[QUOTE="alexfla"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Might want to avoid buying a $2000 PC then... You can do that by buying a cheaper one.

toast_burner

For 1/3 of that price you can easily max out every single PC game to date

[QUOTE="alexfla"]

But then again, a cheap PC is not so good.

lundy86_4

Depends how cheap you go. $800-$1000 is a pretty damn goo price for a good computer.

[QUOTE="alexfla"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Might want to avoid buying a $2000 PC then... You can do that by buying a cheaper one.

Skittles_McGee

I'll play the preference card and say the PS3 is the best system if you can only afford one console

BPoole96

[QUOTE="alexfla"]

[QUOTE="toast_burner"]

The PC is the best to have as it has most of the other consoles games + more exclusives

lundy86_4

Might want to avoid buying a $2000 PC then... You can do that by buying a cheaper one.

The PC is the best to have as it has most of the other consoles games + more exclusives

toast_burner

It's pretty simple logic really, if you own 3 systems, the best choice is PC + PS3 + Wii. Or you can just buy 1 Xbox 360 instead.

Three systems each offers their own unique offerings, PC is best for competitive multiplayer/Socializing, PS3 for cinematic console experience, and Wii is good for casual fun and charming Nintendo titles. The 360 does all pretty much equal to all 3 systems so just by it instead.

And of course PC + PS3 also happens to be the best combination if you have 2 systems. But just an Xbox 360 is the better and cheaper alternative.

So xbox is the worst platform to own unless you can't afford more than one systems. This means if you're only buying 1 system, it's the best choice.

[QUOTE="alexfla"]

I said anyone who owns a 360 can play those games. They can rent a PS3 and play the games, they can finish all 3 in one weekend.

lundy86_4

So they'd still need the PS3 to play the games. Doesn't matter if you don't own the console. You can still only play them using a PS3.

What a bizarre way to look at it.

[QUOTE="alexfla"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

you need to stop.

CaseyWegner

you said that games that can only be played on a ps3 aren't exclusive. :|

[QUOTE="alexfla"]
Actually you forgot to factor in shipping. With shipping the total comes out to$592.53

That's ok, it's still within your budget. However, there are a few things I should mention.

First, a mediocre PC from 2006 is more powerful and better all around.

The case you selected is not only horrific, but also offers just one exhaust fan. Really? You really think that is adequate cooling?

Next the GPU is DX10.1, now why would you select that card when DX11 cards are already available? I understand about penny pinching but this is ridiculous. For $30 more you can have a fully featured DX11 card. You would be over budget but who cares.

Your hard drive is only 250 GB. That is small even for 2006. You should have at LEAST a 500 GB HD and that is small.

Your motherboard is utter trash. I understand you want to be cheap and I can live with your CPU choice. But the Motherboard is so awful that this really is a system that you can never really upgrade or even overclock.

I understand you put this system up here to prove a point but no one would really build that system. It doesn't make any sense. I mean to spend $600 for something like that, no way.

Obsolete parts, terrible cooling, no upgrades, no overclocking, no expansion but yes it's only $600 and will run Mass Effect 2. Sorry but no.

lundy86_4

A 2006 PC is better thana dual-core with a 4870? I built my PC with an e8400 and a 4870 1gb and run everything at 1920x1200, including Crysis.

Case isn't the best but it's more of a placeholder than anything. It would still be fine, so long as you weren't looking at overclocking.

What's the point in buying a low-mid end DX11 card in that budget, when it would struggle with games using DX11 features? In Metro 2033 a 5770 would die trying to run Tessellation and DoF. FPS would be cut drastically low. Plus it's a low-mid end computer, what were you expecting on such a modest budget. Plus it was built in regards to running games like Mass Effect 2 and Fable 3 (latter likely not needing a high-end comp). Even the 5850 struggles with just alternating DoF and tessellation, when both are on it gets sub 20 FPS.

250gb is plenty for a budget build. I struggle to go over that, even with around 10-15 games installed from Steam.

Like I said, it's a budget build, so it's gonna need a budget motherboard. The build is ASUS, which means it's gonna be good quality. I don't know what you're expecting for a budget build.

I know someone who would build that system. Someone with a budget of $600. Not everybody is gonna heavily PC game, and may want to get in for some light gaming, of which, this would be a good build for them to do so.

I proved you wrong. It's a budget build, so upgrading and obsolete parts are all a part of it. If you're building something with a budget of $1000, it's a different story (personally I budget $1500 CAD).