Xbox one competitor

[Mullen]

I was looking at what the Xbox ones frame rates and resolutions are locked at and I saw that it was usually 720p at 30fps so I was wondering how much would a pc cost to run games at low settings, 720p and 30fps. Thanks

[improbablepants]

You could make a decent APU build for $300-400, that would do the trick

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.79 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $338.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 13:40 EDT-0400

 

Switch the CPU/MOBO for LGA 1150 and a Pentium AE, and add a 750(ti) (an extra 100$) and you will have a lot more power, but it will run you more than the system.

[OfficialJsP]

around the same price as the console plus better performance

[TheSLSAMG]

The Pentium AE paired with an R7 265 should be fine for most games at low 720p30. But that's assuming that most Xbox One titles run at low 720p30, which they don't. Most of the games compared to the PC counterparts run at Medium 720p30 to 900p30.

[RollinLower]

a Pentium G3258 (overclocked), 750Ti and 8GB of RAM should be plenty enough for that. i think that is doable for around 400/500 bucks. (with OS and peripherals)

[Jade]

$459 if you want to absolutely stomp it. Works out to about the same price of a console, too - $300 + tax for base system, $60 for one extra controller, $60 for one game, and $40 for a half year of Xbox Live or whatever.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.20 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $459.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 13:38 EDT-0400

[TheSLSAMG]

 

$459 if you want to absolutely stomp it. Works out to about the same price of a console, too - $300 + tax for base system, $60 for one extra controller, $60 for one game, and $40 for a half year of Xbox Live or whatever.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.20 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $459.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 13:38 EDT-0400

 

That $40 gets you one year, but I don't know that adding a second controller is that fair considering you can't really do local MP on a PC anyways. Either way, I would almost recommend the PC (I would change a few things, probably CPU and motherboard to an Athlon quad-core and the board to an A78 board or the CPU to an i3 and the board to an H81 board. There's just something about that board that I don't like with a 95W chip on it.)

[Jade]

That $40 gets you one year, but I don't know that adding a second controller is that fair considering you can't really do local MP on a PC anyways. Either way, I would almost recommend the PC (I would change a few things, probably CPU and motherboard to an Athlon quad-core and the board to an A78 board or the CPU to an i3 and the board to an H81 board. There's just something about that board that I don't like with a 95W chip on it.)

Was $60 on the X360. Didn't know. Even if you don't add the second controller, you can easily pick up the difference in a Steam sale vs even buying used games for the XB1. I'm pretty sure this sale we'll see GTA5 for as low as $30. And you can, with a lot of games, actually. It's a matter of having a controller and keyboard. Either way, being realistic, people almost always say "Console is better because you can play with friendz!!!!"