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Buy a 360 or build a PC?

Chuushajou said:
Blur (Xbox360) - Blur (PC)
Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox360) - Fallout: New Vegas (PC)
Max Payne (PS3) - Max Payne (PC)
Medal Of Honor (PS3) - Medal Of Honor (PC)

...I think you get my drift, this is the same everywhere else also. Granted the set up fees are cheaper, but in the long run you'll get more use out of a PC.
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I have over a hundred games on Steam, if these were on the Xbox they would cost an unearthly amount. Factor in that PC's can be overclocked, user repairable, upgraded so the initial product is prolonged, no walled gardens so you're able to buy games anywhere at any price, and that any game I buy will be playable on any future machine* I buy... yea they're loads cheaper in the long run.

*Thank you, DosBox.
 
Dagless said:
I have over a hundred games on Steam, if these were on the Xbox they would cost an unearthly amount. Factor in that PC's can be overclocked, user repairable, upgraded so the initial product is prolonged, no walled gardens so you're able to buy games anywhere at any price... yea they're loads cheaper in the long run.
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+ Many people just download them for free...

I don't think there is need for another platform war as it never leads to anything. PC is expensive but it can be used for other things and games are cheaper/free. Consoles are cheap but games costs and they are mainly just for gaming. All have their pros and cons
 
Huntn said:
There is a place for both in your life if you can afford it. Mac(Bootcamp) or PC first, console second.
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It's funny. If I wasn't so concerned about the 27" i7 issues that seem to run rampant on these boards I probably would own one now. I would prefer to go that route, but I am not sure it is worth the chance of having to deal with those issues. I know the iMac can't go toe-to-toe with a pure gaming PC, but it would give me options to play certain games that I can't buy for the PS3 and would allow me to replace my old desktop.
 
DdMac679 said:
It's funny. If I wasn't so concerned about the 27" i7 issues that seem to run rampant on these boards I probably would own one now. I would prefer to go that route, but I am not sure it is worth the chance of having to deal with those issues. I know the iMac can't go toe-to-toe with a pure gaming PC, but it would give me options to play certain games that I can't buy for the PS3 and would allow me to replace my old desktop.
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Build a cheapish gaming rig (~700$) and save the rest for future iMac. 700$ rig can play almost any game at high settings. Just get a GPU with DisplayPort so you can in future hook it to the iMac
 
Hellhammer said:
Build a cheapish gaming rig (~700$) and save the rest for future iMac. 700$ rig can play almost any game at high settings. Just get a GPU with DisplayPort so you can in future hook it to the iMac
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If I was to go that route then I would probably be better off to just replace my current processor with this, upgrade my RAM to 4GB, install WIN7 which is currently being underutilized on my MBP and use my current 9800GTX or switch to a newer model.
 
Hellhammer said:
Build a cheapish gaming rig (~700$) and save the rest for future iMac. 700$ rig can play almost any game at high settings. Just get a GPU with DisplayPort so you can in future hook it to the iMac
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About 5 years ago, I got a custom built PC (3.1Ghz PIII) for about $800. With identical graphic cards, it kicked my G5's butt all over my office getting about twice the frames.
 
What is the better investiment?

Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz $288.99
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz $569.99

Does .4 using i7 technology, justify the $281 price difference if you are mainly going to use your machine to game?
 
DdMac679 said:
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz $288.99
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz $569.99

Does .4 using i7 technology, justify the $281 price difference if you are mainly going to use your machine to game?
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Get the 930, or if you want to drop the budget, go for the 1156 i7-860. Either CPU is going to be plenty fast.
 
DdMac679 said:
Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz $288.99
Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz $569.99

Does .4 using i7 technology, justify the $281 price difference if you are mainly going to use your machine to game?
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No, just get the cheaper option. I never understand paying for MHz as you can overclock CPUs very easily nowadays

peskaa said:
Get the 930, or if you want to drop the budget, go for the 1156 i7-860. Either CPU is going to be plenty fast.
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They cost the same 280$. 1156 mobos are cheaper but you only get 4 RAM slots and I think Bloomfields are better for overclocking as well (at least 1366 mobos are)

Ultimate budget option would be AMD Phenom II x4 965, which is IMO the best gaming CPU atm
 
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