| dgm6780 said: nightsurge - you have no idea what you are talking about. Most people do NOT buy computers at walmart or best buy. They buy from Dell or HP. And even at bestbuy, the cheapest computer in the "basic desktop" section is $369 and can play just about any game on the market. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9175064&type=product&id=1218045567985 Onboard video has gotten much better. I got the AMD 760 chipset with onboard ATI HD3200. It is directX 10 capable and can play any game I currently own, including Bioshock. Intel also has directX10 capable onboard graphics, and its only $57 for an ATI HD4550 which can play anything on the market. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125250 And why not discount the XBOX arcade, or whatever the gimped version is called. No HDMI & no HDD = worse then onboard PC graphics card. |
I'm sorry, but as a system builder for many years, and a constant researcher in computer hardware, I can firmly and 100% assuredly say YOU are wrong. When I said most people buy their computer from Wal-Mart or Best Buy, I include Dell and HP because those are the many computers that are SOLD at Wal-Mart and Best Buy.... sheesh.
Also, that computer would struggle at even 3-4 year old games, and could not even load a recent game. The HD 3200 is one of those "exceptions" in onboard graphics I commented about a few posts ago. The HD 4550 is enough for bare minimum medium settings gaming. The 4670 is enough for high settings on many games, and the 4830 is enough for maximum settings on about any game. When we are comparing performance, basically it means "comparable to the 360's graphics." An HD4550 could play some PC games at medium settings very well, but not at the full 1920x1080 resolution with High details like the 360 can. For that you would need a bare minimum 4670, or a 9600GT.
Some people on here just don't know what they are talking about when it comes to PC hardware.....
Oh and the Xbox 360 arcade has an HDMI port 
And it is still capable of MUCH better graphics than ANY onboard PC chip, and many discrete cards. The 360's gpu is actually comparable to about the 9600GT level or higher.
