Fun Topic. Which are better for Gaming? PC's or Consoles?

[jefforange89]

"Nobody has an unfair advantage when it comes to graphics. You aren't going to get raped by the guy who has the $500.00 crossfired Graphics card running full bore, while you are running your pos $120 graphics card barely limping along."

Fun fact - a "pos" 120$ graphics card (such as this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140&cm_re=4870-_-14-131-140-_-Product) is playing everything except Crysis on max settings at 1080p, at framerates and with graphical quality the HD twins could only imagine in their wildest dreams.  Mine is, for example, hitting the framerate cap in UT3.

And no, it doesn't need a 300$ CPU either, something like this, or even cheaper is more than plenty: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103694&cm_re=phenom_ii_x2-_-19-103-694-_-Product A better CPU's nice for non-gaming tasks, but for gaming, really, you only need a good dual-core, except for oddballs like GTAIV which is a horribly coded game anyhow for PC.

Hell, for performance comparable to or better than the HD twins, you'd only need to buy a 65$ Athlon II and a 65$ Radeon HD 4670, probably.

And you know what? In a month's time, you'll probably be able to pick up a 4870 for even cheaper, when the 5000-series cards come out.

"vlad you are seriously defending the indefensible right now. (WRT 'used games = piracy')"

I don't see how you can't make the comparison - used games and piracy both cause the exact same financial loss to developers and publishers, the only differences are that one is considered illegal and the other is not, and also one the industry is actively trying to prevent, but the other it's actually backing off on attempting to prevent. When used games are more of a concern to the industry than piracy, it really shows you how it feels on the issue. :)