pre-order ps4 or upgrade a pc ?

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hey guyz my friend is in the dilemma of whether to pre-order ps4 or upgarde a pc.
for now he is having about 400$ for pc upgrade and he is having these folllowing parts-:

specs:

processor - intel core i5 2500k

motherbaord - asrock b75m gl

ram - 4gb

monitor- acer 19inch lcd monitor (1440x900)

psu - cooler master thunder 500watt

cabinet- cooler master elite 371

hardisk - 500gb



so, guys he is not having any gpu now so suggest him a good gpu for his resolution and any more upgrades he need in that budget
thank u.

budget - 400$.
 
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this is preference, i love the 2500k and has some of the best OC ability, if you upgrade i would get more ram and a GPU and maybe an ssd if possible.

You will see post saying to only upgrade and PC is the master race but the ps4 is a pretty solid system and should last you for a few years for only 400$, plus you get some pretty good exclusives.

So it all depends on what you want to do i would recommend a pc upgrade and you would have better graphics than the ps4 but the ps4 would be simple to get and as far as i know they are already sold out of the launch day edition and will have to wait to be restocked.
 
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Buy a CPU cooler the cooler master 212 hyper a PSU get a 750w and a gt 680 or a 7970 then with a 750w hr can crossfire/sli later. The ps4 has approximately a 7850 and a 7970 is about 3x the power so he shouldn't preorder
 
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he do love ps4 but at the same time he wants to make a gaming pc so, please suggest me what parts to go with if he upgrades a pc.
 
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nice thoughts!
but it will be out of his budget, and i think 7970hd is a little overkill at that resolution.
 
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GPU- MSI 660 ti $300
CPU Cooler- Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO 30$
RAM- Corsair Vengeance 8gb (4x2) 70$
 
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that looks good but what about mobo is that necessery?
and without oc i don think hyper212 EVO is needed. and will that psu can handle gtx 660ti?

and he is going with pc upgrade:)
 
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I would vote upgrade the PC. $400 is a solid budget for some upgrades. The best combo for gaming would be a new monitor, a GPU, and some RAM. ~$150 for a budget 23-24" 1080p monitor and $50 for 8GB of RAM would leave ~$200 for a GPU. His power supply isn't the best but it's a decent unit for a single, mid-range graphics card like Nvidia's GTX 660.

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009255
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148540
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270

The combo for all three comes in around $390 with 3-day shipping.

EDIT: Others may push for a stronger GPU that the GTX 660 but it's a big waste of money to go any higher than $200 for the GPU on this budget. With his current monitor any high-end graphics card would be absurd overkill, especially $300 cards like the GTX 660Ti. With a 1080p monitor and a GTX 660 he will be able to play most games at maximum settings at 60FPS and for games like Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 he can turn down anti-aliasing to reach that 60FPS mark. Check reviews of the GTX 660 on here and on AnandTech how solid the performance is at 1920x1080.
 
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He doesn't need to upgrade his monitor if he's happy with it its not going to make a huge difference a 7870 xt uses 7970 architecture so therefore its a lot faster than a 660 non ti
 
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He doesn't need to upgrade his monitor if he's happy with it its not going to make a huge difference a 7870 xt uses 7970 architecture so therefore its a lot faster than a 660 non ti
 
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He doesn't need to upgrade his monitor if he's happy with it its not going to make a huge difference a 7870 xt uses 7970 architecture so therefore its a lot faster than a 660 non ti
 
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We don't know how happy he is with his monitor though. Moving from a 19" 1440x900 screen to a 23" 1920x1080 screen is a big jump and most users would much rather have a bigger, higher-resolution monitor on their desk. Games will look way better on a larger, full HD monitor than they would at 1440x900 on a little 19" screen. The GTX 660 is a great choice for a 1080p screen. I'm not saying it's faster than the 7870XT but a GTX 660 + 1080p is a much better combo than a 7870XT + 1440x900. The 7870XT is crazy overkill for that little screen.
 
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The 7870 will play nearly every game at 80-100+ fps on a 1440x900 screen, at which point he's not getting his money's worth because all that extra performance is wasted. If he splits his money and gets a 1080p screen and a GTX 660 he will play most games at around 50-70fps because the card is a little weaker and the monitor has a higher resolution. He won't be wasting any performance from his card and can always turn down anti-aliasing to get much higher FPS because the higher-resolution screen won't require as much AA to make images look crisp and clear.
 
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i think 7870hd is a good choice but will it work in my frnd psu?
and do i need new motherobard? because some are telling that i5 2500k is a waste without oc.
and dont think he will need a new monitor.

so what parts to buy?
 
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he would like to play gta5 and bf4 without any lag
will gtx 660 can provide that ?
and he is going with a pc upgrade.
 
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