Apoc Wrote:Computer upgrades end up equaling how often people replace their consoles. You may piece together bits over time on a desktop but in the end you end up replacing everything for about the same cost and at the same pace as buying new consoles.
consoles = don't worry about upgrading but you replace the entire thing every few years
desktops = upgrade piece by piece but you've always got the latest and greatest
Same difference.
CLOSE except for when technologies change and you're faced with more than a new video card upgrade. i'm currently at that point (i squeaked by on technologies [agp, ddr1, ata133] for my last upgrade) that my next machine will be $1k+
in the long run, a pc will cost more, but you can do more with it. since i get machines from work to do that "more" part, i don't put much value it. i have no reason for a new computer other than my old one is rebooting randomly when under stress, but i'm building a new one anyway.
if you get a pc from work: consoles all the way
if you don't: you can make a case for pcs
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Mike Wrote:if you get a pc from work: consoles all the way
if you don't: you can make a case for pcs
and fps with a joy stick ftl :lol:
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damnit458 Wrote:Mike Wrote:if you get a pc from work: consoles all the way
if you don't: you can make a case for pcs
and fps with a joy stick ftl :lol:
if everybody else is forced to use one  hrug:
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I suppose you're right as I had to get a new motherboard the last time around. However, when you consider the functionality of computers it's more equal as you said.
I can't say I'd ever buy a computer just to game on, only that I also game on my computer I use for pretty much everything else in my life. When I factor in the sunk cost of doing those things on my machine anyway, the computer comes out ahead and is the reason why I haven't bought a console since Xbox.
There are some games I just couldn't imagine playing on a PC (God of War) and others I couldn't imagine playing on a console (C&C). I think there are arguments for both though and saying one is outright better than the other is kinda silly.
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a full computer upgrade shouldnt really cost you $1k unless you are using uber-high end components. I did a full upgrade about 8 months ago and all I reused was a case.
Cost around $600 and that was when ram was 5x the price it is now.
although I dont do much computer gaming (Been meanign to get into racing for a while but it just doesnt hold my attention)
I have only gotten about 6 hours of sleep in the past two days thanks to Halo 3. Tonight probably won't be much different.
I must say, playing it on in my boy's theater room on his 110" HD projector really spoiled me, and makes me wish I had a similar room since I'm scrapping my projector idea. Maybe I'll turn one of my spare bedrooms into a movie room someday..
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I should have my theatre room done by the end of the October. I've been in the house for 17 months and am just now getting motivated partly because of Halo 3.
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you're so missing out on halo3 and a half dozen other games out released/being released between august and december.
seriously, on my status report each week i note "things on my mind." it contains "madden 08 (08/14), bioshock (08/21), eternal sonata (09/17), halo 3 (09/25), project gotham racing 4 (10/02), call of duty 4 (10/05), beautiful katamari (10/16), assasin's creed (11/??)" in addition to some real work material 
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Apoc Wrote:I should have my theatre room done by the end of the October
Liar. No way you're going to get someone in your house to do any work before then 
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Mike Wrote:you're so missing out on halo3 and a half dozen other games out released/being released between august and december.
seriously, on my status report each week i note "things on my mind." it contains "madden 08 (08/14), bioshock (08/21), eternal sonata (09/17), halo 3 (09/25), project gotham racing 4 (10/02), call of duty 4 (10/05), beautiful katamari (10/16), assasin's creed (11/??)" in addition to some real work material
They... ummm... will still be around, right?
.RJ Wrote:Apoc Wrote:I should have my theatre room done by the end of the October
Liar. No way you're going to get someone in your house to do any work before then
I've got an in-house consult this Monday at 6pm. 
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Apoc Wrote:Mike Wrote:you're so missing out on halo3 and a half dozen other games out released/being released between august and december.
seriously, on my status report each week i note "things on my mind." it contains "madden 08 (08/14), bioshock (08/21), eternal sonata (09/17), halo 3 (09/25), project gotham racing 4 (10/02), call of duty 4 (10/05), beautiful katamari (10/16), assasin's creed (11/??)" in addition to some real work material
They... ummm... will still be around, right?
if you're cool with having to catch up on a million games because you want to spend your $500 tomorrow rather than today. really, waiting to get a 360 was the most stupid things i've done recently. i knew i was getting one eventually, why wait?
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Mike Wrote:if you're cool with having to catch up on a million games
Why do you have to play them all RIGHT NOW ? They arent cool any more in a month?
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
...because I don't want it shitting up my living room? It will have it's place in the media room and that's when I'll get one. I don't feel compelled to get one before then.
I won't have to catch up on a million, just 1. I'm not nearly as game obsessed as you are. I've been playing Peggle on my desktop for Christ sake, do you really think I'm going to be buying a shit ton of games? They just don't matter to me as much as they used to. Call it getting old or getting yuppified but it is what it is. Tivo + Netflix gives me plenty to do.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
Apoc Wrote:Call it getting old or getting yuppified but it is what it is. Tivo + midget porn gives me plenty to do.
Fixed.
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Tivo + Netflix + Midgets on Redtube
Get it right damnit!
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
.RJ Wrote:Mike Wrote:if you're cool with having to catch up on a million games
Why do you have to play them all RIGHT NOW ? They arent cool any more in a month?
no, but the list will keep getting longer.
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I've gotten to a point in my life where I've realized I just don't need as much crap as I used to. I stopped collecting DVDs and video games cause for the most part they just sit around. Back in the day, I really wanted to buy GoW2 but I haven't even played it and I'm still breathing.
The more I wait the shorter my list gets, not longer.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
yeah, but your life sucks.
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holy crap, there are midgets on redtube?
Mike Wrote:yeah, but your life sucks.
My life is so awesome you want it!
Evan Wrote:holy crap, there are midgets on redtube?
There are midgets everywhere!
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
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