Is it worth trading a ps4 for a PC?

[FishyModding]

I want to trade my brother my ps4 for his PC, specs are: 500gb hdd, dual core amd athlon II x2 260, 4gb ram, and a GT 710 2GB Fan 

[Skyrim]

Depends what you want to use it for i.e. browsing the net, school /office work then yes, but for gaming I don't think you would be able to do much with it.

 

 

[FishyModding]

gaming, minecraft

[FishyModding]

recording videos for my yt, and editing too

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, FishyModding said:

recording videos for my yt, and editing too

Not on that computer you won't

[FishyModding]

ouch ok

[FishyModding]

what about just playing minecraft?

[Lurick]

Just now, FishyModding said:

what about just playing minecraft?

MAYBE on super low everything and that's a strong maybe that you'll get playable frames.

[Sauron]

1 minute ago, FishyModding said:

what about just playing minecraft?

It would probably run but not very well. Seriously, it's awful - you can get something better just by selling your ps4 on ebay and buying refurbed parts

[Enderman]

That PC will barely even run minecraft, forget about recording or editing.

[Lurick]

Poking around on ebay for used parts you could put something like this together, maybe for cheaper if you shop around a good bit (I spent like a minute tossing this together)

Intel 3770 - $50
Socket 1155 Board - $40
8GB DDR3 - $20
RX470 - $50
240GB SSD - $30
Case + PSU - $20
Total: $210

 

 

 

Or if you wanted to go new and sacrifice some GPU horsepower for now:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$84.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$62.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$40.99 @ Amazon
Storage	TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Case	Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$29.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$45.00 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$293.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-01 18:06 EST-0500

 

[Fasauceome]

18 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Or if you wanted to go new and sacrifice some GPU horsepower for now:

Not much of a sacrifice, still better than the trade PC

[ZzLy]

1 hour ago, FishyModding said:

I want to trade my brother my ps4 for his PC, specs are: 500gb hdd, dual core amd athlon II x2 260, 4gb ram, and a GT 710 2GB Fan 

NO. That athlon basically is worthless, 4gb of ram is barely enough, and a gt 710 will barely play games at the lowest settings with 30fps. Usually I prefer PC, but in this case a PS4 is legitimately the better option.

[FishyModding]

but it runs minecraft at 178 fps

[FishyModding]

I think i should just sell the ps4 for like 200$ then make a part list I guess

[THraShArD]

That's funny, did not notice the CPU at first.  Pretty ancient.  Trying to get money back from a console is very hard.  I'd save up and get a Ryzen 4000 laptop.  I'm almost tempted to get one

[FishyModding]

Ok, <content removed by staff>so theres not much I can save up, <content removed by staff>, (IF I GET MY GRADES UP)Imma go work at culvers. The first time I took apart a pc was without a tutorial, and I put it back together and my parents didnt notice, and I took apart a chromebook, put it back together, and took it apart again, without a tutorial, and did custom cooling xD, So I think I might be good with laptops too

 

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[THraShArD]

It's really a weird time to invest into a PC.  We are about to jump into next generation stuff, but it seems delayed forever. 

 

April the Ryzen laptops should start coming out.  I think I read the low end ones should start around $600.   Have to wait and see next month or so.  From what it seems AMD is about to shake up the laptop market and more price wars with Intel.

 

[FishyModding]

lol yea, so how can I make money online?

 

[THraShArD]

lol, if you want real money trade the ps4 and scrounge up less than $500 and buy a metal detector and hunt for gold outside.

[FishyModding]

for real? lol that sounds kinda legit

[THraShArD]

The terms the use is called Prospecting.  There bunch of Gold Prospecting sites and info how to do it.    Wish I had the time, but totally want to do this

[THraShArD]

I waited a long time and upgraded a different time.  RTX 2080 should hold me off another 5 years.

[ZzLy]

11 hours ago, FishyModding said:

I think i should just sell the ps4 for like 200$ then make a part list I guess

Yes. Do that. The athlon PC is worth way less than 200$