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Originally Posted by Arclight
I still don't understand where this notion of SH5 being that demanding came from. I had my 8800 at the time and that ran it just fine. Yes, older cards had trouble with it, but something like the 7600, from the previous generation, was ancient even then, being released in 2006.
The upgrading is a bit of a mixed bag. If you buy a good system it will last you 4-5 years. If all you do is play console ports, you shouldn't have too much trouble getting it to last as long as the consoles it was competing with at the time. Upgrading is really only "required" to keep up with the latest in PC gaming, and with almost all games being released on all platforms nowadays, those PC exclusives that might prompt an upgrade are few and far between.
I went to my current card and CPU not to play console ports: I'm pretty sure my old 8800 and dual-core could still run Battlefield 3 on the same level as a 360 or PS3. I upgraded for things like Shogun 2 and Arma 2.
All things considered, if you buy a good rig you only "need" to swap out a graphics card after 4-5 years and you're good to go for another 4-5. After that a new PC would be a good idea though.
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Personally I never had any trouble running SH5 on my gaming rig at home, but from reading the SH5 boards when it came out I assumed it had been an issue for a good deal of people. As you state, I've only ever had to replace the graphics card on the gaming rig at home every 4-5 years.
I guess it also depends on what games people run on their PCs. Someone such as you, who plays Arma 2, Black Shark DCS or the SH series requires a little bit more PC power then someone running say HOI series, or the odd FPS. Or is this logic flawed
