It looks neat, but I'd hold off for now, especially given the developer's poor record. It's published by Kalypso and they frequently have big sales. I think I'll wait to see if it's any good and then wait for a sale if it is.
Get some Eneloops. I was in a similar situation where the last time I had used rechargeable batteries they were terrible, but the Eneloops are as good or better than regular Energizer or Duracell batteries and you'll save a ton of money if you go through a lot of regular batteries.
@villainy: I've just had nothing but bad luck with them in the past. Mind you, I haven't bought any of their stuff since the early PS2 era, so maybe they've turned it around. The customer reviews on Newegg for the R.A.T series don't inspire confidence though.
I wish more companies would make simple looking mice that still have a lot of functionality. Logitech does a pretty good job with this, but so many of them have lights and crazy logos. The only unusual mouse I really like the look of is the R.A.T series and I wouldn't touch those because they are now made by Mad Catz.
If getting new games as soon as they come out matters to you, then you should get the iPhone. Most stuff eventually makes it to Android, but it often takes a little while. I have a GS3 and an iPad and I tend to buy the majority of my games for iOS because they are there first.
Whatever you do don't buy one from Dell or any of the other big OEMs. They will almost always have terrible parts for an inflated price. The only exception is if you can get a ridiculous discount through work or something. Newegg is a good online source. Since you put .ca I'll assume you're in Canada, in which case I'd recommend looking at Canada Computers if you are in Ontario or Quebec. They tend to have similar prices to Newegg but you can save the shipping costs by picking your parts up in store. They also have pretty good sales every weekend, so if you can wait a few months and piece this thing together you could probably save a bunch.
I'd say start by looking at a Core i5 3570k and either an Nvidia GTX 660 or an ATI 6850 or 6870. Get a 600-750w 80 Plus Bronze power supply, a decent $100ish motherboard, and a 1TB storage drive (probably a Seagate Barracuda). For a case I'd suggest looking at the Fractal Design R4 or the NZXT Phantom 410. That should put you around $1000 taxes included and get you really good performance. If you have some money left over go for a 128GB or 256GB SSD to use as a boot drive, or a better graphics card. You can of course change a lot of this stuff, but I think that's a good list of stuff to start with and then you can tweak to suit your preferences.
Not a chance in hell. There is no way an APU will be better than a Titan or a 690 or a 7990. Memory is not everything in a computer. They just can't put that kind of technology in a mass market consumer device and charge a reasonable price. Maybe if the PS3 was $1000, or they were willing to take an absolute killing upfront (like a 500-600 loss per console), but neither of those things are going to happen.
Log in to comment