PCs and Steam: Thread 01

[Neon Ignition]

So much for that rumour

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-30-microsoft-announces-windows-10-for-late-2015

MS is foregoing Windows 9 all together and has instead announced Windows 10 for late 2015.
Ironically, it reminds me a lot of Windows 8... .1

[eastyy]

So much for that rumour

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-30-microsoft-announces-windows-10-for-late-2015

MS is foregoing Windows 9 all together and has instead announced Windows 10 for late 2015.
Ironically, it reminds me a lot of Windows 8... .1

been a fair few jokes and comments about it

no windows 9 that's because 7 ate 9

Perhaps they did not want windows nein ?

[VR46]

Have a read of this story and the ultra settings etc. PS4 screens look to be holding their own pretty well to my old eyes - even in the comparison magnification tool thing.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-eyes-on-with-pc-shadow-of-mordors-6gb-textures

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-beta-3-launches-october-28th/

Elite: Dangerous Beta 3 will launch on 28 October

http://www.pcgamer.com/next-car-game-finally-has-a-proper-name-wreckfest/

Next Car Game finally has a title too, Wreckfest. The latest Early Access update has added 18 player mp

[Shozuki]

Cool thread: Wish I could make my cabling neater but hey-ho...

[Brad]

@davidh, yeah, depending on how much ram is needed for the game the ps4 could theoretically actually use 6gb of video ram. It's all gddr5 after all. That was such a wise choice by Sony.

[Sam The Man]

I finally went ahead and ordered my gaming PC of PCSPECIALIST.COM. These are my specs pasted from the site:

CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Intel Core i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
ASUS X99-S: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
16GB CRUCIAL DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
2 x 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 IN SLI
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ?R/?RW
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND USED FOR CPU THERMAL
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
Creative Live! Cam Sync HD
3 Year Silver Warranty 1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON

?1,875.00 inc VAT and Delivery.

I already have Windows 7 so there was no need to buy an O.S. I also bought the 32 inch BENQ BL3200BT 1440P Monitor for just over ?450. I wanted a larger 32 inch monitor as i sit quite far away from it. I figured the rig i bought will play any game i want at 1440p running at 60fps at ultra settings including Elite Dangerous, Project cars and nearly Star Citizen when they are released. I will also be using it for Nintendo Dolphin emulator and to rip my Blu Rays to the Hard drive and then convert them saving me having to swap disks constantly. I will try and upload some pictures when i get it.

[VR46]

Pretty much a dream PC there mate, sure it will deliver on the 1440p front no trouble.

[VR46]

Heads up

Payday: The Heist Free on Steam For 24 Hours this Thursday
The Payday 2 Steam community hit 1.5 million today and as a result Overkill will be giving the original game away free on Steam for 24 hours on Thursday, October 16th (earlier than originally planned). The offer's due to go live around 10am 6pm UK time.

[Shozuki]

I finally went ahead and ordered my gaming PC of PCSPECIALIST.COM. These are my specs pasted from the site:

CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Intel Core i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
ASUS X99-S: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
16GB CRUCIAL DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
2 x 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 IN SLI
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ?R/?RW
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND USED FOR CPU THERMAL
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
Creative Live! Cam Sync HD
3 Year Silver Warranty 1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON

?1,875.00 inc VAT and Delivery.

I already have Windows 7 so there was no need to buy an O.S. I also bought the 32 inch BENQ BL3200BT 1440P Monitor for just over ?450. I wanted a larger 32 inch monitor as i sit quite far away from it. I figured the rig i bought will play any game i want at 1440p running at 60fps at ultra settings including Elite Dangerous, Project cars and nearly Star Citizen when they are released. I will also be using it for Nintendo Dolphin emulator and to rip my Blu Rays to the Hard drive and then convert them saving me having to swap disks constantly. I will try and upload some pictures when i get it.

Yup nice system mate. You might want to look into ultrawide monitors though, LG 34UM95 or LG 34UC97. Really get the most out of your new system!

[Sam The Man]

Thanks. I did have a look at both the LG models and the Samsung S32D850 before settling on the Benq. I don't think i have the room for the Ultrawide monitors on my table and the Samsung wasn't reviewed as well as the Benq which is why i didn't get any of those. I'm also not a heavy fps player and will mainly be playing RTS & Tactics games with mabee the odd FPS & Racer so the total display lag of around 21ms is fine for me.

[Shozuki]

Thanks. I did have a look at both the LG models and the Samsung S32D850 before settling on the Benq. I don't think i have the room for the Ultrawide monitors on my table and the Samsung wasn't reviewed as well as the Benq which is why i didn't get any of those. I'm also not a heavy fps player and will mainly be playing RTS & Tactics games with mabee the odd FPS & Racer so the total display lag of around 21ms is fine for me.

Cool, Cool. I use a Benq XL2720Z 1080p for my serious gaming and the LG 34UM95 for everything else, that monitor is really immersive. Really looking forward to getting the curved one.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.pcgamer.com/dreamfall-chapters-book-one-is-out-now/

Dreamfall Chapters: Book One is finally out

[Sam The Man]

Some pictures of my new rig:











And some physical games i picked up that iv always wanted to play but havn't had the machine powerful enough:

[Brad]

That machine is a beast!