The PC Thread - Tips, Benchmarks, Specs, Laptops, Custom Desktops, Pre-Builds and more.

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Yeah. It's a Steamworks title. They email you a key which you register.

My nikka, thanks.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

The Political Machine by Stardock comes out tonight if people are interested. On steam.

Do you have what it takes to be president?

Play as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch.

Take to the campaign trail against a computer controlled opponent or a human challenger over the Internet.

THE GOAL: win the hearts and minds of America’s voters to achieve victory in the 2012 presidential election.

The Political Machine 2012 features updated political topics from across the United States. Issues such as Afghanistan, the economy, Obamacare, income inequality, gay rights, and the national debt have been integrated into the game’s election database. Regional issues such as “right to work”, state minimum wage, local environmental policies, farm subsidies and more require the candidate to walk a tight rope between appealing to the widest range of voters and appearing to “flip flop”

http://www.politicalmachine.com/

 

[kash10003]

ended up getting a "used" gtx580 3gb for $200 (incl ACbrotherhood). turned out to be brand new

 

[Brock Landers]

Getting some stacks together for my graduation gift and I'm going to splurge on a computer upgrade.

i5 3570k
AsRock Extreme4 Mobo
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Gigabyte GTX670 OC'D
Coolermaster HAF X Case
G.Skill 8GB 2133mhz memory
Corsair AX750W PSU

Last real build I had was 4 years ago and that has lasted for quite a while. Will overclock it to about 4.5-4.6ghz...I can't wait brehs

 

[OneManGang]

im thinking about overclocking my stock i5-2500K. Motherboard is a ASUS P8Z68-VPro. I need a guide. I dont wanna fukk it up. Never OC'ed a chip before.

 

[daze23]

im thinking about overclocking my stock i5-2500K. Motherboard is a ASUS P8Z68-VPro. I need a guide. I dont wanna fukk it up. Never OC'ed a chip before.

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[Camammal]

im thinking about overclocking my stock i5-2500K. Motherboard is a ASUS P8Z68-VPro. I need a guide. I dont wanna fukk it up. Never OC'ed a chip before.

Take your time and read up on it before you try anything. Also run alot of test to ensure stability, and overheating ....I overclocking my CPU the other day...took me the entire day to get the settings just right. Once you get get it down you'll never go back

 

[B86]

I'm kinda pissed that I listened to everybody online and bought a at damn $700 computer for games. I have a i5-2500k, radeon hd 6870, 8gb RAM......My motherboard can't even overclock and I'm still getting at least 60fps on damn near everything on ultra/1920 x 800 or whatever the resolution is. The only game I don't run on ultra is BF3 and GTA4, and that's only because High settings don't look much different...so somebody tell me why the hell is somebody always trying to overclock? When I played SR the Third on ultra settings at like 70fps, I almost sold that 6870 and got something cheaper. These clowns online hype up everything I swear. I didn't need 8gb RAM or that 2500k either

 

[Malta]

I'm kinda pissed that I listened to everybody online and bought a at damn $700 computer for games. I have a i5-2500k, radeon hd 6870, 8gb RAM......My motherboard can't even overclock and I'm still getting at least 60fps on damn near everything on ultra/1920 x 800 or whatever the resolution is. The only game I don't run on ultra is BF3 and GTA4, and that's only because High settings don't look much different...so somebody tell me why the hell is somebody always trying to overclock? When I played SR the Third on ultra settings at like 70fps, I almost sold that 6870 and got something cheaper. These clowns online hype up everything I swear. I didn't need 8gb RAM or that 2500k either

It's more for future proofing, or atleast attempting to future proof. The next consoles are right around the corner and new engines will be a lot more demanding.

 

[2gunsup]

It's more for future proofing, or atleast attempting to future proof. The next consoles are right around the corner and new engines will be a lot more demanding.

Word, DX11 titles going to start getting in alot of these old vid cards ass.

 

[B86]

It's more for future proofing, or atleast attempting to future proof. The next consoles are right around the corner and new engines will be a lot more demanding.

Yea, I guess you are right about that. Don't get me wrong.....when I built my new system, I had all intentions on building a future proof system. I'm just upset that I could have saved a couple hundred dollars last month. But like you said, NextGen will be here soon so hopefully I will get my money's worth. I can't even find anything decent to download *cough* I mean buy to play anymore. I have every "new" game thats out as well as some old ones. Anybody have any suggestions for entertaining games that maybe arent considered "mainstream hits"?

 

[Malta]

Yea, I guess you are right about that. Don't get me wrong.....when I built my new system, I had all intentions on building a future proof system. I'm just upset that I could have saved a couple hundred dollars last month. But like you said, NextGen will be here soon so hopefully I will get my money's worth. I can't even find anything decent to download *cough* I mean buy to play anymore. I have every "new" game thats out as well as some old ones. Anybody have any suggestions for entertaining games that maybe arent considered "mainstream hits"?

You want a game that taxes your system and looks crazy try Metro 2033, it's a monster.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

has anyone played Magicka? the multiplayer looks really intriguing

 

[daze23]

I'm just upset that I could have saved a couple hundred dollars last month.

I don't think you would have saved "a couple hundred dollars" by getting a cheaper cpu and less ram. maybe you could have saved around $100

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]