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Should I Sell My Consoles To Better My Life As a PCMasterRacer?

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Hey guys. I am in desperate need of a new PC. My current rig sports an AMD Phenom ii X4 965, HD 7770 GHZ 1 GB, and 4 GB of RAM. I think it is high-time I build the machine I have been dreaming about (not really, dreaming about PCs would be kinda weird). Anyhoo, I was thinking of selling my PS4 and Wii U. Together, by selling the consoles themselves with all of the games and accessories I have for each, I can make about $1050. That money combined with the money I make at my job, could easily give me my computer and a lot of extra money for the Steam Summer Sale and game releases. What do you guys think? Should I sell or keep my consoles?


 

P.S. I'm 15 so I don't have to pay bills, rent, car payment, ect.

 

P.P.S. Because I know so many of you are going to mention/ask it;Yes I do have money saved for college and I already have a car.

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What are you going to be using the system for? There's a lot that could be cut down to save money. (you could run four of those cards on that PSU) 

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Yes.Keep the Wii-U but throw up the PS4

 

Instead of a strix 980 get a Sapphire Radeon R9-290X 8GB for $490.Stupid bullcrap 980's are overpriced.

8GB of v-ram?290X?How can you pass up?

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Uh no, i find PC boring sometimes and if i had sold my consoles i would have probably gone insane. Just save up for a new GPU and you'll be fine in the majority of games.

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It's hard but I wouldn't sell the Wii U Because of the Exclusives they like Super Smash.

 

So I'd sell the PS4 only since you get most of the games for PC. And most of their exclusives get PC releases after a few years.

So sell the PS4 keep the Wii U and Buy a Mid Range PC

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I would  personally keep the wii U. and the PS4... it depends on if there are any exclusives you're looking forward to. most likely to sell the PS4 though..GL

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Yeah, I'll probably keep the Wii U and replace the i7 with an i5 and the 980 with a 970. I am also planning on live streaming, video editing, and running servers. Wouldn't I need the i7 and the 980 for that stuff? Plus I would like to stay Nvidia as they seem to be getting the better optimized games.

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Yes.Keep the Wii-U but throw up the PS4

 

Instead of a strix 980 get a Sapphire Radeon R9-290X 8GB for $490.Stupid bullcrap 980's are overpriced.

8GB of v-ram?290X?How can you pass up?

Eh, could get other r9 290(x's) for cheaper, 8gb isn't really needed.

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Eh, could get other r9 290(x's) for cheaper, 8gb isn't really needed.

Yeah that is immediately what I thought. xD

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sell the ps4, buy a 290, buy a 240gb ssd, buy 8gb of ram, sell the 7770 and 4gb, keep the $2000 change.
its what i did (originally)

Falcon: Corsair 750D 8320at4.6ghz 1.3v | 4GB MSI Gaming R9-290 @1000/1250 | 2x8GB 2400mhz Kingston HyperX Beast | Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula | Antec H620 | Corsair RM750w | Crucial M500 240GB, Toshiba 2TB, DarkThemeMasterRace, my G3258 has an upgrade path, my fx8320 doesn't need one...total cost £840=cpu£105, board£65, ram£105, Cooler £20, GPU£200, PSU£88, SSD£75, HDD£57, case£125.

 CASE:-NZXT S340 Black, CPU:-FX8120 @4.2Ghz, COOLER:-CM Hyper 212 EVO, BOARD:-MSI 970 Gaming, RAM:-2x4gb 2400mhz Corsair Vengeance Pro, GPU: SLI EVGA GTX480's @700/1000, PSU:-Corsair CX600m, HDD:-WD green 160GB+2TB toshiba
CASE:-(probably) Cooltek U1, CPU:-G3258 @4.5ghx, COOLER:-stock(soon "MSI Dragon" AiO likely), BOARD:-MSI z87i ITX Gaming, RAM:-1x4gb 1333mhz Patriot, GPU: Asus DCU2 r9-270 OC@1000/1500mem, PSU:-Sweex 350w.., HDD:-WD Caviar Blue 640GB
CASE:-TBD, CPU:-Core2Quad QX9650 @4Ghz, COOLER:-OCZ 92mm tower thing, BOARD:-MSI p43-c51, RAM:-4x1GB 800mhz Corsair XMS2, GPU: Zotac GTX460se @800/1000, PSU:-OCZ600sxs, HDD:-WD green 160GBBlueJean-A
 CASE:-Black/Blue Sharkoon T9, CPU:-Phenom2 x4 B55 @3.6Ghz/1.4v, COOLER:-FX8320 Stock HSF, BOARD:-M5A78L-M/USB3, RAM:-4GB 1333mhz Kingston low profile at 1600mhz, GPU:-EVGA GTX285, PSU:-Antec TP550w modu, STORAGE:-240gb  M500+2TB Toshiba
CASE:-icute zl02-3g-bb, CPU:-Phenom2 X6 1055t @3.5Ghz, COOLER:-Stock, BOARD:-Asrock m3a UCC, RAM:2x2GB 1333mhz Zeppelin (thats yellow!), GPU: XFX 1GB HD6870xxx, PSU:-some 450 POS, HDD:-WD Scorpio blue 120GB
CASE:-Packard Bell iMedia X2424, Custom black/red Aerocool Xpredator fulltower, CPU's:-E5200, C2D [email protected]<script cf-hash='f9e31' type="text/javascript"> /* */</script>(so e8500), COOLER:-Scythe Big shuriken2 Rev B, BFG gtx260 sp216 OC, RAM:-tons..
Gigabyte GTX460, Gigabyte gt430,
GPU's:-GT210 1GB,  asus hd6670 1GB gddr5, XFX XXX 9600gt 512mb Alpha dog edition, few q6600's
PICTURES CASE:-CIT mars black+red, CPU:-Athlon K6 650mhz slot A, COOLER:-Stock, BOARD:-QDI Kinetiz 7a, RAM:-256+256+256MB 133mhz SDram, GPU:-inno3d geforce4 mx440 64mb, PSU:-E-Zcool 450w, STORAGE:-2x WD 40gb "black" drives,
CASE:-silver/red raidmax cobra, CPU:-Athlon64 4000+, COOLER:-BIG stock one, BOARD:-MSI something*, RAM:-(matched pair)2x1GB 400mhz ECC transcend, GPU:-ati 9800se@375core/325mem, PSU:-pfft, HDD:-2x maxtor 80gb,
PICTURES CASE:-silver/red raidmax cobra (another), CPU:-Pentium4 2.8ghz prescott, COOLER:-Artic Coolering Freezer4, BOARD:-DFI lanparty infinity 865 R2, RAM:-(matched pair)2x1GB 400mhz kingston, GPU:-ati 9550@375core/325mem, PSU:-pfft, HDD:-another 2x WD 80gb,
CASE:-ML110 G4, CPU:-xeon 4030, COOLER:-stock leaf blower, BOARD:-stock raid 771 board, RAM:-2x2GB 666mhz kingston ECC ddr2, GPU:-9400GT 1GB, PSU:-stock delta, RAID:-JMicron JMB363 card+onboard raid controller, HDD:-320gb hitachi OS, 2xMaxtor 160gb raid1, 500gb samsungSP, 160gb WD, LAPTOP:-Dell n5030, CPU:-replaced s*** cel900 with awesome C2D E8100, RAM:-2x2GB 1333mhz ddr3, HDD:-320gb, PHONE's:-LG optimus 3D (p920) on 2.3.5@300-600mhz de-clock (batteryFTW)
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Yes.Keep the Wii-U but throw up the PS4

 

Instead of a strix 980 get a Sapphire Radeon R9-290X 8GB for $490.Stupid bullcrap 980's are overpriced.

8GB of v-ram?290X?How can you pass up?

 

GTX 970's perform a little bit better in most instances than a r9-290x for a cheaper price.

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Get a 970, if you feel you need moar performance get a second one later on. and a 240 GB SSD.

 

Sell everything for the consoles too.

 

Also, you can do just a 4690K if your only gaming.

Just remember: Random people on the internet ALWAYS know more than professionals, when someone's lying, AND can predict the future.

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I've dreamed about computers, am I weird? (Not a joke, I literally have dreamed about building computers)

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

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I've dreamed about computers, am I weird? (Not a joke, I literally have dreamed about building computers)

 

Nah not really I think everyone has had weirder dreams. X3

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GTX 970's perform a little bit better in most instances than a r9-290x for a cheaper price.

Ok Ok...

But how about a Radeon 295X2 for $45 more?

You cannot pass up on that.You know wether it be on the outside or deep inside that a 295X2 will destroy a 980 any day...

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9295x8qfa

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XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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i have a ps4 and i like it and im a pc gamer im even working on a build and id still never sell my ps4 especialy with exclusives and such.

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Good point.......anyone wanna comment?

I will not give up on you joining the AMD master race...

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XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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I will not give up on you joining the AMD master race...

 

Sorry man. Nvidia just delivers a better package to me.

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Sorry man. Nvidia just delivers a better package to me.

you know you can't resist dat $45 more 295X2 u know you cant you know you cant you just KNOWW YOU CANNOT!!!Also PSU is compatible since it has dual 8 pin connectors 

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LTT'S Official Radeon Master Race Club Founder-Predicts TitanX2 (Prediction Date: 3-30-15)


XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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Don't sell your Wii U and try this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $50.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($532.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $70.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Case Fan: NZXT FZ-200mm NONLED 103.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: NZXT FZ-200mm NONLED 103.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron)
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.95 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.79 @ Amazon)
Total: $1736.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-10 21:37 EDT-0400

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I will not give up on you joining the AMD master race...

 

 

Why are some of you people so hellbent on pushing AMD onto people?

 

I often see green team people suggesting AMD cards to people if its the most logical solution for their budget/resolution but you red team people often so hard-line against recognizing the value/quality of any Nvidia cards. I personally wouldn't take any advice from someone that was so obviously narrow minded. 

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Yeah, this is pretty good for gaming at 1080p.

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600X            | Cooler: Deepcool AK400      | Motherboard: B550 Elite AX V2  | Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB  |

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB   | GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Ti        | Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black)    | PSU: EVGA 650W G2             |

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