Well.. now...after review, comments, research and whatnot.. I'm left with this

and..it totals $802

unless I re-use old dvdw, and my 50/50 spare hard drives that may not work :)

windows 8.1 and above are required for future dx support, equivalent of xbox1 too

and I could use the cheaper gpu, and motherboard..

so.. either I got to save up a ton of cash and wait longer, or make this way cheaper, lol

help has been appreciated~ thanks

edit: btw, how trustworthy are all the websites listed? and shipping when not listed is free? vuugo, tigerdirect, ncix, canada computers, directcanada, and memory express

@MonsieurX: yeah, I agree..but $50 for windows? 7 goes for around 100

install & os involves getting a guy to fix and use parts off an older computer that failed on me :) I was thinking to cut corners like power supply

that amd fx 6300 sounds good, but the prices I search seem to differ slightly/
also 'Rex's is well displayed, with sources..if I add in a case/OS, it ends up 642~ (using a spare HD/dvd)

I'm a way better spot with those spec's than what I started with, much appreciated
time to crunch numbers and research :)

I already have a good PC.. this one is just designed for light-gaming.. but it's too pricy for a second computer, anyone know how to lower the cost without harming quality? like switching to AMD instead of i3/i5?

EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB videocard - $140

Intel Quad-Core i5 3.1Ghz CPU - $209

MSI Intel Z87 mobo - $96

Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 CL9 ram - $47

EVGA 600W 80+Bronze PSU - $65

CM N 200 Micro ATX Case - $50

+tax &

+ 200 install/system OS

= around 900

~canada

my original budget was 599 but that failed quickly on me :)

thanks

A joke in poor human (double joke in there human/humor); The next terrorist attack will likely not use airplanes, bombs, or World of Warcraft accounts (deeper pun, or herein DP), but will most likely use video gaming consoles, the Xbox1 and Kinect specifically, to locate specific people based on their personalized advertisement profiles, facial expressions, and sleeping patterns (DP, always-on). They can then wiki-leak (DP) the individuals information to the public. Fortunately for Microsoft, this process voids their warranty.(dp) ....

.. I could do this all day, really. (dp, grammar sensitive response)

@foxhound_fox: In the gamer world, i believe Hype is synonymous with Peer Pressure ..

next gen doesn't start until after dark souls 2

Games seem to be moving in the direction of having exclusive content, instead of exclusive games

Such as... Xbox1 is getting MGS content that PS4 isn't getting.. and vice-versa

or PS4's exclusives for AC4

Missions, weapons.. etc..

Do you think that's the new direction that we are going with this new generation? where you can play any game you want, but your getting literally half the content, as most of those things aren't timed exclusive.

I personally always buy the GOTY edition and find the core games pretty good as is.. but that extra content.. such as Mass Effect .. it just makes more sense to the story and feels vital to obtain

anyway.. no more time to research/post, gotta jet

we need two scores, clearly, that define the OVERALL game experience w/o consideration of it's previous series (like rating ME3 based on ME2 and ME1) ... and the second is to rate it based on it's predecessor

~ Series Rating ... and Overall ratings

.. b/c Halo 3 is awesome, it's a short game, but doesn't deserve a 4/10 because it's 'more of the same thing' ... It deserves a 4/10 for continuing the series, and on it's own individual overall rating, it's 8/10 ... maybe then make an average of both numbers? 6/10.. meh,

In no particular order/ranking

• FF7
• Alundra
• Dark Souls
• Skyrim
• Castlevania SOTN
• Mass Effect Series
• Devil May Cry 3
• Pokemon
• Chrono Trigger/Cross
• Sudoku / Nonograms
• Professor Layton series
• Xenogears

sry, twelve required :/