PCWorld have tried, and apparently the answer is a big NO.



In an attempt to create a custom built computer with specifications matching exactly those of the newly revealed Xbox One X (which I personally decided to refer to as XB1X but feel to come up with your own acronym), PCWorld concludes that, apparently, for the first time in the history of gaming, a console may be more powerful than a custom built computer of the same price tag at the time of its release!

XB1X specs:
CPU: Custom AMD 8-core @ 2.3 GHz
GPU: Custom AMD chip @ 6.0 teraflops
RAM: 12 GB GDDR5
HDD: 1 TB
OPT: 4K Blu-ray drive

PCWorld's attempt #1
With 8GB DDR3 for a total cost of $652

PCWorld's attempt #2
With 8GB DDR4, for a total cost of $944

So... can you do better than PCWorld? Let us know what you think. PC master race!
Read more at PCWorld

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

Basically a PC doesn't need the same exact specs to have the same performance. With less specs it could still beat your XB1X. See the Potato Masher Pro. For $400, you beat the PS4 Pro with the only modern part being a GTX 1060. The rest includes a Lynnfield i7 (yeah, first-gen).

 

[kevin corms]

you cant buy an xbox one x yet either, pc part prices come down all the time and afterr the xbox one x is on the market it wont seem like as good a deal as it does now.

 

[geodeath]

Well, the obvious answer to that is this. The console is still much weaker than your average PC gamer's PC, and has much less utility.

This thing is still completely locked down, and games will never drop in price like PC games do.

Games will never drop in price like PC games do? I have such a big back catalog of games to play (including retro) so by the time i buy a 'new' game it is already discounted heavily even 2 or 3 months down the road, let alone a year or 2. Games from a couple of years back are easily £5-10, even great, solid games. In fact, i do not remember spending more than £20 on any PS4 game ever since it's launch apart from Uncharted, because i wanted it on release day. On any given day, i am paying between £5-20 a game.

As for even older games, X360 games and PS3 games are £2 and £3 each and we are talking about physical releases with covert art and everything.

As for how much weaker it is going to be... i disagree, while it will not be the best box there is, i have seen a vast percentage of gamers do not use the best specs but rather settle for something that works and does not break the bank. After all, what you gain with PC releases is the ability to tune to 'fit' your hardware.

The obvious advantage of the PC is the utility of it, you can do pretty much everything, not just play games and of course the incredible library of games you can play, if they are still compatible of course (if not re-released).

Recent example - came across Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and although i had no clue on whether a good game or not, it was £7 new and sealed in my local super market (lol).

 

[codezer0]

It doesn't help that digital mining on a video card is a thing again, so people are snapping up every Rx 4/5*0 they can find, inflating the price to the gaming performance of these cards. At the prices some are selling their 480 and 580 cards now? It would be better to get a 1070 for way more performance, or save a ton by getting a 6gb GTX 1060.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Basically a PC doesn't need the same exact specs to have the same performance. With less specs it could still beat your XB1X. See the Potato Masher Pro. For $400, you beat the PS4 Pro with the only modern part being a GTX 1060. The rest includes a Lynnfield i7 (yeah, first-gen).

I'll take your word on that and believe it but comparing consoles to PC is a moot point. PS4 offers exclusives you can't get anywhere else and same can go for PC as well but moreso consoles, as console-exclusives tend to be kept exclusive to one or the other brand so you have to buy A or B's console to play their games.

Mario Kart 8 for example is available on two systems but they're both by Nintendo. Yes, you can play it on PC via Cemu but that's unofficially.

This comparison of "Can you build a PC like Xbox X and as cheap?" seems pretty dumb, imo.

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

I'll take your word on that and believe it but comparing consoles to PC is a moot point. PS4 offers exclusives you can't get anywhere else and same can go for PC as well but moreso consoles, as console-exclusives tend to be kept exclusive to one or the other brand so you have to buy A or B's console to play their games.

Mario Kart 8 for example is available on two systems but they're both by Nintendo. Yes, you can play it on PC via Cemu but that's unofficially.

This comparison of "Can you build a PC like Xbox X and as cheap?" seems pretty dumb, imo.

Except PS Now will soon allow playing PS4 games on PC.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Except PS Now will soon allow playing PS4 games on PC.

That's still coming? Wonderful.

 

[GamerzHell9137]

Bravo! It only shows how Microsoft is ahead of the time than their competition. I had high hopes from the start when Spencer came as the main dude of the Xbox Divisio n.

 

[Kioku]

Except PS Now will soon allow playing PS4 games on PC.

You mean streaming... Which at this point means nothing for the hardcore.

 

[codezer0]

You mean streaming... Which at this point means nothing for the hardcore.

In large part because you're just renting the games until Sony flips out and you're banned.

 

[brickmii82]

I think the PC should have a 200$ stipend due to utility and other uses. You can get a decent dual-core and sometimes quad-core for that price with built in graphics. So can you build for 700$ ?? I think so. Consoles are aimed at target consumer groups. The XBX seems to be targeted at the graphics elitist. But PC beats out all consoles in that area already and still. I think it's bad strategy considering past trends. The lower priced console has outsold the higher priced during current and last gen sales. A better investment would've been to streamline production for the XB1S and get msrp to 200$. They'd sell 5-10 million more at that price. They'll be lucky if this breaks 5 million I bet. Too expensive for the console market.

 

[Deleted User]

personally i hate microsoft (they once prevented me from using the word linux in a gamertag I was like wow) and I had like 3 360's fail. But looking at the specs I am buying one. Now I plan on putting it in a drawer for a very long time (lol). But in my view this will one day be the ultimo dragon of hacked consoles. Personally all the microsoft games I want are on PC. So I am not interested in their games. Just me. But imagine this thing running homebrew!

 

[McWhiters9511]

a few hundred extra bucks is worth the wider and longer support imo

 

[UltraDolphinRevolution]

Wasn't the Gamecube more powerful than a 200€ PC of it's time?

 

[Bladexdsl]

a few hundred extra bucks is worth the wider and longer support imo

damn right

 

[elBenyo]

We can all stop now as it's already been done. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XqYrQV

 

[Bladexdsl]

and that setup will still be BETTER

 

[smf]

I think the PC should have a 200$ stipend due to utility and other uses.

You're changing the rules. It's not about whether an xbox one makes a good pc, but whether a pc can make a good xbox one for the same price.

If you want a PC then get a PC.

We can all stop now as it's already been done. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XqYrQV

That case is fugly. Come back when you've priced it up for a media centre case.

Still no OS? Do you expect me to run something as horrible as linux/bsd etc?

 

[Deleted User]

I don't think they're selling at loss. This is what agreements with other companies and buying in bulk are for. By doing both they get huge discounts on components.
You can build a PC with the same or less money, but you'll have to buy used parts (or scavenge for free, like a case, PSU and fans) and watch ebay and whatnot to get the best prices. That's why computers are good, since you can always reuse most parts of a previous build and upgrade whenever you want, while with consoles you have to wait for a new release and end up paying more. And I'm not even going to talk about the price of games (assuming piracy isn't involved). PC and consoles shouldn't be compared, tho.

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That case is fugly. Come back when you've priced it up for a media centre case.

We're not discussing looks here, but pricing. I bet that case is more robust than the plastic most modern consoles offer, and you can always make a case yourself.

Still no OS? Do you expect me to run something as horrible as linux/bsd etc?

Mint Linux is really easy to install, it's pretty out of the box and you can customize every aspect of it. Or you could install Steam OS or XBMC.

 

[Bladexdsl]

That case is fugly.

it matches the 1-x than