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Yes, it's official. I have the WORST computer on EARTH. My computer chugs when it runs The Sims. No, you didn't read that wrong. MY COMPUTER BARELY RUNS THE SIMS! Why? Why did this have to happen to me?! *crys softly in the corner*

I hate when people complain that their whole computer stinks cause they can't run a game.

I hope you realize that it could be a ton of different things.

- not enough memory
- not enough free memory
- outdated drivers
- low end video card
- conflicts with background programs in os
- the game instalation
- the game itself
- crappy game patch

etc, etc, etc

Or, it could just be that he has a crappy computer!

ah, you have a very common proble called "mycomputersapieceofshitandimtoocheaptobuyanew one" syndrome. i too once had it, but then half life 2 was announced so i sheled out the 2300. and if the sims is running slow, its probably the cpu.

The reason I said what I said is because 99% of the time when you have a problem with a game and go to the game's helpcenter for help they will tell you that it is your fault or that your pc stinks - which is not always true.

And $2300 just to play HL2 is super overkill...I though this was cheapassgamer.com

well not only hl 2. i have over 130 pc games and i need a decnt pc to play them. my 3 year old laptop wasnt cutting it.

Originally Posted by Scrubking The reason I said what I said is because 99% of the time when you have a problem with a game and go to the game's helpcenter for help they will tell you that it is your fault or that your pc stinks - which is not always true.

Absolutely true! That's gotta be the first rule of tech support: "It's your fault, not ours, and at no time will it be ours!"

Originally Posted by Scrubking And $2300 just to play HL2 is super overkill...I though this was cheapassgamer.com

Again, very true! That's why I'm not a PC gamer...I'll just wait for it to come out on Xbox.

I've been a console gamer since 1999. My PII 350mhz has been too much of a dog to run anything for the last 4 years anyway. I think the last PC game I bought (until recently) was Half-Life. I've so much enjoyed plug and play gaming, never having to worry about how much memory I had, if all my background tasks were shut down, if my sound card was configured properly, etc. etc.

I built a new system 2 months ago and purchased Jedi Academy. I still havent cracked the shrinkwrap yet as I dread the hour or so it may take to get it to run. Constant tweaking and rebooting is even more annoying after being spoiled by the console for so many years.

I've tried to shy away from PC gaming, but I would like to run some of the oldies (i.e. The Sims, Tribes, Half-Life, etc.). I'm the ultimate console gamer, but memory, CPU, motherboard, blah blah blah scares me.

Originally Posted by Mr. Anderson I've tried to shy away from PC gaming, but I would like to run some of the oldies (i.e. The Sims, Tribes, Half-Life, etc.). I'm the ultimate console gamer, but memory, CPU, motherboard, blah blah blah scares me.

If you really just want to run the 'oldies' you could probably shell out less than $300 for some memory and a new video card and be totally fine.

Originally Posted by SneakyPenguin well not only hl 2. i have over 130 pc games and i need a decnt pc to play them. my 3 year old laptop wasnt cutting it.

How much do you want for your old laptop.

Im shelling out for a new video card within a month or asking for it for my birthday. Either way, DooM III is gonna be cake.

Originally Posted by drunken_master How much do you want for your old laptop.

sorry im not selling. i like to keep it around to play classics on the go and take my mame everywhere.

Originally Posted by SneakyPenguin sorry im not selling. i like to keep it around to play classics on the go and take my mame everywhere.

Poo

I just wanted to say that pc gaming is great although it can be expensive when it comes time to upgrade.

Console and pc gaming are two completely different experiences and I wouldn't like to be without either of them.

Hey, I just loaded Jedi Academy and had NO problems whatsoever!! I can't believe it ! WOO HOO!!!

I remember it taking the better part of an hour to get Dark Forces and Rebel Strike to run oh so many years ago.... This new computer stuff is cool!

Originally Posted by SneakyPenguin sorry im not selling. i like to keep it around to play classics on the go and take my mame everywhere.

It's ALL about MAME baby!

Aren't they coming out with this system that'll play PC games but will run everything automatically through script files and downloads new scripts every night or something? The name of it escapes me, but may be interesting if they can get it to work correctly.

It's called DISCover. EGM ran an article on it a few months back.

$2300 is insane. I dropped $330 for a 2GHz (granted it's a Celeron, and only has a GeForce 4 64MB video card) shipped just a few weeks ago. Runs like a champ and plays everything on the market just fine.

For about $700 I got a P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 120 GB hard drive, and a GeForce FX 5600 256MB video card. If you're paying more than a grand for a new machine, you are:
-Getting a video card that just came out in the past month (bad idea)
-Buying an enormous flat screen monitor (not for cheapass gamers)
-Getting ripped off in general.