NEED HELP DECIDING BETWEEN COUPLE OF GAMING PC AND PS4!!! Any help would be awesome thx

[DJChrisyG]

Hey guys I’m one of those weirdos still playing on a PS3. I’m ready to make the leap to next gen, and I really want to do it on a gaming PC. But I’m afraid of buying a PC for twice or more the price of the PS4 getting it home hooking it up only to find out it can’t run games as well as the PS4! I have my eye on two builds in particular and any advice would be awesome!

First is Digital Storm Vanquish 3 Level 1
Main specs
GPU NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB
CPU Intel Core i3 4370 CPU
RAM 8GB 1600MHz
1TB 7200RPM HDD

The second is the Syber Vapor which you can fully customize on CyberPowerPC’s website before ordering. My questions about this PC are:
Are any of these processors competent for running games on high 1080
Athlon X4 740
Athlon X4 840
Intel® Pentium™ Anniversary Edition G3258
And will a GTX 960 2GB matched with these CPU be enough to beat PS4 or do I have to go to a GTX970 or what cards from AMD would work?
Thx for any help!!
P.S.
I know I might get advice to build my own pc or step up to Vanquish level 3 which is over $1200 Please keep in mind that I am a PC gaming newb and don’t want to build a PC or spend exorbitantly more then I would for a counsel thx!

 

[gamingwoop]

How much will those PCs cost you?
I know you won't want to hear this but I can;t recommend building your own PC enough. You'll save literally hundreds of dollars, and it is so much easier than you'd think, even for a noob

 

[madmatt30]

^ whs - those 2 preuilds are just about going to match a ps4 but hardly whoop its ass.

You do not get value for money with systems like that.
That digital storm is $800???

For that money you can do this.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($197.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $786.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 09:35 EDT-0400

Or this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($61.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $780.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 09:41 EDT-0400

Or this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS Evo 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Deepcool kendomen case ($49.99)
Total: $799.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 09:48 EDT-0400

 

[DJChrisyG]

Thx guys for your answers! Let me refine the question a little. Will the GTX960 card outperform the PS4 or do I have to go up to the GTX970? Or what about a R9 290 and 290X will I be safe with those cards? Thx for any help!

 

[madmatt30]

The 960 I reckon is about on a par ,maybe slightly better - an Intel cpu is far stronger though.

The r9 290 is absolutely head & shoulders above the ps4 on a hardware level - its a high tier card & very close to the gtx 970 performance wise.