PS4 vs My PC

[diablojambe_11]

I was just wondering, since I'm fairly new to PC gaming and just bought my first gaming rig if it stacks up to the PS4.

Processor - AMD FX-6100 X6 3300MHZ
Graphics Card - Galaxy Geforce GTX 650TI
Ram - Kingston XMP 8GB 16000MHz
Motherboard - GIGABYTE AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6G
SSD - Samsung 840 120GB
HDD - Seagate 3TB
Windows 8

 

[HeyyScott]

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[rolandzhang3]

The PS4 is more graphically capable than your system

If that was a custom build machine, you should have went with the FX-6300 (given the small price difference), the Bulldozer line was rather unspectacular to say the least

The 650 Ti is a great performing card when you consider the looks and size of it (tiny!), but it's even weaker than the 7790 equivalent GPU in the Xbone so the PS4 will outperform that easily

Luckily you can upgrade down the line and have a much superior system in the future

 

[diablojambe_11]

The PS4 is more graphically capable than your system

If that was a custom build machine, you should have went with the FX-6300 (given the small price difference), the Bulldozer line was rather unspectacular to say the least

The 650 Ti is a great performing card when you consider the looks and size of it (tiny!), but it's even weaker than the 7790 equivalent GPU in the Xbone so the PS4 will outperform that easily

Luckily you can upgrade down the line and have a much superior system in the future

Thanks for the straight answer. Could this be a matter of just getting a better graphics card or would I have to upgrade my processor as well? what would you recommend?

 

[rolandzhang3]

The 6100 should be fine for now, games are utilizing more cores so the 6100 wouldn't be your main concern

Then again the better CPU options for your socket are the 8320 and 8350. Fortunately you have a decent 970 board so you could eventually install a CPU cooler, read up an overclock guide and squeeze some extra performance out of the FX-6100

The 650 Ti will give you comparable image quality and performance for the moment, but a jump to a better card down the line would do wonders. Given how recent games look great at even medium settings, I don't think that should bother you all that much

A new GPU generation is just on the horizon and we'll see how much of a performance boost they give over this generation of mostly rebrands

 

[diablojambe_11]

The 6100 should be fine for now, games are utilizing more cores so the 6100 wouldn't be your main concern

Then again the better CPU options for your socket are the 8320 and 8350. Fortunately you have a decent 970 board so you could eventually install a CPU cooler, read up an overclock guide and squeeze some extra performance out of the FX-6100

The 650 Ti will give you comparable image quality and performance for the moment, but a jump to a better card down the line would do wonders. Given how recent games look great at even medium settings, I don't think that should bother you all that much

A new GPU generation is just on the horizon and we'll see how much of a performance boost they give over this generation of mostly rebrands

I actually do have a Corsair liquid cooler, I just didn't include it, my bad. Thanks though I'll give that a shot!

 

[rolandzhang3]

Looks like you'll be set for now :lol:

 

[NickGeorge20]

graphics arn't everythn. gameplay wise it feels more well rounded on the ps4 all games. mods are cool, but most games i can play without being a walrus in skyrim. why be on borderline setings with a console on pc? theres many reasons to go with a console anywyas. whe i first switched to pc it was so hard and frustratng, i lamost sold it on ebay and now i wish i did (1 year later) becuase of a combination of my monitor, kb, and system issues.

 

[rolandzhang3]

When it comes to this debate I like to sit on the fence and watch both sides, gotta love both platforms :lol:

 

[bangerdx]

graphics arn't everythn. gameplay wise it feels more well rounded on the ps4 all games. mods are cool, but most games i can play without being a walrus in skyrim. why be on borderline setings with a console on pc? theres many reasons to go with a console anywyas. whe i first switched to pc it was so hard and frustratng, i lamost sold it on ebay and now i wish i did (1 year later) becuase of a combination of my monitor, kb, and system issues.

Peasant. Dirty, dirty peasant.

 

[Rationale]

graphics arn't everythn. gameplay wise it feels more well rounded on the ps4 all games. mods are cool, but most games i can play without being a walrus in skyrim. why be on borderline setings with a console on pc? theres many reasons to go with a console anywyas. whe i first switched to pc it was so hard and frustratng, i lamost sold it on ebay and now i wish i did (1 year later) becuase of a combination of my monitor, kb, and system issues.

I don't think anyone is arguing that the consoles aren't better for people who don't know what they're doing; the PS4 is specifically designed to be simple.

But a PC certainly offers better IQ and better gameplay both, assuming you already know what you're doing and can fix the majority of your own issues. And of course, on a PC you can play almost any game from the last 15 years with full backwards compatibility. That's a huge bonus to the gamers who've lived through 4-5 console generations now.

As for a GTX 650 TI... It's similar in strength to the Xbox One GPU. Just a bit weaker than the PS4 GPU. The GTX 650 TI will be fine for making new games look as good as PS4 games at the moment (900p at 60 fps, or 1080p at 30 fps) on high settings in the newest games. But in the second half of the PS4's life cycle (maybe in 3 years), as console optimization kicks up and the slightly stronger PS4 GPU is fully utilized, you'll want to upgrade to a GTX 760 or maybe a GTX 850 TI, or equivalent.

The FX-6100 should be fine for console ports, considering the PS4 and X1 CPUs are very weak. However, in PC focused titles, an i5 will hold a clear advantage above both the console CPUs and your FX-6100.

 

[mmohappy25]

If that was a custom build machine, you should have went with the FX-6300 the Bulldozer line Runescape 3 Gold was rather unspectacular to say the least but it's even weaker than the 7790 equivalent GPU in the Xbone so the PS4 will outperform that easily

 

[Rationale]

If that was a custom build machine, you should have went with the FX-6300 the Bulldozer line Runescape 3 Gold was rather unspectacular to say the least but it's even weaker than the 7790 equivalent GPU in the Xbone so the PS4 will outperform that easily

The 7790 is about the same strength as a GTX 650 TI. And the PS4 GPU isn't much stronger, mostly it's their VRAM handling, making the GTX 650 TI and HD 7790 closer to the PS4 GPU than the X1 GPU.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7790-vs-GeForce-GTX-650-Ti

 

[GamingBoy007]

I own a PS4 (obviously as well as PC) and I have to say, I find myself picking up a ps4 controller more than I do my PC keyboard now. Until steam comes out, I honestly can't see this trend reversing!