if you want to max out graphics on new games every year then PC is definitely not cheaper.
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Jun 18, 2015 23:45
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posting on a gaming computer ITT
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Jun 18, 2015 23:45
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texaholic posted:but then it basically looks like a console, so who gives a poo poo. it still looks a lot better than a console even on medium-high settings. plus it's a lot cheaper to buy games on steam and stuff. but wii-u loving owns and is worth owning in addition to a PC
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Jun 18, 2015 23:45
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