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#1 bluepopcorn
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I have a wii and i dont really like it.  I played oblivion and i liked it so i can either get the 360 or pc(im not spending the $ for a ps3).  I have a hd tv which is 720 i think.  My question is if I should buy a 7600gt graphics card and just upgrade my pc or buy a 360? 

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#2 ShakeNBake1491
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1,) Go to the WIi boards 2.) Get some desperate person to buy your Wii that can't find one in stores 3.) Use that money towards a 360.
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#3 Saturos3091
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7600 GT is kinda weak...I'd say go with the 360.  Better buy and will probably have a larger variety of games.  (Since most PC games are confined to a few genres)
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#4 kutaragism
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The PS3 is more than just a PC, it's a super computer.
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#5 bluepopcorn
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THe xbox 360 comes to 560 tho, and I being only 17 only make minumin wage part-time.  Thats a whole lot of hours goin to a system.  Will the 360 look better than 7600gt, and like what about directx 10.  Maybe I should wait a year and get the 360 when the price drops?
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#6 cobrax25
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The PS3 is more than just a PC, it's a super computer.kutaragism
Uh no.... anyway..... If you can build your own PC, build it. but you will need a better card then a 7600GT a 8800 GTS will probably do you good (go with the cheaper version if you need too)
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#7 jrhawk42
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depending on how powerful your pc is right now upgrading to a 7600gt might not help all that much.

Ecconomically it's the way to go if you are upgrading since they are only like $100 right now.

The problem is the 7600gt will only last another 2 years before it's considered pretty much obsolete, and I figure the 360 has about 4 more years left in it.

You could try waiting for the 8600GT to come out which is rumored to be around $180, and will probably last another 3-4 years until dx11 is released.  Of course by that time you'll probably need a mutli-core cpu and some more ram.

 Either way you're best off waiting cause MS is probably gonna come out with some new hardware for the 360, and same with ATI/Nvidia. 

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#8 bluepopcorn
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What about buying a 360 off ebay?  Is that a poor decision, I heard some earlier generation 360s burn holes in discs when they are paused for 30+ minutes.  If I could get a 360 for around 300 CND off ebay unopened Ill go with that.  My CPU stats are AMD 3500+, 1 g ram(expandable to 4 g), pci-e, and a samsung lcd.