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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 18:21 
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Fuck that's a sweet sub heading.

Can this be done?! A gaming PC that will run new games half decently for a paupers price?

Thrill me up.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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(But, aye, I think should be doable for that price),


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 22:04 
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Ryzen 2200G etc. Are you self building?

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 22:43 
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Do you need to run it as a home office machine too? Mayber Craster could help, I hear he's looking to buy something new.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 22:48 
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This comes with an i3 and a 1050ti. Slightly over budget but it would definitely play most new stuff at decent settings.

https://www.ebuyer.com/787925-zoostorm- ... -7290-5325

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Just an idea at the moment, would need to scrimp and save. Just need an idea of what to look out for. Thanks for everything so far.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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murder some cryptominer after he leaves the shop with some overpriced graphic card and steal it. You'll help the environment along the way.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:57 
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Keep an eye on the Dell Outlet section for desktops. Maybe a lower end XPS system, or one of the cheaper Alienware systems.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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RuySan wrote:
murder some cryptominer after he leaves the shop with some overpriced graphic card and steal it. You'll help the environment along the way.

:D

OK, will do.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 16:19 
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Ryzen 2200G etc. Are you self building?


Just looked that chip up. pretty impressive, amazing bang for buck.

I need to try and get this chip in our next PCs in the office ;)

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Incidentally, I was planning on getting a £400-500 pc for network game testing and a few other off board tasks. If you haven't got this by then, I'll post my findings as to its performance then.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 17:59 
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Cool ta.

This thread is so much more positive than Crasters.

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Zardoz wrote:
Cool ta.

This thread is so much more positive than Crasters.

That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.

Hello! I'm done with Macs and would buy a PC now by choice, games or no games.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Spot on, big G

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.

Hello! I'm done with Macs and would buy a PC now by choice, games or no games.

Same, I was just trying to wind Cras up. Good job ruining that!

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Lonewolves wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Cool ta.

This thread is so much more positive than Crasters.

That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.


Everyone that I ever met ever since the dawn of time used PC's and not mac's.

My brother in law works in video edition, and his colleagues made fun of him at his first day at work because he was the only one using a PC laptop.

I don't know the moral of this anecdote. Maybe that I'm glad i'm not into video editing.

(i once had a job that forced me to use a macbook air. I hated the thing and never got used to it. All those finger gestures seemed like too much effort. Just let me be lazy and rest my hand on a simple 2 button mouse, like I use to do since 1990)


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Mr Dave wrote:
Incidentally, I was planning on getting a £400-500 pc for network game testing and a few other off board tasks. If you haven't got this by then, I'll post my findings as to its performance then.


You want mine?


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 19:26 
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Since so much software is platform independent these days, only zealots still evangelise OSs. The 5k retina iMac is a thing of beauty though. Haven't had a go with the iMac pro yet, but it's just a matter of time.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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DavPaz wrote:
Since so much software is platform independent these days, only zealots still evangelise OSs. The 5k retina iMac is a thing of beauty though. Haven't had a go with the iMac pro yet, but it's just a matter of time.


I work with Apple shit every day. Apple are utter cunts and everything they produce is seemingly designed to infuriate me in every conceivable way. Except their hardware, which is lovely so long as you can replace the OS.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.

Hello! I'm done with Macs and would buy a PC now by choice, games or no games.

Same, I was just trying to wind Cras up. Good job ruining that!


Sorry, I was busy. Fuck you, apple boy!

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Cras wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
That's because literally no one buys a PC unless it's to play games. You'd just get a Mac instead.

Hello! I'm done with Macs and would buy a PC now by choice, games or no games.

Same, I was just trying to wind Cras up. Good job ruining that!


Sorry, I was busy. Fuck you, apple boy!

I only have an iPad Pro now. I have two Windows PCs and an Android phone. :shrug:

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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I like that you've gone from raging against the megacorps stealing your privacy to basically sharing your personal info with as many as possible.

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I like that you've gone from raging against the megacorps stealing your privacy to basically sharing your personal info with as many as possible.

It's amazing how quickly your objection to data sharing dissipates when you have no money. I even complete surveys for cash now. :DD

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Have yours started going weird? Mine asked me the other day if I was recently at Lancaster City Hall.

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Have yours started going weird? Mine asked me the other day if I was recently at Lancaster City Hall.

My latest one was a video of a cow and it asked me what I saw and heard on the video.

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Lonewolves wrote:
Cras wrote:
I like that you've gone from raging against the megacorps stealing your privacy to basically sharing your personal info with as many as possible.

It's amazing how quickly your objection to data sharing dissipates when you have no money. I even complete surveys for cash now. :DD

http://MindMover.co.uk

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Grim... wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Cras wrote:
I like that you've gone from raging against the megacorps stealing your privacy to basically sharing your personal info with as many as possible.

It's amazing how quickly your objection to data sharing dissipates when you have no money. I even complete surveys for cash now. :DD

http://MindMover.co.uk

Is this the company you work for/used to work for? Are you even in the same industry now?

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Yes. No.

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I really hope valve one day invest large sums of money into a WINE like solution for playing your entire Steam library, on Linux, including games with no native Linux version.

Last time I used WINE, it was functional but fiddly, and performance took a big hit.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap Gaming Rig
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Linux is pointless except for servers.

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Servers are quite a big deal, though.

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Servers are quite a big deal, though.

Where did I say it wasn't? You're forgetting where I used to work. :D

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Co-op?

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Co-op?

Sure. What do you feel like playing?

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Servers are quite a big deal, though.


Yeah, but they're someone else's problem. Just like sewer pipes or electricity lines - as long as they work, then most people probably don't really care to know any detail.

And if you are that someone else, thanks for maintaining the servers for us :kiss:

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I really hope valve one day invest large sums of money into Left 4 Dead 3


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Servers are quite a big deal, though.


Yeah, but they're someone else's problem. Just like sewer pipes or electricity lines - as long as they work, then most people probably don't really care to know any detail.

And if you are that someone else, thanks for maintaining the servers for us :kiss:

You're welcome!

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Cras wrote:
LewieP wrote:
I really hope valve one day invest large sums of money into Left 4 Dead 3


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