Gaming/VR
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@Machpants said in Gaming/VR:
If you totally want to shit yourself, spend your $2 here: https://www.pcgamer.com/alien-isolation-is-95-on-sale-for-dollar2thats-95-off/
I'm far too scared to try it in VR mode, it's terrifying enough on a PC monitor
Now free https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/12/21/alien-isolation-is-free-on-epic-right-now/
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not much to go on but cold be a lot of fun!
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@Kiwiwomble TBH it could be simple to develop another Tomb Raider... Common elements are obvious (to me anyway).
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@antipodean definite common elements, might just want to so something similar without yet another Tomb Raider
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My formerly quite conservative ex wife got the boy ( 12 ) Far Cry 5 for Xmas. I did the good Dad thing and sat down for a game with him, fuck it is awesome, not unlike GTA in it's amazing scope but obviously set in a much more rural setting and with a more compelling storyline.
I'm hoping he doesn't get too traumatised by char grilling cult members with flamethrowers or running them over but we're having a rip roaring time so far. The bad Cult leaders are as compelling as any villain you'll ever see in a movie, I had to house sit a couple of weeks back and after feeding the animals I sat up til 2.45 playing the fucken game !
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So - my laptop shit the bed, and apparently it needs a new motherboard/mainboard - which is impossible to find anywhere in the goddamn world.
And - while I was waiting for that diagnosis - I realised that my entire free-time is based on that goddamn device - it was my sole access to TV, movies, music, fucking everything.
So - I'm looking at my options for replacing it....
I'm not a massive "gamer" - I don't play anything online against Korean kids in nappies, I don't play the latest/greatest CyberPunk or whatever, and I sure as hell don't have some seat especially designed for sitting in while playing computer games...
But - I'm pretty sure I actually cooked my previous laptop with just some older games, Civ VI, and watching movies/TV.
And so - I'm considering getting something a bit more robust.Long story short - any opinions?
I'm considering a basic-level "Gaming PC" - with some additional HDD storage - in order to get the better cooling, etc - and maybe open up options for extending my "gaming" - plus using it as a pseudo-media-server.
Or - do I just get a normal PC?
Or - some sort of laptop with improved cooling/etc? Unfortunately - all the "Gaming laptops" I can find - are fuggly as their stereotypical customer base. I ain't buying anything with garish lights advertising "Hey everybody, this guy is a gamer"
Or - just go back to what I had - a ultra-compact laptop - and cut down on the nerd-gamesAnd yeah - I know somebody's going to say "build your own PC" - but I had a quick look, and thought "yeah, nah". I'm quite happy to plug in the extra HDD if necessary, but I'd want the base product pre-built/tested.
So - ideas, thoughts? Recommended vendors? I've heard rumours that PBTech has gone the way of any company which got to a certain size...
Anybody used ExtremePC in Wellington? I like the idea of supporting what seems to be a fairly small and local business. -
@kruse Playtech has some good offers - I got my latest gaming rig from them and it's been primo. Moving to SSD for boot etc and my fav games has been amazing. I agree that lights and shitloads of fans can be surplus to requirements. But an advantage of a bigger case is better airflow so I guess it's just picking out the best case option?
I'd go with the biggest SSD you can afford as the rest of plug in or included HDD storage is easy to add as you've said.