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your mother on 23 July 2007
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Kwaad said:
akuma587 said:

Because EVERYONE I know who is serious about computer gaming completely retools their computer at least every 2 years. If you keep yourself behind a generation or two on PC games to save costs, then you sacrifice the PC's main advantage, cutting edge graphics, etc. I don't even see the point you guys are trying to make anymore.


Exactly my point. Just becuase you can run a next gen game, dosent mean it looks great, that's why I'm saying, you can buy a PS3 today for 500$. And it will run games that look as good (if not better) than Crysis by the end of it's life, and the point on that is, from what I have read about Crysis I'm not sure a 2000$ computer built today could run it at 100%.

EDIT: The more extreme to power your computer can do, the more extreme everything else *has* to be. I had a old computer that cost me 950$, and I went cheap on the case/Power Supply. I replaced the Powersupply 3 times, and becuase of the case, I had to leave the side off of the case, which in the long run fryed my motherboard after 3 years. This time I spent almost the exact same on hardware, just 130$ on my case and 90$ on my Power Supply. That's 220$ just on the casing!


Experienced systems builders would ever skimp on the power supply.

And 130$for a case? Even a fully aluminum case primed for watercooling in the vein of the 3DAurora costs less than 100$. you must find better sources from where to purchase your wares - that, or be more thorough on your research.

Anyhow, akuma587, that may be the case (I admit as much - I upgrade at least once a year, sometimes more frequently, but that's just because I love gadgets and it's my only hobby so I can afford to spend on this), but I don't think BenKenobi88 is in it for serious gaming. He's in it for gaming, period.  And if you look at it that way, being able to be productive on a PC and game at the same time, all for the ballpark figure of 500$, isn't all that bad. In that regard, a PC is very cost-effective. It can last you a few years - and what's more, for many, it can actually make you money!

I just landed a freelance contract worth 1200$ with my PC that coincidentally allows me to game as well. I think that's not too shabby for a "jack-of-all-trades, master of none" machine. But that's just me.