Should i sell my 360 and use the money to buy a new gaming computer?

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Rhomp

I hate the 360, the games ive played last about 10 hours for me before i want to keel over and puke.

Like GTA4 and Halo 3, some of the most overrated games in history.

So please give me reasons and or options on what i could do with the money/ what gaming computer i should buy.

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Well saying GTA4 and Halo 3 are overrated is a matter of opinion and not fact. I have a gaming computer, Xbox 360, and PS3. In my opinion the Xbox 360 is the best system for games. I would suggest a PS3, but if you puke playing the 360 you might break a PS3. Honestly if you really do not like the 360 you should consider another platform like a PC that would be more suitable for your taste. The PC is great for strategy games and MMO's, and some old and new school FPS games. Another thing you will have to consider is a good gaming PC will cost you at least $1500 unless you build one yourself you might be able to knock a few hundred dollars off the price. Also the frustration that comes with a gaming computer because sometimes things just don't work. If the 360 makes you puke playing games imagine getting excited buying a new PC game coming home and the game continuously crashes because of some random issue that can take hours to fix. And if you don't know a lot about bios settings, open gl, and just simply being able to troubleshoot software issues good luck. I'm not saying this will definitely happen, but with PC's dont be surprised. I would never chose a gaming PC over the 360, but it very well be what you need to get your gaming fix.

What is the best processor for a gaming computer?

Q. I am building a gaming computer and I have bought every part for it except I'm debating between an Intel i7 extreme or an AMD (the model with 8 cores don't know the name). My friend told me that Intel processors are way overrated... Is this true? Which is more worth the money?

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Intel overrated - uh no. They are not overrated. Overpriced, yes, maybe there is some truth to that.

But for a gaming rig, Intel is the way to go. The best possible processor right now would have to be the Ivy Bridge i5 3570k. Its a great, and super fast processor, perfectly suited for gaming. You don't need an 8 core AMD processor for a gaming rig. Especially when the "high-end" AMD CPU can barely keep up with the i5 3570k which is only a mainstream processor for Intel.

Go with the i5 3570k you'll be glad you did (as long as you have a good graphics card to go with it, like a GTX 660, or a Radeon HD 7870).

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What Kind of gaming computer should I buy?

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Gamer197

I have $800-$1000 dollars to spend and i was wondering what kind of gaming computer i should buy? I don't know a lot about computers so i don't know what parts are good and if the prices are good.Please help

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EDIT:
I'm in Tennessee also, and I built both Intel and AMD recently.
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For your price range, your best option would be to build a gaming PC. get the parts from Newegg, they have the best prices.
Here are 2 options for you:

Building an Intel based gaming PC:

Intel Core i5-2500K ($220) or i7-2600K ($320) with a socket LGA1155, Z68 chipset, SATA III, USB3.0 motherboard ($125 and up)
If you got money to spend, you can get one of the 2 best, newer 3rd generation Intel Core six core processors, with an LGA2011 socket, Intel X79 chipset motherboard ($250 and up)
Intel Core i7-3960X ($1,050) or the Intel Core i7-3930K ($600), both of them six core processors, the world's best processors.
As all Intel stock CPU coolers suck, get an after market Coolermaster or Sunbeam twister with 120mm fan(s) CPU cooler and Arctic Silver thermal paste ($40 to $60)
RAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 or 1333 G.Skill Ripjaws X Series ($40 to $50 and you won't ever need more RAM)
Hard drive: 1TB or 2TB SATA III 7200rpm hard drive, I recommend Seagate Barracuda or Samsung Spinpoint.
For best overall performance, you could add an OCZ Agility 3 SATA III SSD - 90GB or bigger - for your OS install and keep the 1TB or 2TB for file storage (adds another $160 to $240)
At least a GeForce GTX460 or better graphics card ($150 and up)
Choose based on benchmark (2300 or better score) from here:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
A 600watts or bigger brand name power supply such as Enermax, Cooler Master, OCZ, Antech, Silverstone, etc.($50 to $100)
Any PC Case with power supply mounting on the bottom and plenty of space inside for proper air flow and cooling ($50 to $100).
A $20 DVD-RW drive, no need for Blu-Ray.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM ($100 on newegg)

Building an AMD based gaming PC:

Zambezi (Bulldozer) series Six Core AMD FX-6100 ($150) or Eight Core AMD FX-8120 ($200) or AMD FX-8150 ($270) processor
with an AM3+ 990FX SATA III (6Gb/s) USB 3.0 motherboard ($130 and up)
A Cooler Master or Sunbeam Twister AM3+ CPU cooler, as the stock AMD cooler might not be good enough especially if you want to do overclocking. ($30 and up)
The rest is the same as for Intel based above.

Good luck.

How to build a good gaming computer?

JHAWK

I want to build a good gaming computer by buying all the parts and putting them together. But where do i start. What do i need? I want it to be good for games like Minecraft and Starcraft etc. but also not to expesive. What parts do i need? where do i get them? which are better? what kind of case do i get . . . ???

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Check out Maximumpc.com for building a gaming computer. They should have tutorials on building gaming systems at a few different price-points. anandtech.com and tomshardware.com can also be very helpful.

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