All the locked threads tells me one thing..

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#1 FunkyHeadHunter
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A console is a console and a pc is , well, a pc. They should not be allowed on the same topic. Day after day its locked thread and every thread is about the same things...

I just got done reading up on a locked thread...It was something about..."why own a 360 if you have a pc/PS3?"...Its just another long drawn out thread about the same things that get posted every single day and then locked. So why keep posting the same threads day after day if they end up locked? Sure its system wars, but from what I can gather you cant debate or "argue" for long because the thread gets locked.

I read a post in that thread that really opened my mind a little...Im on the side of.."console gaming is better because of ease of use." I dont care what side you are on, you cant argue that one. Unless you want to be a blind fanboy.

They were trying to come up with a pc that was like 300$ or so that could BLOW the 360 away. Someone that was HYPING the pc said somethings and also commented on "and if you want more you can overclock your processor" Same goes with overclocking your graphics card and your memory. Thats fine and dandy if you can do that and if you want to do that.

BUT how many people know how to do that? Honestly....And what person wants to go through all that just to play a game??? I simply dont see where pcgamers get this rationality from?

I really wish I had the money to buy a whole box of parts to build a pc. I would then get my mom, my 2 boys, my wife, my 3 sisters, my brother, a friend of mine and sit them down in the floor with all of it. I would then say...PUT THIS TOGETHER. Install the OS. Install all the drivers for everything. GEt updates. Then continue to set up the OS how you want "customize" if you will. Put your games in and set them up correctly..Turning on and off the settings you want or dont want. When it locks up...fix what went wrong. When it "blue screens of death"...fix it..When you need to configure AND set up a controller "if wanted"..do that.

I would bet my life and everyone in my family that not a single person in that group could do what I mentioned. I dont even have to argue about it one bit. I know for a fact.

So having said this and knowing 100% its the truth there is NO denying that CONSOLES are easier and give people what they want...An easy to use gaming machine. PCs are fine. They game fine. They are a fantastic thing. I live on my PC..I love my pc. BUT I cant justify messing with it for gaming when I have 16 consoles with over 1400 games sitting in my posession that are plug and play..

IF a someone wants to go through all the time,money and hassle to game on a pc, thats fine. Nothing wrong with it at all. More power to you. But to say that anyone can build a pc and set everything up is fooling themselves...and calling anyone who doesnt names is childish and horrible to do..

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#2 aroxx_ab
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Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

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#3 Burning-Sludge
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Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

aroxx_ab

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

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#4 kidcool189
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

Burning-Sludge

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

i dont know, maybe the people who are interested in it?

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#5 aroxx_ab
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

Burning-Sludge

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

Everyone that have interest in it and able to read a manual.

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#6 FunkyHeadHunter
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[QUOTE="Burning-Sludge"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

kidcool189

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

i dont know, maybe the people who are interested in it?

Which is about 10% of the world if that. So why keep on bi%^ and tearing people apart who dont? And believe me , most people in the world have no interest in building and maintaining a pc...especially for gaming useage. And for those saying you can build a pc for 300$ its very bottom line, doesnt include the monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS and tech support that most will need.

IF pcgamers would just admit pc gaming isnt for everyone I think people here would be happy and contint with that. It would stop a lot of arguing and locked threads and waste of time and bandwidth.

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#7 FunkyHeadHunter
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[QUOTE="Burning-Sludge"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

aroxx_ab

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

Everyone that have interest in it and able to read a manual.

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

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#8 nethernova
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Which is about 10% of the world if that.

FunkyHeadHunter
You know, statistics you just made up aren't really facts.
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#9 dolph1073
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

Burning-Sludge

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

what trouble? its cake
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#10 TreeMoBMoney
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[QUOTE="kidcool189"]

[QUOTE="Burning-Sludge"]

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

FunkyHeadHunter

i dont know, maybe the people who are interested in it?

Which is about 10% of the world if that. So why keep on bi%^ and tearing people apart who dont? And believe me , most people in the world have no interest in building and maintaining a pc...especially for gaming useage. And for those saying you can build a pc for 300$ its very bottom line, doesnt include the monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS and tech support that most will need.

IF pcgamers would just admit pc gaming isnt for everyone I think people here would be happy and contint with that. It would stop a lot of arguing and locked threads and waste of time and bandwidth.

10% is a real stretch, personally, i like buying a system with set specs (amazing ones at that... come on dont deny that)
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If you don't want to "go through the trouble" of building one yourself, go to your nearest retailer and buy a pre-built desktop. Or hell, waste your money on a Dell XPS or Alienware. There is a reason why PC's are so customizable... and it is a benefit, no matter how you try to spin it. PC's are gaming platforms just like consoles... they are very comparable and very much in competition with each other. If they weren't, the PC wouldn't share so many multi-platform games with the consoles.

Which is about 10% of the world if that.FunkyHeadHunter

Link? I can make up statistics too. "90% of people would prefer to game on PC's." At least mine has a little bit of truth in it... given how over 260 million people play PC games online. Which doesn't even account for the entire install base of the PS3, 360 and Wii combined this generation (about 130 million). Not even taking in to account the amount of people who don't play PC games online. And I have a link to back it up.

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#12 aroxx_ab
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

[QUOTE="Burning-Sludge"]

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

FunkyHeadHunter

Everyone that have interest in it and able to read a manual.

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

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#13 TreeMoBMoney
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[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone that have interest in it and able to read a manual.

aroxx_ab

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

Not rocket science yes, but it does cost money. It doesnt grow on trees you know.
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#14 FunkyHeadHunter
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[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone that have interest in it and able to read a manual.

aroxx_ab

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

Out of all the people I listed in my opening thread not one can do it. And together they might..MIGHT get the motherboard in the case. BUT I wouldnt bet they put the riser pins in so the MB doesnt ground out..:)...I know, I have done that one..THere is no debating here and certainly no arguing...Building and maintaining and setting up a pc IS NOT NOW...NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN USSER FRIENDLY OR EASY. There is no debating that..

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Turning on and off the settings you want or dont want. FunkyHeadHunter
omg ..... how evil of them to put us through torture like this. I just realizd how much my finger starts hurting when I click through all these options
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#16 aroxx_ab
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"]

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

TreeMoBMoney

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

Not rocket science yes, but it does cost money. It doesnt grow on trees you know.

Sure it cost money but that have nothing to do with the ability to follow a manual and use a screwdriver to build a PC.

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I agree with the original poster 100%. It's a lot of work just to game when you're running a PC, I certainly don't care enough to learn how to build one and no one I know would be able to put a PC together either. It might not be rocket science to some of you guys, but for people like me who really have no interest in this stuff it's nothing but a total headache to do what you guys do. What REALLY ticks me off is that a lot of the PC fanboys belittle people who are incapable of building their own computer. The elitism of PC fans, especially here on system wars, is a really hard pill to swallow sometimes.
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#18 TreeMoBMoney
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[QUOTE="TreeMoBMoney"][QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

aroxx_ab

Not rocket science yes, but it does cost money. It doesnt grow on trees you know.

Sure it cost money but that have nothing to do with the ability to follow a manual and use a screwdriver to build a PC.

Sure but you make it sound like its not a major time/money investment and the average joe whos greatest electronic acheivment was fixing the damn toaster can just do it in an hour or so, forget that theres hundreds of books on the subject, this is thousands of dollars were talkin, give or take. yep sir, ima jus take muh handi dandi screwin tool and muh big fat buuk and ill hav er' all fixd up in a jiffy. Please.
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#19 WasntAvailable
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Has anyone here ever tried to read a manual for a motherboard with no experience with computers beforewhat so ever? Yeah didn't think so. It's easy if you already have a core understanding of how to do it, which is what all these people who say it's easy have had in the first place. I mean I could build a calculator if I had instructions on how to do it, and aslong as I follow the instructions it should be fairly easy. In practice that dosn't work quiteaswell.

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#20 Burning-Sludge
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[QUOTE="Burning-Sludge"]

[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

Everyone can build a PC it just matter of how much interest you have in it. If you are interested and dont know how to do you go learning how to do, read Faq´s on web etc.

dolph1073

Everyone "can" build a PC but how many would actually go through the trouble?

what trouble? its cake

The cake is a lie sir.

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#21 Burning-Sludge
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[QUOTE="aroxx_ab"]

[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"]

Come on dude..Really...GIve people some credit. Its not just a matter of reading a manual when it comes to building,configureing and running a pc. Seriously man...Dont make it out like its so easy. That is what gets people piz#$% off here in SW. Its just not that cutNdry.

TreeMoBMoney

It is not rocket-science, dont make it sound so hard man.

Not rocket science yes, but it does cost money. It doesnt grow on trees you know.

[SARCASM]:lol: Electronic engineering is so much easier.[/SARCASM]