Console Graphics on PC

[aneil1998]

I was wondering, what would possibly be the cheapest Gaming PC build to meet or supersede a console's graphics.

 

This is just for the sake of showing off that PC's are better than console 

[Rolling Potatoe]

860k with  4-8gb ram and a 7850.

Actually a bit better, but you should be able to run stuff at console settings this way.

[Kobathor]

Search it on YouTube. The PS4 generally runs games at medium-high settings, at 720/1080p. There's so many PCs that can beat that.

[d3sl91]

About the same price. $350-400 ish. 

 

There are literally thousands of youtube videos on this. Austin Evans has a few actually. 

[aneil1998]

About the same price. $350-400 ish. 

 

There are literally thousands of youtube videos on this. Austin Evans has a few actually. 

did he do a graphics comparison?

[d3sl91]

did he do a graphics comparison?

Side by side, see what it looks like? No. Probably because that is very difficult to do, as most consoles do far more to change performance that purely obvious looks. Draw distance, numbers of items on screen at a time, different textures etc. 

 

However, I have noticed that "most" games on medium to high is similar, if not better than a console. 

 

[App4that]

Biggest difference between a cheap computer and a console when it comes to graphics is the monitor/television. Even a cheap monitor has a much better refresh rate than an expensive television.

[JoaoPRSousa]

This is probably the best thing you can get for (about) the same price as a console

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($38.04 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $381.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 17:23 EDT-0400

 

Tho, I'd rather check the used market for a GPU (and many other components...)

[Fgtfv567]

You need an R7 260X or a 750Ti for graphics close to the PS4 out Xbox one