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I was on Amazon(US) earlier today and saw that is up for pre-order GTA V is set for a PC release on the 27th of Jan 2015. It was priced up at $60 which probably means it could be on stream for €60 and cheaper elsewhere.

I feel the 60 mark is a bit steep for a game that will be 1 year and 4 month and 10 days old by the time a PC user can play it. I was expecting maybe it around the 40euro mark.

Saying that it will still sell like hot cakes and ill too pick it up.

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AlmightyCushion

Gbear wrote: »

I really am going backwards and forwards on the whole 4k thing.

I was all set to have this staggered upgrade of 1 980 over the next month or 2, then another and a 4k monitor in about a years time.

A lot of people are suggesting they just won't have enough memory (4gb) though.

As usual, I'm sure the AMD cards will have more memory than you can shake a stick at but although I had read rumours about the 300 series getting released in November, I've seen more recently that February is being mooted for their release dates and dammnit, February's too far away!:o

No doubt Nvidia will sit on their hand until then with their Ti cards because of the success of the 970 and the 980.

4k is tantalisingly close to being a reality. It's just not quite there.

What size screen are you going for? At 27" I think 1440p is the sweet spot for resolution. 4k would make everything too small unless you start messing with DPI settings which isn't ideal. There are a lot of relatively cheap 28" 4k monitors but if I remember right they are limited to 30Hz and the panel is pretty crap apart from the resolution.

nesf

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

What size screen are you going for? At 27" I think 1440p is the sweet spot for resolution. 4k would make everything too small unless you start messing with DPI settings which isn't ideal. There are a lot of relatively cheap 28" 4k monitors but if I remember right they are limited to 30Hz and the panel is pretty crap apart from the resolution.

Yeah, you're talking about some fairly big monitors before 4k looks perfect. Having gamed at 27" and having gone back to 24" I'm not sure if I want a monitor that big though on a desk (as opposed to a longer distance away).

Gbear

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

What size screen are you going for? At 27" I think 1440p is the sweet spot for resolution. 4k would make everything too small unless you start messing with DPI settings which isn't ideal. There are a lot of relatively cheap 28" 4k monitors but if I remember right they are limited to 30Hz and the panel is pretty crap apart from the resolution.

I already have 1440p. So a 980 would certainly tick the boxes for that and give a nice performance boost. You sortof need to adjust the DPI setting already but I don't because it buggers up some websites (and Chrome developer tools) when your 2nd screen isn't the same resolution.

The problem with them is that they're not standard and the prices really haven't moved a whole lot over the last year or so. Otherwise a 1440p 120hz+ monitor would be a very nice option but as it is they're more expensive than 4k monitors.

Whereas 2160p is dropping like a stone.

You can currently get decent 2160p screens for a little under twice as much as a 1440p screen but they're LED and 28in.

In a years time it could be a different story.

Kiith

Is there a noticable improvement between 1080p and 1440p? I've to buy myself a monitor in the next month or so, as i'm not liking playing the pc from the couch anymore. Hadn't even considered 1440p, as i don't even know if my pc is up to spec for that.

Gbear

Kiith wrote: »

Is there a noticable improvement between 1080p and 1440p? I've to buy myself a monitor in the next month or so, as i'm not liking playing the pc from the couch anymore. Hadn't even considered 1440p, as i don't even know if my pc is up to spec for that.

Even just for using in the day to day it's really nice to have all the space.

It's tough to run without modern hardware (ideally, a 3GB graphics card) for the more challenging games (Battlefield, Crysis, etc) but it runs strategy games easily and they look glorious.

There's just so much screen and everything is incredibly sharp.

I've loved mine. Got a Shimian from Korea (see Yamakasi Catleap thread over on the PC Building forum for more details).

Sierra Oscar

Kiith wrote: »

I miss game manuals

Game manuals and game maps. I would still definitely buy a hard copy Elder Scrolls or GTA game rather than buy it online if it meant I was getting a physical map.

nesf

Kiith wrote: »

Is there a noticable improvement between 1080p and 1440p? I've to buy myself a monitor in the next month or so, as i'm not liking playing the pc from the couch anymore. Hadn't even considered 1440p, as i don't even know if my pc is up to spec for that.

There is at 27" and above, in my experience. A bit like how there's a noticeable difference between 1080p and 720p at 24" but maybe not at smaller resolutions for some people.

I ran 1440p with a 6970 2GB for a year and a bit. Worked fine for the games I played but I was playing RTS/Strategy/MMO games usually.

DARK-KNIGHT

lads i have astro a 50 headset but was considering selling them and buying a pc only headset to save a few quid any recommendations headset wise?

nesf

Some discussion here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057304163

It really comes down to budget and needs.

AlmightyCushion

nesf wrote: »

There is at 27" and above, in my experience. A bit like how there's a noticeable difference between 1080p and 720p at 24" but maybe not at smaller resolutions for some people.

I ran 1440p with a 6970 2GB for a year and a bit. Worked fine for the games I played but I was playing RTS/Strategy/MMO games usually.

If I was getting a 27" monitor, I'd definitely be getting a 1440p one. My friend has one of the Dell ultrasharp ones and it's amazing. I'm very jealous.

nesf

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

If I was getting a 27" monitor, I'd definitely be getting a 1440p one. My friend has one of the Dell ultrasharp ones and it's amazing. I'm very jealous.

Yeah, those are really nice monitors. I went from 27" to 2 x 24", I went with two Dell 16:10 monitors and I'm very happy with it.

Revoker88

fussyonion wrote: »

Thanks so much again.
It says VGN-NW20EF (model number) and it's 4 years old.

I'll do a run on that site

Did you use the site?

To be honest i reckon the laptop would struggle to run the game even on very low settings,from a bit of research the laptop has an old dual core processor(Intel t4300) and the integrated graphics are not up to much. The site should show you where it will struggle as can never be exactly sure by just a laptop model number im looking at the right one as there are so many variations. It does meet the minimum requirements for the game but just about.

Wossack

Gbear wrote: »

Even just for using in the day to day it's really nice to have all the space.

It's tough to run without modern hardware (ideally, a 3GB graphics card) for the more challenging games (Battlefield, Crysis, etc) but it runs strategy games easily and they look glorious.

There's just so much screen and everything is incredibly sharp.

I've loved mine. Got a Shimian from Korea (see Yamakasi Catleap thread over on the PC Building forum for more details).

can never have too much desktop space

got one of the dell 27inchers, and still wound up extending onto the old 22" lg one

dreamers75

Spilled beer on the Cyborg KB last week, took it apart and cleaned it and left it for a few days. Sweating now trying it.....

Using the cheapest KB Argos had anyone who says KBs dont matter is very wrong

Overheal

We need to name this thread.

The Northbridge Cafe

Glorious Master Gaming Race Clubhouse

etc

nesf

Overheal wrote: »

We need to name this thread.

The Northbridge Cafe

Glorious Master Gaming Race Clubhouse

etc

The Northbridge Café is suitably PC Master Race ish. :P

Overheal

move to name OT thread The Northbridge Café

Sonics2k

Is Steam running slow as hell for anyone else? Not able to load the store page or workshop pages. Same on the website too.

Wossack

the store, offers popup page, profile pages etc have always being real slow for me. Funny, cause it downloads updates etc full speed no bother, but just seems like the 'web' stuff is delivered over a 28 baud modem

Sonics2k

Oh yeah, I'm well used to the standard slowness, but it's been exceptionally slow for me tonight.

Gbear

YouTube have rolled out 60fps video.

Kiith

What took them so long? Porn tube sites have had them for ages :P

Sonics2k

Kiith wrote: »

What took them so long? Porn tube sites have had them for ages :P

30fps porn was way more cinematic.

degrassinoel

Sonics2k wrote: »

30fps porn was way more cinematic.

And also the real reason all those dudes went blind

McSasquatch II

Anyone here playing Endless Legend? I like the cut of it's jib, but am afraid to commit having been burned before.

degrassinoel

was thinking about getting that too, teh critics seem to like it but i'm still not sure either

McSasquatch II

Modding tools have been released today which reminded me about it... Mostly positive reviews from Steam users too.

Edit: Well scratch that - I don't meet the minimum specs. Boo-urns. Happening a lot now (as is to be expected), but I can't afford to build atm. :rolleyes:

Sonics2k

I started playing Skyrim again recently and was wandering around Winterhold when a quest appeared from a long forgotten mod I'd installed ages ago, and had forgotten about. It simply said "The Blue Box". I decided to the do the quest and walked into an old Chapel type building and saw this.

Brilliant!

ykt0di9url7bc3

Gbear wrote: »

YouTube have rolled out 60fps video.

I just uploaded my first 60fps Video. I wonder how long until we get 120fps video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCqnsy6ADFI

rolexeagle1

Anyone still playing Titanfall?