Help Buying new PC/Hardware

[Wazzerphuk]

I'm familiar with it all the time, as we've sold the last few versions of FM through Steam also. I still really can't get on with it at all.

 

[Billargh]

Back to hardware for a sec, I'm constantly being badgered by my Dad to get an Nvidia card instead of the Radeon. Any reason why i should take notice of him, or is he still living in the early 2000s? Only beneficial thing I can think of Nvidia having is the PhysX engine.

 

[nath]

Plus you can get a BFG card and BFG warranty support = mega win!

 

[Billargh]

Plus you can get a BFG card and BFG warranty support = mega win!

Erm, what? Infact nvm, google helped. Recommend me one of those cards for like, £150-£170ish nath?

 

[nath]

No idea, they keep upgrading me so I've not bought a card in some time. I'd just pop to ebuyer and find out what BFG card you can get for that sort of dosh - I'd guess you could manage a 285 but that could be wrong.

 

[Ch3tan]

Plus you can get a BFG card and BFG warranty support = mega win!

Didn't Kryt say in the thread you made about returning your card that BFG have now shut down their European operations?

 

[nath]

Looks like as it's getting hard to find them at the usual places. What a pain in the arse :\.

 

[Ch3tan]

Looks like as it's getting hard to find them at the usual places. What a pain in the arse :\.

You are to blame nath, by taking advantage of their naive business sense and customer care, you have made them un-feasible in Europe.

 

[nath]

Ah well, I've got my lifetime warranty and I plan to continue to make use of it!

Besides, Kryt got a 285 from an 8800gt, I merely got my 8800 Ultra replaced with a 260. Clearly Kryt is to blame!

 

[Ch3tan]

I hope you are both proud of yourselves

 

[Billargh]

I'm also angry now I can't get something I wasn't aware existed till 30 mins ago!

 

[Kryten]

gits Definite shame, BFG do indeed rock.

But lets face it, if something goes wrong they still have to honour their warranty and they do so very well indeed.

 

[Bodhi]

I'd ignore your dad and get a Radeon. More features and better drivers at this time.

 

[cHodAX]

I'd ignore your dad and get a Radeon. More features and better drivers at this time.

Yep, the man speaketh the truth.

 

[cHodAX]

As I just said to Bill in private message, the Radeon 5770 has DX11 support, great performance for the money and low power usage thanks to it being built on a 40nm process. For the money I would be picking the Radeon, the Nvidia 260 is 18 month old tech.

 

[Billargh]

Ordering now

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Looks like Serious Sam HD even when boxed will require Steam.

That's fucking gay. Oh well. Will buy Bioshock tomorrow instead.

 

[Billargh]

Just bought Crysis to see how well this rig runs a game as badass as that. I still haven't got the thing up and running though, got all the parts lying around next to me. Been maaaaany years since I put a PC together, I don't trust myself to do it right

 

[Wazzerphuk]

...At least I would have bought it if there was a single shop in central london that sells pc games more than 6 weeks old. Half the Game shops don't even sell brand new ones. Total disgrace. Apart from them and HMV there's nowhere to even get a game even in central london, never thought I'd see that. Shows how much console gaming and pc piracy have had an effect in the last 5 years...

 

[Billargh]

Even over the last few months I've noticed a complete disappearance of PC games in many of the shops where I live (South Shields). The local cheap game shops Grainger Games, had a total of 3(!) games on sale today, 2 of which were Football Manager. Even ASDA where I work stopped selling them, apparantly this was because during the midnight launch of Modern Warfare 2 they only sold one copy of the game on PC. Lucky enough we've got a GAME and Gamestation that still sell a fair few PC games

 

[Wazzerphuk]

The local cheap game shops Grainger Games, had a total of 3(!) games on sale today, 2 of which were Football Manager. Even ASDA where I work stopped selling them, apparantly this was because during the midnight launch of Modern Warfare 2 they only sold one copy of the game on PC. Lucky enough we've got a GAME and Gamestation that still sell a fair few PC games

Good stuff, at least they're stocking the correct game!

I went to my local GAME the other day, not a single PC game in sight. Similar sights in central today. Fucking mad, and sad.

Will have to order online and wait near a week for it :<

 

[Billargh]

Oh I couldn't be fucked with waiting a week for a game, I'll always use a site that offers next day delivery, even if the pricetag is more .

And not to get competitive, but I think this is another +1 for why North > South .

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Aye, a recession doesn't normally have much impact on slums

 

[nath]

Shows how much console gaming and pc piracy have had an effect in the last 5 years...

I'd be inclined to think it's more to do with the prevalence of consoles and how much more money they make than piracy. Also lets not forget online mail-order like amazon. I don't remember the last time I bought a PC game in a shop and that's simply because it's *always* cheaper online.

 

[Billargh]

Seems to be having quite an effect on you Wazz

I figured here would be a good place to stick it though, why the frig can't I change the Timezone in Win7 from UTC to GMT?! I can't sync up to last.fm in pissing UTC apparantly.

 

[Billargh]

Noooo seconds too late to edit, I'm actually an idiot. I'm also not explaining what I done wrong, bigsoz.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I'd be inclined to think it's more to do with the prevalence of consoles and how much more money they make than piracy. Also lets not forget online mail-order like amazon. I don't remember the last time I bought a PC game in a shop and that's simply because it's *always* cheaper online.

I have no inclinations, I have facts. I did mention consoles in that sentence so not sure what you've added here is anything new.

Console games are always cheaper online too.

 

[nath]

I have no inclinations, I have facts. I did mention consoles in that sentence so not sure what you've added here is anything new.

Console games are always cheaper online too.

My point was that of the two reasons you listed, I'd expect consoles to be the more relevant. Incidentally, with respect to piracy what facts do you have, and care to share them? I've yet to see any decent information about how piracy affects the industry beyond "x number of pirated copies = £x lost revenue" which is obviously bullshit.

 

[Ch3tan]

Pc games sales in retail have been shocking for years, though with Steam and deirect2drive, plus the cheapness of online retails it's not a huge problem.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

It is when you hate Steam! :<

nath: Whilst I'd like to share them, I can't and you know this by now.