| Scoobes said: Pezus is right, if you want value for money when it comes to gaming then you should really consider a custom desktop PC. Most sites do motherboard bundles if you don't fancy building it too much. 800 euros will get you a very good PC capable of playing all games comfortably on max settings whereas a similar priced laptop would mean major compromises on both Crysis 3 and Battlefield 3 just to get them to run. Not sure I'd recommend Windows 8 on desktop however as by all accounts it needs a touch device to shine. |
If you want a new PC, by all means go ahead with Windows 8.
For a desktop user, the only thing that is different from 7 is the replacement of the start menu by the start screen with tiles, and I would say that after a week or two you will get very use to it and it s as efficient as the start menu. Eveything else s the same or even better have been improved. I'm using my Steam games with my Windows 8 since september and there is no differences at all (performance and feature wise). The desktop is still there with the same exact options than before (pinning and toolbar). Also if you plan to buy a Windows 8 tablet, Windows 8 will let you run those apps on the desktop too; which is kinda cool :) you do need a touch screen to enjoy t at all.
OP: For the tablet, other OEM will come out with several Windows 8 tablets in the coming weeks at a less expensive price tag than Microsft's Surface.
