Sell PC for PS4?

[bobertbarker]

Hi all, this is my first post on here in a loooong time. Anyway, I received an offer for my PC that I might consider taking, just wanted to see what everyone thinks. I was offered a PS4, Far Cry 4, and the Sony Gold Headset for my pc. I said I wasn't interested in the headset and he said he could throw in cash, but hasn't said how much yet. I already have a macbook pro and a Shield tablet, so I'm not in dire need of a second computer. I have windows installed on the macbook, and can play some simpler games (Garry's mod, etc), which is really all I played on PC to begin with. Everything in the PC is pretty solid other than the graphics card, which would cost almost as much as a PS4 to update to the latest line. While I do agree that PC gaming is superior in general, I don't have the desk space for a PC and would rather have a console for my home theater.

Specs of the PC are as follows:

Intel i5-4690k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler
G.Skill 16Gbs 1066Hz DDR3 RAM
MSI Gaming 7 Motherboard
EVGA GTX 460 Graphics Card
OCZ 850W Fully Modular Gold power supply
PNY XLR8 240GB SSD
Western Digital Blue 500Gb Hard Drive
CD/DVD Read/Write Drive
Cooler Master Elite 430 windowed case
eMachines 22" monitor

If this is in the wrong thread, Mods, feel free to move it.

 

[Suztera]

As long you feel you regain some of the value for the cost of your pc, then it is fine.
Alternatively, you could change the motherboard and case to a mini ITX format.

 

[BlazinHot]

If I were you, I would pull the SSD to keep. I would also pull that power supply and replace it with a cheaper one. Both of those parts you would want for a future build. After doing that, I think the guy selling you the PS4 is still getting the better deal but no by much.

 

[eddieb101]

If you are prepared to spend around £160 ($200) or upwards on a graphics card then you are better off sticking with your PC. You have a very strong system there and the only thing letting it down is the graphics card which was good when it launched a few years ago (i know as i use to own one) but upgrading your card to either a gtx960 or R9 280x would be a great choice. If you feel like going the extra mile then getting either a gtx970 or R9 290 would blow any console away.

best of luck and hope this helps!

 

[bobertbarker]

After looking around (and seeing the price drop on GTX 9 series cards), I guess I should keep the computer for the time being. My chief issue is the lack of local multiplayer support, as virtually no games have split screen. However, I do still have an Xbox 360, and could afford to buy a PS4 outright in the near future. Also, I've come to prefer playing with a controller. Does anyone have any quick recommendations on getting a controller to work well with games? I have a 360 remote that I use but it doesn't seem to work for a whole lot of games. Thanks for the input everyone!

 

[eddieb101]

After looking around (and seeing the price drop on GTX 9 series cards), I guess I should keep the computer for the time being. My chief issue is the lack of local multiplayer support, as virtually no games have split screen. However, I do still have an Xbox 360, and could afford to buy a PS4 outright in the near future. Also, I've come to prefer playing with a controller. Does anyone have any quick recommendations on getting a controller to work well with games? I have a 360 remote that I use but it doesn't seem to work for a whole lot of games. Thanks for the input everyone!

I use a wired xbox 360 controller on my PC and it works fine. Most modern games are automatically programmed to work with a controller anyway. Titanfall for example instantly recognised my controller and reassigned all the buttons to show xbox buttons a,b,x,y onscreen

 

[king3pj]

I use a wireless 360 controller with a dongle I got on Amazon for $12. It works on pretty much any console ports that came out in the last couple years. I use my PC hooked to my 5.1 surround sound and main TV through HDMI as if it were a console. For the most part it works very well.

I also have a PC at a desk that I use for more traditional PC games that need a mouse and keyboard. Steam in-home streaming works great for that.