| prayformojo said: Thank you everybody. I think I'll go ahead and jump on this idea due to the fact that when you add in total costs of software and online subscriptions, in the long run, it's MUCH cheaper. Not to mention Steam sales. I can't tell you how many indie games I picked up on Steam for $2.50-$5.00 that were $15.00 on XBL or PSN. Software on AAA titles are alot cheaper as well. What I'd like to do, is basically build a great media hub for the living room. Something that can do it ALL without a paywall. Blu-ray, DVD, Netflix,gaming, Youtube, torrents (for new TV shows) and also serve as my main PC for everything else. It really is an incredible bargain when you think about it. |
If that's the case, grab an Xbox 360 controller and throw Steam into "Big Picture Mode" and happily enjoy.
Also, there are sometimes cheaper alternatives to Steam, keep an eye out on Uplay, Origin, Green Man Gaming, Amazon, Gamefly, EB Games, Humble Bundle and Good Old Games as well as Gamers Gate too.
If you aren't getting at-least $20+ off the console equivalent, then IMHO it's to expensive!
There are lots of free games available aswell.
If you do intend to "do more" then you should beef up the hardware.
Grab a 7870/R9 270/270X and a Core i5 4670K instead. :)
Get a a 750w PSU and make sure the board has dual PCI-E slots so you can just drop in a second card in a few years.
I welcome thee to the PC gaming master race.
| fatslob-:O said: Why do you even continue to argue someone who doesn't even know what their talking about. The only part of a physics simulation that is limited by or runs better on a CPU is collision detection (Mostly because the algorithms for it are biased towards sequential processing.) and he doesn't even get full credit for mentioning that. |
Good question, I honestly have no idea.
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