I am planning to buy a PS4, but I believe I really need to play last gen games because I haven't played for a while now, I skipped last gen. Can you suggest a build that will be able to smoothly run last gen games (e.g. DmC: Devil May Cry, Diablo III) and cross gen games (e.g. Battlefield 4, Watch Dogs), possibly on the max settings? Please suggest a build just as powerful as PS3 and Xbox 360 can get. I don't want to play next gen games with it, because buying the PS4 is set. Buying a PS3 or an Xbox 360 isn't also an option because I think it's not worth it.
PC Build for Last Gen and Cross Gen Games
- Thread starter armyspy
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Ah well, my bad. What I meant by max settings is not really the max settings on the PC versions, but the settings to achieve the same fidelity/quality that the last gen consoles can.
My budget is between $500 - $750.
Please note that my goal here is to just experience last gen and cross gen games. Sorry for the confusion on max settings.
jtledoux
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Unfortunately building a gaming PC is much more then buying a console, however you will get a machine that you can upgrade and actually use as a computer. Here is a machine that will play last gen games with no issue.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $672.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $672.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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