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Random Thoughts.....What are you thinking?
By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:08:51
Debating if I should hold off on my PC plans til summer to get a 680. Though the 670 FTW edition has the architecture of a 680, and is clocked to essentially run and perform like one.
The 700 series will likely be out by then. They usually update every march/april
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By Carbuncle.Skulloneix 2013-03-15 09:09:07
Needs more 2d games like Mario 3.
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:09:51
There's also a degree of common sense involved. For example my i7 has never been pushed over 50% load. I know further down the line it will,but I have the headroom to overclock it. No need to upgrade that CPU for a few years most likely because for a while its not needed. Sure in a month or two I could uprgade my GPU's when the new ones come out,but why? I still destroy anything put out there for now and by the time my cards do start to struggle,there will be something even better than the soon-to-be replacements. Buying a new part for the sake of it everytime one comes out would be stupid. There's a degree of common sense is all
Indeed. Considering how expensive things are, you want to squeeze as much life and usefulness out of them as possible. So no need to upgrade beyond your comfort level if it isn't necessary. Unless you're one of those kinda people that need to stay on top because for sentimental reasons.
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:10:41
Debating if I should hold off on my PC plans til summer to get a 680. Though the 670 FTW edition has the architecture of a 680, and is clocked to essentially run and perform like one.
The 700 series will likely be out by then. They usually update every march/april
I'll hold out til May then and see if it affects prices.
Considering my current old *** dinky PC is using a GTS (that's right, S for sucks)-250, I'll be happy.
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By Ramuh.Urial 2013-03-15 09:10:44
There's also a degree of common sense involved. For example my i7 has never been pushed over 50% load. I know further down the line it will,but I have the headroom to overclock it. No need to upgrade that CPU for a few years most likely because for a while its not needed. Sure in a month or two I could uprgade my GPU's when the new ones come out,but why? I still destroy anything put out there for now and by the time my cards do start to struggle,there will be something even better than the soon-to-be replacements. Buying a new part for the sake of it everytime one comes out would be stupid. There's a degree of common sense is all This.
Yeah I max any game I play on a 1366 platform i7-960...but I also have a GTX 590. I could upgrade but I have no need. That being said my machine now has the same longevity as a machine built for $1500 now. But my machine was also $2.3k at the time of build. That number has gone up since I added the triple monitor config :|
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2013-03-15 09:11:13
Honestly, I miss the days of no voice acting and simple graphics. I always felt more immersed in those games than new games. They were also a lot longer, not these *** 10 hour games that you can breeze through because they have tutorials and help messages all over.
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2013-03-15 09:11:28
Debating if I should hold off on my PC plans til summer to get a 680. Though the 670 FTW edition has the architecture of a 680, and is clocked to essentially run and perform like one.
The 700 series will likely be out by then. They usually update every march/april
sweet, I may wait then as well D: I was debating getting a better GPU.
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:12:09
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Honestly, I miss the days of no voice acting and simple graphics. I always felt more immersed in those games than new games. They were also a lot longer, not these *** 10 hour games that you can breeze through because they have tutorials and help messages all over. 
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By Ramuh.Urial 2013-03-15 09:12:17
Leviathan.Catnipthief said: »Debating if I should hold off on my PC plans til summer to get a 680. Though the 670 FTW edition has the architecture of a 680, and is clocked to essentially run and perform like one.
The 700 series will likely be out by then. They usually update every march/april
sweet, I may wait then as well D: I was debating getting a better GPU. Didn't you JUST upgrade?
By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:12:27
There's also a degree of common sense involved. For example my i7 has never been pushed over 50% load. I know further down the line it will,but I have the headroom to overclock it. No need to upgrade that CPU for a few years most likely because for a while its not needed. Sure in a month or two I could uprgade my GPU's when the new ones come out,but why? I still destroy anything put out there for now and by the time my cards do start to struggle,there will be something even better than the soon-to-be replacements. Buying a new part for the sake of it everytime one comes out would be stupid. There's a degree of common sense is all
Indeed. Considering how expensive things are, you want to squeeze as much life and usefulness out of them as possible. So no need to upgrade beyond your comfort level if it isn't necessary. Unless you're one of those kinda people that need to stay on top because for sentimental reasons.
Exactly,even as a high end enthusiast,I've never understood why people HAVE to get the newest X part that provides a 1% boost over their current hardware,which isnt even stressed at all,that kinda behaviour is silly and gives us a bad rep
By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:13:54
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Honestly, I miss the days of no voice acting and simple graphics. I always felt more immersed in those games than new games. They were also a lot longer, not these *** 10 hour games that you can breeze through because they have tutorials and help messages all over. YouTube Video Placeholder
edit: quick edit for a few people too,thats why when buying a pc part initially I also tend to go big. (random number example)
Because if you spend 200 now and have to spend 200 per year to uprgade that piece,you'd have been better off getting the bigger,better,more expensive one in the first place. Would likely last longer and save money in the long run
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By Ramuh.Urial 2013-03-15 09:15:03
Even my several thousand euro pc wont "last" 7 years,but I will be upgrading it when it comes out of date ofc.
"$1500 for a pure high end gaming PC? I say that would need to be upgraded or replaced every 3 years."
Even less than 3 years most likely.
The PS4 is already behind in tech right now so I'm not worried about that,but thats not gonna stop even my computer being obselete in 2 years and likely needing an upgrade.
Especially because you said a "pure high end gaming pc" which cant be done for 1500
Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up there.
I didn't say it couldn't be done under $1500.
I am saying the people with penis envy would buy something like an Asus Sabertooth and an unlocked i7 processor which costs like $1500 without any hardware, that's just motherboard and CPU. More like 500..... Tiger Direct - $1,499
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1611083&csid=_61Yeah....read a few post further.
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2013-03-15 09:17:06
Leviathan.Catnipthief said: »Debating if I should hold off on my PC plans til summer to get a 680. Though the 670 FTW edition has the architecture of a 680, and is clocked to essentially run and perform like one.
The 700 series will likely be out by then. They usually update every march/april
sweet, I may wait then as well D: I was debating getting a better GPU. Didn't you JUST upgrade?
I upgraded everything BUT GPU which is probably ... 1-2 years old at this point.
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2013-03-15 09:17:23
what are you some kind of communist!? you have to buy all the things or the economy will collapse. If you don't buy the next upgrade they are going to fire the whole team that designed it then they won't be able to pay for a baby sitter when they go to the bar and the children will obviously drink the poison under the sink without supervision and die... WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2013-03-15 09:18:26
It's because of all the ***the developers put in games now that like 80% of people don't finish games they buy >_>
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By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:19:46
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »It's because of all the ***the developers put in games now that like 80% of people don't finish games they buy >_>
Thats just CNT!
*hides his hugely amassed collection of unfinished games*
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2013-03-15 09:21:57
I get bored pretty fast too because of how short games these days are :/ I actually stop and don't play for a while so it'll feel like it's taken me a long time to complete it >_> I never had to do that as a kid
By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:23:55
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »I get bored pretty fast too because of how short games these days are :/ I actually stop and don't play for a while so it'll feel like it's taken me a long time to complete it >_> I never had to do that as a kid
Been there done that. My most notable one was FFXIII. Every so often I'd have to take 2 weeks off from the game because it was just generally bad and if I had forced myself at it,I'd have hated it and never finished it
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2013-03-15 09:24:27
I can finish older games fine, it's just newer games :| they tend to get boring so damn quick :(
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2013-03-15 09:26:00
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »I get bored pretty fast too because of how short games these days are :/ I actually stop and don't play for a while so it'll feel like it's taken me a long time to complete it >_> I never had to do that as a kid
Been there done that. My most notable one was FFXIII. Every so often I'd have to take 2 weeks off from the game because it was just generally bad and if I had forced myself at it,I'd have hated it and never finished it
I had the game a week before release in Europe and I still haven't finished it.
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By Ramuh.Urial 2013-03-15 09:26:37
Even my several thousand euro pc wont "last" 7 years,but I will be upgrading it when it comes out of date ofc.
"$1500 for a pure high end gaming PC? I say that would need to be upgraded or replaced every 3 years."
Even less than 3 years most likely.
The PS4 is already behind in tech right now so I'm not worried about that,but thats not gonna stop even my computer being obselete in 2 years and likely needing an upgrade.
Especially because you said a "pure high end gaming pc" which cant be done for 1500
Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up there.
I didn't say it couldn't be done under $1500.
I am saying the people with penis envy would buy something like an Asus Sabertooth and an unlocked i7 processor which costs like $1500 without any hardware, that's just motherboard and CPU. More like 500..... Tiger Direct - $1,499
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1611083&csid=_61Yeah....read a few post further.
>.> ??
The only thing that gets me upset is when people are telling other people to get an expensive computer when they don't need it.
I still pick Athlon X2 64-bit comps out of the garbage and check them and give them to people that can't even afford a computer.
But now, I can pick up a dual core computer set up from a store I know that refurbs comps probably for less than $100. Won't have a 1TB HD nor more than 3GB of memory, but to pick up a few computers for cheap and do a gaming LAN or image a HD from a arcade machine to build a friend a DDR arcade machine for home, it's worth it. Was more my comment that no one spending 1k+ on a cpu would use that Motherboard so when you said sabertooth I instantly assume socekt 1155 not 2011.
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:27:17
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »I get bored pretty fast too because of how short games these days are :/ I actually stop and don't play for a while so it'll feel like it's taken me a long time to complete it >_> I never had to do that as a kid
Yeah like Tomb Raider, sat down, played it, beat it and turned off my PS3.
It was a great game don't get me wrong, but walked away in one day beating it kind of made me realize how games are catered to the average gamer nowadays.
I think a lot of it has to do with bloated budgets and high end level software and hardware putting not so much storage to the limit like it was in the early 90s, but rather money. Money is the #1 problem for games because it costs so damn much to meet general consumer demands, which in turn ends up compromising the general quality and subsequently, duration of these games, just so deadlines can be met, and publishers (and generally) consumers can be pleased with results. One more so than the other obviously.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2013-03-15 09:27:51
They could make games like Tomb Raider longer while still keeping the overall difficulty the same so casuals can enjoy them too. A solid (and decently long) story will make me want to play it even if it's easy.
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:31:17
Okay, so I generally don't bother with medicine of any kind, regardless of my ailment, but I'm pretty miserable here.
What do you guys recommend for extreme sinus pressure and endlessly runny nose, followed by headaches?
By Quiznor 2013-03-15 09:32:13
Okay, so I generally don't bother with medicine of any kind, regardless of my ailment, but I'm pretty miserable here.
What do you guys recommend for extreme sinus pressure and endlessly runny nose, followed by headaches?
A full virus scan
By Artemicion 2013-03-15 09:33:02
Okay, so I generally don't bother with medicine of any kind, regardless of my ailment, but I'm pretty miserable here.
What do you guys recommend for extreme sinus pressure and endlessly runny nose, followed by headaches?
A full virus scan 
This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here.
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you.
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day!
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do.
Inb4thisthreadgetsreallywtf
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