OK I use my work rig more to play games (at lunch), mainly we do Rainbow Six Vegas 2 over a LAN which is cool. Not sure my current spec is under my name but I'll run it down here:
AMD Athlon X2 4800 (939)
2GB RAM
NVIDIA Geforce 7950GX2
Abit KN8 Ultra
Vista Ultimate x64
Now I am debating whether to upgrade to an
Intel Q6600
4GB RAM
Abit IP35 Pro
(Keep same graphics for now just running on bog standard 19" monitor, 1280x1024)
Vista Ultimate x64
(About £280 cost)
OR
Just get a new graphics card (NVIDIA 260)
(About £200 cost)
But for the same cash as a core upgrade I could go rogue and get an XBox 60GB and a couple of games and a VGA cable. However I doubt I'd be able to play online due to our ISP being stringent (no puns) with our ports. I tried my PS3 here and they didn't let it through. Anyone know if there are specific ports XBox Live uses (like PSN)?
Trouble is, my PC gaming is diminishing. Games require better machines to run at decent looking graphics and load times. At least with a console, you buy a game you know it works without installing and downloading a 100+mb patch which seems to be the case with PC games.
BTW mods, no idea where to stick this, if you feel it might be better in the gaming section them please feel free to move on out.
So open to ideas and thoughts. However I could go the save money route!![]()


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