27 Jul 09
Originally posted by hopscotchYou're 5 seconds away from doom.
As I'm completely neutral in the console war I can offer you an unbiased perspective.
As you may have already picked up, if you paid attention, it's all about which games you want to play, so make your choice in that department first and then buy a console. The xbox is definitely more popular out of the two, so there are a lot more games on offer, but t ...[text shortened]... ar I've never killed a guy so many times in a single round on such a large map. Total n00b.
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
28 Jul 09
Originally posted by hopscotchI have a PC sitting gathering dust, because i get the motherboard beeeeeeeeep every time i switch it on. It was a 780i SLI motherboard, and rather than pay another £250, i was just checking whether i'd be better just buying a console instead.
I'm not saying the run-of-the-mill pc gamer is better than the run-of-the-mill console gamer, I'm saying when it comes to the best, most competitive areas of gaming, the best pc gamers completely whip the best console gamers every time in terms of SKILL. Plus we have rts games. And don't talk to me about Halo Wars, rts on consoles are laughable, and fps co ...[text shortened]... fall into either fanboy category, yet am educated on the subject enough to offer an opinion.
28 Jul 09
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundThe motherboard beep is most likely due to some bad RAM or some loose RAM, but it could be something else that's not plugged in properly. Have you been shaking your PC around the room while dancing to hard techno? I wouldn't go so far as to say that your PC is broken. Take all the RAM out and put only one RAM module in, boot, if it works then add another, and so on until you eliminate the problem (if it is the RAM).
I have a PC sitting gathering dust, because i get the motherboard beeeeeeeeep every time i switch it on. It was a 780i SLI motherboard, and rather than pay another £250, i was just checking whether i'd be better just buying a console instead.
(btw, it would have been better had you mentioned this in the first place)
28 Jul 09
Originally posted by hopscotchAhh. I have a gaming PC, with Q6600 quadcore, and two 512mb 8800GT graphics cards in SLI Mode. I have 4GB memory (CZ Platinum edition) DDR2.
The motherboard beep is most likely due to some bad RAM or some loose RAM, but it could be something else that's not plugged in properly. Have you been shaking your PC around the room while dancing to hard techno? I wouldn't go so far as to say that your PC is broken. Take all the RAM out and put only one RAM module in, boot, if it works then add another, ...[text shortened]... it is the RAM).
(btw, it would have been better had you mentioned this in the first place)
I don't throw it about, i thought maybe the dust bunnies had got to it. I'll reseat everything tonight if i have time.
30 Jul 09
The post that was quoted here has been removedLets get one thing clear. The majority of all console games suck.
If the X-box has more, then it just has more games that suck.
There really are only a small number of games that come out that really are worth spending money on, and they pretty much come out on both X-box and PS3 (perhaps not at the same time). The big problem with your argument is that you have failed to acknowledge that the PS3 is also a fine games machine too.
So, I'd like to amend what you have said - If you want to buy a good looking BluRay player, buy a BluRay player (they are cheaper now). If you want a decent games console with a BluRay player, then get a PS3 - if you want one without, get an X-Box.
It seems that the only game of note that is XBox exclusive is Halo - fun but v repetitive in my opinion and as that is available for PC, and so it seems to remove the only reason for getting one.