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So I am gonna buy a pc or console but can't decide... 

I've researched the local pc shop and found the following parts fall within my budget

Intel core i3 4160 3.6 ghz 4th gen 2 core 4 threads

gskill 2*4gb ram

mobo- some gigabyte one with 1*pcie 3.0 slot

wd blue 1tb

450 watt corsair

and for the gfx either R7 260x or gtx 750ti

 

So should this be able to play game at low settings for the next 2-3 years? or should I just settle for ps4? 

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That looks good to me, I'd just try and save for a GTX 950, it'll blow both of those cards out of the water and shouldn't be much more expensive.

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really depends. performance will probably be better on ps4. but you can do much more on the pc. if you want to only game, then go for the ps4. if you will also use it for web and productivity, pc all the way.

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OC the shit out of this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $421.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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OC the shit out of this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $421.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 02:44 EDT-0400

 

+1, you can offset some of the overbudget by getting a H81 board. Maybe a MSI H81M-P33 then a Fractal 1000 for a case.

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@The Official Czex Maybe a x4 760k or x4 860k would be better than a g3258. Thos 2 CPUs are pretty underrated while the G3258 is overrated IMO

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Ehhh if you plan on playing modern AAA titles, I would recommend a PS4 at that price point. If you can pump a few hundred more into it though, PC will pull ahead pretty nicely at around the 600-700 range.

 

If you aren't into AAA games, go for it. 750ti will run pretty much anything from last gen along with any MOBA and most MMOs at medium-high settings.

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This one also works:

 

 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $408.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 02:54 EDT-0400

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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+1, you can offset some of the overbudget by getting a H81 board. Maybe a MSI H81M-P33 then a Fractal 1000 for a case.

 

 

@The Official Czex Maybe a x4 760k or x4 860k would be better than a g3258. Thos 2 CPUs are pretty underrated while the G3258 is overrated IMO

 

Second build idea was in the works just as you were typing that.

 

Z97 board for serious OCing on that CPU, make that Pentium shine!

 

G3258 has 10-15% better performance in games due to much higher single core performance. This would be more useful to the OP than  four, weak cores unless he was also planning to render on his PlayStation, which I doubt. 

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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PS4 would be better

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I got similar specs and loving it

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Everything looks great for the PC, go for the PC instead of the PS4 as you can get most of the games from Playstation on the PC, your specs are fine and will run most games very well at the moment, as for the future try upgrading your GPU to a 950 right now its not much more i think and will give that little extra edge. 

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For looks :

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $397.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 06:43 EDT-0400
 
For performance: 
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.25 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($30.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $409.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 06:50 EDT-0400
 
Go for the PC. You'll be able to upgrade in the future and the games are cheaper.

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that's better than a ps4 already. If you want more suggestions check my signature

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Second build idea was in the works just as you were typing that.

 

Z97 board for serious OCing on that CPU, make that Pentium shine!

 

G3258 has 10-15% better performance in games due to much higher single core performance. This would be more useful to the OP than  four, weak cores unless he was also planning to render on his PlayStation, which I doubt. 

did you know the pentium can overclock on lower end boards?

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Any of the PP Specs above will kick PS4´s ass.

Get the PC.

CPU i7 6700k MB  MSI Z170A Pro Carbon GPU Zotac GTX980Ti amp!extreme RAM 16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance 3k CASE Corsair 760T PSU Corsair RM750i MOUSE Logitech G9x KB Logitech G910 HS Sennheiser GSP 500 SC Asus Xonar 7.1 MONITOR Acer Predator xb270hu Storage 1x1TB + 2x500GB Samsung 7200U/m - 2x500GB SSD Samsung 850EVO

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The Core i3 4160 is far better than the Pentium G3258. Sorry guys.

The Z97 motherboards can cost twice as much as a H81, so is it REALLY worth that money just for overclocking (which doesn't really help with gaming anyway)?

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Isn't a 750ti just slightly worse than the PS4s GPU? Make sure you calculate the price of Windows as well if you don't have a license already. Also the PS4 just got a $50 price drop in the US I think? So the value is definitely on the PS4's side but if you prefer PC gaming then you can spend the extra money as well.

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So I am gonna buy a pc or console but can't decide... 

I've researched the local pc shop and found the following parts fall within my budget

Intel core i3 4160 3.6 ghz 4th gen 2 core 4 threads

gskill 2*4gb ram

mobo- some gigabyte one with 1*pcie 3.0 slot

wd blue 1tb

450 watt corsair

and for the gfx either R7 260x or gtx 750ti

 

So should this be able to play game at low settings for the next 2-3 years? or should I just settle for ps4? 

 

i would stay away from the GTX 750ti they usually have to be restricted or you'll have artifacting at least when i started to use mine it did and after research i seen that it was a common problem 

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did you know the pentium can overclock on lower end boards?

 

Certainly not as well. But, yes, it can.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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So I am gonna buy a pc or console but can't decide... 

I've researched the local pc shop and found the following parts fall within my budget

Intel core i3 4160 3.6 ghz 4th gen 2 core 4 threads

gskill 2*4gb ram

mobo- some gigabyte one with 1*pcie 3.0 slot

wd blue 1tb

450 watt corsair

and for the gfx either R7 260x or gtx 750ti

 

So should this be able to play game at low settings for the next 2-3 years? or should I just settle for ps4? 

so i had to put my two cent in.  this will give you the ability to upgrade also if you use A10 cpu you can run dual graphics with a r7 gpu later down the road.  save up and get something like the XFX Radeon R7 260X
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BR7sGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BR7sGX/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($136.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($96.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $468.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 10:11 EDT-0400
 
also this is a little closer to what is running in a ps4
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OC the shit out of this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $421.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 02:44 EDT-0400

 

my stock system is very simular to this 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rvnVTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rvnVTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card  ($316.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Solid Gear 750W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Dell E1913 60Hz 19.0" Monitor 
Monitor: Dell S2415H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite Wired Ergonomic Keyboard 
Mouse: Razer Naga Wired Laser Mouse  ($139.37 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Turtle Beach Ear Force DP11 Headset  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: M-Audio Studiophile AV30 20W 2ch Speakers 
Total: $1297.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 10:17 EDT-0400
 
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my stock system is very simular to this 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rvnVTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rvnVTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card  ($316.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Solid Gear 750W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Dell E1913 60Hz 19.0" Monitor 
Monitor: Dell S2415H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite Wired Ergonomic Keyboard 
Mouse: Razer Naga Wired Laser Mouse  ($139.37 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Turtle Beach Ear Force DP11 Headset  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: M-Audio Studiophile AV30 20W 2ch Speakers 
Total: $1297.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 10:17 EDT-0400
 
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aren't you bottlenecked with that Pentium

 

don't get me wrong, I love the pentium, I'm also planning my first build to be a pentium.

But seems to me that a GTX970 is total overkill..

 

or is the PentiumK a placeholder, yes, that would totally make sense.

Karamo

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CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 | CPU Cooler: Wraith Stealth | GPU: Gigabgyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super | Motherboard: MSI B450M Mortar Max | RAM: G.Skill FlareX 2x8GB 3200MHz CL16 | SSD: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro M.2 256GB | HDD: 1TB 2.5" Western Digital Blue (WD10SPZX) | Case: NZXT H510 | OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |

 

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Isn't a 750ti just slightly worse than the PS4s GPU? Make sure you calculate the price of Windows as well if you don't have a license already. Also the PS4 just got a $50 price drop in the US I think? So the value is definitely on the PS4's side but if you prefer PC gaming then you can spend the extra money as well.

Benchmarks prove otherwise :P 

 

This is a build that will be best if you dont plan on upgrading, the quad core will be amazing for gaming. Buy a copy of windows from the sub reddit microsoftsoftwareswap from s5ean. its only10$

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $377.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 13:48 EDT-0400
 
If you do wana upgrade for a cheaper cost heres an intel variant
 
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 370 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $402.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 14:04 EDT-0400.

Intel i5 4690k | NZXT Kraken x61 | MSI z97 Gaming 5 | MSI GTX 970 | EVGA Supernova G2 750 | G-Skill Ripjaws 16GB 2133mhz [2x8] | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD | Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB SSD | NZXT H440 [black and Red]


 


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