A game to show off my new computer.

Texas · 11-20-2007, 02:24 PM

Greetings Game Fans,

I finally did it I broke down and bought a new hp computer. It's the first time in maybe seven or eight years that I have a new one so Im very excited. I do find myself in the depths of a dillema however. My wife wants to by me some games as stocking stuffers to go with the new computer but I dont know which games to pick. Hince Im hear to ask you good people for help. I know I know their are a hundred which game to buy threads alraidy on hear but I would still greatly apreciate your help. Let me give you some idea of the kind of thing I have in mind. I really like a game with a good story that keeps you glued to the seat. I also like environments and settings I can loose myself in. On the graphical front I was really hoping to get something with amazing graphics to show off what my new comp can do. Suggestions from any genre will be apreciated and I may be able to talk the wife into more than one game so multiple suggestions are helpfull.

Thanks in advance.

Lucien21 · 11-20-2007, 03:25 PM

Bioshock. Best game of the year.

kuze · 11-20-2007, 04:02 PM

Call of Duty 4. Best game of the year.

*Melanie68* · 11-20-2007, 04:07 PM

What are your new system specs? (also for Bioshock, you'll need a graphics card that can support 3.0 pixel shading)

simpson_yellow · 11-20-2007, 10:47 PM

Assuming your PC will handle it at decent settings, Crysis puts absolutely every other game to shame in terms of visuals

. If you want to show off a computer, this is definitely the title to do it with. I'd recommend Vista (for DirectX 10), a couple of GB of RAM, and an 8800 video card or better. As far as your criteria go, there are awesome visuals and brilliantly realised environments, but the story quality comes up a wee bit short.

As Lucien mentioned, you won't go too far wrong with Bioshock either. Great visuals, an utterly engrossing story, and a superb setting.

misslilo · 11-24-2007, 12:13 PM

I'm getting a new PC in a couple of days, yay

So tell me, are these specs ok:

- Intel Core2Duo - 2.66GHz FSB 1333
- ASUS P5KR motherboard with P35 chipset
- Samsung 2GB DDR2 RAM
- XFX Geforce 8800GTS, 640MB GDDR3 RAM, cooler and HDCP support
- Western Digital 500GB SATA II harddrive, 8mb Cache, 7200Rpm
- PowerSupply Silent Eagle 600W

Ninja Dodo · 11-24-2007, 12:56 PM

Turns out by the way that you can run Crysis on DX10 settings under Windows XP. I haven't tried it myself as I haven't got the game - the setting/premise doesn't appeal to me - but it might be worth testing out.

I'll second Bioshock. I'm playing it now and it looks gorgeous. Most of the characters are a bit grotesque, but the environments are amazing.

a|A · 11-24-2007, 05:02 PM

Try Bioshock. It looks great on a PC.
And then get yourself the Crysis Demo ( Don't bother with the full version imho ). Crysis will really put your machine through the paces.

fishcube · 11-29-2007, 10:23 PM

What are the minimum requirements for Bioshock?

a|A · 11-29-2007, 11:46 PM

They're pretty reasonable actually :

Quote:

Minimum Requirements
CPU - Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor
System RAM - 1GB
Video Card - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).
Sound Card - 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard disc space - 8GB free space

Recommended Requirements
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM - 2GB
Video card - DX9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better) / DX10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card - Sound Blaster X-Fi series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)]

Cris Pandry · 12-02-2007, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by misslilo

I'm getting a new PC in a couple of days, yay

So tell me, are these specs ok:

- Intel Core2Duo - 2.66GHz FSB 1333
- ASUS P5KR motherboard with P35 chipset
- Samsung 2GB DDR2 RAM
- XFX Geforce 8800GTS, 640MB GDDR3 RAM, cooler and HDCP support
- Western Digital 500GB SATA II harddrive, 8mb Cache, 7200Rpm
- PowerSupply Silent Eagle 600W

Everything there sounds great apart from the 8800GTS.

If you buy one of those now you'll be throwing money down the toilet. Wait for the 8800GT to become more widely available, as it's half the price for more performance and less power and heat too.

Catbert · 12-02-2007, 08:39 AM

11-20-2007, 02:24 PM	#1
Texas Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 62	A game to show off my new computer. Greetings Game Fans, I finally did it I broke down and bought a new hp computer. It's the first time in maybe seven or eight years that I have a new one so Im very excited. I do find myself in the depths of a dillema however. My wife wants to by me some games as stocking stuffers to go with the new computer but I dont know which games to pick. Hince Im hear to ask you good people for help. I know I know their are a hundred which game to buy threads alraidy on hear but I would still greatly apreciate your help. Let me give you some idea of the kind of thing I have in mind. I really like a game with a good story that keeps you glued to the seat. I also like environments and settings I can loose myself in. On the graphical front I was really hoping to get something with amazing graphics to show off what my new comp can do. Suggestions from any genre will be apreciated and I may be able to talk the wife into more than one game so multiple suggestions are helpfull. Thanks in advance. Share Share this post on Twitter

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simpson_yellow Squeaky Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,320	Assuming your PC will handle it at decent settings, Crysis puts absolutely every other game to shame in terms of visuals . If you want to show off a computer, this is definitely the title to do it with. I'd recommend Vista (for DirectX 10), a couple of GB of RAM, and an 8800 video card or better. As far as your criteria go, there are awesome visuals and brilliantly realised environments, but the story quality comes up a wee bit short. As Lucien mentioned, you won't go too far wrong with Bioshock either. Great visuals, an utterly engrossing story, and a superb setting. Share Share this post on Twitter

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misslilo Caffein Queen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Land of Hamlet Posts: 712	I'm getting a new PC in a couple of days, yay So tell me, are these specs ok: - Intel Core2Duo - 2.66GHz FSB 1333 - ASUS P5KR motherboard with P35 chipset - Samsung 2GB DDR2 RAM - XFX Geforce 8800GTS, 640MB GDDR3 RAM, cooler and HDCP support - Western Digital 500GB SATA II harddrive, 8mb Cache, 7200Rpm - PowerSupply Silent Eagle 600W Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "You cannot escape your past, but you can make your future" - Diana Melkumova Now Playing: World Of Warcraft (US) Recently Finished: Too many Casual games Waiting for: Lost Horizon + Gray Matter

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Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	Turns out by the way that you can run Crysis on DX10 settings under Windows XP. I haven't tried it myself as I haven't got the game - the setting/premise doesn't appeal to me - but it might be worth testing out. I'll second Bioshock. I'm playing it now and it looks gorgeous. Most of the characters are a bit grotesque, but the environments are amazing. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Ninja Dodo; 11-24-2007 at 01:03 PM.

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a\|A Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 24	Try Bioshock. It looks great on a PC. And then get yourself the Crysis Demo ( Don't bother with the full version imho ). Crysis will really put your machine through the paces. Share Share this post on Twitter

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