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Anonymous   01-29-2009 at 02:12:28 AM
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I actually built my own pc for around 400 bucks (price of 360 with all bells and whistles). my pc is able to run every thing i've thrown at it maxed out. I really have no opinon when it comes to the 360. I see the pc as a higher capable platform with flexibility. the pc is a muli-use system unlike a game console, although Xbox Live is awesome =P. but Pc has many other options that are free compared to paying for a service. In the long run you'd spend more cash on a 360 than pc. I really see no purpose in getting a 360 when the same games are released on the PC (most 360 games are more expensive+XBL+possible red ring of death+extra controllers etc will run you more overall)


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pr2thej   01-29-2009 at 09:49:35 AM
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Might have been a fairer comparison if you had purchased components in 2006 for $400.

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MxM   01-29-2009 at 05:39:23 PM
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On the point of price, people forget that you have to have computer anyway for other tasks. So, it is not fair to say that you need $800 for gaming PC. No! You need only $200 extra today to buy PC which will excel at gaming at much higher levels than any console. It is actually CHEAPER than console, and you can spend another $200 in 2 or 3 years and get new video card which will be superior to any video card we have today. That, plus no extra money for things like XBox live, $100 wi-fi card, more expensive games.

So, overall, having general purpose computer with upgrades for gaming is cheaper than having general purpose computer AND 360, (and I can argue that for 360 you may have to add at least portion of the price of HDTV, becasue if you do not have HDTV, then gaming on STV with 360 is so much inferior than that on PC)


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ldiego08   06-03-2009 at 02:29:45 AM
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8x Antialiasing & 16xQ Anisotropic filtering OR HDR bloom effect someone? when the xbox can render that, gimme a call.. no console can beat an Intel i7 quadcore + GTX 260 216 superclocked :sarcastic:

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