FETT0556
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Lost my old account info so starting over:/. I work a lot and have limited free time, but have been playing Battlefield 4/ Star Wars Battlefront beta when I can lately. Both run very well and smooth, specs on my PC will follow. The most recently released specs for battlefront make me think I may need to get away from PC gaming (due to cost/time) OR get more RAM. Obviously, a RAM upgrade is more cost efficient than a console. I would appreciate your feedback, I will admit I am kinda out of the loop lately! EVGA x58 Classified 3 Intel i7 930 @ 4.2ghz 6gb (3x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1600 Intel 240gig SSD (newer model, g2g) EVGA 970 SC (used to have 2x GTX480's)
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/12 20:30:11
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You can do a password recovery on evga forums. The old account has all your evga hardware tied to it. If you ever need to do a RMA, you will need access to account the hardware is register under. You can squeeze a few more years out of X58 if you really want to. I say wait to see whats on sale during blackfriday to make up your mind.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/12 20:35:42
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Your pc still looks capable and you're right, some more RAM is not too much (I thought an i7 930 @ 4.2Ghz was faster than a stock 2500K for gaming anyway?) . What resolution do you game at because if it's 1080p or so you should be fine.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 02:32:21
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You could always get a console and buy a XIM4. I have one and it makes console gaming pretty comparable to PC gaming. Not to mention being used to playing as master race against the plebs is super easy.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 04:23:11
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houkom You could always get a console and buy a XIM4. I have one and it makes console gaming pretty comparable to PC gaming. Not to mention being used to playing as master race against the plebs is super easy.
I have a XIM3 for the 360 and love it! I wouldn't go around announcing that you use one though.. controller nubs get mad. I purchased a used Xbox One last week for $150, picking up a Kinect today for $60 and received the TV Tuner yesterday for $60. For me, using it as a set top box is what I was interested in. With Windows 10 and SmartGlass, I can stream to my PC or mobile device and not interrupt my wife. My 360 takes forever to load apps and I'm hoping that the Xbox One will be a breath of fresh air (I haven't had time to tare down my entertainment center, dust and re-wire). My PC specs are in my sig (I think), and I don't plan on upgrading my P55 for a while. If I do, I would probably buy a Surface Book or Surface Pro instead. Heck, even the standard surface wouldn't be bad if I streamed from my main PC. I spend little time actually at my PC lately.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 04:23:32
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the games would play better on pc, but there are games that pc doesn't get. but if it was me id go where my friends are.
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FETT0556
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 04:56:30
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Thanks for the feedback all. I am playing at 1080p and I will not be upgrading my monitor. I do prefer PC gaming and am wondering if this is the last upgrade before being completely out of date. I currently have this: I am looking at this:
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 05:04:29
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FETT0556 Thanks for the feedback all. I am playing at 1080p and I will not be upgrading my monitor. I do prefer PC gaming and am wondering if this is the last upgrade before being completely out of date. I currently have this: I am looking at this:
Sorry, you can't post links yet due to a low post count but I am interested.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 05:58:51
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 06:52:19
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 07:02:20
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What is your opinion on the CCrucial Ballistix memory? If that is alright I may run to the store and get it today.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 07:11:16
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recon 7185 What is your opinion on the CCrucial Ballistix memory? If that is alright I may run to the store and get it today.
They have nice tight timing specs and low voltage too. Although I have no personal experience with Crucial I think those memory modules would make a nice upgrade for you.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 08:20:25
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I like Crucial memory and had some in my last rig. As for upgrading the main components, the i5-2500k is slightly faster vs the i7-930 but it's also easier to overclock and uses less juice. Keep in mind that it's also a bit old now and the new ones are a bit faster and more efficient.
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 08:39:51
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Re: Deciding between an upgrade or caving to a XBOX/PS4
2015/10/13 18:35:01
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Thanks for the feedback again everyone. I did pick up that Crucial Ballistix RAM, computer didn't blow up so I think I am all good. Bios settings change was easy and all of it shows up. Funny thing was I was running a couple rounds of battlefield 4 and my system memory use was at 5.9 gigs (has 6).....evidently I was riding the razor's edge for a while.
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