expensive cards do more than just platy games. PC's do more than just play games.
Most Simulator games require power if your playing it it's full potential across multiple monitors. Also expensive graphics cards also can convert video into different formats faster than any processor (except maybe a Core i7 2600k but that has a GPU built in it).
also Graphics cards can do a host of other applications thanks to GPgpu programming. i have a program th...
any one playing games on multiple monitors and in 3D should have SLI or CFX unless you own a 590GTX or HD6990 which are two GPU's on one board.
people get so caught up in thinking no game uses all that power when in fact most games do require a lot of power especially when you play maxed out across 3 or 6 monitors with 3D or at 1600p resolution.
consoles barely manage 30 fps at 720p no AA which is good for some.
while PC's can d...
well try gaming on 3 monitors in 3D with your PC or try gaming on a 30" monitor at 1600p (HD TV 1080p consoles 720p high end PC 1600p) resolution in 3D then you'll understand the need for these elaborate set-ups that ALSO are used for other things than just games.
"Skyrim" mostly a DirectX 9 game, that will be ported directly to PC without any regard to using the PC's power. Also the game engine is just a modified Embryo engine....so bugs and screen tearing will be there like Oblivion.
consoles getting the mods just confirms "Console Port".
if they tried to sell the stolen data then why didn't Sony just buy it, trace the electronic funds, then jail the hackers for conspiracy to commit fraud, ID theft, selling stolen goods, and being dumb asses.
anyway why all of a sudden the whole world hates Sony PS3. PSN Hackers, Anonymous, Geo Hot, LG, and somebody else.
TERA really really looks good. Too many awesome MMO's coming out for the PC.
Some should just be stand alone games that evolve into MMO's as there are just too many coming out.
ah yes....the beauty of the CryEngine 3. Looks good but i wonder what style of game play it has as i prefer the Action MMO's over the take turns or point n click
Call of Duty = awesome PC FPS, The Benchmark for Online shooters....Classic!
Call of Duty 2 = raised the bar and expanded to the 360, even without vehicles it gave Battlefield a run for it's money....Classic
Call of Duty 3 = No PC version, made by Treyarch, and let the consolization begin.
Call of Duty: World at War = returns to the PC and tries to bring back that old magic...I didn't like it but many people did. Once again a no...
WTF!
Xpadder allows you to play ANY PC game with a controller.
I'm running Nvidia 3D surround across 3 monitors w/ 560 GTX SLI @ 1000mhz each and I can pound the hell out of Black Ops with ease.
if your running Eyefinity or Surround then SLI or CFX is the way to go and as far as AMD upping the performance....fixing their ALWAYS lower than Nvidia minimum frame rates is more important than squeezing a few frames out of some OLD games. CFX suffers more MICRO stutter than SLI.
You know who needs more airtime? The girl in the beginning of the Black Ops trailer with the business skirt, heels, and M4.
Activision sold out by not having the Diner Guy holding twin M1911. Very disappointing.
Second thought....those graphics looked like Battlefield 2 from 2005. Very disappointing.
wonder will this be better than First Strike. Very disappointing.
Why? So they can loose money like Onlive which is just so DAM successful ( I have yet to see anyone purchase it or let alone hear anything good about it).
I only see Youtube doing this as a front to start up a pay per view or subscription based movie service (which Onlive is doing to stay a float).
"PC gamers will be pleased to note that they bring performance improvements for Call of Duty: Black Ops"
What running Black Ops totally maxed out at over 150 FPS isn't enough? Performance wise AMD needs to concentrate on raising their minimum frames as Nvidia is ALWAYS higher than AMD.
No! that prestigious award still belongs to E.T., Advent Rising, Too Human, Haze, and Crysis 2 PC.
Episode 3 will start a new revolution in video games, raise the bar as far as AWESOMENESS, and make a ton of gamers happy. Even if Valve really tried hard i don't think they could mess HL2 up.
Now i wouldn't go that far. I love video games and all but i draw the line when it comes to getting some "cutty".
I understand that E3 is right around the corner so there is a very limited supply of gaming news but the blatant continuation of just making up crap or just making outrageous accusations is really really STALE.
Valve can do NO WRONG! just a box labeled Half Life 2 episode 3 (written in crayon no doubt) with NO game inside is guaranteed GOTY!
Certain Devs have that game that they just do perfectly EVERY TIME.
That's not a good picture! at first glance it looks like a junkie in an alley about to do some "smack".
anyway this game looks promising and i'm glad they put some clothes, dirt, and blood on Laura. Now we can take her exploits seriously cause running around caves and not getting scratched up is just not realistic.
Uncharted + Tomb Raider = Pitfall
The Witcher 2 will look better, play better, and just all around be better than Skyrim.
@Sam Fisher
how am i a troll when i just told the truth. Skyrims engine is the same as Oblivion but with a few mods and the PC version is just a 360 port. Meanwhile The Witcher 2 was made to utilize the power of the PC with a new engine all built from the ground up.
Just because the truth hurts doesn't give you the right to blurt out Troll cause...