@dagas said: " As always I could not be content with what I had. So I bought a used Powercolor 4870 to upgrade from my 8800GTS. BAD IDEA! The card broke and it seems it's a common problem with the voltage regulators.  I'm sick and tired of always doing this. It's certainly not the first video card that has broken at my mere presence in it's vicinity.  So no more PC gaming for me. ...

No, because you forgot the most important points!  Argument 1:  Consoles are cheap, shitty, really bad PC's (they can even run linux!), except console makers charge developers tons of money to publish games on them.  PC's are PC's, and you can work out your own publishing deals!   So if PC gaming dies, you really are just left with cheap pc's.    Argument 2:  Look at the friggin awesome games and tell ...

@deusdigit:  I have one in my media centre (2.2ghz x2 939). It's not very fast for gaming, but not complete garbage (I used to play Oblivion on it, and it was okay... same with UT3).  But it's not worth buying at all.  Its dead technology, too slow for most games today.

nice build.  I don't think you need an aftermarket cooler, and agree that the stock one will let you OC quite a bit, not that you need to OC to game on that. 

@jinxman said: " @sdauz said: " when ppl have guns, ppl use guns, Australia has tight gun controls...why do u think we have less gun violence than the US? Only 5% of Australians own guns, most of them are farmers and ppl in rural areas. Im not saying Australia is perfect but widespread gun ownership (20% and above) in society can only lead to two things crime and death. "you ...

@PISTOLcm:   3G is perfect for gaming. I've done it, and never had any latency issues (aroudn 150ms ping in game).

Just ask the tech guys at your uni. They will be happy to open up the ports I bet.  Otherwise, you might consider getting wireless internet on some 3G network near the school. Wouldn't cost much since you'd just be running games through it.

@cinemandrew said: " @Subject2Change said: " Aren't the new 1156s Triple Channel ready? I'd go with 6 gigs of Triple Channel memory instead. And not go with the i5 nor a budget board if you are willing to spend 1200. "Um, what's "Triple Channel"? Sorry if that's a totally idiotic question.   @Driadon: Thanks for the info. I'm starting to get some information overload here. I'll have to take some ...

@belaraphon said: " if you are going to stick with that video card get a bigger power supply. i bought a gtx 280 and the 650 watt i originally ordered didn't cut the mustard - the gtx series are huge power hogs. the card itself would turn off with the warning light of not enough juice. i'd suggest an 850 or above to allow for expansion and reuse in the ...

@warxsnake said: " @Valentine said: " @warxsnake: How do you keep going over 100GB a month? I think you need to tell your brother to stop downloading movies and porn or pay the extra charge. "We both play games online regularly. We both watch and stream movies and tv shows online. We both download tv shows weekly by episode. And remember, 100GB is for both upload and download so if ...

Do more price matching and try to change to: 1) a cheaper video card.  (gtx260 216, or gtx275 but no more than 175$ and make sure it comes with Batman). 2) a core5 or core7 system.  (At this point in the game, certainly worth going for the i5 I think... )  3) I went with Vista Ultimate too. I don't use any of its "ultimate" features though... Total waste of cash.  Just ...

getting there. Still need a better video card! Minimum gtx 275 as people suggested (or ati 4890). If you have lots of cash get a Radeon 5870. If you don't have a lot of cash, at least a gtx 260 216 (or ati 4870 1gb).   Would be better to upgrade the video card, then to go from 2.66 ghz to 2.93.

@jakob187:  for pc games?@Bucketdeth said: " Wait, can anything even go up to 2160p? "pc games

@Jimbo said: " I can't even remember the context in which this discussion came up during the podcast, so I will say that CoD 4 is plenty popular on the PC, but how many actually paid for it I couldn't say. "its also way better on the pc which is the big point. :)

GTX 260 core 216 was cheaper than a 4870 when I bought it. From most benchmarks I see it is faster too? But better linux drivers is why I went nvidia!   Nothin wrong with using a controller on a PC either!  But if your point is for more PC coverage/awareness, then cool. 

@Joey2683:   go buy a sweet gaming pc and stick it in yer living room.

Thats a pretty console centric vision. Its only because you have a small hard drive that you couldn't be buying and downloading the best games devs have to offer. I just downloaded Batman yesterday (8 gigs).   I'm sure as the 360/ps3 hard drives increase in size, regular games will be sold online - and not just "mini games".

I buy everything on Steam these days.   No cd checks, can install and play anywhere I am... can't lose/scratch cd's... Cant lose CD key's... so much better.  Did I mention weekend steam sales?

Thats why they do work. If you are that cheap, go ahead and play - because you probably pirate your games anyway.

@FunExplosions said: " Lol, I'm asking this on a video game website. But I know were not a bunch of drooling nerds like the rest of the world makes us out, so I'll give it a shot. Here's the story. Went to a party, met up with an old friend that I had wanted to ask out for a long-ass time. Never got the chance for multiple reasons. About an ...