X360 or High end PC [Archive] - Total Gaming Network

King Raa

08-22-2005, 02:36 AM

Upgrade - Or do low replay value, poor quality and poor range £50 games appeal to you as opposed to higher quality, vastly improved choice and customisation for £30...
Though xbox360 will have very good online play I suppose with its free silver version of xbox live...
Nah - PC forever :D.

Mazstermind

08-22-2005, 04:29 AM

:confused: BOTH!

CXZAR

08-22-2005, 05:38 AM

ShockWave what are your current specs and what are u planing to get?

Rezjah

08-23-2005, 12:16 AM

Dell XPS Gen 4
256mb Nvidia 6800 GTO
2 GB Ram
P4 3.2 processor
160 GB 7200rpm hard drive
48xDVD/CD-RW drive
15in LCD screen

Im hoping to get dual core processors,whatever the best video card i can get right now,maybe 4GB mem ram,and a 19 inch LCD screen,and also maybe a 52xDVD/CD-RW drive.

BigFinger

08-23-2005, 10:23 AM

i suppose it all depends on what vista is going to do for us gamers....

its going to be good for my work but i havvnt got a spare pc to run the beta on to see what its like.

also depends what you want from a gaming rig... if you play your games socially with you friends all sat round etc etc the its got to be a console on a HD tv ... if you want to play more complex and involving games and dont really care about friends,family or a social life then its PC all the way....

also you can connect your TV to the pc if you want to sit about and play BF2 in widescreen goodness.

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King Cockery

08-23-2005, 11:55 AM

|D|-Char-ley_Killa

08-23-2005, 10:44 PM

dude what r u upgradeing for ur comp is nice, if anything get a bigger moniter! 15 inch blows

Calibre

08-23-2005, 10:52 PM

was gonna build a new rig this Autum / winter have decided to leave it and buy an xbox360 as it eats alive any pc i could build at a fraction of the cost - lets face it with BF2 all were doing is beta testing a console game and paying for the privilege! look at the q-rose if that's not designed for a console i don't what is, no I think i'll save the grand and a half that a new pc would cost me and take the whole family for an extra holiday this year instead and then buy the 360 for a few hundred quid when it comes out..

Rezjah

08-23-2005, 11:32 PM

Well thanks for the replies,i think ill stick wit my PC and upgrade it every now and then,so anyone know where i could get a good screen for my PC,but not too much money,any info would be greatly appreciated.:D

P.S NO CRTS

H2Yo

08-24-2005, 12:31 AM

PS3 and High End PC... Xbox is overrated. IMO

bigpappa

08-24-2005, 12:32 AM

consoles are only as good as the resolution on your tv. and u cant surf porn on them.

H2Yo

08-24-2005, 12:44 AM

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Fullforce

08-27-2005, 04:50 PM

get both...I am,

Xbox 360 rocks.

King Raa

08-27-2005, 11:23 PM

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Name=17%22+Hyundai+ImageQuest+L72 D+8ms

what i have - 8ms, good quality etc... 17" but 19" available (no point unless you can get a 19" with a higher native resolution, think of it this way - 17" and 19" with same native res, 17" is cheaper and sharper image, whereas 19" is merely larger...

Ghost-Three-Four

08-28-2005, 12:05 AM

consoles are only as good as the resolution on your tv. and u cant surf porn on them.

:D

I was about to advocate the day of PC gaming was close to being over....but with that thought i think I'll just have to have BOTH later on!

imported_Chubz

08-28-2005, 12:12 AM

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DrunkenPirate

08-28-2005, 12:27 AM

-=The~Anto=- don't post pr0n here.

[R-Mod]Scoggs

08-31-2005, 11:39 PM

Xbox360 mainly because for $400 i get really ****in good grafx that you cant get on any PC, and if i wanted anything close i would have to spend more than $4000. and anyway most all of the games comming out for PC will be on the Xbox too, and less lag and all that shiz, plus stff that PC doesnt have. although i like BF2 for pc, i'll prolly move to Xbox360 when the modern combat one comes to 360... so i wonder how many people will flme me for voicing my opinion
i mean i would love to see you guys get gfx this good(not in a movie) with 120fps...
http://www.bizarreonline.net/img/screenshots/pgr3/21.jpg

aznsensation18

08-31-2005, 11:44 PM

I am debating if i should get the 360 also...or just upgrade my PC

Ghost-Three-Four

09-01-2005, 04:52 PM

Scoggs']Xbox360 mainly because for $400 i get really ****in good grafx that you cant get on any PC, and if i wanted anything close i would have to spend more than $4000. and anyway most all of the games comming out for PC will be on the Xbox too, and less lag and all that shiz, plus stff that PC doesnt have. although i like BF2 for pc, i'll prolly move to Xbox360 when the modern combat one comes to 360... so i wonder how many people will flme me for voicing my opinion
i mean i would love to see you guys get gfx this good(not in a movie) with 120fps...
http://www.bizarreonline.net/img/screenshots/pgr3/21.jpg

Yeah, exactly and well said...I WANT to remain on PC (which I do, I do not own a console..well an N64 but that don't count) but the games coming out for console, some NEVER go to PC. Plus for 400 bucks, I mean that's a HIGHEST end PC rig at a freakin bargain basement price when you think about it. But PC gaming will still probably remain the "most noble" of the two..;)

Saldrin

09-02-2005, 01:23 PM

I'll pick up a 360 for the kids. My youngest is 8 years old, and she loves a lot of the games for the xbox. As for myself the only thing I use the XBOX for is NHL games.

A lot of people say there are better games for the PS2, but everytime I browse for a games for that console, all I see is anime crap. No offense to the people that like that.... I just can't handle that.

As far as the graphics and what not, I always found a PC to be superior. Grant it, I didn't get a HDTV for the kids and their xbox, and if I did get one, its not going in the kids room :)

And the posts about Vista and gaming, I'm very concerned about that. Not enough to rush out and get the 360 sooner though. I do not agree with the DRM that is being packaged with the OS. I don't feel an OS should govern what hardware I use to play my games and watch DVDs. To require me to go and get a DRM enabled monitor just to use vista is a bit over the edge for me. If anything, it will cause me to use XP a lot longer or switch my gaming rig over to linux.

In my opinion, you don't even need a high end PC to compete with the Xbox or any console. The hardware in the consoles is already available for PC users. Plus as time goes on, you can always upgrade a PC, you can't upgrade a console. Well you can.... but MS doesn't like us modding the box too much.

I vote PC.

$G-MONEY SMITH$

09-02-2005, 02:25 PM

ok here we go. look im going to buy a 360 most likely due to racing games sports games and thats about it. the pc will be not as good as the consoles for about a half of a year then in like a year teh consoles will be absolete. with ppu cards coming computers will overtake consoles once again. they will never win in the race for people who actualy know how to operate a computer. for teh R&R guy a 360 or ps3 would rock! but not for a person like me. and go pick up 2 7800gtx for like 1000 then a 4000+ and total would be like 2400 for all the stuff and you get like 300 fps if you could. so dont worry about consoles overtaking pc anytime soon.

[R-Mod]Scoggs

09-02-2005, 07:57 PM

im not worried about either takin over eachother, i think consoles are good for peole who know how to invest in a life, im not flamin anyone for having a lot of money and buying a super computer but, most people dont have that money, or dont want to spend it, and whats the point to buying the best computer now anyway, there is a law... forgot who made it but it is true, that says... in every six months you computer will be obsolete...

any way i would never have to money for 3 pcus anyway, not to mention game that are specifically made for it.

so if there really was a race, in the end well grafically and performance wise, consoles would win, mainly because the games are tailored to that specific system, pc games are made to run on a veriety of different systems, hence the fog in BF2, this is because everyone does no have the 7800GTx's and all that BS... lets say if they started on '360, or PS3 they could jsut say hey we dont need it because everyone will have the same product,

hey its yet another long rant from me....
but in the end consoles will be better, mainly because you cant even buy a 7800GTx or whatever for the price of a next generation system( not to mention PCU's only go up to 64-bit and Next-Gen consoles are 256-bit)
and like i said most games that are worth while to PC are usually ported of originated from a PC

EDIT: and GTx's onlly get like 97fps on BF2 with everything cranked on high

Eglaerinion

09-02-2005, 08:39 PM

I will always choose a PC upgrade over a console because of the following reasons.

1. FPS/RTS/Complex RPG's don't really work on consoles. Auto aim is completely lame, going through different stats windows is annoying.
2. No modding/tweaking/mapping for console games, you've played a game than it's over put it in a box and maybe play it again later.
3. Games are generally more expansive than PC games.
4. Online capabilities are restricted and not free.
5. Games that seem to be best suited for consoles are racegames, platform games and sports games all of which I don't play.
6. Lack of realistic games. No SWAT 4, LOMAC, IL2 type of games.

$G-MONEY SMITH$

09-03-2005, 12:04 AM

see i totaly agree. teh console is for RACING SPORTS AND games like these. i will most likly get a 360 because i love racing games. i love sports games and i love racing games (did i say this already?) so i am not rich and my computer is great it was about 1100 bucks and i bought it over a period of time. and im very happy with it. i get 60+ fps in bf2 all high no medium crap on 1280x960 with 4xaa its amazing.

[56AB]D|Pvt.Jones

09-03-2005, 12:47 AM

If you build the computer by yourself and not get a dell it will be a lot cheaper!

$G-MONEY SMITH$

09-03-2005, 01:49 AM

AND THATS WHAT I DID!!:laugh:

shank

09-03-2005, 02:41 PM

too bad BF2 caps out at 100 Smith...

:P

same here all high except textures @ 1280X960

no AA and I have a 6600GT 60+ fps

:)

$G-MONEY SMITH$

09-03-2005, 03:37 PM

if you have 1 gig of ram i would suggest getting 2 youd probably be able to go for high settings wich would be nice.

imported_slijkhuis

09-03-2005, 04:14 PM

xbox360 gonna suck bigtime... Playstation 3 is gonna 0wn :)

- SlijkhuiS

ConscriptVirus

09-04-2005, 01:20 AM

high pc would prob cost like 4x as much as a xbox 360

$G-MONEY SMITH$

09-04-2005, 02:39 AM

yeah it would but you get better stuff!

Dethshoot1

09-10-2005, 02:21 AM

High End PC because COnsoles are for the weak

STFU cause you are the weak....

DeathFromAbove

09-10-2005, 03:21 AM

I'm just making me the best gaming pc and buying the PS3 most of the games that come out for xbox go on PC.

usmabmass

09-12-2005, 11:14 PM

why does everyone think the xbox 360 is going to be so bad? I think it will be awesome, though I'm still sticking to my PC.

SmilingRaccoon

09-13-2005, 02:08 PM

People who like playstation say xbox will suck and vice versa, Im an xbox fan but I enjoy many playstation games, but overall both systems look like they will be better then nintendos new crap since they havent shown anything bout it ;). 360 and PS3 will both have their games that own the other systems version. Xbox is more fps mad then ps. PS is all bout them rpg's. Both own, so hush anyone saying one or the other will suck, say that bout nintendo.

soraflair

09-14-2005, 02:08 AM

360 just because you never have to upgrade it or buy new stuf for it. :)

lil_jimmy_norton

09-14-2005, 02:21 AM

consoles are only as good as the resolution on your tv. and u cant surf porn on them.

I did on my dreamcast. :D

ConscriptVirus

09-14-2005, 02:54 AM

xbox360 is much cheaper

BF2MilkMan

09-15-2005, 03:01 PM

I'm not sure if I'm gonna get a xb360 or Ps3. I own an Xbox right now and love it, so maybe a 360... It all depends on who has the better games IMO.

British-Marine

09-17-2005, 12:21 AM

ps3 m8. 50 times more powerful than the fastest pc out today, doing 2 yes 2 teraflops.
xbox360 can only do 1 yes 1 teraflop on point to point calculations.
and its hard on alot of the games to tell if its not real tv your watching, like gt vision, motor storm, f1.
and the RSX nvidia chip is more powerful than the 7800gtx
if you want HD eye candy on your games running @ 60fps
then ps3 it is.
PS3 is a supercomputer without a doubt.

Mailman

09-21-2005, 08:09 PM

High End PC... really dont even need High End. Consoles will still only allow so much. I cant stand playing FPS's on consoles.

Mailman

09-21-2005, 08:09 PM

oh yea id rather have ps3 anyways.

DaRkNeSs

09-24-2005, 07:49 AM

just upgrade ur pc if ur gunna get a system though then go with the ps3 it will be better

pfffff.... I bet you 1000 bucks xbox 360 is going to kick the PS3's *** up and down!!

Seal

09-24-2005, 11:18 AM

Buy a new pc.

cobzz

09-24-2005, 05:27 PM

I would get PC anytime!
On Xbox, you get a crappy controller, no keyboard, can't read email. All you get is a very fast gaming console.
And I THINK graphics cards will come out shortly after like the R600, will own it.

The R600 specs are here
http://www.megagames.com/news/html/hardware/atir600specsrevealed.shtml

cya

dashizller91

09-25-2005, 07:34 AM

meh, I'll just get a cray and stick a 9800 in there.

Jack Lavender

09-25-2005, 01:39 PM

On the debate between Playstation and Xbox fans: My daddy can beat up your daddy.

FPS's are no good on any console. Halo for x-box was crap compared to Halo for PC. Same with the GTA games (which aren't technically first person, but it's the same basic controls.)

alecs36

09-26-2005, 12:49 AM

High end pc all the way, the prices for pc's and consoles are going to pretty much be the same, i mean, a good vid card to run new games now runs up at around 150$, plus ram i'd say maybe $50-100? and a proccessor around $150, so that's 400

The xbox360 with online (the hard drive) is also $400. without it it's $300. (but who whants to play whithout online?)

DU_is_good_4U

09-26-2005, 04:40 AM

dont know if this has been discussed before,but i dont know which one to get,should i currently upgrade my PC or just buy a X360.I have no idea which one to decide on,and i wont have enough money to do em both,so what do u think i should get??
I'm amazed that you need to ask the question.