JDJ25 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Would this build be good enough to play GTA V on high to max settings? I already have the OS (Windows 8) so I did not need to include it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.97 @ Amazon)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon)Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)Total: $761.92Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMichaelCorleone Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Would this build be good enough to play GTA V on high to max settings? I already have the OS (Windows 8) so I did not need to include it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon) Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon) Total: $761.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available You can max thegame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureproof Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Would this build be good enough to play GTA V on high to max settings? I already have the OS (Windows 8) so I did not need to include it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon) Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon) Total: $761.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available You can max thegame. You can't say to somebody they could max it when we don't know the requirements and the game isn't even out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolcksta Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Would this build be good enough to play GTA V on high to max settings? I already have the OS (Windows 8) so I did not need to include it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon) Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon) Total: $761.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Not trying to look like I choose a brand over another but.... Intel is much more preferred when it comes to gaming, just saying..... Edit: I'm basically recommending you get an Intel processor if you are going to be gaming. Edited July 19, 2014 by Bolcksta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Newegg)Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($204.99 @ NCIX US)Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.00 @ Newegg)Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.50 @ Newegg)Total: $747.34Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Intel CPU, motheboard running on the latest Z97 chipset with support for SATA Express and M.2 Also supports SLI and what that means is the first 2 PCIe slots set even at x8/x8 not some cripple x16/x4 configuration. A better graphic card and Corsair newest case. Come in other colors too. Edited July 19, 2014 by Stinky12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utack Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) And two years later, you can upgrade your GPU into something that will DESTROY the PS4. From the money you saved by buying games in Keystores It sure seems like some people have missed that last gen consoles were special designs sold at loss and the current gen is a low end pc sold at cost with expensive games. We have a pretty good word for something like "buying a console because their hardware is really good for $400" in german called "milchmädchenrechnung". It's based on an old story and Wikipedia describes it pretty well. The story has also provided German with another idiomatic phrase, 'milkmaid's reckoning' (milchmädchenrechnung), used of drawing naïve and false conclusions. Edited July 19, 2014 by utack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDJ25 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Ok what about this build? The video card I'm getting from Amazon is not the correct price. I'm buying it through another seller through Amazon for $211 (includes shipping cost). PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($303.99 @ Amazon)Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)Total: $878.93Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleph-Zero Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) educate yourself. CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor $118.00 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $44.99 @ Micro Center Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $80.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg Case Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $35.45 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $47.99 @ Micro Center Total Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available: $547.40 This build would be perfectly capable of playing high/ultra 1080p, absolutely destroys "next gen" consoles Destroys? No. Is it better, Yes, The only thing that TRULY destroys the Next Gen consoles, Is the CPU and Harddrive, Considering both have a 500gb HDD and a crummy little octa core Mobile cpu. Anything 1080p 60fps is already destroying "next gen" consoles lol. Only CPU and HD? That GPU is probably double the performance of a PS4's GPU. You could play GTA V on a double screen setup 1080p each and still get 60fps. Throw a R9 290x in there and you can't even make a comparison anymore. Edited July 19, 2014 by Aleph-Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverRST Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 for $5000 i can build a major rig haha Corsair 750D, Gigabyte Sniper Z97 Gaming, 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro, 2 way Sli Titan Black and a 500GB SSD with 1000w Gold PSU Can run Gta V in 4K 100fps with that setup haha OH! and dont forget the 4790K Are you really considering 2 Way SLi Titan Black combined with an i7-4790K? Then you are wasting the money. First, why the heck would you want Titan Blacks for gaming? Those cards are semi-professional and therefore the Double Precision is gonna be wasted. Games do not have DP. For a 5000 dollar PC I would go for an i6-5960X, 16GB RAM an SSD's. Since dual GPU cards doesn't work that pretty well in games, I just would go for a single fastest GTX780Ti or a single fastest R9 290X. Some people really can't spend their money well and OP thinks you really need a 5000 dollar PC to run GTAV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsk222 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 And two years later, you can upgrade your GPU into something that will DESTROY the PS4. From the money you saved by buying games in Keystores It sure seems like some people have missed that last gen consoles were special designs sold at loss and the current gen is a low end pc sold at cost with expensive games. We have a pretty good word for something like "buying a console because their hardware is really good for $400" in german called "milchmädchenrechnung". It's based on an old story and Wikipedia describes it pretty well. The story has also provided German with another idiomatic phrase, 'milkmaid's reckoning' (milchmädchenrechnung), used of drawing naïve and false conclusions. I wouldn't trust Keystores. The keys are revoked eventually. Better to save money with Steam sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerdude Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Would this build be good enough to play GTA V on high to max settings? I already have the OS (Windows 8) so I did not need to include it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon) Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon) Total: $761.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Not trying to look like I choose a brand over another but.... Intel is much more preferred when it comes to gaming, just saying..... Edit: I'm basically recommending you get an Intel processor if you are going to be gaming. The difference between Intel and AMD in a Gaming ONLY scenario is price and the performance difference between either is usually unnoticeable. Now if you're gonna be doing Office work and rendering(non gaming things and what have you) get an intel, But otherwise? Don't waste your money, It's never worth it. Anything 1080p 60fps is already destroying "next gen" consoles lol. Only CPU and HD? That GPU is probably double the performance of a PS4's GPU. You could play GTA V on a double screen setup 1080p each and still get 60fps. Throw a R9 290x in there and you can't even make a comparison anymore. Considering the Next Gen consoles have an HD7800 series equivalent, and an R9 270x is basically a Next Gen HD7870, It does not destroy the consoles. And you probably wouldn't be able to do Max, 1080P 60FPS on a rig like that, Unless of course I've overestimated the requirements of GTA V. Edited July 20, 2014 by Killerdude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoandLuis Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 It costs like 600 € to play this on Ultra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverRST Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Another moron or a troll that thinks you need more than 10,000 dollars PC to run GTAV PC: http://gtaforums.com/topic/725372-is-my-pc-ready-for-ultra-gaming-gta-v-and-other-games/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePwrd Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) educate yourself. CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor $118.00 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $44.99 @ Micro Center Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $80.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg Case Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $35.45 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $47.99 @ Micro Center Total Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available: $547.40 This build would be perfectly capable of playing high/ultra 1080p, absolutely destroys "next gen" consoles Destroys?No. Is it better, Yes, The only thing that TRULY destroys the Next Gen consoles, Is the CPU and Harddrive, Considering both have a 500gb HDD and a crummy little octa core Mobile cpu. and the GPU, and the RAM... Edited July 21, 2014 by Andreas Removed quote-train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash_735 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. r34ld34l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) The GPU is better, yes, but not by a large margin. It is basically a slightly improved HD7870, which is the graphic-chip used in the PS4, although 2 Compute Units were disabled so it makes it perform worse by approximately 20%. It's significantly better than the Xbox One, though. Given that consoles are closed systems whose hardware barely changes over the years, it's easier to get out all the power they offer, which makes up for the inferior hardware. Better hardware does not necessarily result in a better performance and an improved visual quality. It depends entirely on the game, how good it is optimized and how much effort the developer puts into the game and its engine, to take advantage of the better hardware. For example, Ubisoft confirmed a few weeks ago that Far Cry 4 on the PS4 and Xbox One will equal to PC at ultra settings. And I presume that it will take a High-End PC to play that game at ultra settings, as it is the case with any modern game. It's clear that Ubi purposefully don't bother to give PC players a better experience than console players, so there's that. But it proves my point. Edited July 21, 2014 by Andreas GTAForums Crew Chat Thread - The Sharks Chat Thread - Leone Family Mafia Chat Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectBlade Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Edited July 21, 2014 by Perfect Blade xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r34ld34l Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Actually you do. When you go SSD you newer go back (for OS, games). If you don't know that then you don't belong in PC Master Race. And SSD are cheap these days. Yeah those cheap SSDs aren't good at writing, but read speed is at near top. (How much will you write on it anyway...) Edited July 21, 2014 by r34ld34l PerfectBlade and Ash_735 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash_735 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Being serious, if you're building now, you should grab at LEAST one SSD for your OS, you can get 256GB Drives pretty cheap now, which should be more than enough for Windows and a boat load of programs. I mean hell, when I pick up a PS4, I'll be throwing an SSD in that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectBlade Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Being serious, if you're building now, you should grab at LEAST one SSD for your OS, you can get 256GB Drives pretty cheap now, which should be more than enough for Windows and a boat load of programs. I mean hell, when I pick up a PS4, I'll be throwing an SSD in that! Yeah. Thanks for the tip Ash_735.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utack Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Games are designed to run off HDD's very well with limited amount of data to be loaded while playing after an initial long load time. That said: you are throwing away the greatest speed boost (in terms of responsiveness) for PC's developed in years. With the space games those days take I personally have a small SSD for my OS, a small one for my favourite games and a HDD for all the other games. Edited July 21, 2014 by utack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nan0s0ldier Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Can guarantee that a GTX 770 or a 280X can max this game... I doubt even with better textures etc those 2 cards will struggle to max it... By max i mean ultra with no AA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverRST Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Can guarantee that a GTX 770 or a 280X can max this game... I doubt even with better textures etc those 2 cards will struggle to max it... By max i mean ultra with no AA Those GPU's will do fine. The GTX770 is basically a GTX680 on steroids and the 280X is nothing but a rebrand of the HD7970. I'm not sure but looking at the world scale of GTAV it is a good idea to have atleast 2GB VRAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerdude Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 educate yourself. CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor $118.00 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $44.99 @ Micro Center Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $80.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg Case Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case $35.45 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $47.99 @ Micro Center Total Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available: $547.40 This build would be perfectly capable of playing high/ultra 1080p, absolutely destroys "next gen" consoles Destroys?No. Is it better, Yes, The only thing that TRULY destroys the Next Gen consoles, Is the CPU and Harddrive, Considering both have a 500gb HDD and a crummy little octa core Mobile cpu. and the GPU, and the RAM... Considering the Next Gen consoles have an HD7800 series equivalent, and an R9 270x is basically a Next Gen HD7870, It does not destroy the consoles. And you probably wouldn't be able to do Max, 1080P 60FPS on a rig like that, Unless of course I've overestimated the requirements of GTA V. Also, Both consoles have 8GB of DDR3 ram. @2133mh/z A perfectly reasonable price range to build a great PC that will last a while before needing an upgrade, is the 700$ - 1200$, Any cheaper, Get a console, Any more expensive and you're wasting money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Also, Both consoles have 8GB of DDR3 ram. @2133mh/z Not quite. Xbox One uses 8GB of DDR3 RAM, which is clocked at 2133MHz, and 32MB of eSRAM. Whereas PS4 makes use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM that is clocked at 5500MHz. There is a considerable difference between both of them. DDR3 RAM is much slower than GDDR5, particularly when large amounts of data have to be transferred, but the far superior eSRAM makes up for it for the most part. Still, that makes the Xbone more difficult to program due to architectural differences. The RAM type is also one of the reasons why the production costs of the Microsoft console are higher than the production costs of the PS4. Edited July 22, 2014 by Andreas GTAForums Crew Chat Thread - The Sharks Chat Thread - Leone Family Mafia Chat Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) > 2014 > Not having at least One SSD What kind of "PC" Gamers are you? Pathetic. What? You don't really need to have an SSD to be a trully PC gamer. I detected sarcasm..probably..or most likely. Being serious, if you're building now, you should grab at LEAST one SSD for your OS, you can get 256GB Drives pretty cheap now, which should be more than enough for Windows and a boat load of programs. I mean hell, when I pick up a PS4, I'll be throwing an SSD in that! SSD are a luxury and not a necessity. If one is on a budget, they're better off getting a HDD so the amount save can be used towards a better graphic card. Here are 2 sample builds. Each build cannot pass $1,000 and must include a OS Build #1 with a SSD gets a R9-280x, build #2 without SSD can get a R9-290 Build #1 with SSD PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US) Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX US) Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $995.77 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 00:50 EDT-0400 Build #2 without SSD PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg) Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $972.79 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 00:52 EDT-0400 Edited July 22, 2014 by Stinky12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerdude Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Also, Both consoles have 8GB of DDR3 ram. @2133mh/z Not quite. Xbox One uses 8GB of DDR3 RAM, which is clocked at 2133MHz, and 32MB of eSRAM. Whereas PS4 makes use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM that is clocked at 5500MHz. There is a considerable difference between both of them. DDR3 RAM is much slower than GDDR5, particularly when large amounts of data have to be transferred, but the far superior eSRAM makes up for it for the most part. Still, that makes the Xbone more difficult to program due to architectural differences. The RAM type is also one of the reasons why the production costs of the Microsoft console are higher than the production costs of the PS4. Really? DDR3 is more expensive the GDDR5? Isn't GDDR5 newer and a lot better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePwrd Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Also, Both consoles have 8GB of DDR3 ram. @2133mh/z Not quite. Xbox One uses 8GB of DDR3 RAM, which is clocked at 2133MHz, and 32MB of eSRAM. Whereas PS4 makes use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM that is clocked at 5500MHz. There is a considerable difference between both of them. DDR3 RAM is much slower than GDDR5, particularly when large amounts of data have to be transferred, but the far superior eSRAM makes up for it for the most part. Still, that makes the Xbone more difficult to program due to architectural differences. The RAM type is also one of the reasons why the production costs of the Microsoft console are higher than the production costs of the PS4. Really? DDR3 is more expensive the GDDR5? Isn't GDDR5 newer and a lot better? Not necessarily. It depends on the application. GDDR5 is unsuitable for general computing due to it's high latency, but is far superior for gaming due to its much higher bandwidth (hence why most modern graphics cards use GDDR5 while desktop RAM is still DDR3 (although DDR4 is about to come out)) Killerdude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab30494 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Games run better with Win8 That does not help when the OS constantly crashes... That's weird I have been using Windows 8 since it released, and it hasn't crashed once. And have no problems running older games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utack Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Games run better with Win8 That does not help when the OS constantly crashes... That's weird I have been using Windows 8 since it released, and it hasn't crashed once. And have no problems running older games I had a total mess on my notebook with Win8. Maybe some driver, but it was not pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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