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Destroyed may be a bit of a blanketing statement, but they have ruined some franchises (simcity, C&C, battlefield, need for speed, medal of honor, mobile games like plants vs zombies, bejeweled, dungeon keeper) I guess it depends on the players opinion or preference of the game. You say BF3 and...

Pretty much hit the nail on the head. Maybe because EA has pooped on my hopes for certain games way too many times. You can't expect your customers to just forget that you've destroyed their favorite franchises and pre-order your next hyped up product for $60.

That was really good. Even if your not a gamer I think you can enjoy this documentary. That stuff about the Chinese team is insane. I knew professional gaming has been growing, but I had no idea it was that big in Asia.

Was this bring your kids to work and let the write online articles day? You can definitely build a very capable gaming pc to run at 1080p for under $500, you just need to know where to shop and do some research. Plus, you save way more in the long run with the deals for digital downloads...

Oh my goodness... I completely missed that deal. I also saw that they have a bundle deal for FX-6300 six core and the motherboard for $110. I need to keep my eyes open for these deals... I tend to fixate on the first good deal I see and not notice the better ones. I ain't too familiar with...

So I've looked around and noticed that every where on the web, this thing sells for at least $95. But at the Microcenter downt the road from me, it sells for $60 which to me makes it a great budget cpu and the cheapest quadcore you can buy. The only negatives people have said about this...

Yea, hopefully EA follows THQ by declaring bankruptcy and shuts down. But that aint ever gonna happen as long as they own the madden series and fifa...

I guess what I meant was that I dislike how EA/DICE is directly trying to compete with COD through BF (releasing the unfinished BF game a week or two b4 the next COD game, turning BF into an arcade shooter that is dumbed down, etc). But I guess you are right, they are natural competitors...

BF should never be trying to compete with COD in the first place. First of all they are not the same game type imo, yea they both modern shooters but BF is on a much grander scale (or at least it was...) and focused more on team work (or at least it use to...). Second, who wants the COD crowd to...

this is exactly what I was thinking haha.

Sweet! I'll have to check out what games have that feature. I was reading that there are 3rd party applications people have made, that will enable you to run in a windowed fullscreen mode but it doesn't work with all games and actually makes some of them crash.

The ASUS VG248QE will allow you to install a G-Sync upgrade kit when Nvidia releases the technology, but you need an Nvidia 600 series gpu or better for it to work.

So I installed the second card with the new monitor last night and noticed some things. First off is the lag. I had read about this before with monitors and different refresh rates. I currently have a 60hz and 144hz monitor, and I notice that there is a bit of lag on each screen. So after...

So the gaming monitor will have to be set as my primary display?

I was gonna say go with the ASUS VG248QE since it gives you the ability to install the G-Sync upgrade kit when Nvidia releases it but then I noticed you are using an AMD GPU. Either the BENQ "TE" monitor like the guy above me recommended or the ASUS VG248QE would be good choices. I think the...

I'm about to receive my second monitor with a second gtx 770 to add to my system. My monitors are an ASUS 23" IPS monitor and an ASUS 24" high refresh rate gaming monitor, both at 1080p. So here's my question. Will it be possible for me to run my games using only the gaming monitor and then...

I have my popcorn ready for this. :D

I was never planning on getting an i7. Too expensive.

yes. Windows 7 home 64 bit for 90 bucks

I've driven there a few times, it's about 30 min. Eh.. what you're suggesting would be a bit out of the budget I think. I would have to compensate on everything else I think. What about a dual core i3 with hyperthreading? like a i3 4130? I'm sure that wouldn't be as good as a quadcore but...

Okay, so say instead of AMD I decide Intel and take overclocking out of the equation, what would be a good recommendation? The Asrock boards seem like good budget boards. I just saw this i5-4570 for $160 @ Microcenter. the funds are there but I figured waiting for Cyber Monday deals would...

EVGA makes blower and non-blower coolers for their cards. I have a 770 with non-blower and it works pretty well, but I wanna add a second card so I'm sure the temps will be higher. Idk how good the EVGA blower card's temps are compared to their non-blower counterparts.

Cooling should be no problem. It will be using an H100i cooler. But what microATX AM3+ motherboard would be better suited for overclocking?

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming. 2. Will you be overclocking? Probably. 3. What's your budget? $800 4. Where do you live? Virginia. There is a Microcenter in my area. 5. What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, Motherboard, HDD (or SSD if within...

Thanks for the input. That is a good point, and that Aerocool case looks sweet! A little bigger than the phenom, but that looks like a reasonable choice. This build is for my brother so I'll see what he thinks.

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming. 2. Will you be overclocking? Probably. 3. What's your budget? $800 4. Where do you live? Virginia. There is a Microcenter in my area. 5. What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, Motherboard, HDD (or SSD if within budget), PSU...

Please excuse my crappy camera/photography skills and the dust.

Hey thanks for the post. That's good to hear since my 770 is a rebranded 680 :D

I've played every BF game except for BC1 and BF4, and probably some others I didn't know about.. I love the game I but I also hate it (especially BF3..), and I hate what it's becoming.

I never said it was a big upgrade from BF3 :D Although I haven't played it, I did play a lot of BF3 and BF4 doesn't look much different, and it looks its been noobed down a bit. I was just saying its a big game with a lot happening, as with every BF game. And I'll never buy another BF game...

I'll probably never buy another Battlefield game ever again, let alone anything published from EA. BF4 is a monstrous game, so it doesn't really surprise me. But yea this is what I was concerned with. I'll probably still pick up another 770 anyway. Thanks for that info!

Thanks for the input. The monitor I have now is rated @ 60Hz, but at some point I would like to get a second monitor specifically for gaming - like one of those BenQ 24" 120Hz gaming monitors (1920x1080). I would only use one monitor for gaming, and the 60Hz one for w/e. Would a 120Hz monitor be...

Thanks for the response. Yea I have heard there are some drawbacks to multi gpu setups, but haven't thoroughly researched it. Should probably do that in preparation for this. If I may ask, what gpu are you using?

Thank you for the response. Yea the vram is what concerns me the most, because I hear people talking about the next gen consoles bringing games that will take advantage of more vram. At the same time like you said, it would be more cost effective to just buy a second 770, and I really like this...

With all these awesome price cuts and new AMD cards, I'm feeling the itch to get a second 770 (2gb version) and go SLI. My setup is in my description, my monitor is 1920x1080 and I plan on sticking with that for awhile. Sooo my question to you guys is, should I stick with the 2gb cards or...

Great review. Only thing I wish was included was a comparison with the 290X. $400 is really a bargain. The two sites I always go for hardware reviews is [H] and Tomshardware. One thing Tom made a point of in their 290 review (and I found this some what disconcerting...) is there seems to be a...

The lack of external hd support kinda stinks, but at least you can replace the internal hd. They didn't specify how big of a hd you could replace it with, all it says it has to be bigger than 160gb. So maybe you COULD replace it with a 1tb drive. The music part I think is one of the biggest...

Yea I agree. I mean as far as I know, I haven't heard of any studies or laws approving of GG use while driving. In the state of Maryland, it's illegal to use your cellphone at all while driving unless it is hands free. IMO, you don't need to be wearing it while driving. Seems like more of an...

To me, it is 95% of Yahoo news articles that I see every day.