All games published by Microsoft(regardless of whether they're NTSE or PAL) and those with an "NTSE-J" are region free

P7R8

I'm thinking of buying RDR but not sure if I should get it on my PS3 or Xbox 360. Single player games I get on the Xbox because I like the controller better and dont have Xbox Live Gold. Multplayer games I get on the PS3 because of the free online. So is the online part of RDR active enough that I would get it on PS3?

I have a PAL Xbox 360 and was wondering if RDR would work on it if I bought it in North America. Can any version of RDR work on my PAL Xbox 360?

So the only RPGs I have played are Pokemon and Guild Wars. Pokemon I found to be a lot of fun for some reason but Guild Wars was a complete waste of money as it just seemed like you keep running from point A to B and back, etc. Whats Witcher 2 like? Is it like Pokemon in terms of gameplay?

Secondly whats the combat like? Is it laid back where you just have to make decisions regarding what kind of attack to do or is like Batman Arkham series where you actively take part in the combat and use combos and stuff?

Great, yet another thread wasted on how a custom build is better than Alienware x51. Sometimes I just wonder why such dimwits come here.

^Err thanks for the reply but I was only referring to PC gaming hardware.

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So I dont plan on doing super high resolution gaming. 1080p or 720p is more than enough for me at 30fps. I guess I would have to upgrade my GPU to a midrange one every 2 years to be able to play the latest games on medium-high at those resolutions. Would upgrading to mid range GPUs every 2 years be able to play the latest games? And would the PSU be sufficient for that? I have no intention of buying $600+ GPUs but aim for more like $200ish.

Secondly, whats with the CPU sockets? If I am not mistaken the current Intel socket is LGA 1175? When will this change? If say next year Intel comes out with a new socket does this mean my whole computer is useless for new CPUs? How often do sockets change?

ZombieKiller7

You don't have to upgrade every 2 years to get 30 fps, that's for people who want max everything @ 60+ fps.

I'm not sure what PSU the X51 has, about 700w or more is pretty much future proof but I'm sure you can get by with a 500 watt for a long time.

I wouldn't worry too much about sockets, as long as its fairly current.

My advise is not to buy any desktop pre-built, it's always a terrible build somehow.

Nah I dont want to include desks and chairs lol. No monitors either.

If you take the past 10 years add up the cost of all the PC hardware you bought including keyboard, mouse, controllers, upgrades, initial costs, etc and then average it out over the past 10 years how much have you spent per year on average?

So I dont plan on doing super high resolution gaming. 1080p or 720p is more than enough for me at 30fps. I guess I would have to upgrade my GPU to a midrange one every 2 years to be able to play the latest games on medium-high at those resolutions. Would upgrading to mid range GPUs every 2 years be able to play the latest games? And would the PSU be sufficient for that? I have no intention of buying $600+ GPUs but aim for more like $200ish.

Secondly, whats with the CPU sockets? If I am not mistaken the current Intel socket is LGA 1175? When will this change? If say next year Intel comes out with a new socket does this mean my whole computer is useless for new CPUs? How often do sockets change?