Do I need my gaming console with this PC?

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adamjosiah

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In the past, almost all of my gaming has been done on the Playstation consoles and I have bought all of them. Recently however, I've started to shift my gaming more and more to PC, finding that I'm getting more games for less money.

When I bought my PS4, I believed that it would preform better for dedicated gaming than my PC. Now though, I'm not so sure. After playing a couple older titles such as Tomb Raider and Farcry 3 for PC, I've found that my PC versions have not only saved me money but are giving me higher resolutions and faster frame rates than graphically similar PS4 titles. I haven't had the money to buy the same game for both platforms and do a comparison yet.

So the question I'm faced with now is, should I sell my PS4 expecting that my PC will be able to do everything just as well or better for the next 5 years?

The main issue that I see with this decision is optimization, which is the real meat of my question.

1. Will some developers optimize their games more poorly for PC, allowing the PS4 to out-preform my PC?

2. Will smart optimization of games allow the PS4 to out-preform my PC in the future with all games?

Of course this question can't be answered without my specs, so here they are...

CPU: I5-3450 3.1 GHz (4 core, 4 threads, boost to 3.5 GHz, overclock locked)
GPU: GTX 650 Ti 2 GB (base model)
Memory: 8 GB DDR3
HDD: 1 TB
Display: 1080p, 60 Hz
Disk Drive: LG Bluray/DVD Combo
OS: Windows 8

Thoughts on this one?
 
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I had the 760 and it works well it just depends on the quality you want to play on your games.
The 760 is a fantastic card and if you ever want to upgrade down the road you could just SLI it.
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The 650 ti is a fairly low end card so you will see issues playing more demanding games.


The ps4 is actually pretty weak in comparison to a $900-1000 gaming computer, in retrospect if you did not have to buy windows OS then the same performance of pc can be bought for the same $400-450. Now the difference is that the games are coded and optimized for this.

That same game for PC is will see a significant increase in performance with a higher end gaming machine.

The one bad thing about PC games is that 4 years latter, a PS4 game will play just as well as one today on a PS4. 4 years latter on PC your GPU is a dinosaur and the rest of your PC is absolete. Thus it is more expensive to play PC games in the long run, but the quality is much higher.
 
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PC gaming is alive and well did you know that PC games out sale all the consoles combined!!!!Yes graphics are awesome and yes you get more for your money .You have Steam UPLAY ORGIN as servers where you can play and buy games as well as in the stores. As for your pc I cant answer the 5 year question but you have room to grow and upgrade where as sooner or later there will be a play station 5 and so on then the older consoles stop losing support after awhile. Hope this helps
 
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The thing about consoles:

Their hardware is shit, but because it is universal hardware, game developers have an extremely easy time writing drivers for the hardware to take full use of its power.

Your computer, the GPU needs a large upgrade to be a console killer. Despite being about the same power as the PS4, I agree that it will not get the same results.

Your processor is fine and WAY faster than a PS4. If you upgraded your GPU, you would get better performance than a PS4 could ever deliver in every title.
 
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I would just like to add that you can hook your pc up in your front room ect plug into hdmi and run on your tv just like the consoles and get a wireless keyboard and a mouse or a contoler from xbox or the others to work on your pc then you can stream Netflix movies and everything else its a win win if you ask me.
 
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PC gaming will always be superior to console gaming. There's so much more you can do; you are open to many other possibilites, PC has more potential than consoles, you can always upgrade your PC, you can do so much more with your games, you become much more educated (usually) with PCs, the community is better, PC is more customizable, etc. The list goes on for a very long time.

The only cons of PC vs console gaming is really reliability. Sometimes PC gaming can be a bit tedious when games have compatibility issues or something of that nature. Usually with console games you can just plop it in and play. That's not the case with some PC games.

To answer some of your questions:
Yes PC is better in the long run. It's already to possible to invest in a good machine that can outperform the next-gen consoles and PC is evolving at an exponential rate. Every 1-2 months there's always something better.

It's uncommon for PC games (AAA or that are cross-platform) to be badly optimized. Even still there are usually ways of getting around problems like with controls. I remember when I first got Dark Souls and wow was that horrible. Other than the 30fps, the controls were terrible and not made for PC. It was an easy fix as I could hook up my PS3 controller to my PC and play that way (which is also a popular alternative to racing games because who wants to drift with WASD)

If you are talking about "in the future" there will definitely not be any optimization any better than current optimization. What I mean by this is PCs will always be getting stronger and more efficient. PS4 will always be the same. They can not change the specs. So in 2 years you might have a PC stronger than the current PC I have right now, but the PS4 will still be the same. Which thus brings us back to the PC having more flexibility and customization potential.

What's your budget? I can recommend a very nice PC based on your budget.

Also for building/repairing a PC use: http://pcpartpicker.com/ to see any compatibility issues with your specs, an estimated price, an estimated power consumption (I wouldn't rely off it, do some more research for power consumption), etc.

PC > Console
Good luck :)
 
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I appreciate the information, however I don't have a budget for building a PC because my question wasn't about building a PC nor which is better. My question was will the specs I provided be able to out-preform the PS4 playing current and future PS4 games and how could I best upgrade my current PC with a $300 budget.
 
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$300 to upgrade? If it were just the GPU I would recommend springing a few extra bucks for one of the GTX 970s, which if i'm not mistaken may be bundled with a free game right now or in the near future.

I currently have the gigabyte 970. It cost me $400 after tax, but also plays a good portion of games at 1440p with very good frame rates. The other 970 cards range within 300-400 dollars. This is only my second GPU, my first being a GTX 650 ti boost, so there may be better options for your price.

But we will also need to know what kind of Power Supply Unit (PSU) you have. It may be worth spending a portion of your budget on a new PSU if you happen to have a generic low power PSU that could come with a pre-built PCs (which I don't think you specified if it was pre-built)
 
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Sorry I misread I thought those were the specs you were looking at purchasing.

In that case I would definitely use your PC, sell the PS4 and buy some/a nice part(s).
I would need to know your PSU before I can give you any solid recommendations but I would, after selling the PS4, get a GTX 970.

Again you may have to upgrade your PSU though.
What PSU do you have currently?
 
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No problem, I have a 550W PSU I believe. It has 3 12V rails but I think only one GPU connector
 
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I've seen that the 970 got a price drop but in Canada I can still only find them for $400. With the psu that's almost 500 which is too much right now. Have they discontinued the 660 ti? I heard that was a solid card. Or a 760 maybe?
 
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I had the 760 and it works well it just depends on the quality you want to play on your games.
The 760 is a fantastic card and if you ever want to upgrade down the road you could just SLI it.
 
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adamjosiah

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Thanks for the tip, I might try that card. Honestly my 650 ti might be low end, but right now I'm playing Farcry 3 with all High, Very High and Ultra settings, 1080p and am getting 45-60 fps. That one-ups my PS4 on its own in my opinion. I can't see having any complaints if I upgrade my GPU even just a couple increments.
 
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