Good Computers

LeJosh · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:09

Werewolf said:
For me it's because I use the computer a lot, and having a good, fast machine means I can do multiple things at once on it, without having to wait for one to finish to do the next.

I also use it as my primary gaming platform

It's also a "hobby" (and for many people a hobby may not be entirely logical).

A hobby can be anything and I don't know why some "hobbies" get condemned (if you will) for what they are. Like Warhammer, gaming, book collecting, stamps etc. So getting the most out of your PC I think is a hobby in its own right.

:cool:

Ice Rich · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:12

I'm very pleased with my set-up, see sig.

It gets used a lot and I've had it for years. I've tweaked the hell out of it which has always been part of the fun as computers have always been a hobby of mine.

Having the latest components has never appealed to me. As long as it can run the stuff i need it to, i'm happy.

Van Hellseek · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:16

I've given up on caring about high-end desktop PC's since I joined this forum. These days I simply need nothing more than mid-range laptops and the occasional netbook.

I really couldn't give the slightest toss about specs. I just need something reasonably modern that will cope with average tasks.

reflux · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:18

I could get by on the hardware I bought for my first rig, three years ago. But I like having a fast PC; one because I'm impatient and two because new hardware is awesome.

It's my one vice so I can justify spending a fair bit on it now and then.

Django x2 · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:23

Google machine and e mules

LordSplodge · 8 Oct 2009 at 11:55

Guest2 said:
What is the point in having a good computer? i.e spending £1000

I would suggest you don't wander into the Apple Hardware sub-forum then as some people have Mac Pros that cost a lot more than a thousand pounds.

mrk said:
You don't need a Mac for sound/video/photo work these days, those days are long gone in the past.

How else would you run Logic and Final Cut Studio?

I diasgree with your statement. Go into any studio that does audio or photo/video production for a living and you are going to predomintley see Apple hardware.

Of course you can do it all on a PC as well...

LeJosh · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:20

I think he meant for home use LordSplodge.

Skyrunner · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:23

I stick to mid-high end kit, just built my new system in my sig, mainly form ARMA2 and OFP2, why? it keeps me occupied. If it can't run games at native at a decent quality then I enjoy it less and I get less value for money inevitably.

Shampoo · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:26

Life's too short to compromise on things that you are gonna use a lot. Get the best and enjoy yourself \0/

Emlyn_Dewar · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:27

Makes me feel good I guess, I like knowing that my computer should run everything.
Of course, I say "should" because there's always the curve ball. *cough*ArmA2*cough*

linktoinsanity · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:28

twist3d0n3 said:
gaming, predominantly at big resolutions, at high frame rates

This. Plus bragging rights

V4NT0M · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:36

Meh I used to be into the whole O/C everything in sight and getting the most premium ram and stuff I wasn't really impressed with the gains I got and once the rig was/is out of date the premium stuff was obsolete and worth no more than value components.

These days I make value decisions and am very happy with my dual core system with a 3850, even if I upgraded massively the gains I would get would not personally matter to me.

I do kind of miss overclocking, good old Barton 2500+ 1.8GHz --> 2.5GHz

Cosimo · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:38

Col_M said:
Because I can and because I use it for photoshop, lightroom and a occasional bit of gaming.

Same here.

Skidder · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:48

Depends on the person. Personally I overclocked my quad core rig to impress my wife and bought three GPUs for trisli to make up for my tiny genitals. That and because it is faster and I enjoy tinkering with PCs and have for years.

Admiral Huddy · 8 Oct 2009 at 12:55

Werewolf said:
It's also a "hobby" (and for many people a hobby may not be entirely logical).

sums it up pretty well really

Abraham · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:34

LordSplodge said:
How else would you run Logic and Final Cut Studio? I diasgree with your statement. Go into any studio that does audio or photo/video production for a living and you are going to predomintley see Apple hardware.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but the reason for this now is just because that's what they've always used. When Macs used a different processor it was more suited to the type of processing required for big graphic/audio processing. Obviously that benefit has gone now, if the software developers released a windows version the only difference would be the interface.

I get around · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:35

krooton said:
For the price I paid for my pc, the mac would be considerably slower

If they made logic for pc's i'd use a pc, as it is, i find logic to be the best music software about.
Every studio i've ever used has used macs too.

Glaucus · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:38

Guest2 said:
What is the point in having a good computer? i.e spending £1000

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perphirals on there own can come to that.

If you have a big monitor which can cost £500+ on it's own, you will need a beefy gfx card to drive it.

Vonhelmet · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:41

Games of course.

mrk · 8 Oct 2009 at 13:41

Only for games

For everything else any modern card will be perfectly fine.

Movies/GPGPU stuff is all offloaded easily via AVIVO/CUDA or DXVA for hd stuff anyway.