Author Topic: so I got myself a new PC (Read 1734 times)

SantaC · « **on:** September 20, 2010, 12:47:17 PM »

Intel i7 930 2.8 ghz @ 3.7 ghz
Asus PT6 SE 1336 X58
Gigabyte Geforce 460 GTX 1GB DX11 card
16 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1800mhz
24" Dell monitor
1 TB Samsung HDD
Windows 7 64 bit

So what is the most demanding PC games today? Still crysis?

Cravis · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2010, 01:04:35 PM »

I'll second Metro 2033. It can get pretty damned scary too. As far as I know Crysis is still the benchmark. I can run everything at max but with Crysis I have to tweak a lot of the settings to get a solid frame rate.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2010, 02:27:17 PM »

What do you need 16GB of ram for?

1GB HD

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:11:09 PM »

Mafia 2 on high is probably the best looking pc game out there. It's amazing.

FatalT · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:31:49 PM »

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on September 20, 2010, 04:11:09 PM

Mafia 2 on high is probably the best looking pc game out there. It's amazing.

Too bad the actual game is poo.

Tieno · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM »

Lol, how old is crysis?

Smh at pc gaming, console gaming with none of the benefits

SantaC · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:52:12 PM »

Quote from: Tieno on September 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM

Lol, how old is crysis?

Smh at pc gaming, console gaming with none of the benefits

oh well atleast the PS2 and Wii/GC emu is looking mighty awesome

archie4208 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2010, 04:53:35 PM »

Quote from: Tieno on September 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM

Lol, how old is crysis?

Smh at pc gaming, console gaming with none of the benefits

Better games, cheaper prices and nude mods aren't considered benefits?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2010, 07:57:30 PM »

Dirt 2 looks shit hot with the DX11 settings on

demi · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2010, 07:58:43 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on September 20, 2010, 04:53:35 PM

Quote from: Tieno on September 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM
Lol, how old is crysis?

Smh at pc gaming, console gaming with none of the benefits

Better games, cheaper prices and nude mods aren't considered benefits?

- No Halo Reach

archie4208 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:00:48 PM »

Quote from: demi on September 20, 2010, 07:58:43 PM

Quote from: archie4208 on September 20, 2010, 04:53:35 PM
Quote from: Tieno on September 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM
Lol, how old is crysis?

Smh at pc gaming, console gaming with none of the benefits

Better games, cheaper prices and nude mods aren't considered benefits?

- No Halo Reach

That's a positive as far as I'm concerned.

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:01:14 PM »

Sounds like HEMAD

archie4208 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:05:21 PM »

Nah man. Too busy playing PC games to be mad.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:13:25 PM »

you're not gonna max out metro 2033 on any card out there and get satisfactory framerates

cool breeze · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:14:32 PM »

I'd get hard for Halo Reach PC -- no lie

and Metro 2033 is probably the game to test your beefy new PC. I think the optimal settings for ram was "as much as you've got" or something. I only played the demo and wasn't that mpressed. To me it seemed more like one of those games that renders everything and ignores the bigger picture of what matters when you play. It's like Cryostasis; you can't tell if it is incredibly unoptimized or they are going crazy on every detail.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:18:44 PM »

pretty boss rig, btw

i just ordered an i5-760/EVGA SLI Mobo combo and the MSI Cyclone GTX 460 1GB myself, ordering case/psu/ram tonight

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:27:03 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on September 20, 2010, 08:14:32 PM

I'd get hard for Halo Reach PC -- no lie

and Metro 2033 is probably the game to test your beefy new PC. I think the optimal settings for ram was "as much as you've got" or something. I only played the demo and wasn't that mpressed. To me it seemed more like one of those games that renders everything and ignores the bigger picture of what matters when you play. It's like Cryostasis; you can't tell if it is incredibly unoptimized or they are going crazy on every detail.

the only thing metro 2033 does is make you feel bad about the money you spent on your rig, because you're never going to be able to get good results at max settings

you can make it look better than any console, but nothing out there will push it acceptably at high resolutions

Bulleta©™® · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:28:47 PM »

Give me a hollar if you get L4D1 or 2, Santa.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:56:06 PM »

16gb of RAM seems like overkill but whatever to get the job done i guess.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2010, 10:00:04 PM »

Is there anything that even uses half of that?

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2010, 10:07:42 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on September 20, 2010, 10:00:04 PM

Is there anything that even uses half of that?

photoshop.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 20, 2010, 11:35:20 PM »

Games wise I mean

Damian79 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2010, 12:38:53 AM »

Gothic 4 Arcania apparently uses that much.

Diunx · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2010, 12:58:38 AM »

Too bad no one plays fps on pc anymore, enjoy your strategy and facebook games Santa.

archie4208 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2010, 12:59:12 AM »

FPS.

Strategy games and janky Eastern European RPGs

pilonv1 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 21, 2010, 01:00:26 AM »

Quote from: Damian79 on September 21, 2010, 12:38:53 AM

Gothic 4 Arcania apparently uses that much.

It's poorly coded, it also requires an i7 3.0ghz+

demi · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2010, 01:00:31 AM »

Quote from: archie4208 on September 21, 2010, 12:59:12 AM

FPS.

Strategy games and janky ~~Eastern European~~ Korean RPGs

SantaC · « **Reply #27 on:** September 21, 2010, 04:44:04 AM »

Quote from: Purple Filth on September 20, 2010, 08:56:06 PM

16gb of RAM seems like overkill but whatever to get the job done i guess.

it's for virtual servers also like Hyper-V. Not just a gaming PC.

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Author Topic: so I got myself a new PC (Read 1734 times)