Lynn Beck
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Posted - 2014.11.20 19:18:00 -
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The Ps4 is the cheaper way to get that "high quality" gaming system.
My PC can run Playstation 2 graphics and it costs 400 bucks(not counting the OS, or video card which i got from a friend)
To get it to play Warframe on Ps4 levels ill need a $250 vidcard, bringing my total to 650 bucks, meanwhile i'll also need to buy Antivirus(Avast isnt cutting it) and more RAM.
My specs BTW:
AMD quad core 3.8GHZ, 4GB DDR3 ram, 9500Gt(damn thing isnt even supported anymore by Nvidia), 500Gb hard drive, and a extremely crap economy motherboard.
THAT. For 500+ bucks already, which cant even play Far Cry 3 on full blown minimum at beyond 20 FPS, and plays Warframe at 25+ until a smoke puff shows its ugly head, then its 12.
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Lynn Beck
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Posted - 2014.11.21 04:40:00 -
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Thumb Green wrote:I'm genuinely curious cause his graphics card is old.
I got the video card about a year ago, along with a twin core 2.6GHZ processor and i used my 10+ year old 200GB that came with our $600 Compaq Presario(damn thing was like 1.3GHz single core, back when the only thing out was single core...)
As for the current processor/ram, i got it for 330 about half a year ago.
Even considering I might've maybe been able to go junk rummaging on Ebay(I happened to stumble upon a package of 3 i7's for 70 bucks, and a "Meh" videocard that's a like 450 at 70 bucks, but it's only DDR3 and 128bit(whatever that is, i think it's the same as a PS2) It's still damn expensive to get a "gaming" PC at the same specs as a PS4, and expect it to cost the same, It's just not going to happen unless you're trying to match a PS1, and even then you have separate shipping costs that'll run you up to about 3x what a PS2 would cost nowadays.
End verdict: Consoles give you the best performance per dollar, and comes pre-setup with it's own OS, antivirus(seriously, who would make a virus for a Ps3 and distribute that through the interwebz?) and full complement of hardware/peripherals(whereas with a PC you need to buy/acquire your own keyboard/mouse, controller, speakers, mousepad, etc.)
Also, and my main reason for preferring a console(even now, when my PC is nearing $600) is because there is always, ALWAYS, an even playing ground on the hardware stage. No whining or apologizing that "my videocard is old, so you killed me before my monitor ever showed you were there" No "well you threw a nade, and my system doesn't like nades, so you're being unfair."
Not saying either is inferior/superior, it's a simple trade-off. Also i'm Ebay scouring for a new PS3 to replace my current zombified one, AND i'm going to get a videocard sometime before Christmas.
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Lynn Beck
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Posted - 2014.11.21 04:43:00 -
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da GAND wrote:Immortal John Ripper wrote:True gamers choose the wii. Hard core gamers choose PC
Hardcore "omg i want this to look as awesome as possible" would choose PC, yeah.
Hardcore "omgso1337Igottakillmoarnoobs" or "proffesional/lifetime" gamers could choose either one.
Even in "Ye big leagues" they have console game competitions, alongside the PC wars. Also with that they have every computer running the same hardware, so it's more or less "Consoles, PC edition"
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