need help for decide ps4 or pc for budget.

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

in my country(india) ps4 cost same price of this pc
fx 6300
gtx 750ti or r7 260x
asus m5a97 le r2.0
8gb ram corsair
corsair cx 500w
& extra cost like case, dvdrw,& hdd

so here is my point
1)i am ok with ps4 quality graphics
2)if i get pc i will not upgrade it till minmum 3years & maximum till it provide ps4 quality graphics.

thanks in advance for help. :-D

gamingwoop · Jun 1, 2015

Honestly if youre ok with PS4 graphics then go for it. That PC wont drastically outperform it. In three years time you'll need to buy a whole new PC most likely anyway...for those three years PS4 will likely outlive the PC you mention.

filippi · Jun 1, 2015

This pc gaming build is good. You can do better than that though.
Actually you should buy a Intel Haswell I3 + H81/H97 motherboard + r7 260x.
I think you can find it for almost the same price.
And you will be able to upgrade your gaming build next year if you need/can.

PS4 is like a inkjet printer. It is cheap to buy but too $$$ to keep using.

Enter Steam.com and buy at least 5 good games for less than a PS4 game.

gamingwoop · Jun 1, 2015

filippi :

Good point about the running costs I forgot about that..
R7 260x isn't futureproof though?

filippi · Jun 1, 2015

I bought my GTX750Ti one year ago and i plan to use it for at least one year more.
This is enough for playable FPS for any 2015 AAA game. I mean any.
But w/ some compromise of course. plenty compromise maybe

But can be done. It is enough for me.

I dont think PS4 can clearly surpass r7 260x/GTX750Ti. So i will see playable FPS for some time yet thanks to PS4/PC convergence.

CPU-wise, even a I3 can keep up right now. And OP could easily do a cpu upgrade next year. He will find plenty used i5-4440 next year for sure. And a used locked low power i5 will works fine w/ OP rig. More than fine.
Nobody can foresee a time when four strong independent cores wont be enough for playable gaming.
I dont think this will be a strong concern for next four years.

zak1208 · Jun 1, 2015

if you go for PC steam summer sale starts on june 11 i think so you can get a shit ton of games for dirt cheap prices

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

As I said ps4 graphics are OK for me & as per digital foundry i3 4130 with 750ti or r7 260x are => ps4 by the way I prefer fx 6300 because of 6core

madmatt30 · Jun 1, 2015

If you could possibly squeeze a 270 in budget youd be much happier matemate

What country are you ?? & budget??

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

On this rig 1080p @ 30fps @ ps4 quality are enough but now question is
Will this rig will provide 1080p @30fps for upcoming 3 or 3.5 years ?

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

From India & budget is around 700$(42,000inR)

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

Ps4 is available @600$ (38,000inR)

Larry Litmanen · Jun 1, 2015

007jamesbond :

Id's go for PS4 too. PCs are better on higher end with a great GPU, but a weak PC will not run games very well in 2 years wheres every game sold with PS4 on it will run perfectly.

Larry Litmanen · Jun 1, 2015

zak1208 :

LOL, yes Steam has sales but not on good games and not when you want it. If you buy games at once you kind of have to preplan your tastes for the year ahead.

Few years ago that was the case, Steam had good sales on games, that's not really the case any longer. They mostly discount trash (not to call anyone's hard work trash but it is what it is).

007jamesbond · Jun 1, 2015

Currently banging my head on wall
Last month on summer sale Xbox one was available @ 480$(29,000inR) ............ That time I thought next month I will get a PC rig ... :-(

madmatt30 · Jun 1, 2015

Eminently doable mate - currently priced a 6300 rig with 750ti for 41000 delivered ,1tb hard drive,8gb ram ,DVD writer - will share when I get on my desktop.

So so close to squeezing a 270 in but a tiny bit over budget.

filippi · Jun 1, 2015

007jamesbond :

This about FX-6300 6 cores is kinda deceptive as far as gaming is concerned.
Actually a stock FX-6300 cannot beat a Haswell i3 in games.
Sadly sometimes i3 will far surpass FX gaming performance. (mmo games)
All games require a strong first core. This is exactly the FX Achilles tendon.
Most games will be fine w/ two cores as long as the first core keep doing most of the work.
i3 HT can usually deal w/ 3-4 threaded games because most of work will be first core responsibility anyway.

FX is still good for enthusiast overclockers w/ some money to spend (good mobo, good cpu cooler).

Pragmatic players will get a i3/i5. And a H97 motherboard for skylake cpu upgrade.

About games:

In my country an AAA 2015 PS4 game will be way more expensive than its Steam PC counterpart.
Besides I buy many excelent 2012/2013 games from Steam for less than $10.
They are perfect for the budget gaming rig OP intend to buy.
Skyrim is just one example. There are many many more.

madmatt30 · Jun 1, 2015

007jamesbond · Jun 2, 2015

thanks to all who helped me & happy gaming

007jamesbond · Jun 2, 2015

why i chose fx6300(stock) over i3 4130 because of i3 is hyper threaded so all core (2+2ht) can max. reach upto 50% that will effect the witcher 3 like games but its true that i3 wins in arma3 so its about what type games you like.....

madmatt30 · Jun 2, 2015

^ if you can afford an extra rs 400 the gammaxx 300 is a much better cooler - don't compromise on the case & case fan - that little xigmatek case is by far the best option on there with decent cooling.

The 6300 is a better choice thsn the i3 IMO aswell

007jamesbond · Jun 2, 2015

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 vs Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
i am not going to overclock
gigabyte default supports 1330mhz ram while asus 1600mhz other difference ?

madmatt30 · Jun 2, 2015

Gigabyte has USB 3 headers so you can have usb3 ports working on case front.Asus doesn't.
The gigabyte is a slightly better quality board full stop - it has vrm heatsinks,the Asus doesn't - should you decide to overclock in the future the gigabyte will do a better job.
The gigabyte absolutely 100% DOES support 1600mhz ram - but it is a 2 minute job to set it manually in bios (I can help you with that no problem )

I own the Asus myself ,I've built for other people with the gigabyte - I prefer the gigabyte.

With a double slot gpu installed the pci-express x 1 slot will only take a half height card in the gigabyte.
The Asus will take a full height as the slot is above the GPU slot.
This is insignificant IMO as people rarely use that slot for anything.

007jamesbond · Jun 2, 2015

so both will work fine?

madmatt30 · Jun 2, 2015

Absolutely mate - the gigabyte board is able to take a bit more on the temperature front is all.

007jamesbond · Jun 2, 2015

OK thanks

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