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Article #66280Re: Xbox or New video card?
From: joe
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:04
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:04
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Are you going to get your jollies watching this thread grow and grow? Figure it out yourself you twat. "Steven C (Doktersteve)" <real_dok...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:RE98b.115836$kW.109566@edtnps84... > I am on a budget for gaming, and i would like to either upgrade my current > system, or get a console to play games on the the next year or two. > > My current pc is: > Athlon xp1800+ (1.5ghz) > Geforce 3ti 200 (overclocked to ti500 speeds) > 512 megs pc2100 ram > > I am looking at getting a saphire radeon 9600pro card. This card runs at > about $239.00 canadian, i can get an xbox refurbished by microsoft for the > exact same price, or i can go with the adrenaline pack and get the xbox, > halo, and amped for about $279 canadian without taxes. > I wouldnt really play amped, but i would play halo. > > of course, halo will be out on pc this year. > > What is more worth my money? Really, i get alot of games from friends for > the pc. i buy as much as i cant, but cant afford every big release, so i buy > the ones i like, and sort of borrow the ones i dont (please, no flames > because of this, i am still a "poor" student type person). > > If i go xbox, i have to consisder software. There is less of it, but its > easy to pop a game in and just play. > > If i get the xbox, how outdated will it be by the time the next console > systems come out (in 2006 it seems now)? > > If i get the radeon 9600, will i be able to even PLAY games like hl2 and > doom3 properly? or will those games be better out on the xbox for a guy like > me. > > If i stay with pc, i will have to keep upgrading the cpu, hdd, and ram. that > gets pricey. > > Please, give me some advice. > I play alot of FPS games, but that is because i dont like sports games on > the pc, i do play them occasionally on my gamecube, because i have a proper > controller on that console. I would play mroe sports games if i had an xbox > i imagine, i am thinking of the sega sports titles here. > > Are there that many xbox exclusive games out there? what about in the > future? > > oh boy, so many questions. > Thanks. > Steven. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003
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