£1k Pc but went back to console

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I remember back when I bought them, they were £7.50 each, or £12.50 for 2 on an offer.

Now they are just £5.99 each so thats even less.

Oh no wait, I have porco rosso, I bought it later already oops!

I saw it in the shelf picture which was taken after I bought all the ones on my desk pic, I'll watch it now lol.

I have all of the collection numbers 1-15, plus two un numbered ones, and I only watched about 7 or 8 of them :x
 
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Perywinkle said:
Is my monitor going to be holding me back much? it looks like max is 1680 by 1050.

Just ordered this rig as an upgrade for bf3.
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Decent spec, although I'm not sure about those speakers...
 
admittedly i am only running a resolution of 1366x768.
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This is almost a troll post. You dont need 1k to run that res, an xbox works because it doesnt take much at all.


I hate to admit because Im on a lower res but running 1080p exclusively is definitely where its at.
If your main point was you dont need to run the very best gear to enjoy a game I agree, but 1080p and constant 60fps on a new game is nice to have
 
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I recently bought a X360 for Dark Souls and now thats done I have 0 desire to play anything else. It simply isn't as good (and my PC is a retentively poor spec).
 
I have a PS3 and a PC (8800GT/Q6600 so a bit old in the tooth). For games, I think each of these platforms has many more strenghts than weaknesses.

Whilst I don't doubt that the best graphics can be found on the PC, I've been extremely impressed by the PS3 and have decided that from now on I'm going to stick with it as I can't justify spending the money it would cost to bring my rig up to latest spec.

So whilst consoles my not be the BEST for graphics, or FPS games, they ain't bad.

PS. If you'd have told me 3 months ago I would have enjoyed 3 (the Resistance series) FPS games on a console I'd have said 'you're mad.'
 
movingtables said:
So about 6 weeks ago i got a new build costing £1k.

i7 2600 (3.4ghz).
8 gigs ram
GTX 560ti.

admittedly i am only running a resolution of 1366x768.
But all the games i've played so far graphics wise are the same as my xbox360.

games played: Crysis- some good scenes but a lot of it the graphics seem clumbsy, popping in etc.
Fear 3. jeez that looked kinda out of focus.
F1 2011. very mediocre to look at.
Mafia 2. again looks nice in places but poo in others, graphics drawing in the far distance etc.

latest nvidia drivers etc.
all games running on max/ultra.
all games run smooth.

I didnt even bother trying Rage with all the pc problems i've read about so i got it on Xbox360. obviously my expectations are lower but it does look bloody sweet.
i also got Forza 4. hell thats a good game to play and look at.
also got my tiger woods 12 back as you cant even get a decent golf game on PC anymore.

Im not being a troll, hell i spent £1000 to get back into pc gaming.
if im honest to "me" it feels like gaming on the PC other than RTS games is really over.
its not just the graphics as well, i just feel the games play "different". not as good.I havent got room for a monitor where the PC is so i currently have to use my sony tv with the 1366x768 res. but surely cranking the res up to 1920x1080 isnt gonna magicaly transform these games to look so different?

in short my £1k pc is like looking at xbox games with less jaggies. :rolleyes:
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That's mostly because of lazy coding by devs focusing on the lowest common denominator ie consoles and porting things to PC. Still, without a shadow of a doubt PC games are far superior to console versions in pretty much every way.

How about you try it rather than looking for people to convince you to try it? :rolleyes:

If you are just looking to play games without much fuss, stick to your XBox. PC's are for the more discerning gamer who wants the best experience and the ability to mod the crap out of games.
 
While I understand your frustration, bro, you have crossed a line! Remember your coat on the way out of PC Gaming Land and enjoy being raped by 10 year old Americans and a P2P gaming network!

Viva XBOX
 
movingtables said:
well i didnt post the full spec.

other parts include two 1tb drives
tripple summert intel cpu cooler
750watt corsair power supply
some HAF 12 case
blah de blah.

so it would seem that the higher resolution will save the day.
i shall try that some time in the near future then. :)
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i have a xbox 360 wanna swap ? ill be happy to have that system.
 
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