Gaming PC (£2700)

x2o

Marty_J wrote: »

Hmm that don't look like call of duty :rotfl:

I find it funny that people say pc people are mad sepending loads of money on pc's but I've seen people spend just as stupid amounts on consoles and games so each to their own.

I don't see the problem here guys if the guy wants to spend his money on a pc then whats the harm also pc's are upgradable so can be modified and updated consoles out dated as soon as a new one comes out.

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It's probably because £2k PCs do not fit into the ethos or spirit of MSE, considering there are viable alternatives available for much less money

Marty_J

mdbarber wrote: »

also all this bollix bout the superiority of consoles is usually from people who don't know how to build/can't afford a decent gaming PC, its like comparing fords to mercedes.

All this bollix bout the superiority of pcs is usually from people who have little willies.

My, making totally blanket statements is fun!

Seriously though, I'd need to be very rich/hit on the head with something to consider spending £2,700 on something to play games with.

Is it really going to be 9 times as fun as a PS3?

Marty_J

x2o wrote: »

I find it funny that people say pc people are mad sepending loads of money on pc's but I've seen people spend just as stupid amounts on consoles and games so each to their own.

Well we all have our weaknesses.

I spend £2,000 on a microphone only for people to tell me you can get them from Dixons for £9.99. :rolleyes:

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< turns round to look at a grands worth of DSLR and lenses >

banger9365

Marty_J wrote: »

All this bollix bout the superiority of pcs is usually from people who have little willies.

My, making totally blanket statements is fun!

Seriously though, I'd need to be very rich/hit on the head with something to consider spending £2,700 on something to play games with.

Is it really going to be 9 times as fun as a PS3?

you are funny
yes you do talk a load of rubbish
mine cost 3k and yes i am debt free,money in the bank and also mad:T
got every console you can think of and the pc is the best one
the other thing is fine thank you:D

x2o

banger9365 wrote: »

you are funny
yes you do talk a load of rubbish
mine cost 3k and yes i am debt free,money in the bank and also mad:T
got every console you can think of and the pc is the best one

:beer: A person after my own hart when it comes to money

Marty_J

banger9365 wrote: »

you are funny
yes you do talk a load of rubbish
mine cost 3k and yes i am debt free,money in the bank and also mad:T
got every console you can think of and the pc is the best one
the other thing is fine thank you:D

Well that's good for you (and I sincerely mean that).

I haven't quite run out of other things to do with three grand yet though.

rancid-a

Savemoney That's a gorgeous case by Antec, Cheaper that the Cosmos S by Coolmaster.
But for your own build, your pairing a GForce 260 with a 520W PSU, it that enough juice?

Marty My last PC cost just under £2000 WITH 21" TFT (TFT back then cost £600-700). It's pointless getting into a £300 console VS £2000 PC debate. We could make snide remarks about each others gear forever..I never play on my PS3, it was bought just to see what GTA4 was like (sucks)
You get what you pay for. Oh yeah forgot to mention, It's not just for playing games, I do a lot of Photoshop work, browse, music, films etc...

Ringo The Amiga was my alltime fave computer for games - Dungeon Master, Captive, Super Starbust, Chaos Engine... Wonder if you've tried to playing your favorite games on your PC with emulators?

mdbarber I'm thinking out skipping the Solid State hard drives...but I did like the footage on YouTube showing a PC -switch on-to-Photoshop. How Fast!
The 300gb Raptor is looking likely but not sure about RAID, I've rather have the space than use 2 drives as one.

chopperharris It's just a spec that isn't definite, is is customisable with a little help. 8Gb Ram is one of my must haves. It's cheap. Vista 64bit will use it.
Thanks for all your other tips

Changed computer vendors (to PC Specialist.co.uk)
Got my build down to £1803!
Ditched the Blu Ray writer. No Solid State Drive but 2 HDDs (one's a speedy Raptor). No SLI but a pricy GForce 280 GFX card.

So none of you fancy this £11,000 uber PC below? :eek:

Marty_J

rancid-a wrote: »

Marty My last PC cost just under £2000 WITH 21" TFT (TFT back then cost £600-700). It's pointless getting into a £300 console VS £2000 PC debate. We could make snide remarks about each others gear forever..I never play on my PS3, it was bought just to see what GTA4 was like (sucks)
You get what you pay for. Oh yeah forgot to mention, It's not just for playing games, I do a lot of Photoshop work, browse, music, films etc...

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with having a gaming PC. Just that pound for pound, a console offers the most value. That's obviously not what you're after though, which is fair enough.

The Amiga was my alltime fave computer for games - Dungeon Master, Captive, Super Starbust, Chaos Engine... Wonder if you've tried to playing your favorite games on your PC with emulators?

I love playing my old Lucas Arts games on my Mac with ScummVM, and DosBos is really good for playing DOS games.

So none of you fancy this £11,000 uber PC below? :eek:

That's nothing. Try maxing out a MacPro and see how much it costs:

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_pro