Is this a great gaming pc?

[YourAverageGamer]

Hey guys, recently I've been debating whether or not I should join the realm of pc gaming. I could have many benefits and features from getting a good desktop pc, so I set up a local classified ad to trade my ps4 for a gaming pc. I'm very tech savvy and know quite a bit so if that helps in explaining general concepts and such. So I set up an ad and got a reply. Here's the offer I've been given and I'd like someone to tell me if it's worth it. So the pc he's offering has this (directly quoted from his inquiry): "I have the following PC, would you be interested? AMD Phenom II 965 Black 3.6GHz MSI Gaming 970 motherboard 8GB DDR3 Geforce GTX660 2GB 128GB SSD 1.5TB HDD DVD burner Gamdias backlit keyboard/mouse." Is this off equivalent performance of the ps4 or should I reject him? Thanks for any advice or opinions.

 

[StormFade]

Hi, considering we don't know the condition of the hardware or the legitimacy of the seller I'm just going to recommend you this, it is a build that crushes the next-gen consoles (PS4, XBONE) and is around the same price (~454 USD). You could do this by selling your PS4.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $454.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 01:16 EST-0500

note: you can upgrade the ram at any time.

 

[YourAverageGamer]

As much as they sounds like a good deal, I doubg I'll have the time to find to find a buyer to give me that much money added up. Also, the legitimacy of the trader is legit and also is throwing in a 1089p benq moniyir and an official windows 8.1 OS and the PC has been used less than a few months.

 

[StormFade]

As much as they sounds like a good deal, I doubg I'll have the time to find to find a buyer to give me that much money added up. Also, the legitimacy of the trader is legit and also is throwing in a 1089p benq moniyir and an official windows 8.1 OS and the PC has been used less than a few months.

Then that build seems fine, but the cpu and gpu will need to be updated in a year max if you want to play new games on higher resolutions and settings with good fps.

 

[i7Dreamer]

X4 is shite get an i3 at least.