pc > consoles.

Spent about $450 on mine, and I can max out Skyrim at 50+FPS

Pc > Consoles

Yeah you can do more than play in that PC.

PC will always be superior to lolconsoles.

>not using adblock

you disgust me OP.

>>142890825
somebody prove this

But OP its true. Usually you can spend a lot less if you get parts on sale.

That's 100% true. I have a M5A97 mobo (very recent) 8 gigs of RAM, A gigabyte 6850 GPU, an AMD 8150, and 1 terabyte hard drive for about 650 dollars. It plays all games on High-Max, including the Witcher 2.

Deal with it faggot.

>>142890927
He is a console faggot, what else you spected from him?

>>142890943
No, lurk more. It's been done a million times.

>>142890916
>50 FPS
>Not 60
Enjoy your inferior product consoleized scum

>15 decent console games might cost you $600
>console gamers

HA the ps3 is only 599 eat shit pc gamers.

Spent $1100 for mine. Was I fucked?

>>142890825
What's the official name for the "striped blue and white panties" thing?

>>142891060
>Implying I play anything more high-end than Skyrim.
And for $450, who gives a fuck.

>>142890943

tinyurl.com/ falconguide

>>142891110
Shimapan.

>>142891109
if you bought prebuilt, always.

A PC that can play any game on high settings is $800.
The only reason to spend more is if you're doing 1337 pragramming shit.

>>142890927
J-list ads are okay as long as you like those kind of items
they actually have interesting things on that site, I checked it out.

>>142891226
>A PC that can play any game on high settings is $800.
Get a load of this guy.

a pc grants you access to all the most popular programs?
i am sure there is an image edit program on the ps3... but all the best image editing programs are for pc/mac.
the same goes with every fucking program: music, sound, documents,office,menagement,printing and scanning.
did you install linux on ps3 to be able to run all these programs?
congrats on your 256 mb ram.

>>142890916
Have your build on PC Part picker or something?

>>142891285
It's mostly true unless you don't mind frame dips.

It's untrue if you need to pump AA and keep a steady 60.

>>142891370
>mad consolefag spreading lies

He's right. 800 dollars is enough.

>>142891285
Maxing anything for now and for a couple years to come, while not having to close other processes.
Less than that is borderline. $800 is comfortable.

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>>142891330
Let me interject for a second.
What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/LInux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

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>not spending half of the cost of your rig for the vidya card
Doin it wrong, son.

And they told me summer was a lie.

Come on guys this is such an obvious troll thread. Stop bumping it.

>>142891285
It's true though

>>142891370
I bought a PC off a friend for $200, bought a new PSU $100, and a new GPU $150.

>>142891462
>bf3
throttled framerate etc

>>142891443
stallman pls go
I get enough of you on /g/.

>>142891285
You can, but not at a ridiculous resolution. Most games should be fine at 1080p.

I could build an amazing PC for $600, it's not that hard.

>>142891462
>mine isn't even on the list
Okay.
6870 here

>>142891285
He said 'high' not max.
Even still he is right.

Holy shit, I gave 350$ for mine, and that's in Denmark, the land with the highest prices, on pretty much everything, in the world.

12 gb RAM
i7 2,67 gHz
GeForce GTS 250
GeForce 9800 GTX
1 TB Hard disk
500gb Hard disk

It's just a matter of who you are buying from or where you can get the cheapest parts

>>142891443
*sweet documentary music plays*

>people thinking 800$ to play casual shooters on a DRM-filled platform for a couple years is acceptable

I can max out almost any game at a solid 60fps on my 450$ pc at 720p
Notice console games run on <720p

>>142891628
>Denmark
>Highest prices
Swedefag here. We have even more expensive hardware

>>142891572
Why would you need more than 1080p?
1080p looks good on TVs. Anything more on a computer screen is entirely overkill.

$330 with recycling hard drives is sufficient
still 10 times stronger than what's in a console, but that's not saying much

>>142891712
ps3 runs 1080p

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>>142891462
>mfw 7970 vs cheaper GTX 670

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>>142891709
>playing casual shooters
>mfw

>>142890825
>paying $60 for games
>paying to play online
>less than $600 in a year

>>142891783
>this is what console peasants actually think

>>142891628
AHAHAHHAHA FAGGOT. i have the same components and i paid them only 650 €plus tip

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>>142891724
>he thinks any resolution is overkill
Oh child

>>142891417 >>142891440 >>142891495 >>142891572 >>142891625
>Pc retards
You only need 600 dollars to play any game in high settings 1080p.

Since we're on /g/ anyways, why aren't you using GNU/Linux?

>bought my pc for 400€ with win 7
>can run every game on mid-high

What is the purpose of paying more?

>>142891975
That like 870$
Sweet deal, bro!
You got ripped off

>>142891628
I simply refuse to believe you got all that hardware for 350$, unless you had some Polak acquire it for you

>>142891724
>implying my monitor isn't, in fact, a tv screen.

>>142890927
>not having 4chan ads on your whitelist
what are you doing here if you don't like anime stuff and if you don't want to support mootles?

>>142892068
>prebuilt
>with win7
You disgust me

>>142892068
Did you just imply you got a pre-built
Or that you bought windows?
Either is so incomprehensibly stupid i cannot fathom anyone with half a brain doing it

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>>142892029
Because I can't into computers.

>>142892029
Install gentoo

No PC gamer spent less than $1000 on their PCs.

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There, do I have to do everything for you?

Medium tier gaming PC for $600. It will run games comparable to console graphics, even a bit better, so basically medium/medium-high by pc standards.

But how much would you have spent on a PC anyway if you weren't going to use it for gaming?

Yes I'm sure one or two of you are browsing on a smartphone, but most of you are on PCs.

>>142892029
no gaems

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>PC gaming is expensive guys!

$450 for most of the PC, I use a 23" TV for my monitor and a friend gave me his old GTX 460.

Athlon X4 640 Propus @ 3.0 GHz (really need to upgrade this)
8GB GSkill 1600 DDR3
ASUS M5A97
500GB HDD
Corsair 650W
Shitty Rosewill Case

All for ~$430

>>142892124
I believe we have a term for that.
> retard

>>142892160

I bought Win 7. I meant the price total came to 400

>>142892106
He works for a hardware repair company
All the machines that are considered "too much work to fix" are to be thrown out.

Instead he keeps them and fixes them in his spare time.

He then sells them to friends and family next to nothing

>>142892029
I like playing video games.

>>142892226
>Geforce GT 220
you'd get better framerates on a $250 console

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>>142891709

>Consoles
>Not casual

NickCageTryingToHoldBackGigglesButFinallyBurstsOutLaughing.gif

The three most skill demanding shooters out today.

Its very cheap to make a PC that can run multiplatform games because 7-8 years old hardware isnt expensive.

>>142892226
>Sound card
>16GB 2x2 ram

>>142892281
>>142892361
>Indie bundle
>Steam

The thing about PC gaming is that you can't really tally the cost of the whole computer as what it costs you to game on it. A computer is much more useful than a console.

>>142892412
What's the third one?

>>142892226
>Refurbished Vidya Card
>Zotac GT220
>That sound card
>AM3 Mobo/CPU
>140 dollars RAM
>No poptards
Troll/10

>>142892412
>All of which that can run on grandma's laptop

>>142891009
if you have a dedicated GPU you should have investedin an i3 instead of an APU. you bring shame to the master race

>>142892467
Steam isn't a game

>>142892450
>Implying a soundcard doenst make a huge difference

Oh wait its a soundblaster

>>142892224
youve got that backwards, $1k is about the most you would want to spend.

Anyone who spends more is an idiot newbie buying something he doesn't need

MY current machine i built for $1k 3 years ago and it still works fine. Have to disable shadows on the most modern games but other than that im good to go.

you can get a perfectly good used console these days for less than $150 that can play everything and exclusives

why the fuck would you spend $600+ on an overpriced gaming PC that struggles to run everything?

Does this site have goo builds? I'm not looking to max out crysis or the witcher 2.
http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/gaming-desktop-computer.html

>>142892346
Second hand hardware? You may as well just pirate it

>>142892491
Jedi Outcast

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599 USD

BLUNDER OF THE CENTURY

>>142892541
FX-8150 is a Faildozer not an Anime Processing Unit.

>>142892552
Never said it didn't, if your building on a budget don't get a sound card over a better GPU.
And yes,
>Sound Blaster

>>142892491

Jedi Academy/Outcast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wy5Yu8UkuI

>>142892651
Sure is 2007

I play all my games on my $750 laptop.

It can run DEHR (not at the highest settings mind you) and honestly that's all that matters to me.

>>142892141
>>142891259

>excusing ads of any kind

What the fuck?

If I want a product I'll go and get it. I don't need them shoved in my face all the time.

fuck supporting this shithole

>>142892627
If only...

After that, I'll download a car

>>142892612
PCfag logic. Best let them jerk each other off in their own little world.

>>142891462
>no 7850 on that list

it's like you guys never heard of price/performance ratios

>>142892612
>disabling shadows
>disabling ANYTHING

Jesus, how much more peasant can you get?

>>142892612
because gamepads and lol720p

Motherboard

ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series ($90)

CPU

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T ($100)

RAM

Corsair 4GB DDR3 (1333 Mhz) ($25)

Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SuperClocked (1GB) ($125)

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB ($70)

Optical Drive

Lite-On Internal DVD Writer ($18)

Case

Cooler Master RC-430-KWN1 Elite 430 ($40)

Power Supply

Cooler Master Elite Series 460 Watts ($30)

How'd i do?

>>142892471
This.

It entirely depends on the person and what they do with a computer, but most people reading this at least use a computer for basic tasks.

Most money you pump into the computer besides the case, PSU and graphics card will give you some extra enjoyment for PC tasks besides vidya (usually by way of them being faster).

>>142892741
What laptop? I'm in the market for a new one

>>142892764
https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6960965/

>>142892382
dat soundcard and vidya card.
Also, you forgot the case.

>>142892921
>AMD Phenom II X6 1045T ($100)
>Phenom II X6 1045T
>Phenom II X6
>X6
Please kill yourself, and never try to help someone when you don't know shit.

>>142891628
upgrade your GPU and you're set for 3 years at least

>>142892921

Go for a better PSU. Its honestly the best bet to future proof. ~650W is golden for future cards.

A good corsair will run you ~$60

my bro just got a mobo + cpu + ram combo for £200, and a graphics card for £70
AMD FX 4100
AMD HD 6770
4 gig of ram
PSU for £50, you probably have a spare case lying around or could get one for free, but if you want a fancy one, lets say £50.
Total: £370 = $570 and it runs BF3 on high. I'd say that's a lot more than decent. He could have got a lot worse cpu and he would have been fine.

>>142893037
calm your tits, im new at this, and im trying to get help. What do you suggest instead?

>>142892921
>AMD Phenom II X6 1045T ($100)
Nope.
>EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SuperClocked (1GB) ($125)
Nope.
>Cooler Master Elite Series 460 Watts ($30)
Nope.

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Since were discussing PCs, I'm building a new PC from the ground up. Should I get a GTX 670 or Crossfire 6850s?

>Friend buys a $40 GPU
>Says its better than mine because it has 2GB DDR3 instead of 1GB DDR5

I tried to help him, but he refused to accept it. He also got a 6 core for gaming.

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For the folks who need some games.

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>>142891685
Anyone know what the song was? It better have been free as in freedom.

>>142893119

too bad the FX series of chips suck gigantic cock.

Black Edition Phenoms are still the best AMD CPUs on the market.

>>142893119
>it runs BF3 on high

On what res?

Come fellow PC bros. There's no point taking about how well a game runs without mentioning the res.

>>142893212
That price is right on the GPU.

>>142893212
instead of saying nope, how bout suggesting a new one?

Need help, PC friends.

trying to get my steam client to launch my emulated game. Having some issues.

Did it with Fire Emblem and LoZ:MC yesterday just fine, however I've done the exact same process for a couple more games, Pokemon FireRed and Mother 3. However, when I click on them in the steam client, the emulator launches Fire Emblem rather than the game at the target destination

target =

"C:\Users\NAMEn\Downloads\Games\Gameboy Advance\VisualBoyAdvance.exe" "C:\Users\NAME\Downloads\Games\Gameboy Advance\Pokemon - Fire Red.GBA"

Anyone know what the issue is? Why does it launch Fire Emblem despite it not being the targetted game?

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>>142893238
You guys can add to pic related if you want.

>>142893235

Single card is best. Crossfire/SLI is alright, but it's less effective than a single good card.

>>142893096
Please never post about /g/ stuff again.

>>142892921
Change that shitty CPU for an Phenom II x4 or even better for a i3 2120 along with the Mobo.

Change that 550ti for a HD6850.

Change that shitty PSU for an Antec/XFX/Seasonic one labeled 80plus 400-500watts

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>>142893016
>using a case
What are you, a faggot?

>>142893238
>recommending thief II as the starting point instead of Gold

Change this shit now.

>>142893389
Could this actually work? Like if you made a case of ice, how long would a PC work before the case melted and water damage ensued?

>>142893485
Like 5 seconds.

>>142893096
One you're fucking retarded, future proofing is fucking stupid, and cards use less watts now days than 3 years ago, just like CPUs.

>>142893389
i use nvidia

>>142892612
>$600+ on an overpriced gaming PC
I remember 5 years ago buying two 8800 video cards for $800 each. How poor are you guys?

>>142893485
Depends if you used an Nvidia card or not.

>>142890825
i've spent about $1200 on my current gaming PC

oh wait did i say gaming PC? meant just PC, because i use it for everything, including making money. speaking of making money I've made nearly 10times the cost of this PC with stuff i do on the PC

Can you do that on a gaming console?

>>142893485
Instantly. The condensation would screw up many components.

Hell it probably wouldn't even need to be a PC made out of ice. Just anything cold in a humid enough room.

>>142893485

About 4 seconds. My CPU idles at like 30C, and can reach 70C under heavy load, which would more or less melt an ice case in seconds.

>>142893363
>not suggesting a 560ti

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=330

>>142892691
Noob don't know about the xonar dg

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>>142893485
water doesn't actually work. oil is fine, though.

>>142893485
Like 4 seconds
PC components get very hot

>>142893605
Now that we are ignoring price why not a Quad 680? fucking retard!

>>142893272
Not sure but it was actually my old card that I got for £70 then gave to him when I upgraded. I ran it on high at 1650x1080.

Maybe too bad, but he wanted to get it right there and then so he went to a maplin, and that is all they had in stock. He could have ordered online and got it for cheaper, and also got a cheaper one that would have done the job. Point still stands.

I just realised I missed out HDD and CD drive, but you could get those for the price you save on the above by ordering online, but most likely you have a desktop lying around and can use the HDD and CD drive of that, as well as the case.

>>142892612
I know you're trolling but I'll bite.

PC can run literally any game. There's already a team working on a PS3 emulator so we can watch Blu Rays on our PC's without having to edit mkv files.

>>142893287
I'm talking about the parts, not the price.
>>142893304
Fuck six cores, anything over 4 is shit.
Get an AMD Phenom II X4 965, or if you want intel i3-2100 (i5-2500k if you have the money to spend)
Get at least a GTX 560 or if you want to be cheaper get a 6850.
For the power supply get something around 600w it's a bit overkill but could come in handy, get a Seasonic or Corsair.

>>142893389
That's cool and all but my Nividia card would set the block of ice on fire.

>>142893694
The guy never said he had a small budget.

>>142893694
You are the one that suggested an i3 over a better GPU

>>142893594

MLG gamer friend already won back the cost of his xbox 8 times over in 2 years.

>>142893605
Without bothering to check 560ti prices, the 6850 has had some large price drops recently. We are talking about value here.

>>142893751
Nigger the i3 should be cheaper than the Phenom II x6.

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>>142893485
No, it wouldnt work.

Good and very awesome solution for cooling is to put the whole computer in mineral oil.

Comparing a console to a PC is like comparing a bike to a car.

Obviously the car is going to cost more.
>Inb4 someone lists off the benefits of riding a bike
Not really the point I'm trying to make

I have plans to upgrade my CPU to a decent quad core.

The problem? That requires me to change my mobo as no good quad core is 1156....

Any suggestions?

>>142893695
>most likely you have a desktop lying around and can use the HDD and CD drive of that, as well as the case.
CD yes, but you ought to make sure you have a fast enough hard drive. It can make a difference.

Saw a huge improvement to my Windows 7 boot times a couple of months ago once I stopped using hard drives from 2006

>>142893823
I know this works, but it just looks unsettling. Couldn't bring myself to do it.

>>142893823

Only downside is that you can never disassemble that computer ever again. I'd consider doing it if I were to win the lottery and have a spare thousand bucks to waste on it.

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>>142893823
That's cool, but this case is superior.

>>142892226
Wait wait wait, isn't Win7 64x capped at the use of 8gb ram?
Also 160$ sound card? Is there even a difference by having a sound card?

>>142893485
PC components don't operate under 0 C

>>142893896
Well you should change the mobo and get a quad core, and since you're fucking retarded and didn't posted your budget you can go and fuck yourself.

>>142893896
Why do you need a quad core?

Anyways just go get the i3-2100k or an i5-2500k

>>142893843
Bikes:
>You can park about anywhere
>Helps you stay in shape or get fit
>Easier to maintain
>Cheaper of course

>>142893321
Too lazy to do it myself but add Planetside 2.

>>142892763
But I love mootykins. :3
I click on the ads, too. I don't actually want anything from there. I'd send moot money but I'm a broke ass nigga.

>>142893970
It's a troll build, and no you can have more than 8gb and use them, i have 12gb installed.

>>142893919
Why not? Could you please elaborate?

>>142893970
>Wait wait wait, isn't Win7 64x capped at the use of 8gb ram?
No. Windows 7 Home Basic is. But (assuming you're paying for Windows), I don't think it's even easy to find a copy of Windows 7 Home Basic.

Home Premium is capped at 16, the versions above that are 192

>>142893970
are you retarded? Oh god I cant believe I read that. Screencapped for /g/ rage threads.

>>142893896

Well, looks like you're gonna need a new mobo, since 1156 doesn't support any quad core stuff.

What are the rest of your specs? I can give you some tips if you tell me what you have already.

>>142893986
>didn't post a budget
Why would I post a budget?
It would be easier to find something good then save up for it than to limit myself. The ones I have been looking at are about 200 bucks htough

>>142893909
True, but we only need to beat a console here. Realistically we could have a worse gpu and a worse cpu. If you want a fancy HDD or case or CD drive then you can get one, but that's already beating out a console. Not to mention a PC does more.

>>142893919
What's the problem? You pump the oil out.
and mineral oil is pretty cheap, maybe $100 for the entire aquarium (filled with oil)

>>142894000
Because I have a dual core and it can barely processes Arma2, I want to be able to run arma 3 well.

>>142894141
>Anon makes a mistake
>OMG FULL RETARD SCREENCAP LOLOLOL

Relax dude. He just confused all versions of Windows 7 with Windows 7 Home Basic.

Not making our so-called master race look good by lambasting people for simple mistakes

>>142894127
The fuck? That's bullshit, there's no reason to have those limits unless Micro$haft cripples its OS on purpose.

>>142892953

HP Pavillion dv7-6b55dx

>>142894080

The residue from the oil would ruin the parts if it had time to dry out.

>>142894228
get an SDD if you want to run ARMA well.

>>142894228
Hardly any games use all 4 cores, and a lot of older games crash on start up because of 4 cores. Trust me on this, I used a quad core processor for 5 years. Quad core becomes a fucking nuisance in the end. Just do what the other guy said.

>>142894351
>there's no reason to have those limits unless Micro$haft cripples its OS on purpose.
Yes, they are crippling it on purpose. But the alternative that you're suggesting is that there's one version of Windows and it costs roughly as much as Windows 7 Pro does - since businesses are their largest market. Some would even argue they'd make it the same price as Ultimate/Enterprise.

Is that really what you want?

>>142894351
They do, all the windows 7 versions are in the same disk, and you get the .iso you only need to delete a 1kb file to get a menu with all the windows 7 versions to chose your instalation.

Dunno why the murrican don't sue them.

>>142894504
>Quad core becomes a fucking nuisance in the end. Just do what the other guy said.
Man /g/ would love this guy.

Mmmm...

>Consoles
>Best for party games, fighting games, racing games and special games with unusual control devices or otherwise just really different.
>Good for survival horror and other third person action games in general. Good for FPSes if it's a lightgun game. Also good for visual novels and RPGs both Western and Eastern
>Horrible for FPSes if using a standard controller


>PC
>Great for FPS, RTS, MMOs
>Good for emulation of rare console titles (assuming the game works right) and improving the look. Survival Horror is good on this too. Also has many free games online either through download or browser. Decent online play.
>Horrible for local multiplayer, and as such bad for fighters, racers, etc.

>>142891184
Where the fuck do you find a 6670 for $65?

>>142894619
>All versions of Windows 7 include all versions of Windows so that you can upgrade without a reinstall
>If someone doesn't want the features then they can just leave the OS as is
>If someone decides they need the features of 7 Ultimate you don't need to reinstall, and that the process is really simple
>Alternative: Long download times, possible reinstall to upgrade, moderately fragmented Windows install.
>Other alternative: Only one version of Windows released that costs a fortune and has features most home users don't even need.
>Result: People are pleased they don't have to face the alternatives. Hardly any complaints.

Oh, except you.

Also

>implying America ever bothers to sue Microsoft
>implying they don't just leave it to Yurop

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>>142894434
Whats the deal on those, I heard those are like, lickty split fast.

>>142894831
People say consoles are better for party games, they really aren't. If I have a bunch of friends over, I move my PC into the basement and hook it up to the TV. Basically a console with much better performance, a giant library, no need to find discs, etc.

>>142894831

>What is LAN party?

>>142894587
No, the alternative I'm suggesting is to motivate the purchase of a more expensive version by offering legitimate features with their software, not by locking down hardware that you already bought.

>>142894902
Newegg, it's the GDDR3 version, but it performs 100% identical than the GDD5 versions.

>>142894951
Depending on brand, it could die in a year.
Honestly right now, they are not worth it. I would wait for newer better ones.

>>142894951
it has no moving parts because it uses quantum mechanics to access data instantaneously

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>all these faggots with anything less than a i7

you're not pc master race, your a pc peasant, almost as bad as the consoles

Console gameing
>pay for internet
>pay to play online

PC gaming (fuck off mmos)
>pay for internet
>free to play online

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>>142894504

>>142895092
>i7
>gaming
Pick one.

ITT: retards telling retards to buy shit

Do your own research, nobody on /v/ knows how to build a fucking PC. its either penny pinching jew builds or ricer bloated builds.

>>142894736
But he's right.
A good i5 with 2 physical cores is better for gaming than an i7, since i7 runs on a slower ghz, so a single core has worse performance, and most games don't use more than 2 cores, if even that.

>>142894963
But unless you have a laptop/mini PC, few people are going to move a big ass computer around.

>>142895014
Yea, and you have to bring a shitload of computers plus a switch to do it. Compared to a console and everyone brings a controller. LAN parties are only good for FPSes.

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>>142894127
>Home premium capped at 8GB RAM
u wot m8

>>142894935
Yurop legal issues don't apply to Murrika.

>>142895092
>getting a processor with features that games can't even utilize yet, making it on-par or even worse with its recent predecessors
>thinking it's better for gaming

>>142895134
>pay to play online
But, that's only for Xbox.

>>142894831
The only way PC can be horrible for local multiplayer is if you don't have any controllers, and you want to play PS3 and XBOX 360 games. Wii and all previous gen consoles can be emulated. The sad thing is there aren't many native PC games with local multiplayer. Trine and Serious Sam are all I can think of, although both are great games.

>want a thinkpad
>also want to play games

kill me

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>>142895092
>i7
Hyperthreading much? No? Then you wasted your money faggot.

>>142895032
Except then Home Basic simply wouldn't exist at all. The only missing feature (besides lock outs) is Aero. A lot of people are content without Aero and would then go for Home Basic, which wouldn't be viable for MS unless Home Basic was the same price as Premium - which is obviously stupid

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Totaled to around $530. This was from a year and a half ago.

Those cards are two 5770s, by the way.

Can someone reccomend me a mobo, ram and cpu? My budget for it is 500 dollars. I'd like to go AMD for the cpu.

Mobo needs 2 pcie slots and integrated sound.

>>142895092
Do you even know the differences between i7 and i5?

>>142895254

If you enjoy peeking over to other "split screens" as your party theme, more power to you.

Also, mid tower cases are not that heavy, my 16 year old sister can carry one walking up 6 floors.

>that feel when 5770

>>142895347
Got trolled into that by /g/, I see.

>>142895227
>A good i5 with 2 physical cores is better for gaming than an i7, since i7 runs on a slower ghz, so a single core has worse performance, and most games don't use more than 2 cores, if even that.

>A good i5 with 2 physical cores
First gen i5 better than a second gen quad core lel.

>since i7 runs on a slower ghz, so a single core has worse performance
Because architecture doesn't matter, right?.

>and most games don't use more than 2 cores, if even that.
Oh! just another troll pretending to be retarded.

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>having less than six cores

you poor fags disgust me. If you're poor, you shouldn't be trying to pc game.

>>142895326
>PSN+
>Online passes

>>142895254
>console
>4players only
>lan
>as many players as you want

any questions?

>>142895346
>Wii and all previous gen consoles can be emulated.

With limits. Even SNES games fuck up at times.

>>142895506
>my 16 year old sister
is she hot

>>142891462
>560 ti
>Phenom x4
>4g ddr
I run BF3 on ultra with 52 average

Thats why i don't trust those shitty charts anymore. They just want you to buy expensive card for no reason.

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>>142895195
>Do your own research
>5 hours after googling/reading shit you still have no idea what to buy

>>142895562
>and most games don't use more than 2 cores, if even that.
>Oh! just another troll pretending to be retarded.
Are you going to deny this fact?

>>142895451

Two PCI-e slots? Planning on SLI/Crossfiring?

I'd just get a faster single card instead.

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600$ is a top 20 graphics card and hexacore, SSD and 8 GB RAM.

No console can compare to this.

>>142895451
No AMD build for 500 bucks need 2 PCIe slots, unless you want to plug a video card and something else, but crossfire/sli is a no.

>>142895625

then you are clearly too retarded to build your own PC. may I suggest Alienware?

>>142895591
Protip: all games can fuck up sometimes on any platform.

>>142895761
$150 console with the same performance and better exclusives

no PC can compare to this

>>142895506
The thing is, playing a game like Quake is different from something like Mario Party. And if you seriously did something like Mario Party over LAN (and it can be done) then you guys are stupid.

>>142895562
The last bit is true though. Nearly every game is optimized for 2 cores and having the extra 2 isn't any use. Eventually 4 will be standard but not until next-gen consoles, at least.

>>142895625
>Go to any retailer website

>buy decent rig for 600$

You must be retarded nowadays to still build your own PC.

>>142890927
>Not supporting 4chan by not using adblock

>>142895761

You can get those components for $600, but what about the rest of the computer?

>>142895726
There is some games that use more then two cores, BFBC2, BF3, GTAIV etc, most of them use two cores though

Even then, difference between a dual core and a quad is at most $40-50, why not spring for the quad and have a PC that will last you six years vs two?

>>142895572
>PSN+
Don't need it. It's only good for getting free games.
>Online passes
Those are just serial keys you have to give in to play your game online. Only like 3 games use them anyway.

>>142895858
720 p and 30 fps? no pc can step this low.

let's see how you wind yourself out of this one