Sell PC for PS4?

bobertbarker · Feb 24, 2015

Hi all, this is my first post on here in a loooong time. Anyway, I received an offer for my PC that I might consider taking, just wanted to see what everyone thinks. I was offered a PS4, Far Cry 4, and the Sony Gold Headset for my pc. I said I wasn't interested in the headset and he said he could throw in cash, but hasn't said how much yet. I already have a macbook pro and a Shield tablet, so I'm not in dire need of a second computer. I have windows installed on the macbook, and can play some simpler games (Garry's mod, etc), which is really all I played on PC to begin with. Everything in the PC is pretty solid other than the graphics card, which would cost almost as much as a PS4 to update to the latest line. While I do agree that PC gaming is superior in general, I don't have the desk space for a PC and would rather have a console for my home theater.

Specs of the PC are as follows:

Intel i5-4690k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler
G.Skill 16Gbs 1066Hz DDR3 RAM
MSI Gaming 7 Motherboard
EVGA GTX 460 Graphics Card
OCZ 850W Fully Modular Gold power supply
PNY XLR8 240GB SSD
Western Digital Blue 500Gb Hard Drive
CD/DVD Read/Write Drive
Cooler Master Elite 430 windowed case
eMachines 22" monitor

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Suztera · Feb 24, 2015

As long you feel you regain some of the value for the cost of your pc, then it is fine.
Alternatively, you could change the motherboard and case to a mini ITX format.

BlazinHot · Feb 24, 2015

If I were you, I would pull the SSD to keep. I would also pull that power supply and replace it with a cheaper one. Both of those parts you would want for a future build. After doing that, I think the guy selling you the PS4 is still getting the better deal but no by much.

eddieb101 · Feb 24, 2015

If you are prepared to spend around £160 ($200) or upwards on a graphics card then you are better off sticking with your PC. You have a very strong system there and the only thing letting it down is the graphics card which was good when it launched a few years ago (i know as i use to own one) but upgrading your card to either a gtx960 or R9 280x would be a great choice. If you feel like going the extra mile then getting either a gtx970 or R9 290 would blow any console away.

best of luck and hope this helps!

bobertbarker · Feb 24, 2015

After looking around (and seeing the price drop on GTX 9 series cards), I guess I should keep the computer for the time being. My chief issue is the lack of local multiplayer support, as virtually no games have split screen. However, I do still have an Xbox 360, and could afford to buy a PS4 outright in the near future. Also, I've come to prefer playing with a controller. Does anyone have any quick recommendations on getting a controller to work well with games? I have a 360 remote that I use but it doesn't seem to work for a whole lot of games. Thanks for the input everyone!

eddieb101 · Feb 24, 2015

bobertbarker :

I use a wired xbox 360 controller on my PC and it works fine. Most modern games are automatically programmed to work with a controller anyway. Titanfall for example instantly recognised my controller and reassigned all the buttons to show xbox buttons a,b,x,y onscreen

king3pj · Feb 24, 2015

I use a wireless 360 controller with a dongle I got on Amazon for $12. It works on pretty much any console ports that came out in the last couple years. I use my PC hooked to my 5.1 surround sound and main TV through HDMI as if it were a console. For the most part it works very well.

I also have a PC at a desk that I use for more traditional PC games that need a mouse and keyboard. Steam in-home streaming works great for that.

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