ShadowCaptain

Well yes, of course its bad to what PC can do, but you have to admit, for a console that came out over 10 years ago it looks insanely good! 
 
That means naughty dog put in maximum effort into visuals
 
 
Of course its opinion, but you presented it like a fact that no developers make good looking games, when im my opinon, plenty of modern AAA games look amazing, including some amazing indie games with impressive art styles
 
Since consoles are lead platforms, and since the average PC has a shit graphics card, there is no point making games like Metro Last light, when only 10% fo people can play it on max settings
 
When a game like Fallout 4 has great gameplay, functional graphics, and everyone can enjoy it even on a mediocre PC - it makes more sense
 
 
until the hardware catches up, and while consoles are still holding us back - its hard for a dev to put effort into visual when nobody will see them

And you crossed those out because?
 
Mad Max looks amazing, i love going into the photo mode and panning around and making amazing screenshots 
 
TLOU + Uncharted has insane graphics - Uncharted 4 so far looks insanely good (considering its a shitty PS4)
 
Frostbite engine is impressive,and runs great
 
The arkahm games are amazingly well optimized (except for knight) and look really good!

What?
 
Witcher 3
Metro Last Light
Uncharted
The last of us
Far Cry 4
GTA V
Tomb Raider
The Order 1866
MGS V
Crysis
Mad Max
battlefield 4
Arkaham games
Star Citizen
 
 
 
etc etc-  there are tons of amazing looking games on the market

Yeah, though I do like some eye candy especially when gaming (as long as I can get a nice 60fps which I normally can on my rig)
 
I just hate having clutter, I barely use more than like steam, comms and  premier, so I dont need icons everywhere cluttering up, and all my files are on my server

I just find most of the skins and themes look really tacky
 
Honestly the only windows UI element I ever see, is the taskbar, I don't even have any Icons or anything on my desktop, just a nice wallpaper

yes
 
its nearly twice as many pixels, and also, it means you can get a sharp image on screens above 24" which is the max for 1080p monitors (in my opinion)

I would have started opening up the case and when they asked what you were doing say "well you just told me to put it on the CPU so I am"

MOREEEE you must have lots of stories

In my opinion G2A is 100% use at own risk and I would never call it 100% trustworthy, especially as you are dealing with a global marketplace

Keyboard no
Mouse 10000000000% definately
Screen - helps to use a proper monitor

yeah doing hunting would be a safe way of getting your shoot on
 
shooting poor people in the street with a bb gun is completely not 

bbs guns are not particularly damaging, considering as a sport people shoot each other with them
 
brandishing them in public is illegal, and shooting somebody not in a game is assault and if armed police came would probably shoot you
 
Also, you would harm genuine airsofters being reckless
 
IF you want to shoot people with bbs guns,  join an airsoft site and do it safely 

bbs guns are not particularly damaging, considering as a sport people shoot each other with them
 
brandishing them in public is illegal, and shooting somebody not in a game is assault and if armed police came would probably shoot you
 
Also, you would harm genuine airsofters being reckless
 
IF you want to shoot people with bbs guns,  join an airsoft site and do it safely 

Oh yeah, they always agreed, I would have to keep a completely straight face... while everyone who heard the conversation were behind giggling
 
Or the customer would talk bollocks and make something up to sound clever, I would agree with them and they would be like "oh wow I got it right" and then I would just be like "no I was just jokingly agreeing with you"

exactly!!
 
It genuinely helped make them listen to my advice though when they know for sure that I know more than them
 
however you would get customers that were like "this computer only has 8gb of ram, my last one had 500gb of ram" ... and I would have to spend about 48 year explaining the difference between memory and storage.. and then they would go to the manager and complain "excuse me this colleague was lying about this computer" ... my manager would be like "tell me what happened".. then he would laugh at them and tell them to either listen to me, or fuck off out the shop

(oh  I am still alive BTW for those wondering :D) 
 
I Recently picked up but the Steam Link and Steam controller in the steam sale for a really good price - both are interesting pieces of tech for sure
 
TDLR: Steam Link  = amazing must have, Steam Controller = pretty cool but not a replacement of a normal pad
 
Video Review
 
Steam Link
First up is the steam link, this tiny apple TV-esque box sits under your TV and lets you stream any steam game on your PC directly to your TV and use any controller/K&M etc. Set up is as simple as booting up, selecting a language and connecting to your wifi/wired network. Make sure your gaming PC is turned on, and the link will automatically detect your PC and prompt you to enter a pin on your desktop - thats it , set up complete

The Link will boot into big picture mode, from here, its works exactly the same as steam big picture mode on your PC, but you are basically doing it remotely, there is no real discernible lag assuming your connection is fast enough, and at 1080p streamed to your TV it looks almost as good as being natively played too!
 
Honestly, this is a must have for any PC gamer who wants a cheap low cost, easy solution to living room gaming, only downside is its limited to 1080p, needs a decent network and the image isnt quite as sharp as a game played natively
 
A must have IMO

Steam Controller
This is less of a must have, but it entirely depends on your preferences, and what kinds of games you play. Set up in steam is as simple as connecting the dongle and it basically installs itself. It works great for typing on the steam link too.
 
The layout is strange, with some familiar features, L1/2 and R1/2 shoulder buttons, XAYB Face buttons, an analogue stick, start/select, home, but from here it differs drastically from a typical game pad, as the right analoge stick and DPAD are replaced with touch sensitive pads complete with insane haptic feedback. It also has L3/R3 buttons when you squeeze the pads under the grips! You can customise everything too
 
Personally, i find aiming in FPS/TPS and similar games difficult with the pad, and just not as enjoyable as a typical Xbox/Playstation style pad, however it comes into its own for playing games like Civ on a TV!
 
Honestly the steam controller is interesting. Its well built and works well, but for me personally, it will not replace a traditional game pad for all my gaming needs, especially FPS/TPS shooter style games
 
 
 
Hope you enjoyed the review, keeping it short and sweet! Feel free to ask any questions

Ah, bought it during steam Christmas sale confirmed eh?  

haha YUP
Yeah I agree! Its great to have alternative options and it works great for certain things that would be impossible on a regular controller
Sure, you can try, but since I still use regular controllers for PS4, Xbox, and various games, I will never really have time to make the steam controller my "go to"
 
Ive tried plenty of configs, I just dont think I could ever like playing first or third person games with it as much as my 360 pad, for a start, the XAYB buttons are way harder to use than a regular controller, like I can press A+X when using the right stick, not possible on the steam controller, and I just dont find the touchpad to have the same "feeling" in 3rd/first person games
 
But I do like it for some stuff

All right. I will PM you when I get home. Prepare for awful accent...or lack of.

(oh  I am still alive BTW for those wondering :D) 
 
I Recently picked up but the Steam Link and Steam controller in the steam sale for a really good price - both are interesting pieces of tech for sure
 
TDLR: Steam Link  = amazing must have, Steam Controller = pretty cool but not a replacement of a normal pad
 
Video Review
 
Steam Link
First up is the steam link, this tiny apple TV-esque box sits under your TV and lets you stream any steam game on your PC directly to your TV and use any controller/K&M etc. Set up is as simple as booting up, selecting a language and connecting to your wifi/wired network. Make sure your gaming PC is turned on, and the link will automatically detect your PC and prompt you to enter a pin on your desktop - thats it , set up complete

The Link will boot into big picture mode, from here, its works exactly the same as steam big picture mode on your PC, but you are basically doing it remotely, there is no real discernible lag assuming your connection is fast enough, and at 1080p streamed to your TV it looks almost as good as being natively played too!
 
Honestly, this is a must have for any PC gamer who wants a cheap low cost, easy solution to living room gaming, only downside is its limited to 1080p, needs a decent network and the image isnt quite as sharp as a game played natively
 
A must have IMO

Steam Controller
This is less of a must have, but it entirely depends on your preferences, and what kinds of games you play. Set up in steam is as simple as connecting the dongle and it basically installs itself. It works great for typing on the steam link too.
 
The layout is strange, with some familiar features, L1/2 and R1/2 shoulder buttons, XAYB Face buttons, an analogue stick, start/select, home, but from here it differs drastically from a typical game pad, as the right analoge stick and DPAD are replaced with touch sensitive pads complete with insane haptic feedback. It also has L3/R3 buttons when you squeeze the pads under the grips! You can customise everything too
 
Personally, i find aiming in FPS/TPS and similar games difficult with the pad, and just not as enjoyable as a typical Xbox/Playstation style pad, however it comes into its own for playing games like Civ on a TV!
 
Honestly the steam controller is interesting. Its well built and works well, but for me personally, it will not replace a traditional game pad for all my gaming needs, especially FPS/TPS shooter style games
 
 
 
Hope you enjoyed the review, keeping it short and sweet! Feel free to ask any questions

In my new job, its actually the worst
 
Small example, a guy comes in yesterday, he had just bought a go pro hero 5, and was like "can you edit video here"? I am like....no we just do photo printing... you have to edit your video on your PC, tablet,.....he pulls out a £10 samsung "dumb phone" and was like " I dont own a PC"
 
I have no idea what he intends to do with the footage since he cannot view, edit, burn to disc, or upload anything

In my new job, its actually the worst
 
Small example, a guy comes in yesterday, he had just bought a go pro hero 5, and was like "can you edit video here"? I am like....no we just do photo printing... you have to edit your video on your PC, tablet,.....he pulls out a £10 samsung "dumb phone" and was like " I dont own a PC"
 
I have no idea what he intends to do with the footage since he cannot view, edit, burn to disc, or upload anything

Same, if I never got a single one playing a game, I would not care, or notice, if anything I wish they didnt exist so they didnt pop up and take me out of my immersion 

WD Reds are not really any more expensive than normal drives (or other brand alternatives)
 
Your data is worth the expense 

In my new job, its actually the worst
 
Small example, a guy comes in yesterday, he had just bought a go pro hero 5, and was like "can you edit video here"? I am like....no we just do photo printing... you have to edit your video on your PC, tablet,.....he pulls out a £10 samsung "dumb phone" and was like " I dont own a PC"
 
I have no idea what he intends to do with the footage since he cannot view, edit, burn to disc, or upload anything