The PC Thread - Tips, Benchmarks, Specs, Laptops, Custom Desktops, Pre-Builds and more.

[Fatboi1]

Any games you guys enjoying that I should look into, gotta call microcenter tomorrow to get the code for my 2 free games.

Get Watchdogs and w/e else they got. If you find a stupid person, ask them for multiple codes.

 

[DF is BUSY]

did you turn off DOF? I've never seen the dash not blurry

word DoF is off

 

[amare68]

hey peeps finally got extra cash and gna build a 'bang for your buck' PC..not high end maybe around $1000 , right nw gna go with i5 3570 but dno bout the graphics card..any help wuld be great ..

 

[amare68]

hey peeps finally got extra cash and gna build a 'bang for your buck' PC..not high end maybe around $1000 , right nw gna go with i5 3570 but dno bout the graphics card..any help wuld be great ..

 

[DF is BUSY]

hey peeps finally got extra cash and gna build a 'bang for your buck' PC..not high end maybe around $1000 , right nw gna go with i5 3570 but dno bout the graphics card..any help wuld be great ..

whats the max you can spend on graphics?

 

[amare68]

whats the max you can spend on graphics?

i dont want nothing highend, something that is good for power to price, $150-$250 max..

 

[daze23]

Sniper Elite V2 is free on Steam (I'm not sure for how long)

Sniper Elite V2 on Steam

 

[Uh Oh]

i dont want nothing highend, something that is good for power to price, $150-$250 max..

You plan on playing in 1080p? I like the R9 280X. There are often deals to get one at $250 (or less), and it currently comes with a voucher for 3 free games which you can sell on ebay for $20-$30.

 

[amare68]

You plan on playing in 1080p? I like the R9 280X. There are often deals to get one at $250 (or less), and it currently comes with a voucher for 3 free games which you can sell on ebay for $20-$30.

nah bro i dont want 2 max out games..cnt really tell the diff for me anyway..jus something mid class tht is good price 2 power ratio , and can keep up for 1 or 2 years..

 

[Uh Oh]

nah bro i dont want 2 max out games..cnt really tell the diff for me anyway..jus something mid class tht is good price 2 power ratio , and can keep up for 1 or 2 years..

The R7 265 is a nice card. I used essentially the same card (an HD 7850) in my brother's build and he really enjoys it. It's a better card than the one the XBox One uses and a notch below the PS4. A good deal for one would be $130 or less (I bought the 7850 for $110 back in October), and it also usually comes with a voucher for 2 free games.

I personally would go up to the R9 270 or 270X, which are on par with the PS4's GPU. Here's a solid deal for the 270 at $140:
XFX Radeon R9 270 Double Dissipation Video Card 2GB GB DDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), AMD CrossFire - (2 FREE Games up to $65 value after purchase, limited offer) - $139.99 AR - Slickdeals.net

 

[amare68]

The R7 265 is a nice card. I used essentially the same card (an HD 7850) in my brother's build and he really enjoys it. It's a better card than the one the XBox One uses and a notch below the PS4. A good deal for one would be $130 or less (I bought the 7850 for $110 back in October), and it also usually comes with a voucher for 2 free games.

I personally would go up to the R9 270 or 270X, which are on par with the PS4's GPU. Here's a solid deal for the 270 at $140:
XFX Radeon R9 270 Double Dissipation Video Card 2GB GB DDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), AMD CrossFire - (2 FREE Games up to $65 value after purchase, limited offer) - $139.99 AR - Slickdeals.net

ayt good lookin out bro..thts the price i was looking for and its similar to ps4 which is more than enuff..and these are upto par with the gtx 760 ryt and cheaper a bit

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

ayt good lookin out bro..thts the price i was looking for and its similar to ps4 which is more than enuff..and these are upto par with the gtx 760 ryt and cheaper a bit

don't skimp out on the GPU, get a GTX 760 for $250.
word to the bag of rice i'm sitting on.

 

[duncanthetall]

@Liquid got any keys?

 

[daze23]

Dead Rising 3 has been seen in the SteamDB

SteamDB Unknown App 265550 · AppID: 265550 · Steam Database

 

[kash10003]

Sniper Elite V2 is free on Steam (I'm not sure for how long)

Sniper Elite V2 on Steam

whenever games go free, you actually have to physically install it to your local drive or can you just click install and install later?