![]() If you can find a cheap motherboard, case, and PSU you could just take the storage, RAM, and CPU out of that PC and use it for your new one. I do not know that much about Acer desktops in particular, but it may be possible to harvest a lot of components from it into building a new PC which may make your system cheaper. The i7-4770 in your office PC is still a very strong CPU. Slightly over budget but that will be way better than any console you can think of. Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($404.98 Newegg)Ĭase: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 Amazon) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($118.98 Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock H270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.98 Newegg) So with that in mind here's what I would suggest:ĬPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.89 Amazon) PCs can play games and do just about anything else that a console can't do. Consoles are made strictly for playing games. The graphics can't even begin to compare. A $1,000 PC is going to be infinitely better than just about any console you can buy. I've been saying this from the beginning. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.90 Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 Jet)Ĭase: DIYPC P48-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.81 Jet) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 Amazon) Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($73.99 SuperBiiz) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantĬPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.49 OutletPC) Others will eclipse the PS4 Pro by leaps and bounds. It should do considerably better on most games. At least if you set the bar by PS4 standards. This build will do much better at gaming and everyday tasks. So files save there by default.Īt about $1000. You can change the location of the core user folder (documents, videos, music, desktop, &c) to the hard drive. The small SSD portion is too small to make a difference. If you want an optical drive a DVD burner is enough. Some don't even have the full game on the disk. Most games that come on disk require a huge download anyways due to updates. You don't even need an optical drive for that as games are available for download. You don't need a Blu-Ray writer for gaming. Generally a PC gamer expects 60FPS while PS4 guidelines are 30FPS. Trying to say they are equivalent is tough. As games are much more optimized for the PS4. But these standards are for much higher quality gameplay than the PS4 can deliver. At the very least a Z170 chipset, i5-6600K and GTX 1070. Generally that would be a Z270 chipset, i7-7700K and GTX 1080. If you want 4K gaming and what most would consider a good gaming experience. ![]() Preferably Tier 2 or Tier 1.Īn i3-6100 and Radeon Rx 480 make for a mid range 1920x1080 gaming computer. Unless you plan on building another computer in a couple of years to transfer the license. At least get the OEM license rather than retail. Unless you need to connect to a domain there isn't much reason for the additional expense. I think this would be perfect.ĭo you need Windows 10 Pro for some reason? It isn't any better than Home. Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit ($199.99 B&H) Optical Drive: Asus BC-12D2HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($112.00 Newegg Marketplace) Power Supply: Zalman 400W ATX Power Supply ($26.99 Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($244.99 B&H)Ĭase: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.35 Amazon) Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($95.54 Amazon) ![]() Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 Amazon) Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($44.99 Amazon) I always heard CPU performance doubles every 2 years so it's doubled almost twice since I last bought a PC.ĬPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.99 SuperBiiz) It's got an i7 in it but I bet it comes nowhere close to even a Celeron of today. I might sell this old thing for what? $200 $300? It can't be worth much by now. Now I'm looking to possibly move to a more gaming style setup. Should I buy a PS4 pro and save $600 or build a PC for $1000? I have an office PC already so I don't need a PC for just basic tasks. ![]()
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