PC Gamer Master Card

[Kargathia]

...so we don't have to ask retarded questions like "IS IT FASTER?". I don't think I've heard any self-respecting PC gamer ask that question actually, not since the invention of Google.

... Except we still do. We've just stopped asking store clerks, and started asking Google.

 

[Xdeser2]

lol PC or Console fanboys. So attached to a hunk of metal and plastic.

Its the games, not the system their played on, that matter

 

[ShadeDragon]

I spend 3-5 hundred dollars a year keeping my computer up to date and I'm able to buy computer games willy-nilly without looking at recommended specs. Course, it helps that most games nowadays are console ports with little to no upwards scalability (not that I'm happy about that =_= )

It doesn't cost that much too keep a good computer, at least if you are working, and computers do a lot that consoles don't that make it worth it to me to stay primarily a pc gamer.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Captcha: Weylan Yutani
Oh, come on, Captcha. If you're going to nerd out, nerd out properly. Typos are for losers.

Completely not contributing to the thread he but you ought to check your facts if you're gonna correct people

The company's original name was Weylan-Yutani, briefly seen on a monitor in the film Alien; this name was created by Ron Cobb, one of the designers of the Nostromo and its crew's uniforms. The "d" was added to the first part of the name by James Cameron in Aliens.

Source: http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Weyland-Yutani

Because... The Captcha is a person and I can't goof off with it? What? I'm confused.

I did contribute to the thread, you got hung up on the Captcha part. I mentioned my own experience buying my first GPU. As for the correction - hey, I'll guess I'll just go hand my Geek Cred card right back to the Nerd Police.

I honestly didn't know. "Weyland-Yutani" has become more or less canon, so I'll more than likely stick to it. Kudos to whoever thought of that piece of trivia at Solve Media, though.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I'm sitting on my Intel HD4000 integrated graphics card. I feel sad now. I PLAY MODERN GAMES ON LOW TO MEDIUM!

 

[Souplex]

Not sure which is worse... the people who do this with PC parts or the people who need the newest smartphone model every time they come out with a new one.

I think those are the same people.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

My GTS 450 is doing okay for me for now, had it about six months, I take it people would consider it rubbish?

 

[Grape_Nuts]

Upgrade your PC now. Do it for her.

 

[loc978]

Never understood that motivation, but it's still as funny as ever. I have met a few people who swapped for newer, faster parts every few months. My new builds tend to go on a 5-6 year cycle. My ol' rig is still chugging through the newest stuff I throw at it... barely. It's almost time.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

I'm pretty happy that my three-year-old PC still runs everything I want it to.

I'm also pretty happy that I don't have a high-paying job...

Edit: Come to think of it, this is pretty much exactly what I'm like buying comics. Probably spend more money on comics than PC parts, actually.

 

[DonTsetsi]

I have a GTX 460 which I bought after my 8800 GT died (I resurrected it later in an oven). My processor is good, though (i7-2600k). I didn't buy a new GPU when I upgraded. The PC I have is not a gaming rig, it's a RENDERING rig. If I used it only for gaming I would've gotten something cheaper. I have good render times (managed to render a 1 minute video in a week), but my weak card has problems while I'm modelling. Oh, and my RAM is miniscule (8GB). Trying to render realistic fur or grass is a fool's errand.
P.S. Talking of realistic fur, the new Tomb Raider game has real-time realistic hair. I can play on high, but the game is unplayable with that option on, even if I lower all other settings by a lot! I don't know what beast of a card you need for maxing out that game with realistic hair enabled.

 

[I.Muir]

Eh so much cheaper to just buy two of second gen tech and reap the benefits for years to come

 

[Alfador_VII]

Bah, this is so out of date, it's all about the GTX Titan baby

just get 3 of those at about a grand each, and you're set... til next month.

 

[Chunga the Great]

Meh, the GTX 985 is sooooo yesterday. I just upgraded to three GTX 990. I can run Crysis 3 with 2 FPS more then before. totaly worth the 3k bucks.

GTX 990? That unstable piece of garbage?

I'll just wait for 995

omgee lawl nubz 995 so nubish is not evn funneh.

I cn run mah GTXQXGXTXRX 1000 and 9001 GHz u nub.

crysis 4 at 3.14 FPS

get on mah levl

 

[klaynexas3]

I probably should upgrade my graphics card soon. Even Blizzard is starting to outpace me. That's a sign that I'm behind.

 

[Azaraxzealot]

I'm actually wondering what would be a good upgrade from my radeon hd 7750 >.>

something below $150 plz?

 

[Azaraxzealot]

Bah, this is so out of date, it's all about the GTX Titan baby

just get 3 of those at about a grand each, and you're set... til next month.

But the Titan is actually weaker than a 690 (the current highest-level graphics card). Or so I've seen from the benchmarks. Apparently the only advantage of the Titan is it's better for SLI due to power draw or something.

 

[Lunar Templar]

first time I've laughed at a strip in a long time, good job

 

[madhousezack]

The "Talk dirty to me" face had me in stitches! Moar please!

 

[The White Hunter]

Spoiler: this is what PC gamers get raging boners for

Oh really? We get boners over performance charts without any multi-card SLI entries? Sure is casual in here all of a sudden.

And no 7XXX crossfires to compare to 660ti and 670 SLI's to make you feel really good about buying a nvidia card last year??

Pfft > > it's like a barn dance in here man.