Non-Retro Video Game Thread

HS · Post #351 by HS » Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:33 pm

19nazzy wrote:Is the 970 the one that had the VRAM issue? Where it was stated as 4 GB but couldn't actually use it.

Correct. But it is only an issue during 4K gaming -- which I don't think you or Craig will be dealing with.

Craig · Post #352 by **Craig** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:40 pm

Now I'm back to thinking about a 290. So much cheaper.

Thomas Malthus · Post #353 by **Thomas Malthus** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:15 pm

So my brother is looking to build his first PC. I don't really know how much he knows about the different pieces of the machines (I know nothing) but I asked some more experienced friends to give me some articles and advice for him. Mainly got links to guides from Tom's Hardware and such. After sending them his way he sent me this link to his three builds he put together and asked me to check in with the experienced people I know for their thoughts. The more people the merrier and you lot sure seem to know what you're talking about, plus it fits with the current vein of conversation.

tl;dr brother is doing first build, please check out his parts lists and give feedback?

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Digitaldrew92/saved/

Cheers, gents.

vonbonds · Post #354 by **vonbonds** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:24 pm

Just a few thoughts and I'm about 10 years removed from building my own rigs so take it for what it's worth.

Double the RAM, 8GB is a minimum number I'd go with these days, make it 16GB
At least get a hybrid hard drive (solid state and spinning) or a full blown SSD hard drive. Why build a computer if you aren't going to make it a quick one.
I don't know what the best video card is and he might have it. If not don't skimp on the graphics card.

Again, why build it if it isn't going to be really good. So many off the shelf systems are good enough these days.

Once that's all done get the best monitor he can afford. I always believe no matter what's going on under the covers in a computer I want to look at the best possible output/screen I can in my price range.

IcE ColD · Post #355 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:43 pm

You might want to share with us what your brother wants to do with his computer (navigate web/do homeworks? lots of streaming? gaming? etc.). What he intends to do with it has a lot of impact on what we could recommend, hardware-wise.

Thomas Malthus · Post #356 by **Thomas Malthus** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:37 pm

IcE ColD wrote:You might want to share with us what your brother wants to do with his computer (navigate web/do homeworks? lots of streaming? gaming? etc.). What he intends to do with it has a lot of impact on what we could recommend, hardware-wise.

I had typed up a bit about it initially but didn't want to throw in everything but the kitchen sink

He has a let's play channel on youtube that he likes doing - so he makes videos of himself as he plays through games. He can only play about half of the games from this steam account: http://steamcommunity.com/id/digitaldre ... tab=recent

So he's going to want something that plays games really well but also something that can handle the video editing and stuff (I don't really know that the two are sufficiently different requirements that they'd cause problems).

He went on reddit and told me that this is what people are suggesting: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FpRZpg

He wants to keep it within the $1000-ish range (excluding monitor).

IcE ColD · Post #357 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:16 pm

The rig looks legitimately capable of doing all that. As vonbonds said, he might want to double the RAM. He just has to make sure to install his OS on the SSD disk, keep the 1TB regular HD for storage. No clue about the Radeon graphic card, I'm an nVidia fanboy (like HS).

I think Craig and HS are probably your best bet for recommendations for a tower PC. vonbonds seems like an able body as well. I haven't bought a tower in about 15 years. :bbf:

Craig · Post #358 by **Craig** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:01 pm

I found this deal, which seems outstanding: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... Z38vqtjcug

Those parts at NewEgg would be 525$ right now. Any reason why I shouldn't just pull the trigger now?

For video cards I've found a 290 for 315 (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/181936323880?_tr ... rmvSB=true)

or a 970 for around 360 (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... -_-Product)

I think I'm leaning toward the 970.

Craig · Post #359 by **Craig** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:25 pm

Just for a laugh, here's my existing "gaming" computer:

Intel Core 2 duo E8500
4 gigs of some sort of RAM.
ATI Radeon 4850

Looks like I must have got it a little later than I thought. Probably late 2008.

Craig · Post #360 by **Craig** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:30 pm

Tiger direct took forever to ship me my processor. But I finally got it today. They also randomly credited my PayPal account with like 200 bucks, to the CPU/mobo/ram ends up being like 200 bucks. If I bought it again today it would be like 500.

Now if only ncix would ship my fucking video card already.

HS · Post #361 by HS » Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:13 pm

Craig wrote:Tiger direct took forever to ship me my processor. But I finally got it today. They also randomly credited my PayPal account with like 200 bucks, to the CPU/mobo/ram ends up being like 200 bucks. If I bought it again today it would be like 500.

Now if only ncix would ship my fucking video card already.

Which CPU?

Also, did you get my message? I got the parts, no idea what to do with them =/

Craig · Post #362 by **Craig** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:43 pm

4690k

Yeah, I dunno what to do either. I mean a tray is what, 7 bucks? I can just buy a new one.

HS · Post #363 by HS » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:48 pm

Craig wrote:4690k

Yeah, I dunno what to do either. I mean a tray is what, 7 bucks? I can just buy a new one.

Good choice. Surprised you got the combo for so cheap.

You could get it for 7 if you wanted. I think I have like two trays, and the pins to go with it.

Craig · Post #364 by **Craig** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:50 pm

Well if you have an easy way to get them to me, by all means. But it doesn't seem with a special trip.

HS · Post #365 by HS » Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:09 pm

Craig wrote:Well if you have an easy way to get them to me, by all means. But it doesn't seem with a special trip.

We will see how my week shapes up. My girlfriend is back in the city, so I will be going down in her direction a lot this month. Just don't know when I'll be going down to the York Mills / Downtown area yet.

vf · Post #366 by vf » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:09 pm

If anybody is interested Out of the Park 15 is on sale right now for 2.79.

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/m ... 5498e57a56

HS · Post #367 by HS » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:20 pm

vf wrote:If anybody is interested Out of the Park 15 is on sale right now for 2.79.

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/m ... 5498e57a56

Wow, that's a good deal.

HS · Post #368 by HS » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:22 pm

Just brought it. Thanks for the heads up.

RTWAP · Post #369 by **RTWAP** » Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:08 pm

Is anyone interested in playing MechWarrior Online? I paid for a Founders Pack (with a bunch of mechs and credits and such) before the game launched a few years ago but never really got into it. The account is just sitting there unused.

I'm happy to give it away.

Free.

HS · Post #370 by HS » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:00 pm

Anyone playing The Division? It's really fucking good.

vonbonds · Post #371 by **vonbonds** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:57 pm

HS wrote:Anyone playing The Division? It's really fucking good.

Go to the Devils video game thread. A guy there is looking for online players to team up with.

jester · Post #372 by **jester** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:30 pm

HS wrote:Anyone playing The Division? It's really fucking good.

Played the beta, and thought the environment was mighty impressive. I'll be curious to hear how it ages--i.e., is it overly repetitive?

vonbonds · Post #373 by **vonbonds** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:51 pm

jester wrote:
HS wrote:Anyone playing The Division? It's really fucking good.

Played the beta, and thought the environment was mighty impressive. I'll be curious to hear how it ages--i.e., is it overly repetitive?

The Devils broad who plays it says the single player mode isn't anything to write home about as it's a grind like a lot of these types of games. The co-op play is supposed to be excellent though. I'd get it if my boy wasn't obsessed with Star Wars Battlefront as I don't have access to the XB1 anymore :pacman:

and I don't have the online service for the PS4.

senate · Post #374 by **senate** » Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:28 pm

Truly we live in a golden age of games.

RTWAP · Post #375 by **RTWAP** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:49 pm

That was so awkward.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #376 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Tue May 17, 2016 4:50 am

vf · Post #377 by vf » Wed May 25, 2016 12:57 pm

Grim Dawn is fucking fantastic for you hack'n'slash arpg fans.

HS · Post #378 by HS » Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:41 pm

vf wrote:Grim Dawn is fucking fantastic for you hack'n'slash arpg fans.

Friend highly recommended it, but I'm kind of holding off from buying games right now. The options are pretty shitty in all honesty.

HS · Post #379 by HS » Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:59 pm

I have been playing a lot of Kerbal Space Program, and I think this is the most fun I have had in playing a game for awhile. It's challenging, the physics are accurate, and there's a lot of math involved to keep you interested. Some of the game is casualised for the casual player, but if you want advanced game play, this game has it too.

Good example:

I'm trying to build a rocketship to test my long-term ability to consistently send a shuttle to orbit so I can develop a space station and a fueling station. I kept crashing because the nose would tip downwards the faster the rocket went. And I figured out the reason for that -- I had assumed centre of mass was fixed, and if I had it just above the middle, it would hold and I would be able to control the rocket. Nope. G-forces comes into play the faster you are going, so will air resistance leading up to the Stratosphere and eventually the Mesosphere.

Worth the buy. It's been out for a few years now, but still a very popular game. I think it just hit consoles yesterday.

RTWAP · Post #380 by **RTWAP** » Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:27 pm

It's on my Steam wishlist. Just waiting for a good sale.

19nazzy · Post #381 by **19nazzy** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:19 am

Same here.

IcE ColD · Post #382 by **IcE ColD** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:47 am

Been playing Rocket League lately. That game is awesome. Just freaking awesome. I love the physics in that game.

I recommend using a gamepad though.

19nazzy · Post #383 by **19nazzy** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:59 am

IcE ColD wrote:Been playing Rocket League lately. That game is awesome. Just freaking awesome. I love the physics in that game.

I recommend using a gamepad though.

You playing on PC I assume?

IcE ColD · Post #384 by **IcE ColD** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:00 am

19nazzy wrote:
IcE ColD wrote:Been playing Rocket League lately. That game is awesome. Just freaking awesome. I love the physics in that game.

I recommend using a gamepad though.

You playing on PC I assume?

Yep. I didn't get any console on the latest generation - have switched to PC full time, it seems.

WTF · Post #385 by **WTF** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:23 pm

Finally caved in and replaced my GTX 770 with a GTX 1070. The 1070 is a beast with a lower TDP than my old card.

MP · Post #386 by MP » Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:05 pm

Anyone play the new Civ yet?

IcE ColD · Post #387 by **IcE ColD** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:57 pm

Waiting for a sale here. And maybe the first expansion. Civ V kinda burnt me with their "it only took two full expansions to bring back the features that were in Civ 4".

I am a patient cockfag.

(This said, if it falls to 30$ during the Steam Holiday Sale, I'll probably pull the trigger...)

:danson:

senate · Post #388 by **senate** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:36 pm

I bought it on release. I enjoyed it. I think it is better than post-expansion Civ 5. But with that said, after only 26 hours I've already bounced off of it. I can't articulate why.

vf · Post #389 by vf » Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:40 pm

I have put a shocking and inordinate amount of time into Ark:Survival Evolved.

vf · Post #390 by vf » Wed May 24, 2017 7:54 pm

Any you cockfags wanna play EHM in my online league? :banana:

vonbonds · Post #391 by **vonbonds** » Wed May 24, 2017 9:44 pm

WTF · Post #392 by **WTF** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:53 pm

I hopped on the VR bandwagon in August when the Oculus Rift + Touch bundle (the one with the XBOX One controller) went on sale.

I finally picked up Lone Echo when it was on sale earlier this month and it's just an incredible experience. The gameplay is fairly simple and straightforward but the immersion and the movement system (hurling yourself in a virtual zero gravity environment by propelling yourself off your surroundings or using mini jet boosts) is a lot of fun.

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