Oh wow, my card isn't even on that chart....Aaron Sylvester said:Okay Mr. Picky -_-Grey Carter said:
I only have a Radeon HD 5570. xD
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I only have a Radeon HD 5570. xD
YupAaron Sylvester said:Wait...you are Alatar from OCN?Oltsu said:I'm feeling somewhat guilty here...
However I do have to admit that I don't only buy them for the sake of my epeen or something along those lines. I actually spend hours upon hours tweaking each part and usually ramp up my cooling to Dry ice for better clocks.
Consider it a hobby if you will
OCN, killing your wallet since 2004.
It's sometimes funny seeing the different attitudes between people on a PC enthusiast forum and a forum like the escapist. You really realize how crazy spending on hardware really is.
I've been using my GeForce 9600GT for 5 years now (!) and although I can't play anything in high setting without bringing to a slow crawl, I'm pretty comfrotable with it by just setting most games in medium quality.
Ancient tech indeed and I seriously need to upgrade it, but I'm pretty comfortable with it.
Ancient tech indeed and I seriously need to upgrade it, but I'm pretty comfortable with it.
Sorry, but who the fuck actually does this?
When I can play newly released games completely maxed out with little to no loss of performance, I pay no attention whatsoever to newly released hardware. Overclocking has the potential to significantly extend this period of time (new hardware is often just the previous model overclocked by the manufactuer and given a fancy new name).
When I am limited to playing newly released games at high settings with little to no loss of performance, I once again pay no attention whatsoever to newly released hardware (although admittedly feel a twinge of disappointment).
When I am limited to playing newly released games at medium settings with little to no loss of performance, I realize my rig will need to be upgraded soon. At this point I will start paying attention to new hardware on the market. That said, it is only when I start seeing regular performance loss at medium settings will I pull the trigger and upgrade one or more components of my PC.
This entire process takes 4-5 years at the very least, and IMO reflects the consumer behaviour of the typical PC gamer.
Seriously, the people who have to have the most bleeding edge hardware for the sake of having the most bleeding edge hardware are in the extreme minority. I refer to them as "individuals with more money than brains" or "dynamite fishermen". Coincidentally, they are often the sort who buy $1200 worth of hardware from Alienware for like $3000, no thought goes into their purchases, just the desire for instant gratification.
When I can play newly released games completely maxed out with little to no loss of performance, I pay no attention whatsoever to newly released hardware. Overclocking has the potential to significantly extend this period of time (new hardware is often just the previous model overclocked by the manufactuer and given a fancy new name).
When I am limited to playing newly released games at high settings with little to no loss of performance, I once again pay no attention whatsoever to newly released hardware (although admittedly feel a twinge of disappointment).
When I am limited to playing newly released games at medium settings with little to no loss of performance, I realize my rig will need to be upgraded soon. At this point I will start paying attention to new hardware on the market. That said, it is only when I start seeing regular performance loss at medium settings will I pull the trigger and upgrade one or more components of my PC.
This entire process takes 4-5 years at the very least, and IMO reflects the consumer behaviour of the typical PC gamer.
Seriously, the people who have to have the most bleeding edge hardware for the sake of having the most bleeding edge hardware are in the extreme minority. I refer to them as "individuals with more money than brains" or "dynamite fishermen". Coincidentally, they are often the sort who buy $1200 worth of hardware from Alienware for like $3000, no thought goes into their purchases, just the desire for instant gratification.
If I remember correctly Grey commented on that... maybe it would help if Cory stopped drawing Erin so damn cute, its happened alot lately.knight steel said:Erin:Talk dirty to me
*BLUSH*
Ladies and gentlemen we have just come one step closer to critical miss rule 34 porn
*searches google images*
OMG IT ALREADY EXIST'S
*continue to search*
To bad it's only one rude pic of naked Erin
But how else will I run games when they start rendering rain with complex real time fluid simulation and high fidelity ray tracing for each drop? What, do you expect me to turn down the settings? You monster!
I have 6 gb free on my HDD, installing games has become like Sophie's choice. Choosing which of my beloved games to exile forever.
*whimper*
I wish I had the money to be like Erin
*whimper*
I wish I had the money to be like Erin
Lol. Pretty funny.
And I know people like this too...
But yeah, those of us with some sense, and, you know, actual budget limitations tend to leave upgrades for much longer.
Random fact: My desktop PC is 3 years old. It was upgraded twice in that time. Both upgrades were to deal with me cutting corners when I first built it because of lack of money. (it had a relatively small amount of RAM, and the hard disks were salvaged from spare laptop drives.)
That aside though, it was nowhere near top of the line when new, and runs 95% of games at high quality settings without any real problems.
That's the reality. Unlike the myth that suggests you have to upgrade every 5 minutes to be able to run anything new... XD
And I know people like this too...
But yeah, those of us with some sense, and, you know, actual budget limitations tend to leave upgrades for much longer.
Random fact: My desktop PC is 3 years old. It was upgraded twice in that time. Both upgrades were to deal with me cutting corners when I first built it because of lack of money. (it had a relatively small amount of RAM, and the hard disks were salvaged from spare laptop drives.)
That aside though, it was nowhere near top of the line when new, and runs 95% of games at high quality settings without any real problems.
That's the reality. Unlike the myth that suggests you have to upgrade every 5 minutes to be able to run anything new... XD
Completely not contributing to the thread he but you ought to check your facts if you're gonna correct peopleIamLEAM1983 said:
Source: http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Weyland-Yutani
"Talk dirty to me."
That panel is one of the funniest things I've seen in this comic in a long time.
*I open my computer case... look at my GTX 285... Must hide head in shame.* Of course, I haven't played a game yet that I can't run at max settings, so I'll only upgrade when I feel I need to.
That panel is one of the funniest things I've seen in this comic in a long time.
*I open my computer case... look at my GTX 285... Must hide head in shame.* Of course, I haven't played a game yet that I can't run at max settings, so I'll only upgrade when I feel I need to.
That's a very good comparison. My cousin is slightly like that. He quit PC gaming and moved to consoles using the argument that he had to upgrade his desktop every year but tends to do this with smartphones. Even funnier is that he has massive disdain for people who rush out to get the newest iPhone, but does the same thing with Android. His Galaxy S2 was great... until the S3 came out at which point he had to have it.Fappy said:
It... it's true!
We're always talking about how you "don't need to upgrade that often" but we all secretly want to upgrade, no matter how good our performance is.
You just don't feel as manly unless you can boast about your 3 extra frames to your friends :[
We're always talking about how you "don't need to upgrade that often" but we all secretly want to upgrade, no matter how good our performance is.
You just don't feel as manly unless you can boast about your 3 extra frames to your friends :[
While I get and appreciate the joke being made here, I'm just saying that if you need to frequently buy new hardware...you did something horribly wrong at some point. A well considered rig will only need new gear every 6 months or so at the most frequent.
Your right it all that damn Cory's fault, driving to the brink like this *grumble-grumble*PunkRex said:If I remember correctly Grey commented on that... maybe it would help if Cory stopped drawing Erin so damn cute, its happened alot lately.knight steel said:Erin:Talk dirty to me
*BLUSH*
Ladies and gentlemen we have just come one step closer to critical miss rule 34 porn
*searches google images*
OMG IT ALREADY EXIST'S
*continue to search*
To bad it's only one rude pic of naked Erin
^_^ Hah that good to hear, but what about your "partner" {suggesting a closer relationship between you two than other might perceive [writes grey/Cory fan fiction lemons]} Cory does he feel the same way too?Grey Carter said:Doesn't bother me at all. At first I thought it was a bit weird since Erin is designed to look kind of goof rather than conventionally attractive, but looking at the annals (hah) of Rule 34, I don't think that matters to anyone.knight steel said:And how does it feel to know that people get turned on by your own creation and character?Grey Carter said:There were four pics last time I checked.knight steel said:Yes your right I must continue you to pound away *giggle* at all the garbage pics intill I can finally complete my Erin hentai collection by finding all the critical miss porn there is to find!Zykon TheLich said:No, there's more, you just aren't searching hard (*snrk, snrk*) enough.knight steel said:Erin:Talk dirty to me
*BLUSH*
Ladies and gentlemen we have just come one step closer to critical miss rule 34 porn
*searches google images*
OMG IT ALREADY EXIST'S
*continue to search*
To bad it's only one rude pic of naked Erin
P.S. I wonder if Grey knows about it and how he feels towards it?
hmmm... I have to weigh the pros and cons to upgrading my GTX 260.
Money vs Powahhh!
Tough call...
Money vs Powahhh!
Tough call...