[QUOTE="masterdrat"][QUOTE="The_Stand_In"]

 Not sure if troll or ignorant... It has almost identical compatibility with games as Windows 7... Windows 8 is basically Windows 7 with a few UI/speed improvements and Metro.

The_Stand_In

Except that I'm running every single game I had on Windows 7 on Windows 8 without issues. So how exactly was it a lie?

If you want a windows 8 tablet, there are better ones out there than the surface pro.

kraken2109

[QUOTE="Cyberdot"]

No.

It also has poor compatibility with games, which completely renders it a no-buy shovelware.

The_Stand_In

 Not sure if troll or ignorant... It has almost identical compatibility with games as Windows 7... Windows 8 is basically Windows 7 with a few UI/speed improvements and Metro.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="lostrib"]

neither, because they're dumb

MBirdy88

[QUOTE="masterdrat"]I would consider buying a razor edge pro but if you want it for work, the surface pro is your best bet. Because the keyboard of the razor edge looks like it weight a ton and the battery will last twice as long (3 hours compared to one and a half). Also, both will come with a heavy power supply but it's still half the weight of an ultra-book.FelipeInside

Cpu = i5 3570k  ( should be around $215)

Motherboard = asrock Z77 extreme 4 ( should be around $125)

Ram = 8 gigs of DDR3 1600 megahertz 1.5 volts ( $35 bucks )

Harddrive = 1 Terabyte  ( 70-80 $)

Graphic Card =  7950, 7970 or gtx 670.    spend as much as you are willing to spend.. Or wait for the next gpu's coming out the end of this year from nvidia/amd as the price to performance ratio will be alot better.

 

Power Supply = 650 watts should do, as long as its not some no name brand or some garbage like diablo tec ..  should be around $60 -70 for a good psu

 

For the operating system ( pirate it) . Microsoft is out of their minds charging $90 for an operating system , i absolutely hateeeeeee microsoft .. Dont feel any guilt burning an iso of windows to a dvd and cracking it. 

 

 

So total expenses for a high end gaming pc

215+125+35+75+65+300 = $815 total is the least i'd spend

 

About the gamepad  = get xbox 360 controller if you really want one

for the mouse and keyboard, a logitech combo for $ 15 would do 

For playing on your HD TV. almost every gpu these days has support for HDMI

For your worry about playing games and becoming obsolete?  rubbish consolite statements .. PC's dont go obsolete. PC games have scaleable graphics for a reason. Too fit a wide variety of hardware.. 

 

Consoles do not "keep up with pcs". Never had, never will. When people say consoles keep up what they really mean is, they are surprised the game can actually play , but where the true credit lies is that the game engines have immense scaling back options to allow such crap hardware to run games.     720p, struggling 30 frames, low textures, low graphics, no AA. That is the defination of console gaming. Dont let the turds fool you, even old junk 7 year old pc hardware such as the 8800 gt released ahead of performance over a xbox 360 and STAYED ahead of performance the entire console generation .I keep hearing optimization but nothing to back up the claims with real game evidence.  PC versions are optimized .        Point is, if you get  a graphic card thats ahead of performance than the ps4 gpu. IT WILL STAY ahead of performance over the ps4 gpu. 

lunar1122