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I have 3000$ and I don't know if I should upgrade my PC or buy a PS3. I don't have an HDTV or an LCD monitor,but if I decide to go with the PS3 I will buy an HDTV,and if i decide to go with PC I'll buy an LCD. I had both PS1 and PS2,and PC for gaming over the years.However,PC was my main gaming platform(among other things). But from what I see on the internet(and from what I noticed) less games are released for PC,and I am starting to wonder if PC gaming is worth it or I should go for consoles.Right now I don't have the money for both(I intend to spend them all on the platform of choise)of them,so I must choose one. What do you think?Should I choose PC or PS3?

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#2 UltimateGamer95

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[QUOTE="AnonymusEU"]I have 3000$ and I don't know if I should upgrade my PC or buy a PS3. I don't have an HDTV or an LCD monitor,but if I decide to go with the PS3 I will buy an HDTV,and if i decide to go with PC I'll buy an LCD. I had both PS1 and PS2,and PC for gaming over the years.However,PC was my main gaming platform(among other things). But from what I see on the internet(and from what I noticed) less games are released for PC,and I am starting to wonder if PC gaming is worth it or I should go for consoles.Right now I don't have the money for both(I intend to spend them all on the platform of choise)of them,so I must choose one. What do you think?Should I choose PC or PS3?

You have enough money for both silly!

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did you mean $300? For $3,000 you could build one of the best Core i7 920 system in the world.

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#4 NamelessPlayer

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did you mean $300? For $3,000 you could build one of the best Core i7 920 system in the world.
smc91352

Just Core i7 920? Forget that, he could afford dual Nehalem Xeons for that much! Anyway, to the TC, you know you could just buy an HDTV or a new LCD monitor for both, right? A display is a display. I personally prefer PC gaming because it's much more flexible (mods, more controls) and has major strengths in certain genres, but maybe you don't share my interests.

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did you mean $300? For $3,000 you could build one of the best Core i7 920 system in the world.smc91352

CPU - Intel Core i7 920 - $289

Motherboard - EVGA E760 CLAS-SIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" - $420

RAM memory - Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - $149

CPU Cooling - Thermalright IFX-14 with (2) SILVERSTONE FM123 Fans - $80+(2)$20

Video Card - GTX 295 - $850

Case - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 - $160

Hard Drives - (2) Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM HDDs in RAID 1 - (2)$130

Optical Drive - Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive - $180

Power Supply - ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ 1050W - $400

Operating System - Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit - $190

Monitor - ASUS VH226H - $200

Subtotal - $3218

And That's with Retail Prices

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#6 TheDuffman26

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There aren't any games coming out soon that require $3000 worth of hardware (like Crysis did when it came out). You could easily play all of today's pc games with a $1500 complete setup or less and use the rest of the money for a ps3/hdtv combo. Or just get a ps3/hdtv and call it good for now as their aren't any great pc games coming out in the next year.

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He said one of the best.

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Yeah,I have 3000$,not 300$.I've been thinking,and I think I will go with both.But I can do that only if I don't buy an HDTV.Can I buy an LCD monitor and then hook up my PS3 at it? I have made some calculations and and I divided my money like that: ~ 600$ for a PS3 with HDD 80 GB ~ 400$ for PS3 games. ~370$ for a Samsung T260HD Touch of Color 26" LCD Monitor This means that I am left with ~1630$ Can someone tell me what could I buy with this money for PC? This is my current system: Nvidia geforce 7900 GTS Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz 2 GB of RAM HDD 80 GB(don't even dare to say it,I KNOW) I also need to replace my power source and probably the motherboard.

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[QUOTE="smc91352"]did you mean $300? For $3,000 you could build one of the best Core i7 920 system in the world.smc91352

CPU - Intel Core i7 920 - $289

Motherboard - EVGA E760 CLAS-SIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" - $420

RAM memory - Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - $149

CPU Cooling - Thermalright IFX-14 with (2) SILVERSTONE FM123 Fans - $80+(2)$20

Video Card - GTX 295 - $850

Case - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 - $160

Hard Drives - (2) Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM HDDs in RAID 1 - (2)$130

Optical Drive - Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive - $180

Power Supply - ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ 1050W - $400

Operating System - Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit - $190

Monitor - ASUS VH226H - $200

Subtotal - $3218

And That's with Retail Prices

That's ridiculous.

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Yeah,I have 3000$,not 300$.I've been thinking,and I think I will go with both.But I can do that only if I don't buy an HDTV.Can I buy an LCD monitor and then hook up my PS3 at it? I have made some calculations and and I divided my money like that: ~ 600$ for a PS3 with HDD 80 GB ~ 400$ for PS3 games. ~370$ for a Samsung T260HD Touch of Color 26" LCD Monitor This means that I am left with ~1630$ Can someone tell me what could I buy with this money for PC? This is my current system: Nvidia geforce 7900 GTS Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz 2 GB of RAM HDD 80 GB(don't even dare to say it,I KNOW) I also need to replace my power source and probably the motherboard.AnonymusEU

Ask here.

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Phenom II 965 BE - $250

Asus M4A79T Deluxe - $190

6GB Corsair XMS3- $120

2x 4870x2 - $720

Enermax Galaxy EVO- $309

2x 1TB Caviar Black- $100

Peripherals&other - % (personal preference, might be around $200~250)

That will utterly crush any PC game on the market (period). And you have the money for a PS3 and a nice HDTV.

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#12 -GeordiLaForge-

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There are more good PC games out there, so I would choose PC. But with $3000, you can get both really. You just wouldn't be able to get as many games...

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Phenom II 965 BE - $250
Asus M4A79T Deluxe - $190
6GB Corsair XMS3- $120
2x 4870x2 - $720
Enermax Galaxy EVO- $309
2x 1TB Caviar Black- $100
Peripherals&other - % (personal preference, might be around $200~250)
That will utterly crush any PC game on the market (period). And you have the money for a PS3 and a nice HDTV.
Slig0

Wow, what about Overclocking CPU parts though?

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#14 -GeordiLaForge-

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Phenom II 965 BE - $250
Asus M4A79T Deluxe - $190
6GB Corsair XMS3- $120
2x 4870x2 - $720
Enermax Galaxy EVO- $309
2x 1TB Caviar Black- $100
Peripherals&other - % (personal preference, might be around $200~250)
That will utterly crush any PC game on the market (period). And you have the money for a PS3 and a nice HDTV.
Slig0

You can get the same motherboard and CPU in this combo deal for $408.99. Also, this RAM and PSU will save you about $250. Anything more is overkill really...

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#15 Shaggy_online

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ps3 120g= 299$- and most games now are 30$ so if you want to buy 5 games it's gonna be 150$

all you want for ps3+Games = 450$

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