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re: Valve will release its own console-like PC for the living room

Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:32 pm to
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:32 pm to
thats pretty badass
Posted by stout
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:32 pm to
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What are you playing right now?



I have the itch to get back to DayZ but I am also goofing off on a bunch of random crap on Gary's Mod as well as playing Far Cry and Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West which is pretty fun for a $2.49 game.
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:32 pm to
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torrented Windows 7 Ultimate


I bet I have the same one.

quote:

You can build a good PC for $600


that's pretty much it but my wife liked the idea that I could build the other one for less than 400 without the extra 6670

Give it a shot though. I'm open to all sorts of new ideas.
This post was edited on 12/9/12 at 1:34 pm
Posted by stout
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:36 pm to
OK Gotcha.

I just haven't read too much about what that combo is performing like on games. I have a 7950 and a game like Far Cry 3 on Ultra can push it especially while I am recording. My main monitor is only 1920x1080 too.
Posted by geauxtigers87
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:39 pm to
I'm all for anything Valve
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:42 pm to
here's a video of it with battlefield 3 with just the apu and pretty much the same setup.

LINK
Posted by BaddestAndvari
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:43 pm to
This is AWESOME news!!!
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:44 pm to
but you already have an awesome computer, don't you? Just run it to your tv.
Posted by sbr2
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:45 pm to
What it looks like Valve wants to do here is run a closed system that you can upgrade and mod (but not to PC level). I'm for it/
Posted by stout
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:45 pm to
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22-24 FPS on Ultra settings @ 1920 x 1080
24-27 FPS on Ultra settings @ 1400 x 900
30-32 FPS on Ultra settings @ 1280 x 720
31-33 FPS on Low settings @ 1920 x 1080

Recorded at 1280 x 720 on Medium settings


Is that just the APU with no crossfired card?
Posted by Siderophore
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:45 pm to
Place is getting real crowded.

Nintendo not leaving the gaming only niche may hurt them this generation.
Posted by stout
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:47 pm to
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What it looks like Valve wants to do here is run a closed system that you can upgrade and mod (but not to PC level). I'm for it/




Yea it will be a proprietary system but that's not a bad thing. I will probably always just build my own PC but this is great for others to get onto Steam.
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:48 pm to
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Is that just the APU with no crossfired card?



yeah.
Posted by stout
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:50 pm to
Interesting. You know you need more than 8GBs of ram for the APU to run correctly and that you need at least 1866MHZ...right?

Just making sure you get the right stuff. Maybe we can get on some DayZ when you get it set up.
Posted by BaddestAndvari
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:52 pm to
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but you already have an awesome computer, don't you? Just run it to your tv.


nah, I always have a computer to play on and a console to play on.. always have, always will, with Steam having their own console, I can now actually buy 1 game in one place and play it in both places.
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:57 pm to
yeah, i'm getting 1866. definitely getting dayz.

this is where I got the set-up from.

LINK
Posted by sbr2
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:58 pm to
Bruce, I've been hearing about you building a PC for ages. Just do the damn thing
Posted by BaddestAndvari
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:59 pm to
Stout or sbr2, have you guys seen any really good deals on MBs or Processors this christmas holiday?
Posted by brucevilanch
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 1:59 pm to
ordering parts this week.
Posted by sbr2
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Posted on 12/9/12 at 2:01 pm to
I'm out of the PC market for a while, but I'm sure Stout has. He is a deal finding wizard.
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