While it wouldn't be correct to say my PC is out of date, it certainly is in need of an upgrade. Unfortunately to do any upgrading worth while I basically will be replacing the whole thing besides for the tower. It will be a good while before I am able to do this, more than likely a few months. Recently I have been really interested in purchasing a PS4, there are a good many games on the system that interest me, like Destiny (despite the reviews) and games I can't run on my pc like Battlefield 4. What is really holding me back from purchasing a ps4 is will it be worth it in the long run and not just something I will play until I am able to afford a new pc? Is it a piece of hardware that is really going to turn out some good stuff that I won't be able to find on my PC?
It really is purely a personnel preference question but I would like some input to make me feel better about buying a ps4 or maybe dissuade me.
I was going to buy a PS4, but then my mate said if I've got the foundation already with the PC, I might as well just do my best to upgrade that in bits and pieces. I know you said you'd have to do a complete overhaul of your system, but it'd be worth it, surely?
Maybe if you post your specs, someone knowledgeable can tell you if you really do need to overhaul your PC to get good performance out of it?
I mean, the only thing about that is you'd miss out on exclusives, or have to wait a few months until they got released on PC.
I upgraded my PC and I'm really glad I did, because I know the PS4 would have been sitting dormant after I'd finished a game, whereas PC has so many more uses so I feel like I'm getting 100% of my money's worth.
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Interested to know now what your specs are.
I could run BF4 with my shitty GTX560ti, although not on max. You could go for a barebones upgrade just to let you play these games, and slowly improve each piece of hardware? The most expensive piece of kit will be the graphics card hands down.
Post your PC specs.
I have a PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. I can tell you right now 95% of the time unless there's a person over at my house I'm on the PC. I'd post your specs and spend the money on upgrading your PC unless you just really want to play some exclusive on a console.
[QUOTE=Shining_Sabe;46058244]I have a PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. I can tell you right now 95% of the time unless there's a person over at my house I'm on the PC. I'd post your specs and spend the money on upgrading your PC unless you just really want to play some exclusive on a console.[/QUOTE]
This is like me too, I don't own any next gen but PC, PS3 and Wii U, I dabbled on my Wii U for a few days when Mario Kart came out, haven't used it since, PS3 I have played it not too long ago (about a month) but I'm back on my PC already.
I always go back to the PC in the end and the only reason I play on my consoles is if I'm going through a boredom patch and having nothing to play on the PC.
So IMO it is way worth waiting a little bit longer if you can fully revamp your system as it will be the one you go back to all the time esp if its always been your main source for gaming.
If you hit a boredom phase you can just maybe go outside or find another hobby for a bit while you wait for something to freshen it up again.. for me, its been Diablo 3.
Sorry for the long reply time.
Geforce GTX 650 Ti (originally an AMD card but I had some problems)
AMD FX 4100 quad
8 GB ram
An okay motherboard but I only want Nividia in my next upgrade so that will need to be upgraded regardless
If you upgraded your CPU to an i5 4690 with a decent motherboard you would be fine.
Take into account that a PS4 is 400 dollars plus a 60 dollar game and 60 dollar yearly membershit.
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An okay motherboard but I only want Nividia in my next upgrade so that will need to be upgraded regardless[/QUOTE]
What does upgrading your graphics card have to do with your motherboard?
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;46098071]What does upgrading your graphics card have to do with your motherboard?[/QUOTE]
My processor
[QUOTE=BusterBluth;46104231]My processor[/QUOTE]
but nvidia doesn't make consumer processors generally and those that they make tend to rarely be x86 - you sure you don't mean intel?
BusterBluth, let me explain this to you.
Your GPU will work with any new motherboard. It just requires a PCI lane.
All you have to do is go down to the PC building section and ask for an upgrade path. We'll gladly help you. PS4 hardly has any games still.
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