I'm trying to figure out how well gaming PCs continue to perform at multiplatform games compared with consoles. One of the fastest computers back in around 2006 would have the following system specifications. This computer back from 2006 around when the current gen consoles were released would have been one of the most powerful ones that a person could get. I'd like to know whether such a system would continue to play modern games like Far Cry 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Dishonored, Assassin's Creed III, Mass Effect 3, etc. Would the visuals look at least as good as the same games on the PS3 or Xbox 360? Whether the system would be capable of playing at 720p or slightly less but with 30 fps is what I would like to know.

Hypothetical system:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67Ghz

NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 512 MB

4 GB DDR3 667Mhz RAM

Does anyone here still play modern games on their old PC? I would like to know your experiences playing some of the latest games on your system.

[QUOTE="greengloop"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]I built my current PC in 2006 and it has better graphics than the PS3/360. AmazonTreeBoa

I built my current PC in 2006 and it has better graphics than the PS3/360. AmazonTreeBoa

I'm fairly certain the Apple Thunderbolt actually has terrible black levels. The colours are accurate, no doubt.

What you are looking for is an IPS LCD. Something from Dell, NEC, Eizo etc.

Mozelleple112

So on my Xbox 360 it is harder to aim in FPS games using the controller so I turn on auto aim which makes it a lot easier. I also find the game more enjoyable since I'm not really out there gaming in order to practice pinpoint accuracy with a mouse. So is there some controller or something that let's you autoaim on a PC?

Okay you guys are either in denial or really don't know the differences. I have a strong feeling you don't have a decent enough PC to make the comparisons. Soooo, I'm going to work on a good comparison thread to show you that there are some very noticeable and more than negligible differences.

-Unreal-

Thanks for all the replies. What do you think of the Maingear Pulse 11 or Origin Eon-11S?

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I have no idea why someone would play a PC game on low settings, they can look pretty bad.

Planetside 2 on lowest settings

Ballroompirate

Not to play, just for comparrison. Like are PC's really better even at the lowest setting?

Graphics wise lowest setting on some PC games can look pretty bland, gameplay wise it all depends how the game is optimized and if you're online or offline. Planetside 2 and WoW are the only games I've played online with low settings, PLS2 still lagged in big fights while WoW I played on lowest setting back when it first came out during MC, had to turn down the settings cause 40 people in a raid environment back then was killer on PCs. I remember playing The Witcher when it first came out on low setting cause my comp at the time was some crappy Walmart HP.

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yeah the best video card in 2007 that you could get for $200 was the x1900xt. That card can still run most games at 720p low to medium settings. For $280 you could get the 8800gts 320mb version. Best cpu back then for the money was the intel quad core q6600 which is STILL good for gaming and will continue to be for another 2 years. So yeah definitely it can be done for say $1000 for 5 years but then you will be so used to playing at 1080p settings that you will want to stay there and upgrade sooner than 5 years. That is the problem with pc gaming, when you get used to the best everything else is crap.

ronvalencia

Year 2007's sub-$200 USD AMD Radeon HD 3850 (1)

1. http://www.cnet.com/graphics-cards/ati-radeon-hd-3850/4505-8902_7-32745241.html

I love the Apple Thunderbolt Display because the colors seem to pop out and everything looks really beautiful, and then the blacks look really seep, and the display in general looks really sleek, clean and just plain beautiful. However (there's always a however) the price is ridiculously high for me and the screen is a bit too big. I'm looking for something around 21-23" and I've seen some highly rated monitors like from Asus that are for under $200. They don't look as good as the apple display and I'm not sure how their image quality compared. The edge to edge glass dell displays look quite nice though.

So what do I need in the display apart from having the excellent quality of the apple display, I would like to be able to plug in HDMI cables, mini display ports, have little or no glare, the screen should be at least 1080p, look beautiful and be a lot more affordable than the apple displays. Of course at the price level the displays won't be as good as the apples or even look as nice as them but am I being too optimistic with what might be available?

Any suggestions?