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Jmac · 12-02-2009, 06:13 PM

This thread is sad ...

I game at least a little bit every day and, according to my Vista Performance & Reliability Monitor, I haven't had a piece of software crash on me since July 20, 2008 (17 months ago, GRID) and I've had a 10.00 Reliability Index since then.

This is a computer I spent roughly $1000 on 2 years ago and it still plays the majority of games at high settings (GTA IV the only one not at high, but still looks better than PS3/Console).

I have about 30 games I've purchased through Steam and another 15 or so not through Steam over the years (since 2003). Most of the games I've got on Steam I got on half-price specials within a month or 2 of release (and PC games are already cheaper than consoles). Adding everything up, I've spent probably about $1200 on games over the last 6 years. On a console, not only could I NOT carry those over to the next console in many cases, but I would only have got about 20 games within 2 months of release instead of 45 and those games will carry over to my next PC as well, unlike the consoles.

PCs can use the XBOX 360 controllers w/o any issue; PCs can be hooked up to your HDTV; a keyboard/mouse is not useless on a couch (assuming you have a wide armrest, that's how I game).

12-02-2009, 06:13 PM	#51
Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	This thread is sad ... I game at least a little bit every day and, according to my Vista Performance & Reliability Monitor, I haven't had a piece of software crash on me since July 20, 2008 (17 months ago, GRID) and I've had a 10.00 Reliability Index since then. This is a computer I spent roughly $1000 on 2 years ago and it still plays the majority of games at high settings (GTA IV the only one not at high, but still looks better than PS3/Console). I have about 30 games I've purchased through Steam and another 15 or so not through Steam over the years (since 2003). Most of the games I've got on Steam I got on half-price specials within a month or 2 of release (and PC games are already cheaper than consoles). Adding everything up, I've spent probably about $1200 on games over the last 6 years. On a console, not only could I NOT carry those over to the next console in many cases, but I would only have got about 20 games within 2 months of release instead of 45 and those games will carry over to my next PC as well, unlike the consoles. PCs can use the XBOX 360 controllers w/o any issue; PCs can be hooked up to your HDTV; a keyboard/mouse is not useless on a couch (assuming you have a wide armrest, that's how I game).