Gaming PCs?

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Jedi2016
Multi-monitor, yeah, I can see that needing a bit more horsepower. :)

I was mainly calling out the people that will spend hundreds of dollars on a new component so they can get an extra 3fps out of some benchmark or game, a difference that their eyes can't even see. Just seems pointless to me, is all.

Don't get me started on the "consolization" of PC games, that's a whole other topic.. lol.
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Well, the main reason why people upgrade their PCs is, to stay up - to - date for another 2 - 3 Years.
I had a small Dual Core AMD and 2Gb @ 32-bit Windows XP, and I played Crysis @ highest Settings, Need For Speed: Shift and Battlefield: BC2 and so on.

Was really satisfied with the system.
But after 2 1/2 Years, there was an upgrade neccessary. ;)
 
EmptySoul
...I played Crysis @ highest Settings, Need For Speed: Shift and Battlefield: BC2 and so on.

Was really satisfied with the system.
But after 2 1/2 Years, there was an upgrade neccessary. ;)
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Why? What do you need to play that you can't? If your system can push the original Crysis at max settings, it should be able to push any other game in existence, including brand new ones, at max settings.

In fact, let me know if the game in question has a demo, and I'll tell you how well it runs on my system at max settings.
 
The difference between an older dual core AMD and a new quad core Intel is night and day... It's insane how much faster things are on a new rig. Hard drives are faster (especially an SSD), RAM, video cards, the whole lot have changed a ton in the past two years.

Now if I were to upgrade, on my single 24" 1920x1200 monitor, that would be silly. Just a waste of money. BUT, if I were to hook up two more monitors, that would be a different story.

An i5 CPU with a 5770 gpu and 4gb of RAM is all you need for a gaming rig today, assuming you're running 1920x1200. If you're running lower resolution, you won't even need that.
 
Jedi2016
Why? What do you need to play that you can't? If your system can push the original Crysis at max settings, it should be able to push any other game in existence, including brand new ones, at max settings.
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It's a hobby that allows excess. My rig plays everything as well (i5/GTX470), but that's not going to stop me from getting a 580 in a month or so. Or getting an LGA2011 rig later in the year.

Look in the Cars forum here, everyone upgrades their daily driver with $1000+ springs and lightweight wheels, it's no different to upgrading your PC.

Also as someone said before, playing Crysis at 1080P isn't the sole reason for computing power. You may have saw I just got a Sandy Bridge set for my HTPC, which for example, I will use a lot for video encoding. All of the wasted potential can be used Higher Res monitors, 3D gaming, surround gaming, etc.
 
Well, it's all about the reason why you're buying a computer in the first place, I guess.
I've only got a Asus G71GX laptop with a Core2Duo at 3.0GHz, a Geforxe GTX260M 1GB and 6GB RAM and I won't need to upgrade to anything until next year, because all I'll ever need a 'lot' of computing power for are Blizzard games - StarCraft II right now, and Diablo III in 2012 (hopefully).
I'll be getting along with a decent midrange computer just fine.

Others, though, are more into maxing a system for the sake of maxing it out... And, well, whatever floats your boat ;)
 
Jedi2016
Why? What do you need to play that you can't? If your system can push the original Crysis at max settings, it should be able to push any other game in existence, including brand new ones, at max settings.
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Everybody says that. But I just felt, I needed something new.
I just wanted something "bigger" .....
My current system will last for the next 3, maybe even 4 Years, and will play every game on max Settings what's out there.

Bottom line is, that I just had to make the decision. Do I upgrade the System right now, or will I upgrade it in 1 1/2 Years or so. And since the Hardware prices were very low @ this time, I did it in January.

@Casio: Well said, Mate!
 
Crysis is a bad example to use here. It was poorly coded. Yes, it's a stunning game, but the main reason it has such low frame rates is that it was poorly coded. I mean look at Far Cry 2. Just as stunning, just as much eye candy, and it'll run way more FPS that Crysis on the same rig.

And, as some people may notice, although LCD monitors have a 60hz refresh rate, a game play MUCH smoother at higher frame rates. I cap my games at 90fps, even if it'll play at 150. That guarantees no spikes and dips in the frame rate and makes for a much smoother game play experience.

I know all you console guys are saying "what a waste of MONEY!!!" Well, I agree. IF PS3 or Xbox 360 had keyboard support for gaming, I'd never upgrade my PC again. BUT, and I've proved this, a VERY good gamer on a console doesn't have a chance against a average to good gamer on a PC. The keyboard/mouse offers way more control, speed, and precision than a controller ever could. Someone needs to come up with something completely new, outside the box for console FPS control.

I got WAAAY off topic...sorry.
 
I upgrade because its fun to do this!

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Toronto122
I know all you console guys are saying "what a waste of MONEY!!!" Well, I agree. IF PS3 or Xbox 360 had keyboard support for gaming, I'd never upgrade my PC again. BUT, and I've proved this, a VERY good gamer on a console doesn't have a chance against a average to good gamer on a PC. The keyboard/mouse offers way more control, speed, and precision than a controller ever could. Someone needs to come up with something completely new, outside the box for console FPS control.
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The PS3 and X360 have keyboard support. However it's up to the game developers to include it.
 
My design/gaming PC:
i5 2600k
Asus P8P67 Pro
8GB of DDR3 @ 1600mhz
AMD 5770 1GB
2.5TB's of HDD space

2x 20" monitors (one is a horrible HP VGA one but it does the job as a secondary monitor)
9x12" Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet

I see no need to upgrade the 5770 at the moment as I can run games on high if I skimp on the AA a bit.
 

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