PC

I have all consoles and I just don't get that "thing that does it all" out of them.

I can have a huge donkey amount of games installed to my computer and can run them all without the need to find a disc and it's very easy to access them. I also have a powerful computer to convert videos to watch on smaller devices and compatibility with everything (All Media).

It's just all so much better on the PC honestly, use a console if things like installing and what not is foreign to you. A good PC these days should not cost more than 700$ (You can build a decent one at 500$) and that cost is worth it because you're forgetting that this is a PC it is THE hub of computing in a household.

People keep assuming they need crazy quad core processors with crazy 2GB DDR3 graphics card to run things at 1080p these days, my 5770 (costs 120$ now) can run EVERYTHING I THROW AT IT at 2048x1152 MAX settings. (Hint hint, a dual core processor is all that is needed to run todays games, no one ever programs for quad cores.)

But I digress, all these computer terms are foreign to some, if what I'm saying is confusing you, don't get it.

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Let's make an example build.

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=6...omoid=1331

Motherboard + Dual Core CPU = $99.99  CAD

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=4...omoid=1331

4GB DDR3 1333MHz Ram = $34.99  CAD

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=5...omoid=1331

2 TB HD = $69.99  CAD

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=6...omoid=1331

450W Power Supply (Not too sure about this part, but i would assume it'd work) = $29.99 CAD

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=4...omoid=1331

Case = $24.99  CAD

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=6...omoid=1331

Video card Radeon 6770 1GB DDR3 (I'm assuming this is the upgraded version of my video card, hence the first numeral being 6 now) = $124.99  CAD

Grand total = 384.95$$

More or less.

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Now...

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/m...28e9ceen02

XBOX 360 250GB Slim Bundle = 300$

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/p...9d39eden02

PS3 160 GB = 300$

Consoles are cheaper, but why wouldn't you get a PC when it has: Better Graphics, Larger Storage, Emulation (I'd suggest a switch to an intel core 2 duo though), the fact it's a freaking PC and it's not that much more expensive.

(This post was last modified: 08/07/2011 01:29 AM by Tetris999.)