PC or PS3???

Hi, I was thinking on getting a new gaming rig. It was going to be and AMD X6, 6 GB Ram, GTX 580. But that would cost a lot (about 2000$ or more), so I was thinking about getting a PS3. It has exclusives, and bunch of other stuff. But there are also downsides, like kids playing CoD, or other games, and rage, not so friendly community, etc. So I wanted to see from PS3 gamers is it good playing on PS3, do you enjoy it, want to see the feedback on how is it, before I decide what to buy.

Hey! This is a PC hardware forum. Almost everyone will tell you to get a PC.

You might as well post this thread in System wars, you'll get tons of stuff about the 2.

Do yourself a favor and get a PC :P

Hey! This is a PC hardware forum. Almost everyone will tell you to get a PC.

You might as well post this thread in System wars, you'll get tons of stuff about the 2.

Do yourself a favor and get a PC :P

Mehdi-Y

Give us a budget your willing to spend on a PC and we can recommend you parts. You don't need a 580 to get good performance. The 560Ti, 570, 6950, and 6970 are all excellent high end video cards that cost a good bit less than a 580. The price of RAM has gone down in the last year or so and AMD is releasing a new cpu lineup this coming week that is rumored to be at good price points. You can build a good high end rig without spending an arm and leg to get it. It will cost more than a PS3 but it will also be more powerful and look better.jtcraft

[QUOTE="jtcraft"]Give us a budget your willing to spend on a PC and we can recommend you parts. You don't need a 580 to get good performance. The 560Ti, 570, 6950, and 6970 are all excellent high end video cards that cost a good bit less than a 580. The price of RAM has gone down in the last year or so and AMD is releasing a new cpu lineup this coming week that is rumored to be at good price points. You can build a good high end rig without spending an arm and leg to get it. It will cost more than a PS3 but it will also be more powerful and look better.Dr_Kleiner

[QUOTE="jtcraft"]Give us a budget your willing to spend on a PC and we can recommend you parts. You don't need a 580 to get good performance. The 560Ti, 570, 6950, and 6970 are all excellent high end video cards that cost a good bit less than a 580. The price of RAM has gone down in the last year or so and AMD is releasing a new cpu lineup this coming week that is rumored to be at good price points. You can build a good high end rig without spending an arm and leg to get it. It will cost more than a PS3 but it will also be more powerful and look better.Dr_Kleiner

[QUOTE="Dr_Kleiner"][QUOTE="jtcraft"]Give us a budget your willing to spend on a PC and we can recommend you parts. You don't need a 580 to get good performance. The 560Ti, 570, 6950, and 6970 are all excellent high end video cards that cost a good bit less than a 580. The price of RAM has gone down in the last year or so and AMD is releasing a new cpu lineup this coming week that is rumored to be at good price points. You can build a good high end rig without spending an arm and leg to get it. It will cost more than a PS3 but it will also be more powerful and look better.jtcraft

I know this is a PC hardware board, but instead of spending $2500 on just a PC, why cant you spend $1800-2000 on a PC and get a PS3 as well? Spending that much on a PC all at once is just wasteful, its gonna be outdated really quickly.

How about this rig, just found all the parts.

Intel Core i7 2600K

MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)

2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB

2x Kingston DDR3 HyperX BLU 4GB 1600MHz

BitFenix Colossus Venom

Seasonic SS-850KM

2x Spinpoint F3

Is it good???

It costs 1868 dollars here in Serbia, so I will even be able to get an 22'' monitor.

How about this rig, just found all the parts.

Intel Core i7 2600K

MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)

2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB

2x Kingston DDR3 HyperX BLU 4GB 1600MHz

BitFenix Colossus Venom

Seasonic SS-850KM

2x Spinpoint F3

Is it good???

It costs 1868 dollars here in Serbia, so I will even be able to get an 22'' monitor.

Dr_Kleiner

It probably world be better in the long run to ditch the 6950s and get a single 6970 and throw in another when it starts to lose it's charm. Or just wait for southern islands and forget about 6xxx series for now. Oh, and make sure you get a good cooler for that CPU. It will be much more fun to OC it if you don't have stock cooling :D

EDIT: You could probably cut down to a Corsair 850TX and you'll have more room in other areas.

[QUOTE="Dr_Kleiner"]

How about this rig, just found all the parts.

Intel Core i7 2600K

MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)

2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB

2x Kingston DDR3 HyperX BLU 4GB 1600MHz

BitFenix Colossus Venom

Seasonic SS-850KM

2x Spinpoint F3

Is it good???

It costs 1868 dollars here in Serbia, so I will even be able to get an 22'' monitor.

Zevante101

It probably world be better in the long run to ditch the 6950s and get a single 6970 and throw in another when it starts to lose it's charm. Or just wait for southern islands and forget about 6xxx series for now. Oh, and make sure you get a good cooler for that CPU. It will be much more fun to OC it if you don't have stock cooling :D

EDIT: You could probably cut down to a Corsair 850TX and you'll have more room in other areas.

Southern Islands??? I'm confussed. Anyway, I have just seen the review for the 6950 vs 6970, so I think you have a point there, since the motherboard I think of getting only supports 2 way CF (I think)

Southern Islands??? I'm confussed. Anyway, I have just seen the review for the 6950 vs 6970, so I think you have a point there, since the motherboard I think of getting only supports 2 way CF (I think)

Dr_Kleiner

Southern Islands is the codename for AMD's 7000 series chipset, which we should see released over the next 3-4 months.

How about this rig, just found all the parts.

Intel Core i7 2600K

MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)

2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB

2x Kingston DDR3 HyperX BLU 4GB 1600MHz

BitFenix Colossus Venom

Seasonic SS-850KM

2x Spinpoint F3

Is it good???

It costs 1868 dollars here in Serbia, so I will even be able to get an 22'' monitor.

Dr_Kleiner

Thats a great rig, you could even cut down the CPU to a i5 2500k, and it would still be awesome. Now with the budget left, you can still get a nice monitor and possibly a PS3 as well, depending upon prices in Serbia.