Xbox One or New PC

[Technous285]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hdPLdC it's a little bit over, but if you can't spend the extra money leave the ssd for later.

 

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core i5 and r9 280 mofos ^^

That works for the US PCPartPicker, GhostWindGamer needs that sort of list in AUSSIE PCPartPicker!

[Dude]

Easily PC. The Xbone is a sinking ship and so are consoles. Why would you want to limit yourself to a few crappy games instead of giving yourself the ability to choose from thousands of great games.

[Majestic]

@OP, Do you have a operating system? 

[GhostWindGamer]

And a needless cost. You bought the machine, you bought the game and then the greedy bastards want you to pay a subscription fee as well? Seriously, we're not money trees!

I am very tight when it comes to money so it makes sense to drop xbox

[Sauron]

That works for the US PCPartPicker, GhostWindGamer needs that sort of list in AUSSIE PCPartPicker!

 

oh lol didn't know there were different versions ^^

[GhostWindGamer]

Easily PC. The Xbone is a sinking ship and so are consoles. Why would you want to limit yourself to a few crappy games instead of giving yourself the ability to choose from thousands of great games.

Fair enough but the console won't die anytime soon

[GhostWindGamer]

@OP, Do you have a operating system?

Yep I have a hard drive with windows 7 64bit on it

[Dude]

Fair enough but the console won't die anytime soon

Is that why the PC Gaming market has massively overtaken the console gaming market recently? Especially in the UK?

[Technous285]

oh lol didn't know there were different versions ^^

S'okay man, you can force a change with the drop-down in the top-right corner of the site, and if you're logged in, you can also do a blanket-force of a particular retailer (say, PCCaseGear for an Aussie, or NCIX for a Canadian or US user). You could also force a particular retailer item-by-item if you want to fine-tune where you're gonna get the best deals too.

 

Yep I have a hard drive with windows 7 64bit on it

Oog, Windows doesn't like being moved from one CPU/Mobo/RAM combo to another CPU/Mobo/RAM combo, it gets persnickety even if you upgrade the RAM in the system already by changing out all the sticks. *has had to deal with previously*

[Majestic]

Yep I have a hard drive with windows 7 64bit on it

 

Well then something along the lines of this, assuming you have a retail-version with disk and key.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($195.66 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 

Total: $597.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 06:59 EDT-0400

[DIV1D3]

I'll be sure to make a couple up, with OC and non-OC options. 

[ShadowCaptain]

Lots of ways to slice it for that budget, just install your hard drive 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($127.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $691.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:12 EST+1000

[GhostWindGamer]

Lots of ways to slice it for that budget, just install your hard drive  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($127.00 @ Centre Com) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.00 @ PLE Computers) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) Total: $691.00Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:12 EST+1000

I don't need a hard drive or would you recommend I get a new one

[ShadowCaptain]

I don't need a hard drive or would you recommend I get a new one

 

I put an SSD in, I do recommend them, though you could save $100 by taking it out!!! and upgrade to an 280x, or an i5 4440 or something

[GhostWindGamer]

I put an SSD in, I do recommend them, though you could save $100 by taking it out!!! and upgrade to an 280x, or an i5 4440 or something

I'd rather an SSD and a 280

[ShadowCaptain]

I'd rather an SSD and a 280

 

yeah I think thats a good combo

[nuclear465]

PC all the way... I can't remember the last time i have touched the controller of my xbox 360... I didn't sell it yet because my brother still uses it...

[DIV1D3]

Well then something along the lines of this, assuming you have a retail-version with disk and key.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($195.66 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Total: $597.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 06:59 EDT-0400

 

a. The PSU doesn't have a price, and

b. That's in USD from US retailers

 

Lots of ways to slice it for that budget, just install your hard drive 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($127.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($279.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $691.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:12 EST+1000

 

You forgot the RAM bro

 

Anyways I  mades up a non-OC build, I'll try and fit an OC build into that budget. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($97.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($259.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $683.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:21 EST+1000

 

Edit:

Got the OC build, so I added in the G3258, a CPU cooler and a better motherboard. I also just changed the colour of the Comrade. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.00 @ Centre Com)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($97.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($259.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00)

Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $702.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:32 EST+1000

[qwertywarrior]

xbox one definitely hands down

8 cores vs 4 cores on gaming PCs

and a GPU that has on die ram that destroys any pc right now

and if thats not enough it has 8GB 2133 mhz ddr3

PC now normally have 4GB around 1600mhz  and 1GB on the GPU

but on the xbox one the 8GB of shared ram  which means its much faster since they can talk to each other better

 

and finally u can make use of microsofts supercomputers for even better graphics

[ShadowCaptain]

You forgot the RAM bro

 

 

 

oops im at work and half asleep

[GhostWindGamer]

xbox one definitely hands down

8 cores vs 4 cores on gaming PCs

and a GPU that has on die ram that destroys any pc right now

and if thats not enough it has 8GB 2133 mhz ddr3

PC now normally have 4GB around 1600mhz  and 1GB on the GPU

but on the xbox one the 8GB of shared ram  which means its much faster since they can talk to each other better

 

and finally u can make use of microsofts supercomputers for even better graphics

This is a response I never thought I'd see

[DIV1D3]

oops im at work and half asleep

Lol, 9:30pm here and I'm tired as. Still trying to get an OC build under $700.

[qwertywarrior]

This is a response I never thought I'd see

also games are much better optimized which means 1080p on consoles look much better than 1080p on computers

[DIV1D3]

xbox one definitely hands down

8 cores vs 4 cores on gaming PCs

and a GPU that has on die ram that destroys any pc right now

and if thats not enough it has 8GB 2133 mhz ddr3

PC now normally have 4GB around 1600mhz  and 1GB on the GPU

but on the xbox one the 8GB of shared ram  which means its much faster since they can talk to each other better

 

and finally u can make use of microsofts supercomputers for even better graphics

Not sure if trolling, or just trolling. 

 

also games are much better optimized which means 1080p on consoles look much better than 1080p on computers

Yeh, definitely deh trollsing

[Technous285]

I'm probably gonna get a bit of hate for my RAM choice ("Only one stick, how dare you?!" </mock> yes, how dare I suggest going for 8GB sticks over a pair of 4GB sticks for future upgrading if/when needed? Better to have the capability for putting more memory without replacing what you have in and not need it rather than need it and have to replace all the memory!), but some builds I'd suggest are;

An i3 build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/zHtqrH
CPU - Intel Core i3-4350 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor - $149.00 PCCaseGear
Motherboard - ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $85.00 PCCaseGear
Memory - Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $99.00 PCCaseGear
Video Card - Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card - $209.00 PCCaseGear
Case - Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case - $52.00 PCCaseGear
Power Supply - Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $105.00 PCCaseGear
Total: $699.00
 
An i5 build (i3 build, swapped up to an i5 chip): http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ln4mNG
CPU - Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor - $205.00 PCCaseGear
Motherboard - ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $85.00 PCCaseGear
Memory - Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $99.00 PCCaseGear
Video Card - Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card - $209.00 PCCaseGear
Case - Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case - $52.00 PCCaseGear
Power Supply - Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $105.00 PCCaseGear
Total: $755.00
 
An AMD FX-8320 build: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QJW7sY

CPU - AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor - $179.00 PCCaseGear

Motherboard - ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard - $69.00 PCCaseGear

Memory - Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $99.00 PCCaseGear
Video Card - Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card - $209.00 PCCaseGear
Case - Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case - $52.00 PCCaseGear
Power Supply - Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $105.00 PCCaseGear

Total: $713.00

 

If you had a slightly bigger budget to work with (say, $900-1000), then I'd tweak these a touch, but that's about as best as I can personally see for around the $700-750 mark (and even then, I wouldn't suggest going for the i5 build unless you were working with more an $800 budget).