How do I convince a co-worker (who says he used to have a job coding and modding games) that you don't need to spend $10,000 bucks on a gaming rig to get 60fps 1080?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $175.88 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $189.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Prolimatech PK-Zero 600g Thermal Paste $108.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI Z87 XPOWER XL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $185.00 @ Amazon
Memory Mushkin ECO2 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $22.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung Spinpoint M7E 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $577.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) $152.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) $152.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) $152.98 @ Newegg
Case Lian-Li PC-V2130WX ATX Full Tower Case $548.89 @ B&H
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $254.41 @ Amazon
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS224-06 DVD/CD Writer $179.99 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $89.95 @ OutletPC
Sound Card Creative Labs ZXR 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card $204.95 @ B&H
Wired Network Adapter Intel EXPI9404PTL 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x4 Network Adapter $431.99 @ Newegg
Wireless Network Adapter Asus USB-N66 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter -
Case Fan Delta Electronics AFB1212GHE-CF00 241.0 CFM 120mm Fan $26.99 @ Newegg
Fan Controller Lamptron FC-CM615-BK Fan Controller $134.98 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer S275HL 60Hz 27.0" Monitor $1199.95 @ Newegg
Monitor Acer S275HL 60Hz 27.0" Monitor $1199.95 @ Newegg
Monitor Acer S275HL 60Hz 27.0" Monitor $1199.95 @ Newegg
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard $499.99 @ Amazon
Mouse Mad Catz R.A.T. 9 Wireless Laser Mouse $139.99 @ Newegg
Headphones Astro A40 7.1 Channel Headset $141.99 @ Best Buy
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