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Arclight · 09-02-11, 04:24 PM

No that's pretty much spot on.

For gods sake, Arma 2 in kinda nuts. It's only now with the 460 that it's running smoothly. Simulators in general are very demanding.

But yeah, I guess that's a distinction you have to make. If you run those demanding games you'll need (near-) top of the line stuff when you build a system. For simpler games you can get away with a cheaper system and still get those 4-5 years out of it before considering an upgrade.

It comes back to those PC exclusives though. Arma 2 or DCS simply isn't going to run on a 360, so for gaming in general you don't need the more expensive hardware.

09-02-11, 04:24 PM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	No that's pretty much spot on. For gods sake, Arma 2 in kinda nuts. It's only now with the 460 that it's running smoothly. Simulators in general are very demanding. But yeah, I guess that's a distinction you have to make. If you run those demanding games you'll need (near-) top of the line stuff when you build a system. For simpler games you can get away with a cheaper system and still get those 4-5 years out of it before considering an upgrade. It comes back to those PC exclusives though. Arma 2 or DCS simply isn't going to run on a 360, so for gaming in general you don't need the more expensive hardware. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.