Computers And Video Games

[tanay]

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

thanks brothers

in the end which one is the best?
do these gr8 processors coupled with good cards beat gaming consoles??

anyone knows a good gaming site....
where we get to know new games and reviews etc

With very cheap current hardware you can beat both the Xbox 360 and the PS3.
The PS3 has a GPU based on the NV47 Chip (Nvidia GeForce 7800 Architecture) with a fixed memory size of 256 MB.
The XBOX 360 runs an ATI unit codenamed C1/Xenos which is something similar to the ATI X1000 series GPU's. It's a 128-bit card.
Both consoles have old hardware. The only reason games look so great on them is because the games are heavily optimised for the consoles, while this is not done for the PC's.

[outworldly maniac]

thanks to all three of u

Originally Posted by Aparajith

Yeah, they very much do!!! With these processors on good boards and enough RAM, the graphics card is the ONLY bottleneck. Keep it updated and any gaming console can be beaten! I prefer gamespot.com for latest gaming reviews.

how frequently the graphic cards would have to be changed??
what does a awesome graphic card cost... any rough idea...
not those gr8 ones thou,,,

Originally Posted by pranay

Same here man! IGN is too biased...

Coupling cards too is a very good way of updating the graphics hardware, instead of buying a X2 of the same card cause:

* it turns out to be cheaper
* better performance (depends on cards)

So, outworldly maniac, make sure you buy SLI/CrossFire motherboard.

what does the last line mean friend?
are they brands or any specific tech type boards,,,
sorry for the noob question but been away from comp world since a long time now

Originally Posted by tanay

With very cheap current hardware you can beat both the Xbox 360 and the PS3.
The PS3 has a GPU based on the NV47 Chip (Nvidia GeForce 7800 Architecture) with a fixed memory size of 256 MB.
The XBOX 360 runs an ATI unit codenamed C1/Xenos which is something similar to the ATI X1000 series GPU's. It's a 128-bit card.
Both consoles have old hardware. The only reason games look so great on them is because the games are heavily optimised for the consoles, while this is not done for the PC's.

wow that was good brief knowledge .....
according to your last sentense " The only reason games look so great on them is because the games are heavily optimised for the consoles, while this is not done for the PC's."
please could you elaborate on this.... by looking good you mean the graphics or something else also.... again forgive my ignorance

[outworldly maniac]

but this is something not getting into my mind .....

then why on earth people buy gaming consoles in such large numbers
infact the new xbox 360 was out of stock in a big asian place ( dont remember the name ... probably hong kong ) only in the first week of its release

[nightwing]

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

thanks to all three of u



how frequently the graphic cards would have to be changed??
what does a awesome graphic card cost... any rough idea...
not those gr8 ones thou,,,

You could get a good card like an Ati 4850 for around 7-8k.There are a lot of options above that if you can spend some more.
I changed my old card after three years and it still runs fine.Can play all the latest games too.

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

what does the last line mean friend?
are they brands or any specific tech type boards,,,
sorry for the noob question but been away from comp world since a long time now

It means that the motherboard is capable of running two graphic cards at the same time. The boards that can run two Nvidia cards are called SLI motherboards while the motherboards that can run two Ati cards are called Crossfire motherboards.
And yes there are a lot of brands in motherboards.Good and bad.MSI,Asus and Gigabyte are the good ones.

[outworldly maniac]

Originally Posted by nightwing

You could get a good card like an Ati 4850 for around 7-8k.There are a lot of options above that if you can spend some more.
I changed my old card after three years and it still runs fine.Can play all the latest games too.


It means that the motherboard is capable of running two graphic cards at the same time. The boards that can run two Nvidia cards are called SLI motherboards while the motherboards that can run two Ati cards are called Crossfire motherboards.
And yes there are a lot of brands in motherboards.Good and bad.MSI,Asus and Gigabyte are the good ones.

thanks for the info buddy
would have to admit i am really surprised to know that 2 graphic cards can run together ... lol

then if one low quality and one high quality is used
what would be the output ????
are any two cards compatible ???

what is your pc config??

1. mine is 256 mb DDR I ram
2. some nvidia card
3. 2.8 GHz HT intel processor
4. some motherboard.... original motherboards for my processor are no longer available .. place for one graphic card only
i wanted to change the graphic card and ram
but
the dealers say that i cannot fit any new graphic card because my comp is not compatible

[nightwing]

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

what is your pc config??

1. mine is 256 mb DDR I ram
2. some nvidia card
3. 2.8 GHz HT intel processor
4. some motherboard.... original motherboards for my processor are no longer available .. place for one graphic card only
i wanted to change the graphic card and ram
but
the dealers say that i cannot fit any new graphic card because my comp is not compatible

Maybe your motherboard is quite old and doesnt support the new cards. You will have to upgrade your whole system if you want to play the latest games.
The SLI motherboards only allow two similar type of Nvidia cards to run together. So if you are thinking of two cards then you will have to buy the same. Crossfire motherboards allows you to run two different Ati cards. In both the cases you will get a performance boost.
In my opinion, go for a single good card now.

[outworldly maniac]

Originally Posted by nightwing

Maybe your motherboard is quite old and doesnt support the new cards. You will have to upgrade your whole system if you want to play the latest games.

yeah that what the dealers also told


sorry edited the last post in the middle
let me put it again

thanks for the info buddy
would have to admit i am really surprised to know that 2 graphic cards can run together ... lol

then if one low quality and one high quality is used
what would be the output ????
are any two cards compatible ???

is there not jugaad or any trick or anything that can be done
hehe ,,, if u know anything magical

[nightwing]

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

yeah that what the dealers also told


sorry edited the last post in the middle
let me put it again

thanks for the info buddy
would have to admit i am really surprised to know that 2 graphic cards can run together ... lol

then if one low quality and one high quality is used
what would be the output ????
are any two cards compatible ???

is there not jugaad or any trick or anything that can be done
hehe ,,, if u know anything magical

Check my post above.
Magic is not possible in the world of PC hardware. Decide on a budget now and gather as much info about the best possible PC specifications that lie in it. And grab hold of a knowledgeable xbhp member from Mumbai and pester him to help you in purchasing the stuff. I suppose Lamington road is the tech heaven in Mumbai?

[outworldly maniac]

Originally Posted by nightwing

Check my post above.
Magic is not possible in the world of PC hardware. Decide on a budget now and gather as much info about the best possible PC specifications that lie in it. And grab hold of a knowledgeable xbhp member from Mumbai and pester him to help you in purchasing the stuff. I suppose Lamington road is the tech heaven in Mumbai?

i know.... was just telling it for the sake of it
consoling myself

yeah lamington road is the best.....
mumbai has many things that are awesome .... but it requires you to be knowledgeable ... that means you should have complete inside out information about what you want ... otherwise be sure to be thugged or fooled or cheated
just like automobile parts ...
and as many member i think i know in mumbai... no one must be deeply knowing about computers ... still not sure
i m saying this because never saw many mumbai guys here

btw how do u know

[jigar2speed]

Originally Posted by outworldly maniac

yeah that what the dealers also told


sorry edited the last post in the middle
let me put it again

thanks for the info buddy
would have to admit i am really surprised to know that 2 graphic cards can run together ... lol

then if one low quality and one high quality is used
what would be the output ????
are any two cards compatible ???

is there not jugaad or any trick or anything that can be done
hehe ,,, if u know anything magical

If you buy Nvidia cards, you can put 2 different Nvidia cards (One faster and other slower) in the same system (Motherboard) but one card will play as a graphic card (Faster card) and other card will play as a Phsx card (Slower card). (Caution: Both the cards have to be 8000 series or above)

Hope this info helps you...