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 Oct 12 2004, 8:49 am
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Ever bought a game that ended up costing you over $772? Well, the other day i was walking down town and decided i would stop in my local Woolworths store. I saw a nice PC Game called Rome: Total War. I bought it, it cost me £35 or so. I didnt really check the specs because i was kind of in a hurry. So, i took this game home installed it and ran it. Didnt work, checked the specs and saw i needed a new graphics card. Bought a nice new one for £44. As the graphics card was being delivered i also noticed i needed a better processor. When buying a processor you also need a heatsink and fan. I decided i would NOT buy the processor and continued to www.dell.co.uk where i bought a brand new computer for £370. It is being delivered in 7-10 days and i can finally play my GAME!!!! This totalled me to around £430 which is about $772 for all you Americans. This game better be good.....
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This guy has you beat!
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-08-25&res=l | |
Theodis wrote:
This guy has you beat! lol.... | |
I didnt need a new computer.....I just thought instead of buying a new processor and stuff i might as well get a new computer. AND i thought it would be BETTER, i didnt really NEED it but it means i can play my game and have a better computer. The one im currently on has 9GB hard drive....One im getting has 80GB and for £369 its pretty good. 1024 MB RAM too!
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Kagayaku Kami wrote:
That is a nice setup. With all the illegal porn and [stuff] ive got on it? pfft you MUST be kidding me......jk :P But heres the URL for my new one - http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/ desktops_Q3_W10_dimen_3000_D1035?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs | |
Well, I am realising that you people did not just spend all that money on the game itself. You bought other parts too. Well, I bought a video game that cost $500 itself. It is called Steel Battalion. It is for the X-Box. Amazing game, if I say so myself.
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Yes, very cool game.
200 dollar controller, and the game itself costs 100. (So i don't know why you said 500.) | |
Heh, TNT2, I had one of those...two graphics cards ago. Go for a ATI 9800SE if you want a cheep card that works well. PowerColor boards can be soft moded to run like a 9800Pro/XT. They are about $150 at http://www.newegg.com .
Oh ya, I have the GuildWars beta as well. Maybe we will end up on the same server, I have not got to join in yet. | |
I got it for $500 because it was sold out. So I had to buy it very far away. A lot of shipment costings, and more than one.
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 The "Raptors" are newer 10,000 RPM HDDs. I hear they go out fast, so it might be best to wait until they are more accurate. I'm buying an 80 gig one for $180 free S&H. =P | |
Scoobert wrote:
Heh, TNT2, I had one of those...two graphics cards ago. Go for a ATI 9800SE if you want a cheep card that works well. PowerColor boards can be soft moded to run like a 9800Pro/XT. They are about $150 at http://www.newegg.com . I ordered the ATI Radeon 9600SE but the Dell PC i ordered comes with Intel Integrated Extreme Graphics. | |
Integrated graphics suck. Not good for 3D more than normal web applets, not not even some of them. They share CPU and RAM with your main system as well.
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Theodis wrote:
This guy has you beat!I went to that site and guess what the advertisement was for? Rome: total war. wow | |
Nyck wrote:
Theodis wrote: Coincedence? Or are they TORMENTING ME. HOW DARE THEY ADVERTISE SUCH A GREAT GAME THAT I CANT PLAY FOR 7 DAYS!!!! | |
I wish I was rich like you! :D
Good luck with your new PC, though. New stuff is cool beans :o) ~Kujila | |
Right now, I'm wondering how I'll be able to play Guild Wars at a decent frame rate. All I really need is a better graphics card and, since the one I have is so old, it should only be another $25-$50 to get one that will work. It's not like I have money to spend on it though. I'll probably be playing the free preview with a single-digit frame rate on my TNT2 later this month. Just like the last preview... which was still fun.