Should I say goodbye to the PC forever and Cross over to Console?

Here are my current specifications:

1.2 GHZ

576 RAM

Windows 2K.

GeforceFX 5700.

I cannot play any of the latest games. No not even Crysis. Should I buy a new computer or travel to the Console City (like in Matrix Revolutions) and live out my days there?

Even in an age of multiformat releases the PC version of the games are really good. COD4, UTIII, Gears of War, bioshocketc etc

Plus you get the exclusives Crysis, World In Conflict, ET Quake Wars etc

And the big reason i am not playing console games anymore, that damned controller. prefer a mouse and keyboard

And for me since i like my Simulations like (Flight Simulator X, GTR2, IL2, Lock On) and RTS games its the PC all the way

Depends on what you like more. Right now PC is making a comeback. With the introductions of new mid range cards you could build a rig for around 700 bucks that would crush a console grahics wise, plus you can do more with a PC, but if you want an easy way to play games that is cheap go with console.

100% thus far are showering you with love, buddy. stay here, where you're loved. get a new pc. brag about it. post up pictures of it. we'll gush over it with you like it's your new baby. just stay. here. with us.fireandcloud

I really thought after my System Shock 2 thread people would have selected the lock him up option....interesting...

If you've got 1500$ for a great computer, go ahead and get it. If you've got 500$, go for consoles. If you've got less than 250$, then you're screwed.Ps2stony

I would be willing to spend $2000.

That 2000 australian dollars, i don't know how much that would equate to if you converted it into the ruble...

Consoles are fine for me (I never own a console though)

However, PC Gaming is better for me cause it got a wider choice.

If you can't afford a new pc every 5 years (the time u should chg pc for gaming), just go for consoles.

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]If you've got 1500$ for a great computer, go ahead and get it. If you've got 500$, go for consoles. If you've got less than 250$, then you're screwed.biggest_loser

I would be willing to spend $2000.

That 2000 australian dollars, i don't know how much that would equate to if you converted it into the ruble...

Here are my current specifications:

1.2 GHZ

576 RAM

Windows 2K.

GeforceFX 5700.

I cannot play any of the latest games. No not even Crysis. Should I buy a new computer or travel to the Console City (like in Matrix Revolutions) and live out my days there?

biggest_loser

If your really scratching your head over this, then go ahead and get a console. It's for the best.

I look at your setup and it just raises more questions. Did you buy that in the 90s? You cant seriously be trying to game on that machine, it's more than old. It's ancient. Not to mention that the Os your using wouldnt be able to run any directx based game released this year even if you DO meet the system requirements.

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Here are my current specifications:

1.2 GHZ

576 RAM

Windows 2K.

GeforceFX 5700.

I cannot play any of the latest games. No not even Crysis. Should I buy a new computer or travel to the Console City (like in Matrix Revolutions) and live out my days there?

TeamR

If your really scratching your head over this, then go ahead and get a console. It's for the best.

I look at your setup and it just raises more questions. Did you buy that in the 90s? You cant seriously be trying to game on that machine, it's more than old. It's ancient. Not to mention that the Os your using wouldnt be able to run any directx based game released this year even if you DO meet the system requirements.

Yeah I did get this computer in the late 90s but I was still able to play the Orange Box. Though the forest sequence lagged to the point where I couldn't really enjoy it as I would have liked.

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[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]If you've got 1500$ for a great computer, go ahead and get it. If you've got 500$, go for consoles. If you've got less than 250$, then you're screwed.Ps2stony

I would be willing to spend $2000.

That 2000 australian dollars, i don't know how much that would equate to if you converted it into the ruble...

Uhhh....The spending part yes. But would it really be that dear to ask a computer store to order the parts and then put it all together!? I really have no idea on this sort of thing sorry.

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]If you've got 1500$ for a great computer, go ahead and get it. If you've got 500$, go for consoles. If you've got less than 250$, then you're screwed.biggest_loser

I would be willing to spend $2000.

That 2000 australian dollars, i don't know how much that would equate to if you converted it into the ruble...

For that kind of budget, whether it's AU dollars or not and whether you build it yourself, buy the parts and have someone build it for you or purchase a pre-built system, you'll still be much farther ahead than going with a console.

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I have 1.6 Ghz, 1 gig of ram and Geforce4 4200 GO and even though i can't play any of the recent games I still have fun with Half life 2, CSS etc...I like PC Gaming and hopefully I'll get a new computer one day. I'm one of those people who sit back and wait until it's too late :P

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

[QUOTE="Ps2stony"]If you've got 1500$ for a great computer, go ahead and get it. If you've got 500$, go for consoles. If you've got less than 250$, then you're screwed.biggest_loser

I would be willing to spend $2000.

That 2000 australian dollars, i don't know how much that would equate to if you converted it into the ruble...

Uhhh....The spending part yes. But would it really be that dear to ask a computer store to order the parts and then put it all together!? I really have no idea on this sort of thing sorry.

if you need help with building a pc, go to newegg (below) and take a look at the wishlist. find one that received decent reviews, go to the hardware forum here on gamespot, get an ok (and/or suggestions) from us, buy the items, and look for a guide online. there are so many out there that i'm not going to even recommend one. it depends on how you best follow instructions (some have pictures, some don't, etc.). but the best way to do this is to get help from a friend who has built one himself if you've never built one before. or you can give it to a computer store and ask them to assemble it; i think newegg offers this too, though i'm not sure. i doubt it'll cost that much (maybe $100-200?). dell xps gaming computers are good, as ps2stony suggested. they'll cost you about $500-1000 more though for the same components. and dell makes it hard to upgrade, especially if you're looking to upgrade more than just graphics card and power supply.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/PublicWishLists.asp

I say to switch over to consoles. More games, less hassle, less money.:)DarxPhil

I've got the stake. You guys go get the hay, the rope, and the torches. We'll take care of this reeaal quick. :twisted:

Oh yeah, and someone fetch Bojangles in here in case this guy tries to put up a fight. Some extra muscle never hurts.

PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).DarxPhil

[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]I say to switch over to consoles. More games, less hassle, less money.:)JP_Russell

I've got the stake. You guys go get the hay, the rope, and the torches. We'll take care of this reeaal quick. :twisted:

Oh yeah, and someone fetch Bojangles in here in case this guy tries to put up a fight. Some extra muscle never hurts.

lol, I still loves my PC. Just need some more good exclusives.:D

PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).DarxPhil

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

Uhhhh...If you could just turn your heads while you're setting the fire.....

What do you think of this machine:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227039

[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).fireandcloud

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

Sims 2? Really...?

Sir, what do you think of this grand machine here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227039

[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).fireandcloud

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

What about games coming in 08? and games that can run on almost every system?Tired of games looking like Crysis and turning to my PC saying ''Is it up for the task?''.

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[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).artur79

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

Sims 2? Really...?

lol. yeah, ok, not for me, but it is the most popular game of all time (except sims). i have sims (+ 3 expansions), and i liked it for about a week. i haven't played sims 2, but i hear it's not bad. i wouldn't get it, unless they sell all the expansions with original game for $20. which they will, in about a year.

Sir, what do you think of this grand machine here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227039

biggest_loser

it's ok, though a bit...weird to see ibuypower pc on newegg (you could just get it direct from ibuypower). the gts is really obsolete, now that the gt is out. the rest of the parts are good, but you could build the same exact thing (with a gt instead of a gts and a better case) for about $1200.

I'd go for an 8800 GT instead of a gts and get 4 gigs of RAM as well as 64 bit Vista. You'll get more help on PC Hardware discussion.artur79

but only if you're going for the 64 bit vista. otherwise, for now, 2 gigs will do.

[QUOTE="artur79"][QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).fireandcloud

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

Sims 2? Really...?

lol. yeah, ok, not for me, but it is the most popular game of all time (except sims). i have sims (+ 3 expansions), and i liked it for about a week. i haven't played sims 2, but i hear it's not bad. i wouldn't get it, unless they sell all the expansions with original game for $20. which they will, in about a year.

:) I just think it was weird to see a lot of quality games mentioned and suddenly "Sims 2". Whoa! What? That game sells insane amount of copies, God knows why...

[QUOTE="fireandcloud"][QUOTE="artur79"][QUOTE="fireandcloud"]

[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).artur79

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

Sims 2? Really...?

lol. yeah, ok, not for me, but it is the most popular game of all time (except sims). i have sims (+ 3 expansions), and i liked it for about a week. i haven't played sims 2, but i hear it's not bad. i wouldn't get it, unless they sell all the expansions with original game for $20. which they will, in about a year.

:) I just think it was weird to see a lot of quality games mentioned and suddenly "Sims 2". Whoa! What? That game sells insane amount of copies, God knows why...

haha! yeah, i stuck that one in at the very last second. i did a significant pause afterwards. and then i said, f*** it, and i pressed submit.

i guess i just wanted to name one more game, and i couldn't think of one at that time. heh.

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[QUOTE="DarxPhil"]PC gaming is kind of like a Ferrari(or any fast car) stuck in a parking lot. Sure it looks cool and can go fast but whats the point if you can't go anywhere? PC hardware will always be the best but until some good PC exclusives come out i will stay with consoles for now. I have a good PC tho(in sig).DarxPhil

umm... crysis? civ 4? witcher? wic? supreme commander? nwn2? stalker? coh? medieval 2? galactic civ? bg2 + tob? wow? guild wars? lotr: soa? sims 2?

and many, many, many more.

What about games coming in 08? and games that can run on almost every system?Tired of games looking like Crysis and turning to my PC saying ''Is it up for the task?''.

sorry, i didn't see your response until now. if you want to play crysis and all the graphics-intensive games in 08, get a ferrari. but that's a whole nother argument that you're making from your original, which was that there aren't any good pc exclusive games. and in your case, with your pc, every game that i listed will run well on your pc, save for crysis (and even crysis you should be able to run on medium, at the least).

Sir, what do you think of this grand machine here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227039

biggest_loser

The GPU seems to be the weak link with cards like the 8800GT and the 3870 out now and doesn't list the brand of the PSU or memory ....But just as a compairsion try taking all the parts listed in that system, look them up separately on Newegg and see what cost you come up with. If your not comfortable with building a system yourself, add around another 100-150 dollars to that total, which should more than cover that cost of having someone build it for you and see what you come up with.....You may be able to save some money and end up with an equal or even better system.

*+

Uhhh. What would you think of these parts and their prices (All of which are in Australian Dollars and not the Ruble for those from the old country, the Motherland).

Intel Quad Core Q6600: $419.

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R: $199.

APACER 2GB DDR2 800MHZ: $ 198

Geforce GTS g92: $ Unknown. Help me out.

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers: $ 119.

Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 18X DVD BURNER: $60.

Seagate 320 GB SATAII w/NCQ HDD - $ 150.

ChiMei 222H 22"Widescreen LCD: $499.

Why worry about playing the new games when the library of old ones is so spectacular? And I highly doubt you've played all the old PC games. With a console you will still be spending a large chunk of change for little return when you have to buy into an entirely new and underdeveloped library.

Why give up the more versatile platform?foxhound_fox

Good point.

Uhhh. What would you think of these parts and their prices (All of which are in Australian Dollars and not the Ruble for those from the old country, the Motherland).

Intel Quad Core Q6600: $419.

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R: $199.

APACER 2GB DDR2 800MHZ: $ 198

Geforce GTS g92: $ Unknown. Help me out.

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers: $ 119.

Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 18X DVD BURNER: $60.

Seagate 320 GB SATAII w/NCQ HDD - $ 150.

ChiMei 222H 22"Widescreen LCD: $499.

Antec SONATAA III with 500W PSU: $239

biggest_loser

Umm.....hello? This is MY thread!! Tell me what you think of these parts boyo!

Get a new PC! I built mine with the money from my summer job and it kicks any consoles ass + I will be able to play 80% of the good console games on it sooner or later.

I do have a Wii and might even get a PS3 next summer, im no fanboy, but I say if there is one to get its the PC.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

Uhhh. What would you think of these parts and their prices (All of which are in Australian Dollars and not the Ruble for those from the old country, the Motherland).

Intel Quad Core Q6600: $419.

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R: $199.

APACER 2GB DDR2 800MHZ: $ 198

Geforce GTS g92: $ Unknown. Help me out.

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers: $ 119.

Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 18X DVD BURNER: $60.

Seagate 320 GB SATAII w/NCQ HDD - $ 150.

ChiMei 222H 22"Widescreen LCD: $499.

Antec SONATAA III with 500W PSU: $239

biggest_loser

Umm.....hello? This is MY thread!! Tell me what you think of these parts boyo!

I would get a 8800GT for the video card, unless you want to spend more. You certainly have a nice budget, but you can save so;me money on the DVD burner, mine was 35 bucks and is sata and 20x. other than that, looks nice, have fun.

Whats the difference between the Geforce GTS g92 and the 8800GT ? They both have Dx10 capabilities right? Also what is the price of the Geforce GTS g92biggest_loser

ok, i'm not the most knowledgable on hardware (i just know enough to build/upgrade), but i think the g92 is a gpu core that's featured in the 8800gt. and that outperforms the current gts and is almost but not quite equal to the gtx. now, the new gts featuring the g92 will be released pretty soon. when? i don't know. how much? there's a lot of speculation, but i think it'll be around $300. as of now, the 8800gt is the best bang for the buck.