Bofferbrauer said:
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SvennoJ said:
My old PC pretty much needs a complete overhaul at this point. Even the HDD can't be trusted anymore. (Those things don't last that long, it's full of recovered bad sectors already) I've switched to using a laptop so it hardly gets used anymore. It's still hooked up to a 1280x1024 monitor... it's getting old, laptop is 1080p.
Similar case here, although I already have a 23 inch 1080p LED Monitor. I do wait for ZEN though as I want to stay with AMD. The HDD problem is one I ran into in the past too, which is why I use NAS HDDs (Like the Western Digital Red series, pretty cheap and reliable) which are meant to run 24/7 over a prolonged period of time
If I'm going back to PC gaming it will be for VR. I'll sample it on ps4 first though as the cost of building a OR compatible PC is a lot higher.
I've experienced VR 3 times before: On my Sega Master System, which had some 3D goggles, earlier on PC, as some graphics cards in the late 90' came with 3D goggles and a friend of mine kickstarted Oculus rift. In all 3 cases I'd say it's nice but really no must-have for me and too damn expensive either way, as VR headsets will cost as much as an entire console either which way.
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How often do you need to replace a NAS hdd? Data centers clain the mean time for replacement is 6 years, they make far more use of them of course. I have 2 external backup drives to backup important data to just in case. Easy to buy a new one every 5 years and copy the whole lot over.
I had those 3D shutter glasses in the late 90's. I used them with a CRT projector, wall filling image, played Descent 2 with it which was pretty awesome. Yet stereoscopic 3D is still far removed from actual VR and although a lot of PC games were compatible with stereoscopic 3D they weren't build for it. For example the Hud of Descent 2 appeared to be sticking through the wall if you got too close.
After a month or so the novelty had worn off and sitting on the couch, keyboard and mouse in hand with flickering glasses on top of my own glasses wasn't comfotable for long periods of time. Plus I was more into rts back then, pointless in 3D, resolution meant everything for those games.
I never jumped on the recent 3D craze as nowadays you need to buy a whole new projector for it to work. I rather wait with upgrading the projector until 4K becomes affordable. Plus games stlll aren't made for 3D (apart from some 3DS games maybe)
So with VR I hope games will actually be made for VR, not just VR compatible. Anyway I agree, building a 800-1000 dollar PC, plus 350 or more for the headset, and more for a compatible motion controller is too much. However since I already have all the bits and pieces for ps4, that will be a much better place to try it out.
