Post by shawnturner on Jan 8, 2018 2:51:18 GMT -6
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I've been very intrigued by Microsoft's Xbox One X. It's been claimed by developers that it can run games like Forza 7 at ultra settings 4K at 60FPS (Which I'm skeptical about, especially since apparently you'd need a 1080 which costs $500 alone, I can't help but doubt this is possible even with great optimization, but for this post we'll give them the benefit of the doubt, if we didn't then the answer to the question of "Can the X compete with PC?" would probably be a no). So, let's take a look at this hardware, compare the pros and cons, and see how it holds up against the PC.
Firstly, let's look at the most obvious factor: Performance. Now, the argument goes the Xbox One X will (Supposedly) have better performance than a PC with a similar price tag. And assuming Microsoft's and Developer's claims are true, this statement holds up in certain games like Forza Motorsport 7, but in other games it seems the performance would be similar to a PC priced the same.
But when looking at pricing, there is always other factors to consider. Firstly, this is assuming the PC is constructed from scratch, but by putting a GTX 1050ti in your current PC for $150 you'll get the performance of a $550 Xbox One X competitor. Or if you want to really go all out on your upgrade, you could put a GTX 1080 in your current PC for around the previously mentioned price of $550. An upgrade like this would most likely crush the Xbox One X, and I'm under the impression it could even beat whatever the next generation of consoles will be.
And of course there's other ways to save money on PC like free online, cheaper games, etc. But if you really want to build a PC from scratch, for about $50 more (With the previously mentioned ways to save money) you'll get similar performance to the X in most games, and when you decide it's time to upgrade you'll probably be crushing any console on the market.
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I've been very intrigued by Microsoft's Xbox One X. It's been claimed by developers that it can run games like Forza 7 at ultra settings 4K at 60FPS (Which I'm skeptical about, especially since apparently you'd need a 1080 which costs $500 alone, I can't help but doubt this is possible even with great optimization, but for this post we'll give them the benefit of the doubt, if we didn't then the answer to the question of "Can the X compete with PC?" would probably be a no). So, let's take a look at this hardware, compare the pros and cons, and see how it holds up against the PC.
Firstly, let's look at the most obvious factor: Performance. Now, the argument goes the Xbox One X will (Supposedly) have better performance than a PC with a similar price tag. And assuming Microsoft's and Developer's claims are true, this statement holds up in certain games like Forza Motorsport 7, but in other games it seems the performance would be similar to a PC priced the same.
But when looking at pricing, there is always other factors to consider. Firstly, this is assuming the PC is constructed from scratch, but by putting a GTX 1050ti in your current PC for $150 you'll get the performance of a $550 Xbox One X competitor. Or if you want to really go all out on your upgrade, you could put a GTX 1080 in your current PC for around the previously mentioned price of $550. An upgrade like this would most likely crush the Xbox One X, and I'm under the impression it could even beat whatever the next generation of consoles will be.
And of course there's other ways to save money on PC like free online, cheaper games, etc. But if you really want to build a PC from scratch, for about $50 more (With the previously mentioned ways to save money) you'll get similar performance to the X in most games, and when you decide it's time to upgrade you'll probably be crushing any console on the market.
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