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Old 01-21-2013, 06:33 PM   #341
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:36 PM   #343
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:43 PM   #344
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Recommended Specs PC
Intel Core i5 CPU
4GB RAM
nVidia GTX 275 or better, or ATI 5850 or Better
Its been a looong time since Ive bought a new PC, can someone give me a ball park on what I'd need to spend to get to the recommended specs level?
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Old 01-22-2013, 02:06 PM   #345
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You could easily reach those minimum specs with under $1000
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Its been a looong time since Ive bought a new PC, can someone give me a ball park on what I'd need to spend to get to the recommended specs level?
Case: Bitfenix Outlaw $50
PSU: Corsair CX500 $60
CPU: Core™ i5-3570K Processor $230
Mobo: MSI Z77A-G45 $120
RAM: G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4gb (8gb total) DDR 1600 RAM $55
Video card: AMD Radeon HD 7770 $150
HDD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue $65
DVD drive: $20

Total: $750

Lots of room for upgrading there. The i5-3570K while it is a little more expensive than a basic i5, it is an awesome gaming processor.

I went with 8gb of RAM rather than 4 because it is better for speed to go 2x4 instead of 1x4 and better for upgradability to go 2x4 instead of 2x2.

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Old 01-22-2013, 02:28 PM   #347
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Now is a touchy time to build however. Intel's Haswell processor line was announced for launch on June 2nd today, and both ATI and NVIDIA have new cards coming out in the next few months.

Basically, the same parts will be cheaper in 4-5 months, and newer parts at the same price point will be available.
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Old 01-22-2013, 02:31 PM   #348
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Now is a touchy time to build however. Intel's Haswell processor line was announced for launch on June 2nd today, and both ATI and NVIDIA have new cards coming out in the next few months.

Basically, the same parts will be cheaper in 4-5 months, and newer parts at the same price point will be available.

And then the same thing in another 4-5 months. It's technology, if you hold out to buy at cheaper prices because of new tech coming out, you'll end up in an endless cycle of not buying anything.
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Old 01-22-2013, 03:02 PM   #349
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And then the same thing in another 4-5 months. It's technology, if you hold out to buy at cheaper prices because of new tech coming out, you'll end up in an endless cycle of not buying anything.
Bull####. There's typically a 12-18 month cycle. Not a 4-5 month cycle.

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Old 01-22-2013, 03:21 PM   #350
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Another image "under the hood" of the GlassBox engine from Dan Moskowitz, this time it is traffic:

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Old 01-22-2013, 03:44 PM   #351
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I got a key for the beta this weekend. Can't wait to play!
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Yeah I thought that might happen... but I had to tell somebody.
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Thanks for the info guys. If there really is a price drop on the horizon maybe I'll hold off. Will give them time to work all the bugs out of the game too I guess.
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Thanks for the info guys. If there really is a price drop on the horizon maybe I'll hold off. Will give them time to work all the bugs out of the game too I guess.
And for the reviews to come out It looks awesome, but I've read this script before. It looks tremendous, but I am remaining cautious about my expectations and the outcome.
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Ha yeah, true enough. I remember being really excited about Spore back in the day, hopefully this works out a little better.
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Unfortunately, even the public beta this weekend is pretty ironclad against publicly discussing the game, otherwise I'd give a mini-review for those interested.

Pretty much all we're allowed to do is acknowledge we're in the beta.
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Unfortunately, even the public beta this weekend is pretty ironclad against publicly discussing the game, otherwise I'd give a mini-review for those interested.

Pretty much all we're allowed to do is acknowledge we're in the beta.
Is that an enthusiastic acknowledgement of being in the beta?
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Is that an enthusiastic acknowledgement of being in the beta?
Yeah. Turns out, NVidia's Facebook page is giving away 1000 keys a day this week. I got stiffed both Monday and Tuesday because they start it at weird times (about 5 minutes before or after 10:30 AM Calgary time), and all keys were gone in literally 3 minutes. Today I was prepped and had a Chrome extension that auto-reloaded the giveaway page, and caught it right when it went online.
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