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System Name | For now |
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Processor | Intel i7-4790K |
Motherboard | ASRock Extreme9 Z97 |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | Kingston HyperX |
Video Card(s) | Asus GTX 980 Strix x 2 |
Display(s) | Overlord |
Case | Corsair 900D |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1200i |
The PS4 will NOT use a 7970-equivalent GPU. It's more likely to be something to the tune of a 7770. I also highly doubt they will use an AMD CPU. It's more likely that they will go for something like a Power7-based PowerPC CPU (so developers embrace the system better due to its similar design to other consoles) and a 7770 level GPU--maybe pushing for 7800-series level performance. The big limiting factors are cost, power consumption and heat. You cant shove a massive power hungry GPU into the equivalent of a Micro-ITX case with minimal airflow, and have it run properly. They would basically end up taking a $300-400 GPU and undervolting and underclocking it to the performance level of a $100 GPU anyway, just to get it to run without catching on fire or requiring multiple power connectors.
As for the Xbox 720 (Codename Durango), it's rumored to use a PowerPC-based CPU with a similar design to Bulldozer almost, running high numbers of threads through Core's with shared resources. Last I heard they were having some real bad issues with yield, so who knows how it's going these days. Once again, 6950 is pushing it, more than likely if they go for a 6xxx series-based solution, a 6770 or 6850, or a Southern Islands-based solution, a 7770 or 7750.
The Wii U's a piece of crap.
I highly doubt Sony will play 2nd fiddle and will reach again partly in spec. I can't see them dipping any lower than a 7870 and most likely we'll get a cut rate 7970~7950.
And how is the Wii U crap? For its price its neat hardware. Tablet controller with hardware that probably sips power and having 2GB of shared ram (compared to Xbox 360 512mb of shared and PS3 256/256 dedicated).