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found linus through "good enough gaming pc" on ncix when i was thinking about building my first pc..then watched his intel vs amd/amd vs nvidia explanation videos ( a precursor to techquickie)..i became a fan after the first Live stream/Wan show with slick...the unveiling of slick..too bad no more after party on the youtube archives..doing my work while you guys played snes in the background was awesome..

i was wondering if i could use a standard xbox 360 controller that came with my xbox on my pc,its a wireless controller but came with a cable to play as a wired controller as well...i dont hv a wreless dongle..i was just wondering if its possible to use the controller with the included cable and use it as a wired controller on pc

For a Gaming and HTPC oriented builds,should i even bother switching to windows 8 from windows 7?i dont like the UI,i have no use for the touch interface,i really dont like metro..has anybody that did make the switch has any increase in performence or benefits that they notice after the switch?

my apologies for not answering your question, with all these people arguing,it kinda scared me off. it seemed ike i might have started something.as far as budget goes,i'd say mid to low $600,so in my area thats enough either for a haswell i3 or a 6800k with enough for r9 270 or gtx 750,the r9 270 is a bit expensive though..i myself am leaning towards intel after looking through everyones contribution for better future upgradibility and and my from experince,less driver issue, and to answer your question,i do plan to go 1080p,so i will probably upgrade to an i5/i7 by christmas..no overclocking though,my case of choice at the moment is elite 130..n mobo is h87-n wifi

currently im stuck Between gtx 750 ti and r9 270,which would you choose?

as the title states,i was wondering if a i3 4130 when paired with r7 260x with 8gb 1600mhhz ram will be good enough for gaming at 720p/single monitor setup...any suggestions/comments? budget on this system is very restricted,and will only use intel cpu..if not,i would hv thrown in an apu and call it a day..

at the moment,fx chips are hard to find in my area..mostly athalons..but in any case,my budget and usage is between the 5800k for an amd build and a i3 - 3220 for an intel build..if i do pair it wih the r9 270 (not x) i'd probably lean more towards the intel i3..

thanks,the more i think about it,the more the i3 make sense,dual core with hyper threading.i narrowed it down between it and the apu bcz the apu is a quad core...i'd still go with an ivy bridge 1 though because its in the same price bracket with the apu in my area.

would an apu paired with 270 not in crossfire be enough to game at 720p and play 1080p movies?

if i were go to for an i3,i'd get an 3220 as i already have a psu on hand,if i were to go haswell,it would be a waste if not paired with a haswell compliant psu

im planing a build for a family room htpc,maybe with a little gaming horse power i've already decided on building a system around a r9 270 and 550w psu + 4gb ram i have sitting around from a previous build as of right now,im considering 2 types of build for this system. im hoping to run nba 2k13 on 720p...im leaning towards the apu bcz its a quad core and i could run it in crossfire with the r9 270 AMD: 5800k +FM2 mobo Intel: i3 3220+gigabyte h77/z87 wifi mobo any suggestions are appreciated,thanks

thanks for the feedback guys

hi guys,im currently still running 2600k/p8z68v-pro/4gb-1333 ram....its great for my work n gaming needs,i was wondering if i should upgrade to a 4770k?i did my pro/cons but couldnt find any good enough reason for me to fork out the cash to upgrade the cpu and mobo..and if i want to take fll advantage of the hardware,i'd have to upgrade my psu to a haswell compliant one..can anyone see any benefits in real world usage,bechmark wise is not important to me..

final fantasy 9 & 10, because it was such a great game. wish there was a HD Remake for PC

through personal experience,i much rather use an intel on this build as it wont cause me much headache down the line. personal preference asside,i havent had much luck running amd cpu's..random driver problems..incompatible hardware..so for this build i would much prefer using and i3,i was just throwing the apu out there because i was wondering if paired wit a 7870,if i could play 1080p on high settings game like crysis 3 and metro 2033 plus its a cheap alternative for a quad core and runs open cl great as far as benchmarks goes. my goal is to make this a better than average gaming pc,no overclocking..no watercooling necessary..just 1080p/high setting gaming..htpc..n mayb triple monitor support for working

im giving my brother my Sapphire 7870, i was wondering if it would pair better with an i3 3220 or an A10 5800k. These are my choices because they are at the same price points in my area.

The Call-ins are great but could be better if there were some kind of tutorial and tips so that newbies like myself would know ho to setup coms and mute the stream when going live. asside from that having tech personalities like paul and logan is awesome. may i suggest making a poll on certain live stream guess. i personally would like to suggest melonie mac on the show,she gives a girl games and tech perspective, im sure slick would like that...btw i dont really agree with doing 2 seperate shows,the WAN show followed by the after party is perfect segments. adding more would make it difficult for most of your viewers to keep track,especially us in south east asia. could i suggest The WAN show do news,and tech personality call-ins and twitter for viewer interactions while live calls for after party..

Processors aside, In my area, i find that Amd cards are cheaper and it depends i guess, i personaly prefer amd when im using single gpu for my htpc/gaming and want better multi monitor support..but if i want a monster rig,in the past,i went for dual nvidia cards but they were very pricey...i dont edit videos so cuda cores dont really matter to me and i dont play with physicx anyways..i guess it depends on your needs..for a single gpu solution and multi monitor support,i suggest AMD...if video editing and dual gpu is your setup,then nvidia is the way to go..

okey,thanx for your input,much appreciated...i'll be doing a bit more research before i make my purchase

Would an AMD based HTPC 5600k build on an gigabyte fm2 MB work with an intel pci-e centrino wifi card..im thinking about adding it to my HTPC for a more cleaner look and i wouldnt have to route a long cable to it all the way from my router..but i read through some forums that it only works with intel systems and would cause compatibility issues with AMD systems

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/24/us-microsoft-games-idUSBRE95N16J20130624 "(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will offer its console and computer games for Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphone platforms this fiscal year, through a tie-up with Japanese smartphone game maker Klab Inc, the Nikkei said on Monday. Through a licensing deal, Klab will bring Microsoft's Xbox and Windows-based computer games to the iPhone and smartphones using Google Inc's Android operating system, according to the Nikkei. Microsoft's "Age of the Empires" will be available as a free-to-play game worldwide on smartphones by the end of the fiscal year 2013 and other titles will follow, the report said." *UPDATE* http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/microsoft-games-idUSL2N0F01K520130625 " Microsoft Corp will offer its popular "Age of Empires" game for Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphones through a tie-up with Japan's KLab Inc, seeking to capture growth in a booming mobile game market. Microsoft's gaming business is dependent primarily on its Xbox franchise but mobile devices have been eating into the gaming industry, luring consumers away from traditional consoles. While the tech giant has released a few mobile games for iOS and Android like Wordament, "Age of Empires" is its most popular game to date to be offered beyond its own consoles. The strategy is one that analysts argue other game machine makers such as Mario Brothers creator Nintendo Co Ltd could consider in a bid to leverage their software assets. KLab will develop a mobile version of "Age of Empires" which will be released before the end of March, a KLab spokesperson said." This could be awesome if done properly but this could also be bad,there must be a catch here.maybe the price of the games would be ridiculously expensive like the final fantasy or EA games.Im intrested to see how this pans out.hope this topic comes up during the live stream.

My Galaxy 5mp is still enough for me...photosphere is awesome

thanx,at this moment im planing on just using a single gpu setup..mayb wit an eyefinity setup

thank you for your contribution..im still on the fence about going amd because this will be my 1st amd gpu..i wont be doing any editing,this will mostly be a moderate 720p gaming pc and a htpc..but i've read in the forums that amd gpu tend to come wit a bag of problems,like driver compatibilities n errors..

Thanks for your input,i will make adjustments to my build...ssd is a bit overkill though..its still kinda expensive in my country..i do agree wit the wd blue over the green,i went with the green because i have 1 sitting around..as far as gpu goes..i though 7870 or 660 gpus are better value..i think linus said tat in the game benchmark that they usually do..from the build u suggested including 7770,would 450w psu be enough?because i just happen to have one..