PC is cheaper than PS3

Are you kidding me? 9500GT? Dual core 3.0Ghz? No blu-ray drive? No OS? Crappy PSU included with the case? This barely even matches the 360...

And especially with "gaming" PC's that fall under $700, they often need to be updated in some way every 3 years. Where my PS3 doesn't need to be updated for like 6 years

munu9

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]I cant Play MGS4, Gran Turismo, Cross Edge, Killzone, warhawk, Valkyria Chronicles etc on that PCpsychobrew

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]I cant Play MGS4, Gran Turismo, Cross Edge, Killzone, warhawk, Valkyria Chronicles etc on that PC-Traveller-

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"] Why would you want to?Vandalvideo

I know it isn't out, I said it's also a niche title, and that it should be ignored from the list.

Either way, PS3 still has good exclusives, but using them in this type of thread is pointless.

Plus in terms of library, PC dominates pretty much anything (however taste in exclusives is subjective).

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]I cant Play MGS4, Gran Turismo, Cross Edge, Killzone, warhawk, Valkyria Chronicles etc on that PCpsychobrew

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"] Why would you want to?Vandalvideo

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]I cant Play MGS4, Gran Turismo, Cross Edge, Killzone, warhawk, Valkyria Chronicles etc on that PCTheOldOlder

Taste is subjective, so labelling yours as exquisite, doesn't really work in this case. Other people may find your choice of exclusives somewhat lacking, and see their taste as exquisite.

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"] Why would you want to?-Traveller-

Taste is subjective, so labelling yours as exquisite, doesn't really work in this case. Other people may find your choice of exclusives somewhat lacking, and see their taste as exquisite.

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"] because I have an exquisite taste for videogames

TheOldOlder

Taste is subjective, so labelling yours as exquisite, doesn't really work in this case. Other people may find your choice of exclusives somewhat lacking, and see their taste as exquisite.

Wow, hardheaded much? Fact is, taste is subjective, therefore making nobody's taste, necessarily better, than anybody elses. It's not quantifiable.

You can believe it though, if you like. ;)

] cross x edge comes out this Month :TheOldOlder

] I dont care, I know My taste for games and gaming machines is exquisite beyond plausible deniability and nobody will convince me otherwiseTheOldOlder

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="-Traveller-"]
Due to the fact, that MGS4, Killzone 2, Warhawk are great games. The others I haven't played, but GT is a great series, Valkyria Chronicles scored very well, and Cross Edge is a niche title (so ignore that, however I will be piking it up).

TheOldOlder

Yes, and is it good?

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="dr_jashugan"]

NOT when you have to UPGRADE when a new game comes out. 8)

BoloTheGreat

The general point of this is to show how such a pc compares to a ps3. You dont need to max a game to enjoy them. Console gamers dont complain when they're consoles are running such games at low or medium settings.

[QUOTE="DAZZER7"]

[QUOTE="Jackboot343"]

Except the PS3 is more futureproof than this PC.

And you forgot the disc drive and cooling, in addition to what other users are saying.

adastos

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"]

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"]

Taste is subjective, so labelling yours as exquisite, doesn't really work in this case. Other people may find your choice of exclusives somewhat lacking, and see their taste as exquisite.

-Traveller-

Wow, hardheaded much? Fact is, taste is subjective, therefore making nobody's taste, necessarily better, than anybody elses. It's not quantifiable.

You can believe it though, if you like. ;)

oh god no, i just realized i've accidentally mixed philosophy with phsychology... lets avoid colledges for a while eh?

[QUOTE="TheOldOlder"] I dont care, I know My taste for games and gaming machines is exquisite beyond plausible deniability and nobody will convince me otherwise

Wow, hardheaded much? Fact is, taste is subjective, therefore making nobody's taste, necessarily better, than anybody elses. It's not quantifiable.

You can believe it though, if you like. ;)

well the pc alone is pretty much the same or more than the ps3 plus the other parts so it costs more

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Dilrod"] I thought about excluding the monitor, but most people have a tv already.. what if this is a persons first pc? Also I edited as the tc forgot the one thing that compares it to a ps3.... a blu-ray drive. Even the cheapest one is $85 and its a piece of crap.Dilrod

You're missing the point...you CAN use the TV with the PC, it's that simple. You plug it in just like a monitor, it's no more or less complicated than using a monitor and you're basically trying to argue that most people won't think to do that :lol:

[QUOTE="munu9"]

Are you kidding me? 9500GT? Dual core 3.0Ghz? No blu-ray drive? No OS? Crappy PSU included with the case? This barely even matches the 360...

And especially with "gaming" PC's that fall under $700, they often need to be updated in some way every 3 years. Where my PS3 doesn't need to be updated for like 6 years

Vandalvideo

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="munu9"]

Are you kidding me? 9500GT? Dual core 3.0Ghz? No blu-ray drive? No OS? Crappy PSU included with the case? This barely even matches the 360...

And especially with "gaming" PC's that fall under $700, they often need to be updated in some way every 3 years. Where my PS3 doesn't need to be updated for like 6 years

videogameblow

maybe it's these 185.85 nvidia drivers im gonna revert back to old crap 178 :) it still did it with 182 drivers, i havent played crysis that much so i cant remember if it did this when i first bought it lolvideogameblow

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="munu9"]

Are you kidding me? 9500GT? Dual core 3.0Ghz? No blu-ray drive? No OS? Crappy PSU included with the case? This barely even matches the 360...

And especially with "gaming" PC's that fall under $700, they often need to be updated in some way every 3 years. Where my PS3 doesn't need to be updated for like 6 years

videogameblow

It never crashed on me once.

[QUOTE="videogameblow"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"] The only reason you'd be upgrading every 3 years is if you're trying to pump the most out of the latest and greatest. You don't HAVE TO pump the most out of Crysis to whoop consoles. My 3 year old rig is running strong, and I don't see anything on the horizon that will change that.Bebi_vegeta

It never crashed on me once.

I sold my old 40gb ps3 for $350. On Amazon, I bought a 360 arcade, 20gb hdd, and 13 months of xbox live for $275, including shipping. I have a laptop, so I don't need a pc. But its good to know that if I get a new one, I can put it together myself and save some $.

I sold my old 40gb ps3 for $350. On Amazon, I bought a 360 arcade, 20gb hdd, and 13 months of xbox live for $275, including shipping. I have a laptop, so I don't need a pc. But its good to know that if I get a new one, I can put it together myself and save some $.

thesmiter

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

[QUOTE="videogameblow"] crysis warhead sucks the game keeps crashing on me after a play about 10 minutes . no problems any other pc game both my 8800 gt/8600 gts go to blank screen and lose signal i can still hear the audio though lolvideogameblow

It never crashed on me once.

I have ATI cards. So, it's not the game, it's your driver or your setup.

Not for long! :x

*waits for PS3 slim*

[QUOTE="iowastate"][QUOTE="psychobrew"] PSU comes with the case, OS and KB+M comes from your old PC.psychobrew

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194021&cm_sp=HomepageTop-_-DIYbundle-_-http%3a%2f%2fpromotions.newegg.com%2fNEPro%2fDreamSystem%2f620x130.jpg

(Gamespot won't take the link)

After mail in rebates, total price is $295 for a computer with more power than any console. Even by upgrading the graphics card to play Crysis at high resolutions and details, it's still cheaper than a PS3. How are consoles still selling?

psychobrew

Cables

Network card/Wifi

Bluray/DVD

Controller/KB&M

+Windows operating system. Yeah linux is free but crap for gaming.

/Thread fail

Iv just upgraded my pc for under £300

from a bog standard 512mb of ram

128mb graphics card

and a single pentium 4 processor

to 4 gb of ram

898mb gtx260 graphics card

and a dual core clocked at 3.33

now my pc destroys the ps3

Are you kidding me? 9500GT? Dual core 3.0Ghz? No blu-ray drive? No OS? Crappy PSU included with the case? This barely even matches the 360...

And especially with "gaming" PC's that fall under $700, they often need to be updated in some way every 3 years. Where my PS3 doesn't need to be updated for like 6 years

munu9

At 1280x720p/800p, my ASUS G1SN laptop (with Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2Ghz (800FSB), 4GB RAM (dual channel PC5300), Geforce 9500M GS 512MB VRAM) can easily keep up with console targeted/ported games e.g. UT3, GearsOFWar, Fallout3, MassEffect, H.A.W.K, Mirror's Edge, Grid Race Driver, FarCry2, The Last Remnant (UE3), Left 4 Dead, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Assassins Creed. It's able to play Crysis Warhead at 1280x720p/800p, mainstream settings with gamer setting for textures, physics. PS; My laptop is fitted blu-ray-rom/dvd-burner drive.

As an 8 ROPs + unified shader equipped GPU, Geforce 8600 GT/9500's performance should be around 8 ROPs + unified shader equipped ATI Xenos.

Note that, Xbox 360'sPPE X3 shares 1.6Ghz L2 cache,total instruction issue per cycle rate of 6. IntelCore 2 Duo's total instruction issue per cycle rate is 8 and it's L2 cache is clocked at core speed. Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2Ghz (800FSB) is capable software render Quake 3 at normal settings, 640x480pand 32FPS (via Swiftshader+MESAWin 6.0OpenGL bridge).

Call me lazy, but I really don't want to fiddle around with all those parts just to build a gaming PC. I just stick with the good ole consoles:)clubsammich91

True, and you dont have to worry about system requirements and all that.

As a hermit I really don't see the point of trying to compare Consoles to the cheapest PCs possible... I see it as the extra we pay to build the PC is more than made up for with cheaper games, Indi Games, and mods redbaron3

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.194021&cm_sp=HomepageTop-_-DIYbundle-_-http%3a%2f%2fpromotions.newegg.com%2fNEPro%2fDreamSystem%2f620x130.jpg

(Gamespot won't take the link)

After mail in rebates, total price is $295 for a computer with more power than any console. Even by upgrading the graphics card to play Crysis at high resolutions and details, it's still cheaper than a PS3. How are consoles still selling?

-Reggaeton-

Cables

Network card/Wifi

Bluray/DVD

Controller/KB&M

+Windows operating system. Yeah linux is free but crap for gaming.

/Thread fail

Cables?????????? Network cards... wow, just wow....

A PC doesn't need to be cheaper than a console to justify it's existence, because the pc is inherently superior. While this build is a bit of a strech, a full brand new top of the line PC that you build yourself on newegg can cost as little as $800-1000, and if you really want to go all out, it can get up to $2000. Still, is that too much to ask for an infinitely superior system? And if you resuse monitor, kb+m, etc from an older PC, the cost goes down even further. It doesn't take much money to pay for a top of the line gaming PC, is the point. If you are at all employed and like gaming, and know how to use a screwdriver, you will be fine.

I doubt that would play games much better than Ps3/360, although technically it might be more powerful, the amount of optimization on consoles and the fact nearly all hardware is dedicated to running the game, unlike PC where it still has to run the OS in the background.angelkimne

Low quality psu

No OS

No kb/m

and a 9500? my laptop has a better gpu...

and that ram clock speeds kind of low.

That list of parts won't be playing any next gen games at all, the video card isnt even meant for gaming.

It will out-perform the Wii, though...

That list of parts won't be playing any next gen games at all, the video card isnt even meant for gaming.

It will out-perform the Wii, though...

RedFactionFan

PS3 comes with a controller and connects to your TV for $399.00, your link does not show a flat screen monitor or a keyboard and mouse so add another 3 to $400.00 dollars at least.

Besides the obvious fact the PC's come with the most bug and virus ridden operating system on the planet.

PS3 comes with a controller and connects to your TV for $399.00, your link does not show a flat screen monitor or a keyboard and mouse so add another 3 to $400.00 dollars at least.

Besides the obvious fact the PC's come with the most bug and virus ridden operating system on the planet.

maybe it's these 185.85 nvidia drivers im gonna revert back to old crap 178 :) it still did it with 182 drivers, i havent played crysis that much so i cant remember if it did this when i first bought it lolvideogameblow

Don't blame your lack of computer knowledge on the game.

PS3 comes with a controller and connects to your TV for $399.00, your link does not show a flat screen monitor or a keyboard and mouse so add another 3 to $400.00 dollars at least.

Besides the obvious fact the PC's come with the most bug and virus ridden operating system on the planet.

Knight-of-NINE

Soooo? For the 1000th time you can plug the pc into the hdmi/VGA or even s-video port in the tv lol

PS3 comes with a controller and connects to your TV for $399.00, your link does not show a flat screen monitor or a keyboard and mouse so add another 3 to $400.00 dollars at least.

Besides the obvious fact the PC's come with the most bug and virus ridden operating system on the planet.

Knight-of-NINE

If you pirate all your games on PC, sure it's cheaper than PS3.

Frankly I think putting the price of a console and PC up against each other shows ignorance, the PS3 isn't even sold at a profit.

We pay more because we get more, it's really that simple.

If you pirate all your games on PC, sure it's cheaper than PS3.

dream431ca

it's also a lot cheaper if you buy a lot of games. PC Games are usually about 20$ cheaper than the console versions and are actually better all around. That 20$ a game adds up very, very quickly. Buy 20 games in a generation and you save 400$ and also get better versions of the games.

Call me lazy, but I really don't want to fiddle around with all those parts just to build a gaming PC. I just stick with the good ole consoles:)clubsammich91