Can you beat the ps4 with $1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $176.98 @ NCIX US
Motherboard Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $49.97 @ Directron
Memory Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $44.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $67.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $51.49 @ OutletPC
Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card $310.95 @ B&H
Case Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case $22.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $90.00 @ Newegg
Monitor AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor $119.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $28.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1004.32
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 13:30 EDT-0400

About 3-4 times as fast as a PS4.

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