help buying an xbox

Originally Posted by bluefishman

What spec would you need to play these games on a pc?,mine is a quad core300 gig can't remember rest, am away from the pc at the mo.
Was thinking of getting a game or two.

Any quad core cpu will be more than capable, it's the spec of your graphics card and how much ram you have that will determine performance.

1. Models are Arcade or Elite-link-http://www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/compare101.htm
2. I'd say online from sites like Zavvi, u can get it much cheaper
3. If he is anything like me, you won't know if he's still alive.

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

So she asks for help to buy an Xbox for a child and you steam in with "Buy a Gaming PC" that is gonna cost nowhere near the £170 an Xbox would cost .

"I need a family car"
"Buy a Ferrari then"

yup because the 360 is pointles heap of cr*p that allways brakes and next year it will be out of date.... (note price starting to tumble fast) so i gave the more cost efective option more useful option that makes sence also have the ability to accomidate work(colage,high school) when he gets there, annnnndddd also you can upgrade one thing at a time that could cost as little as £20 to gain some perforamance increse

all i can see is win win win

ohh and the grafics are about 50% better

actual game footage ..

note the grass and those pics look bad (all good ones are at 1920x1200 rez)

[fastdruid]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

yup because the 360 is pointles heap of cr*p that allways brakes and next year it will be out of date.... (note price starting to tumble fast) so i gave the more cost efective option more useful option that makes sence also have the ability to accomidate work(colage,high school) when he gets there, annnnndddd also you can upgrade one thing at a time that could cost as little as £20 to gain some perforamance increse

all i can see is win win win

Rather more than the cost of an xbox and the OP didn't ask what was 'best' but asked about a specific machine.

Druid

^^ true but i was advising against and giving a better alternative

Not really better IMO there never as fun PC's...

1. Xbox see if you can find a premium, depends on if you want to spend the extra money on an elite really. The HDD is a necessity IMHO.
2. Internet, Or have a look around to see if any where has a deal on would be your best bet and dont forget Morrisons they're usually not to bad if they have a deal on
3. You wont see him if he has online

[fastdruid]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

^^ true but i was advising against and giving a better alternative

IMO while a PC is undoubtably 'better', consoles "just work" and don't require ****ing about with settings, no worries about if your hardware is 'up' to it, games don't f**k up your machine in the name of anti-piracy and are less all round grief.

If you want to play games get a console, if you want the ultimate pretty graphics and high frame rates buy a PC but be prepared to pay for it, a very basic gaming PC will set you back twice what the xbox would cost. Hell a top end graphics card will set you back more than an xbox!

Druid

[hindle8907]

Originally Posted by fastdruid

IMO while a PC is undoubtably 'better', consoles "just work" and don't require ****ing about with settings, no worries about if your hardware is 'up' to it, games don't f**k up your machine in the name of anti-piracy and are less all round grief.

If you want to play games get a console, if you want the ultimate pretty graphics and high frame rates buy a PC but be prepared to pay for it, a very basic gaming PC will set you back twice what the xbox would cost. Hell a top end graphics card will set you back more than an xbox!

Druid

+1
A mid range GFX card will set you back more than an xbox360 lol .

And then if you want 1080 gaming on your pc your going have to spend another 200 quid on a decent 1920x1080 LCD monitor

Xbox just plugs into your BIG LCD/plasma Tv.

Barwell, your stating a PC. However, that is going to be almost double, possibly even treble the price when we talk HD (if that's what Coolgirl wants), decent graphics card needed, HD Monitor, making sure the requirements are up to scratch, so may need to upgrade RAM etc.

And to a young child a console is more appealing than a PC, once he gets a little older, the appeal of a PC may be greater.

Buy mine

It was taken out the box, used twice
and then my boyfriend moved in and replaced it with his.

So back in the box it went.