Console manufacturers adding 1080p output to confuse consumers has a lot to answer for. I played FIFA 12 on brothers 360 at 1080p and loved it so bought it for my htpc. When my brother came round to play it at ACTUAL 1080p resolution on my big Tele with all the trimmings his jaw hit the floor! Playing at actual 1080p resolution is imo the biggest benefit of pc gaming.
£1k Pc but went back to console
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buy grossly over priced pc and play console ports on console resolution and complain they don't look good.
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No its not.
Playing at 16:10, or anything higher than 1080p is the biggest benefit of PC gaming
No its not.
Playing at 16:10, or anything higher than 1080p is the biggest benefit of PC gaming
I stand corrected, good sir!
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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.
Just ordered this rig as an upgrade for bf3.
Soldato
anything higher than 1080p is the biggest benefit of PC gaming
Cheaper games with better frame rates, modding, draw distance, texture quality, effects all hooked into a solid free online platform that's better than Live is the benefit of PC gaming
Screen resolution is overrated. It's great for some genre's, less important for others.
bhaav you are miyazaki fan like me 
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Perywinkle get the 1TB samsung F3 HDD - it's faster. The sony optiarc drives are cheap/poor build quality, go for the pioneer. Also spend a little more and get yourself either the XFX or Corsair 850W PSU, both of which come in under 100 quid, so that you can Xfire your 6950 if you choose to.
awsumsPerywinkle get the 1TB samsung F3 HDD - it's faster. The sony optiarc drives are cheap/poor build quality, go for the pioneer. Also spend a little more and get yourself either the XFX or Corsair 850W PSU, both of which come in under 100 quid, so that you can Xfire your 6950 if you choose to.
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Just to remind people this thread has been resolved for me.
you guys have pointed out my error, that indeed a higher resolution will vastly improve my experience.
also i'd like to add i didnt have the time or the skill to build my own pc, and at the time the place that built it for me online was sadly about £200 cheaper than overclockers so i wasnt ripped off as much as you guys think.
i'm also not trolling and suggesting consoles are better than pc's as i have both platforms.
I will try again with the PC when i sort a new HD TV out.
what i have noticed since returning to pc games (was a long time pc gamer for over 10 years) is that the games seem to run a lot better these days, not as much headaches and fiddling as yesteryear.
Now do calm down girls
you guys have pointed out my error, that indeed a higher resolution will vastly improve my experience.
also i'd like to add i didnt have the time or the skill to build my own pc, and at the time the place that built it for me online was sadly about £200 cheaper than overclockers so i wasnt ripped off as much as you guys think.
i'm also not trolling and suggesting consoles are better than pc's as i have both platforms.
I will try again with the PC when i sort a new HD TV out.
what i have noticed since returning to pc games (was a long time pc gamer for over 10 years) is that the games seem to run a lot better these days, not as much headaches and fiddling as yesteryear.
Now do calm down girls
Soldato
lol to saying something stupid and regretful on a public forum 
Cheaper games with better frame rates, modding, draw distance, texture quality, effects all hooked into a solid free online platform that's better than Live is the benefit of PC gaming
Screen resolution is overrated. It's great for some genre's, less important for others.
I did put a '
' at the end of that post, it wasnt serious.But really, after using 1200p for so long, 16:9 monitors look retarded to me.
bhaav you are miyazaki fan like me
A uni friend had Howl's Moving Castle. I watched it and it made me cry, so then I did the only rational thing I could and bought everyone of them that were in stock
(the one about the flying piggy and another werent in stock).And I've only watched half of them, the rest are still wrapped o.O
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lol to saying something stupid and regretful on a public forum
i have no regrets.
Soldato
I did put a '
But really, after using 1200p for so long, 16:9 monitors look retarded to me.
16:9 is too short for general use, half the screen real is gobbled up with title bars, nav bars, start bars and such. I have my screen in portrait at work. My desktop is 16:10 - and that's where serious PC gaming gets done. But general gaming is through the other PC or a Console on the big screen.
Nice thing about 720p is you can get away with a cheaper card and still max everything out
just to point out building pc's is kinda a minimum wage job that any monkey can do in like half an hour to an hour
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I need a new monitor, i'm running at 1680x1050 (IRC) which could be improved on a lot.
A uni friend had Howl's Moving Castle. I watched it and it made me cry, so then I did the only rational thing I could and bought everyone of them that were in stock
And I've only watched half of them, the rest are still wrapped o.O
lol the flying piggy is porco rosso. One of the best imo, you gotta get it!
I hate feeding the trolls, but I just can't help it :
They should still be (and are) better, resolution isn't everything.
No it can't.
Some console games are native 1080p.
Whilst true a high end GPU can often cost more than an entire console, so it's a bit of a moot point really.
Quite a few, actually. Although the original 360 design did have a flaw that's been mostly rectified and any consoles affected were replaced.
Again, a single PC part can cost more than an entire console. So it's a fairly poor comparison, you would still have to wait for a company to replace an in warranty part.
Whilst far superior I'm not sure where you're getting 14 years from, current consoles are generally based on GPU/CPU architecture from around 2005/6. Given that games can be coded for a very limited range of hardware they're generally more efficient than the PC counterpart.
:They should still be (and are) better, resolution isn't everything.
Well it doesn't.
No it can't.
Some console games are native 1080p.
Whilst true a high end GPU can often cost more than an entire console, so it's a bit of a moot point really.
Quite a few, actually. Although the original 360 design did have a flaw that's been mostly rectified and any consoles affected were replaced.
Again, a single PC part can cost more than an entire console. So it's a fairly poor comparison, you would still have to wait for a company to replace an in warranty part.
Whilst far superior I'm not sure where you're getting 14 years from, current consoles are generally based on GPU/CPU architecture from around 2005/6. Given that games can be coded for a very limited range of hardware they're generally more efficient than the PC counterpart.
God it's cringe worthy watching these PC elitists defending pc gaming to the death. It's like they've got a gun being pointed at their head by a gangster, and they need to prove how good pc gaming is to get themselves off the hook. I can just imagine them, typing frantically at their keyboards. Making spelling mistakes because they're typing so fast, saliva dripping over their desks etc etc.
The real *mature* pc enthusiasts don't need to prove ****. They know it's better, and they don't need to waste time explaining the obvious (and making bs up to glorify it)
The real *mature* pc enthusiasts don't need to prove ****. They know it's better, and they don't need to waste time explaining the obvious (and making bs up to glorify it)
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me too...mine is running the same res and I feel it is time to upgrade. I dont think the mrs would be happy if I spend another 200 quid after spending 500 on upgrades already this week
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