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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
Any PC gamers out here NS? steam=mcmclovin18, xfire=mclovin18, Gamertag = -={BAMF}=-McMcLovin'
Mar 14 2010 1:40PM
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Benjo
Posts: 709 - Karma: 23
Steam: _affair_
Xfire: K0ndom or 0jiberish0 i dunno exactly just try
Mar 14 2010 2:10PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
steam= pjbball04

xfire=evilbliz
Mar 14 2010 2:14PM
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Liam.Butler
Posts: 709 - Karma: 17
steam - silentliam
xfire - liambutler

looking at picking up BC2 today hows my specs sound
Processor    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2600 Mhz, 2 Core, 2 Logical Processor
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Available Physical Memory    1.40 GB
and some xfx mobo, will I be able to get away with over 60 fps?


Mar 14 2010 2:36PM
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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
Im Running

Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5Ghz per core
Asus p5Ql- pro mobo
4G G.Skill DDR2 4-4-4-12 Gaming Latency Memory
500GB of HDD space
XFX Nvidia GeForce 9600Gt

All Bundled up in a antec Nine Hundred

I run a sony SDM-HS95P 19' Monitor (LCD)

Logitech G15 Keyboard G7 mouse ( 2000 DPI) and a bose soundsystem.

Mar 14 2010 2:46PM
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Liam.Butler
Posts: 709 - Karma: 17
You have the 9600 gt, if you have bc2 how is your frame rate?
Mar 14 2010 2:48PM
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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
This took off faster then i could have hoped, Console are only good for parties, and N64 James Bond Goldeneye
Mar 14 2010 2:50PM
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messplay
Posts: 4483 - Karma: 1,066
grew up as cs 1.3 beta came out..when cal-invite and played over 7 other seasons of CAL and CEVO (up to main/premier in both)

steam name: stevens[5]

www.esportsea.com/?stevens_5

retired about 1 year ago but i was there since it started :D so all you guyys still interested in that shit join:

gotfrag.com
esportsea.com
myeg.net

Mar 14 2010 2:54PM
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EthanJPAskier
Posts: 1668 - Karma: 248
You'll have some trouble with BC2,
i've got...

Q6600 Quad core @ 3.2 ghz
8800gt
4gb DDR3 1333
Gigabyte EP45T-UD3P mobo

and i have some trouble with bad company 2

Mar 14 2010 3:09PM
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Liam.Butler
Posts: 709 - Karma: 17
I hope that I can just tone down the visual aspect of the game and play it atleast over 60 fps. I play mw2 on low settings for hight frame rate and other reasons. A nice looking game is sweet but I care about gameplay more.
Mar 14 2010 3:13PM
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EthanJPAskier
Posts: 1668 - Karma: 248
yea you might be able to, but you'll want your settings at at least high in order to get the destructible environments, any lower and they don't work.
Mar 14 2010 3:17PM
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styley.
Posts: 393 - Karma: 20
shits ill.

i was cal-im back in the day for source.

steam: styley :)

btw everyone check out: http://www.texasteamplayers.com/
Mar 14 2010 5:45PM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
steam: powderbro

I play mw2 on a Dell inspiron 9300 laptop. I have to play at 640 x 480, or I get blue screen of death. But it's still fun.
Mar 14 2010 6:04PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
push that q6600 a little harder and BC2 will be less troublesome :)
Mar 14 2010 7:18PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
We have very similar systems zomg! your processer is better than mine though, I've got the q9300 @ 2.75 ghz.

I've been thinking of replacing my 8800gt for a while now, its a good card, but starting to show its age.
Mar 14 2010 7:22PM
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EthanJPAskier
Posts: 1668 - Karma: 248
Dude believe me, i've tried, but i've got a crappy VID on my chip so core voltage is an issue.
Mar 14 2010 7:25PM
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EthanJPAskier
Posts: 1668 - Karma: 248
yea i know what you mean, i'd love to replace my 8800, but i just don't have the cash haha.
Mar 14 2010 7:26PM
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Caspian
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 25
Why dont we just make a steam group/join the one that exists with one member (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/newschoolers)

My steam community id is |ATG| Capt. Yossarian |GitS|
Mar 14 2010 7:35PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171
I really want to get back into PC gaming but its just too damn expensive... i cant afford a laptop and a desktop. shit sucks.
Mar 14 2010 8:55PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
not really, you can build a decent PC for around 500 bucks.
Mar 14 2010 9:14PM
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messplay
Posts: 4483 - Karma: 1,066
$500? abot 4 years ago when i built my computer


OS:XP PRO
CPU:quad core 2.6
Memory:2GB
Hard Drive:250GB
Video Card:8800gts 640mb
Sound Card:steel 5H v2
Headphones:steel 5H v2
 Monitor:NEC 19" 2ms
Mouse:g5 weight at 6.8g
 Mousepad:steel QcK+
Keyboard:steel 6g

that was nearly $1,800 from newegg.com

but my mobo was a beast and everything was nearly top of th eline at that time, it's amazing that if i look at all that stuff now i can probably rebuild the exact same thing for the price of my Graphics Card + Case back when i bought them at their starting price.

technology advances wayyy too fast it's hard to keep up
Mar 14 2010 9:21PM
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Dbouch
Posts: 1059 - Karma: 13
I will be joining you all on my MacBook next month, I'm looking forward to it.
Mar 14 2010 9:41PM
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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
I get about 80 FPS @ high settings 1024x1280 on W@W and average about 55 on mw2 a "extra" settings
Mar 14 2010 9:42PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171
This is false (assuming you built a PC that doesn't suck balls).

Also, i dont have $500.
Mar 14 2010 9:53PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
your best bet when building a budget rig is to buy a few parts at a time (pace yourself i guess), look for hot deals on newegg and tigerdirect (barebones kits are usually a good deal).

there are some decently priced gaming laptops out there too (MSI is a good value brand,I almost got this for school: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152159&cm_re=MSI-_-34-152-159-_-Product but went with a lenovo which was better suited for doing work)

oh, and my steam ID is "TheZu"
Mar 14 2010 10:43PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171
The thing is in a few years whatever PC i get will go from being able to play the newest games on max, to barely being able to run things on low/medium.

Its just not worth it IMO... especially with a laptop where you cant replace parts.
Mar 14 2010 10:46PM
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AdolfShitler
Posts: 1618 - Karma: 32
Mar 14 2010 10:48PM
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AdolfShitler
Posts: 1618 - Karma: 32
what the fuck does this mean
Mar 14 2010 10:51PM
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leahey
Posts: 2548 - Karma: 32
BLAH BLAH BLAH. PROCESSOR SHIT. I JUST GOT 3 RED RINGS ON MY XBOX AND IM STUCK PLAYING FUCKING COD 1 ON MY COMPUTER.
Mar 14 2010 10:52PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171

Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5Ghz per core
Asus p5Ql- pro mobo
4G G.Skill DDR2 4-4-4-12 Gaming Latency Memory
500GB of HDD space
XFX Nvidia GeForce 9600Gt

All Bundled up in a antec Nine Hundred

I run a sony SDM-HS95P 19' Monitor (LCD)

Logitech G15 Keyboard G7 mouse ( 2000 DPI) and a bose soundsystem.



2.5 GHZ processor
asus motherboard
4 gigs of ram
500gb hard drive
nvidia 9600GT video card


not that complicated.
Mar 14 2010 10:53PM
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AdolfShitler
Posts: 1618 - Karma: 32
I'm sorry I have a life homo
Mar 14 2010 10:54PM
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A.0.spin
Posts: 472 - Karma: 186
Im not that serious or good but I have played source for a long ass time now. pretty much only on office nowadays and some gg dm servers. anyone ever play the .bad. office server? check it out
207.210.252.216:27015


steam: gmacmilla
Mar 14 2010 10:55PM
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AdolfShitler
Posts: 1618 - Karma: 32
hahaah im sorry i feel ya
Mar 14 2010 10:57PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
pc gaming certainly isn't for the frugal, but a well thought out rig should be able to last you for 3-4 years. one must also realize that older games on the PC are played forever (starcraft, WC3, HL2, WoW[bleh], etc...). you don't HAVE to play the newest games on your PC..
Mar 14 2010 10:59PM
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OhMyBosh
Posts: 5056 - Karma: 171
Oh i know... id be happy playing CoD2 and CS:S to be honest... although when a dope new game comes out in 4 years and i can barely run it it'll be kinda annoying.
Mar 14 2010 11:25PM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
just curious, anyone used to play tactical ops? haha
Mar 14 2010 11:43PM
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Steezy_me123
Posts: 164 - Karma: 48
add me in steam fellas mcmclovin18
Mar 15 2010 12:05AM
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sktrkdo7
Posts: 1920 - Karma: 182
pc gaming is the shit. such a shame tho its so expensive to keep up with the technology
Mar 15 2010 6:44AM
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T.L.
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 3,008
it's not that bad for what you get in the end.  I built my system about 2 years ago and I'm about ready to dump $450 into it and it will still out run a lot of new higher end machines. You just have to do some research and build it so that it will adapt to new tech as it comes out.
Mar 15 2010 5:44PM
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