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Holy Cow!
Just noticed this thread. Someone must have dragged it up from Google
groups.
Thanks for your opinion, it is appreciated.

Steven.

"Axi0n" <slee...@yourmoms.pl> wrote in message
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> No brainer.. upgrade your PC...
>
> The small headaches with PC's drivers, differing hardware, etc, is small
> compared to the expenses of buying console games, subscription costs for
the
> Live service, and you still only have a console good for only gaming...
> instead take the money and put like $200 a year into it, each time
replacing
> the slowest bottleneck in your system... eventually you will have to
> overhaul to a completely new system but it is likely a better investment
> than just a console...
>
> IMHO anyways..
>
> Ax.
>
>
> "AiRNESS" <air...@freemail.gr> wrote in message
> news:Xns93F5223559914airnessfreemailgr@194.177.210.210...
> > "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" <real_dok...@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > 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 If i get the xbox, how outdated will it be by the time the next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.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I think the issue is more simple than you think here...Just think for
> > what purpose use your pc at first.Then realize that the pc upgrades and
> > the consoles not...The new Radeon vcard sure is expensive (I will not
> > definetily bought one except if I had business with graphics) but think
> > that when Microsoft or Sony or Nintendo or whatever...realize that they
> > must rise their technology you will have to buy a new console.Offcourse
> > this is dilema that console gamers have, I don't know if you are a
> > console gamer.I was, back in the SNes days and let me tell you I had a
> > great time then and now with the Znes emulator.But no way, I will not
> > enter the console thing again.But you will probably think that 'yes he's
> > an adventure gamer (like the most people here) so the pc fits him.',
> > that's what the history tells at least.
> > Well, the choise is yours...
> >
> >
> > Akis and his AiRNESS
> >
> > St.George Patron of the light who hunts the shadow of the night
> > upon my blood I call thee now, purify me, for I avow
> > to set my feet upon thy road, thy sword I take up for mine own...
>
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