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My friend is planning on getting an XBOX One and I am trying to persuade him into building a PC. What is a good build to beat an xbox one with around the same price range?

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You can't if you're buying new. An Xbox One costs $350, and you're not building a PC that can beat it for the same price. Peripherals and OS would be required since the Xbox One comes with both and no, you can't use Linux. It's not a viable gaming OS yet.

 

I'll see if I can put something together near it though.

 

First PC. It's pretty much the bare minimum. And it shows. The board is not recommended, the peripherals are garbage and the GPU is getting on in age.

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $452.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Do what Suika said. Show your friend what a real gaming PC is and if they see worth in it, they will come.
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $687.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 01:00 EDT-0400
 
Alternatively, you could go with an R9 280 to cut about $30 off the price, but I like the GTX 960's low power consumption and good overclocking capability.
 
Friends don't let friends build "Console Killer" PCs.

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its only $350??? i might pick one up for halo then :)

Get the MCC bundle so you can get Halo: Master Chief Collection for free :D

 

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Halo-Master-Collection-Bundle/dp/B00TY9KYKE/

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

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There's no PC with a price/performance to beat an Xbox One. The closest you can get is a junkyard build, but the Xbox One has the safety of a warranty and being brand new, as well as good peripherals.

 

My suggestion is to attempt to show him what's good about PC gaming, and the advantages. I don't recommend building a PC for the same price as an Xbox One, though.

 

its only $350??? i might pick one up for halo then :)

They get really cheap. The Sam's Club I work at sells the Master Chief Collection Bundle for $300, it's a steal basically considering I paid $400 for just the console.

if you have to insist you think for yourself, i'm not going to believe you.

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You can't if you're buying new. An Xbox One costs $350, and you're not building a PC that can beat it for the same price. Peripherals and OS would be required since the Xbox One comes with both and no, you can't use Linux. It's not a viable gaming OS yet.

 

I'll see if I can put something together near it though.

 

You can't really beat the price for the experience...

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What about if the price is around 500-700$, I think I can persuade him that it's 'super' future proof or something or it will last longer or upgradability. I just can't stand consoles.

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What about if the price is around 500-700$, I think I can persuade him that it's 'super' future proof or something or it will last longer or upgradability. I just can't stand consoles.

you can't really force somebody to buy something but tell him that there is no membership and the mods that how I convied my brother 

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you can't really force somebody to buy something but tell him that there is no membership and the mods that how I convied my brother 

Or cheaper games..

~Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth - Oscar Wilde~

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