i have a macbook pro and its not enough to satisfy my gaming needs. i have an old gaming pc that im going to use parts from. moneys kinda tight. is this enough to run games on full or close to it. i like strategy games and fps. id like to beable to play crysis and some other new games coming out soon.

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i still have a case, hard drive, drives and a power supply. my question is will this all be good enough and will i need a new case or powersupply. i have a 450 watt from thermaltake is that enough, and i have a tsunami dream case. will everything fit in the case. suggestions? conflicts? thanks

no i do want the hdtv in my room, its just the standalone player would be larger then the add on, and i know its a great deal with the 10 movies but for 300 dollers im thinking of everything else i could have spend the money on. i hate decisions.

also would i notice a difference between the standalone toshiba a3 hooked up through hdmi compared to the xbox hooked up through component on hd dvds ( not upscalling)

Ok so firstly iv owned an xbox 360 since 06. It does not have the hdmi port on it. Yesterday i bought an HD dvd player for 300 (it came with 10 free hd dvds so i kinda fell prey to the advertising) anyways the main reason i got that was because it has hdmi and so does my new 32 in samsung. I havnt opened it yet because now i am having second thoughts. I wanted it because it would upscale dvds and because it was hdmi and my xbox is currently hooked up through component. Now i have been thinking about returning the hd dvd player and just getting the hd dvd add on for the 360, but i really want hdmi. So i was thinking of trading in my xbox taking the hit and buying a new one with hdmi standard on it. But i do not want to loose my hard drive. would there be a way to just trade in the 360 without the hd or just swap it out at the store the moment i get the new one. I know this sounds weird, but i view it as im dropping 300 bux on a dvd player when i could spend less and get an hdmi 360 and hd dvd add on. I really dont know what to do, im also hesitant on using vga because on my old vizio it was washed out so i returned the cable, but i dont know if that will be the case on the samsung. So basically i need your advice, i know theres alot of questions, but im a bit overwhelmed right now on what to do.

thanks, let me know if you need me to clarify anything.

also i think my xbox is close to dying so that is another reason towards trading it in. Do the new xboxs come with hdmi and would i be able to just sell it as a core system if i didnt include the hd?

or should i just return it and get an iphone(only half joking)