Pc or PS3 (500$)

Hi I currently have 500$ in cash. I was saving it up to build a gaming Rig, but as 60% cow and 40% hermit, I also want a PS3. I could wait till may to get a PS3, but...I dunno. I already organized all the stuff I'm going to get on newegg.com

Intel E6750 2.66ghz processor. 2gigs of pc 800ddr2 ram. 9600gt 512 Gddr3 video card. 585w PSU. Some cheap case. arctic 5 silver thermal grease. Gigabyte Motherboard. Anti static wrist band. 80gig 7200RPM Sata HDD. Sony dvd/cd RW disk drive.

Everything total cost 600$...I plan to get an hundred from my dad, if I end up getting the PC instead. But theres 80% chance of me going with the PC cause I look forward to most of the upcoming pcgames and stuff...on the other hand I want to play Uncharted and those other PS3 games too...So yeah, I might just end up waiting till may!

Truth is, this pc stuff, is very very annoying and complicated. I've spent forever trying to find good deals. Just last night I spent like 2 hrs trying to find a mobo that comes with 2 PCI exp x16 slots, for under 100$ and the few I found were just not worthy. I actually saved up my allowance for this stuff. LOL I'm 16. I started with 200$ by the start of feburary, and now I have 500$ from saving up. It's really hard not to just give up and spend all the money on clothes and shoes. Or a ps3 or psp and stuff...

It's hard!

Anyone else think his last line and sig fit perfectly?SSCyborg

That last line was his sig? I just noticed that.

Hi I currently have 500$ in cash. I was saving it up to build a gaming Rig, but as 60% cow and 40% hermit, I also want a PS3. I could wait till may to get a PS3, but...I dunno. I already organized all the stuff I'm going to get on newegg.com

Intel E6750 2.66ghz processor. 2gigs of pc 800ddr2 ram. 9600gt 512 Gddr3 video card. 585w PSU. Some cheap case. arctic 5 silver thermal grease. Gigabyte Motherboard. Anti static wrist band. 80gig 7200RPM Sata HDD. Sony dvd/cd RW disk drive.

Everything total cost 600$...I plan to get an hundred from my dad, if I end up getting the PC instead. But theres 80% chance of me going with the PC cause I look forward to most of the upcoming pcgames and stuff...on the other hand I want to play Uncharted and those other PS3 games too...So yeah, I might just end up waiting till may!

Truth is, this pc stuff, is very very annoying and complicated. I've spent forever trying to find good deals. Just last night I spent like 2 hrs trying to find a mobo that comes with 2 PCI exp x16 slots, for under 100$ and the few I found were just not worthy. I actually saved up my allowance for this stuff. LOL I'm 16. I started with 200$ by the start of feburary, and now I have 500$ from saving up. It's really hard not to just give up and spend all the money on clothes and shoes. Or a ps3 or psp and stuff...

It's hard!

Fanboy_Slay3R

Going through your post history, I can see why you think it's hard and complicated. You never visited the PC Hardware boards.

Your rig doesn't look that bad to me. I'm no hermit but going by benchmark graphs and other's words, you don't get much of a boost using cards in SLI or Crossfire so having 2 PCI-e x16 slots is pointless (Might want to specify 1.0 or 2.0). You might also want to link to the parts, especially the power supply unit since it's the one part you absolutely cannot skimp out and get a cheap one. A good case wouldn't be a bad idea if you're planning on overclocking.

Spend it on clothes and shoes. Treat yourself. Go to a strip club. Take your family out to eat. BUT

If you want a PS3 wait till the PS3 80 gig+MGS 4 bundle comes out. IT has a DS3 with it also.

PC it depends.

Spend it on clothes and shoes. Treat yourself. Go to a strip club. Take your family out to eat. BUT

If you want a PS3 wait till the PS3 80 gig+MGS 4 bundle comes out. IT has a DS3 with it also.

PC it depends.

hayato_

I got a better idea. Why doesnt he take his family out to a strip club. 2 birds with one stone. I'm so smart.

I'm really good at computing and I even have the PCGAMER issue that shows you how to build a pc. I also spoke to my uncle who's a pro and is going to help me out with it. The part of getting some new clothes and shoes...trust me, I've had so many temptations, it's not even funny. YEsterday I was close to saying f-it and just goint to the mall. I almost just spent 200$ on a PSP and the rest on clothes. I don't think I'm going to get a PS3 yet. MY dad was suppose to place an order for my DSL connection, but he still hasnt. So...I want to be able to game online and use the PSP/PS3 interace stuff...Plus You're looking at an experienced PSP homebrew fan. I used to have a 1.50v PSP till my dad lost it with my copy of the GTALCS, the very first type they made(not the greatest hits).

Anyway...I'm going with the PC cause the one I have right now isn't even funny. 1.0ghz pentium 3. 256mb ram pc266mhz(LOL). An intel chipset 82815 series with 28mb of shared memory. like 5 gigs of HDD space left. I can't even do 32bit video depth. SO i decided I was going to step up my system and just build a gaming rig. I know the one i have is disgusting!!!! I wouldn't pray for my worst enemy to have it. Don't get me wrong, this pc is really good for music, web browsing and all that kinda' stuff, but gaming-Dont even think about it!!!!

I look forward to playing Crysis, Huxley, Age of conan, sins of the solar empire, World of warcraft, unreal tournament 3...and just all those great titles!!!! Can't wait!!!

So to anyone out there, if you're one of those people who hate buying a pc game, then going home to find out you need 500gigs of ram and only have 126, do something about it...make a movement, save up, get a job and a better gaming system. It's a really good investment!!!!!!!

Oh and at the first post...about the last sentence fitting with my sig...LOl that's funny!!!!

I told my friend about my future pc and he said

"That thing is huge!!"

It depends...first off are you willing to build the PC? If not forget it right now, 500 can get you a good PC, but not a good prebuilt one.

Second, do you have ANY spare parts you can recycle from your current PC?

I HIGHLY suggest you recycle the Hard Drive, Case, Monitor, Speakers, DVD Drive and Power Supply if it's over 400 watts.

If you have all that for the PC then you would be nuts to buy a PS3

All you would have to buy is a motherboard for 80 bucks 2 gigs of great ram for 50 (its getting super cheap) a 3870 or 9600GT ( 3870 = 180 bucks / 9600GT = 200? ) then you have just under 200 for the CPU

And a computer that will completley rape the PS3, I mean run Games the PS3 runs at 720P at 1080P which is over 3x the resolution and requires a hell of a lot more power then the PS3/360 could deal out :lol: the 360/PS3 couldn't even do COD4 at 720P actually they had to knock it down to 600P so ya you'd actually be running a resolution 4x as high on the PC version.

Games like COD4, Orange Box, etc.

Well my vote would be PC, probably because I'm planning to use my tax rebate in May to do my part and "stimulate the economy" by building a new PC, so I'm in a very PC mood lately. In fact, same CPU and video card as you picked out, but I'm going with 4gb of memory (I would suggest 4gb if you will be running Vista).

Its really interesting that Nvidia is releasing the more "budget" oriented 9000-series card first, as opposed to the ridiculously priced $400 or $700 models like normal. Still, that 9600gt looks pretty sweet.

Edit: oh I see you already made a decision. Wow a 1ghz P3! You definitely made the right choice, then.

PS3, $500 worth of PC parts won't last half a year.wok7

PS3, $500 worth of PC parts won't last half a year.wok7

The last PC I put together was about $600, and thats lasted 2 1/2 years so far. Well, its lasted in the sense that it still actually runs - I can't play newer games on it like Bioshock unless I like nasty pixelated slideshows.

Hooray for tax rebates and gaming PCs.

I'm going to build a PC with:

Athlon 64X2 2.0ghz

2GB RAM

Geforce 9600GT

The PS3's exclusive lineup is pretty weak, and even with MGS4 coming, thats not going to help.

The 360's exclusives is little better.

Get the PC. You can get all the good games the PS3 has (360/PC ports) except uncharted, ratchet & clank and MLB 08. You can also get all the good games the 360 has right now except halo 3 for the PC as well. Then you can get the bunches of high quality PC exclusive games too.

PS3, $500 worth of PC parts won't last half a year.wok7

Exactly, A $500 PC can't even do HD let-alone last for more than a few weeks

[QUOTE="wok7"]PS3, $500 worth of PC parts won't last half a year.PerilousWolf

Exactly, A $500 PC can't even do HD let-alone last for more than a few weeks

Wait please dont tell me your serious.

about the mob ask yourself this question

are you ever going to get a second 9600gt? are you going to be running a resolution over 1600 x1200? if not then you will never need dual pcie

PS3, $500 worth of PC parts won't last half a year.wok7

and x360 won't even start up new out of the box :lol: or die in 3 months

that pc he listed will last longer than any console if you only want to play game like consoles play them

Go with the PC!

There are some negatives to PC gaming but they can also be positives so bare with me here. Firstly, PC gaming is complicated and maintaining your PC, setting it all up and having it all working can be a little of a pain in the backside in comparison to buying a console, plugging it in and playing away.

However, that complexity can quite easily over come. I remember when I was younger and PC gaming seemed a daunting prospect. I didn't know much at all. But then I got a Pentium 4 HT, 1GB DDR Ram and an ATI Radeon 9800 Series Pro 256mb and got into Half-Life 2, Farcry and games around that time. I got viruses from downloading, my comp would crash regularly and nothing was compatible.

Then my brother in law helped me out. He showed me how to keep my pc maintained well, he showed me some really obvious things like downloading patches for my games and the latest graphics drivers and my comp stopped crashing. I got some really good performance out of my games and I carried on learning.

With his help, I have since built a new PC, (last year), I have a dual boot setup, XP Pro for games on a Raptor Sata II 200GB and Vista Home Premium for audio visual stuff on a seperate HDD. I download tons of mods and I have recently started to learn some 3d design packages such as making levels and mods myself using the hammer editor that comes with HL2.

Basically, what I am trying to say in a round about way is once you learn a lot of this stuff everything becomes easy. That complexity that I found so daunting in the beginning now allows me to do so much with my PC.

Some things to consider:

• You'll have access to most of the Xbox 360 game library
• Vista Ultimate is to include a Xbox 360 Emulator
• PC games tend to have much more depth
• PC games will play at much higher resolutions and generally are a generation ahead of consoles in graphics
• For almost every games, there is tons of free content to download for free
• You can even get into creating your own mods

Some games that I would recommend:

Stalker - one of the scariest, atmospheric and emmersive games you will play this generation and it's stunning compared to console graphics. The dynamic lighting and bump mapping are what the PS3 could only dream of.

Crysis - Apart from the graphics, the size of the battles, the openness of the gameplay, physics, sound, AI and sheer number of strategies is mind-boggling. Sneaking up cloaked and grabbing a Korean (especially whilst peeing) and dragging him off into the wilderness predator style is awesome. Particularly when his buddies notice he's gone get suspicious and come looking for him.

World In Conflict - I've never been into RTSs in a big way, but when you have your sound set up correctly and you call in that first air-strike on that column of tanks heading your way, or cluster bomb the enemies exposed infantry you'll feel like Swarzkoff in 1991! lol

Finally, if you get stuck with anything, the guys on the PC Hardware forum and much more helpful than your average consolite in my opinion and collectively have enough knowledge to solve even the most difficult technical problems you will encounter!

I've got to say go with the ps3. I dont know where the "lack of exclusives for ps3" talk comes from. Ps3 has Ratchet and clank, resistance 2, Killzone 2, 8 days, shadow of collossus 2, God of war 3, Final fantasy 13, final fantasy versus 13, metal gear solid 4, littlebigplanet, Gran Turismo 5, Grand Theft Auto 4 (the 360 has that too but the PC doesnt) Haze, soul caliber 4, street fighter 4 (if u like fighting games) Tekken 6, Disgaea 3 (if you like turn based strategy games) Heavy rain, LA Noire, Motorstorm 2 and many more! oh and Resident evil 5 which is also only for ps3/360. So the ps3 has tons of games. Just take a look at the Libraries of both PC and PS3. That is where your decision should lie. It's all about preference.

A console is just plug and play, while a PC demands more software and have more problems. I know many people thinks that pc's today has less problems than before....that's not true, these people are just used to the problems. I still see people having driver issues and things like that. If you don't get your new game to start, wouldn't you be pissed?? I do!! I'm not saying that you shouldn't have a PC, but if your only gonna use 500$, I'd buy a PS3. It's much less problems with the PS3(or X360). I use it as a media center from my old crappy PC, the PC then decodes movie files the PS3 don't support.

I have always enjoyed games on consoles more, even if the PC is ahead in graphics. I don't care. The problems the PC makes is just not worth it. And the PS3 still has enough power for the general HD gaming and next gen gaming, like physics and so on. And it's also amazing to see the difference in games over the years when more and more power is tapped from the system.

A console is just plug and play, while a PC demands more software and have more problems. I know many people thinks that pc's today has less problems than before....that's not true, these people are just used to the problems. I still see people having driver issues and things like that. If you don't get your new game to start, wouldn't you be pissed?? I do!! I'm not saying that you shouldn't have a PC, but if your only gonna use 500$, I'd buy a PS3. It's much less problems with the PS3(or X360). I use it as a media center from my old crappy PC, the PC then decodes movie files the PS3 don't support.

I have always enjoyed games on consoles more, even if the PC is ahead in graphics. I don't care. The problems the PC makes is just not worth it. And the PS3 still has enough power for the general HD gaming and next gen gaming, like physics and so on. And it's also amazing to see the difference in games over the years when more and more power is tapped from the system.

Martin_G_N

Don't get a PC cuz they can't do HD:P -WOK7

500 dollars is pretty cheap for a computer. That will last you like 2 years. If you like PC gaming THAT much, save up money and build a 900-1000 PC. It should give you solid 4-5 years. dkhw

No I actually have 500 incash, but I'll be getting at least a 100 from my dad to make it 600$.

2 gigs of RAM

9600gt 512 Gddr3 GPU

A nice gigabyte Mobo with 2 Pci-E-x16 slots.

Amd phenom Agena quad core processor(which is faster than the E6750 but cost the same on newegg.com)

80 gig 7200rpm HDD.

Sony cd/dvd rw optical

585w PSU.

Plus I'm not much of a serious pc gamer to spend as much as a thousand on a PC. Who knows, maybe I'll just end up spending the whole money on clothes and shoes and stuff.

Go with the PC!

There are some negatives to PC gaming but they can also be positives so bare with me here. Firstly, PC gaming is complicated and maintaining your PC, setting it all up and having it all working can be a little of a pain in the backside in comparison to buying a console, plugging it in and playing away.

However, that complexity can quite easily over come. I remember when I was younger and PC gaming seemed a daunting prospect. I didn't know much at all. But then I got a Pentium 4 HT, 1GB DDR Ram and an ATI Radeon 9800 Series Pro 256mb and got into Half-Life 2, Farcry and games around that time. I got viruses from downloading, my comp would crash regularly and nothing was compatible.

Then my brother in law helped me out. He showed me how to keep my pc maintained well, he showed me some really obvious things like downloading patches for my games and the latest graphics drivers and my comp stopped crashing. I got some really good performance out of my games and I carried on learning.

With his help, I have since built a new PC, (last year), I have a dual boot setup, XP Pro for games on a Raptor Sata II 200GB and Vista Home Premium for audio visual stuff on a seperate HDD. I download tons of mods and I have recently started to learn some 3d design packages such as making levels and mods myself using the hammer editor that comes with HL2.

Basically, what I am trying to say in a round about way is once you learn a lot of this stuff everything becomes easy. That complexity that I found so daunting in the beginning now allows me to do so much with my PC.

Some things to consider:

• You'll have access to most of the Xbox 360 game library
• Vista Ultimate is to include a Xbox 360 Emulator
• PC games tend to have much more depth
• PC games will play at much higher resolutions and generally are a generation ahead of consoles in graphics
• For almost every games, there is tons of free content to download for free
• You can even get into creating your own mods

Some games that I would recommend:

Stalker - one of the scariest, atmospheric and emmersive games you will play this generation and it's stunning compared to console graphics. The dynamic lighting and bump mapping are what the PS3 could only dream of.

Crysis - Apart from the graphics, the size of the battles, the openness of the gameplay, physics, sound, AI and sheer number of strategies is mind-boggling. Sneaking up cloaked and grabbing a Korean (especially whilst peeing) and dragging him off into the wilderness predator style is awesome. Particularly when his buddies notice he's gone get suspicious and come looking for him.

World In Conflict - I've never been into RTSs in a big way, but when you have your sound set up correctly and you call in that first air-strike on that column of tanks heading your way, or cluster bomb the enemies exposed infantry you'll feel like Swarzkoff in 1991! lol

Finally, if you get stuck with anything, the guys on the PC Hardware forum and much more helpful than your average consolite in my opinion and collectively have enough knowledge to solve even the most difficult technical problems you will encounter!

DAZZER7

Ya i'm sorta leaning towards the PC more. I know pcs are complicated and you tend to run into problems here, and there but I must admit, fixing bugs and all those crashes is half the fun of owning a computer. It's an icredible feeling when you fix a bug You just feel like you pwned your computer. like this one time, I was trying to play AOE3 and these pc I'm on doesnt have 32bit video depth, so the game wouldnt start up. I figured i should edit the .cfg file from the root. First I downloaded a patch and all that, but it still didnt work. So I went into the settings folder, it was in xml so i used notepad.exe to open it. I changed the video depth and everything and tried to launch the game, and it launched immediately. i was even able to change it to 640x480 resolution-which isn't in the list of resolution settings!!!

So that feelingof just modding and fixing stuff on the pc actually helps you. and if ur good with pcs you could probably find a good job after college(if u go to college.)

So like I said all that pc stuff Is still ver hard!