- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: xXRedxSlugXx
wow way to be a bunch of asses guys. To build something that would be up to your guys specifications for a new PC it would be upwards of a grand. It takes a little while saving up a grand. I'm 19 and I live on my own and i have a full time job and its hard enough paying for bills and food let alone saving up to build a new computer. Not all of us can afford that new quad core and two of the new top of the line nvidia cards. I have a similar setup in my PC that i built oh probably 2 years ago when my other computer took a -blam!- on me. AMD 64 3400+, 2GB of ram and the same graphics card X1600Pro that i now overclocked to XT specs. Sure its starting to show its age now. It runs the Crysis demo on minimum settings always atleast 30 fps which is fine (the game sucks balls anyway) and yes that setup runs COD4 maxed even full res in the 30-40fps range. It may be outdated but it certainely isn't bad.
It would be upwards to a grand if you know jack-s*** about buying computer parts, and most people don't. I spent $800 for my current rig.
And don't bs me either. You are not living out on your own. At 19 you are either living on college campus, and if you don't have scholarships paying for more than 75% of your crap then that's no one's fault but your own. And if you aren't going to college, then congratulations, you're setting yourself up for disaster, and you then live with a roommate/roommates. Again, no one's fault but your own. The specs are outdated, and even a 64 bit at 3400+ is horrible. You can't deal with that, then, again, that's no one's problem but your own.
Posted by: Blackbird123
Thank you for the support. Some people don't just get everything handed to them or they don't need/want the top of the line. The top of the line changes just about every 6-7 months and it is VERY hard to keep up with if you don't have that high paying job or if you actually have to pay for the things you want out of your own pocket.
Again, letting us all know how well you know computers. If you buy a mid ranged card right now, the best of the line for the best for the bang for your buck, like, say, the 8800GT, you won't need to upgrade that card for AT LEAST a year and a half, and then two years and plus if you want to go your route of, "Oh no, 20 FPS is ok, it gets choppy every now and then, but I'm happy with it."
And this didn't get handed to me. I actually played my cards right when I was in high school. I was able to get those scholarships that pay for my schooling. I live with my brother and pay him rent as well. Want to know what the secret to the success is? I got a decent job, that's what. That isn't "getting it handed to you;" that's called, "playing your cards correctly." Reality hit me back when I was 14; I'm so sorry that you guys are still living in the fantasy world and hiding behind your insecurities and having to call down anyone that planned ahead or used their brain.