Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) I caved and bought Ghost Recon Wldlands. Despite the horrendous bugs (and they're still there, from getting trapped in the landscape to textures not loading to entire mission-critical objects not loading!), there's a wealth of fun content here. Map is huge, loads to do albeit repetitive, but no denying it is fun. Frustrating though is that the air defence and hammers spawn back after about 30mins, which seems ridiculous. And god forbid you come across a Unidad force, that just escalates like a madman. I also bought a GTX 1080 following the huge £150 price drop before the 1080Ti is launched, and I'm all set for Mass Effect Andromeda this week Bought Origin Access too, £20 for the year plus £10 off games, so it's only cost me £15 so far really as I was always going to get MEA Edited March 13, 2017 by Ekona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Also, if anyone has a GTX 1070 or 1080, I have a code available for either For Honor or Wildlands if you want to make me an offer for it. Must be one of those two cards though sadly, and even a cheeky offer will do as it'll just go to waste otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si8pny Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Just finished the new Hitman story. Really enjoyed it hopefully they will release some more targets to kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I was disappointed with that, I didn't enjoy the way the levels rushed you if you wanted to get certain executions. Hitman for me always worked best as a game you could take your time with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I caved and bought Ghost Recon Wldlands. Wait a minute, weren't you telling me that it wasn't worth spending money on etc? I haven't bought it (yet) but not because of what you said, just because I thought I'd wait a while to see if any used ones came in at a decent price. Good write up about it on the other page btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I know, I know! It's a typical Ubisoft game, riddled with faults but underneath a great game trying to get out. Ironically the full release has many more faults than the beta had, and it's terribly optimised for the more powerful cards. My 1080 is barely any better than the 980 before it in terms of maintaining 60fps, and the patch this week made it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 2D gaming is pretty much on its arse to me now, sadly. Loving my PSVR at the moment. Lots of new content being released every week. Played through Batman Arkham VR for the first time at the weekend - it's only an hour long but it's outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Also, if anyone has a GTX 1070 or 1080, I have a code available for either For Honor or Wildlands if you want to make me an offer for it. Must be one of those two cards though sadly, and even a cheeky offer will do as it'll just go to waste otherwise. Just bought a 1070 What you after for Wildlands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Going to splash out on a new rig in May from Scan. Looking forward to it. I have an xb1 and I just can't get into it like I do with a desktop PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Self build or pre built? I can highly recommend PC Specialist if not self building, they really are superb and excellent customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Not much reason not to go self-build. Bit of a faff to select the parts, but you'd be doing the same if going for a custom pre-built. Plus you get the option of picking up some used parts for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Self build is just a PITA, rather spend my days using the thing than building it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Research time should be the same regardless of which you go for. So the only difference is having to add a few things to the basket rather than 1 and then spending all of 10 minutes assembling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Self build or pre built? I can highly recommend PC Specialist if not self building, they really are superb and excellent customer service. I enjoy building them myself. From paring things perfectly with the motherboard, RAM and so on so all the parts are 100% harmonious, to custom cooling solutions. Lol my last build I modified the side panel with a 300mm fan from something else and bought a hydroponic 6" extraction fan for the back and the whole thing sat inside a custom cabinet with the ducting coming out of the back and a 300mm inlet on the side. Worked well and at low RPM was very quiet. I remember trying to work out what the optimum fan speed was for each of them to flow and extract air the most efficiently. But in my old age sometimes I just want to plug and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I used to enjoy the build too, then I realised it was just faff and risk that I didn't really need to add to the experience. Nope, much rather pay some Filipino kid $2 a week to build it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'm happy to offer free advice on PC building to anyone who wants it. To list my credentials would sound like bragging and I already do enough of that. Suffice it to say I have been building PCs for well over 30 years. I don't do budget, by the way, if you're looking to spend 500 quid or less and/or are not playing games, you don't need my advice, buy a ready-made pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 If it's a gaming PC, just set your budget then get the fastest gfx card you can, at least 16GB of RAM, and the fastest CPU you can. Everything else is secondary. Get an ugly case, get a 5400rpm hard disk, just don't compromise on the core stuff. Oh, and get the best controller you can, be that m&k or proper joypad, as that's what you'll be interacting with. There you go, done. No credentials, but it's the right approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn on the PS4 in 4K is simply glorious. Even on the regular PS4 it is still extreamly pretty. Very interesting plot although a little slow at the beginning. Jack of all trades but master at none, its set up the market for an absolutely killer sequel though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 If you say so, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Not the best advice I've seen... Don't get a 5400rpm HDD. That's silly. Most games would be fine, but some still use the HDD to load textures and stuff. Not to mention your load times would be awful. You should arguably stretch to an SDD - I've never really rated them, but you can't deny the benefit of instant load times. Stock cooling I wouldn't recommend, but you can probably get away with. Same goes for a case. But there are huge cooling and noise benefits from having better ones. This is where buying used stuff on the cheap gives amazing results for very little. And the one thing you should never compromise on, the most important part of any PC... the PSU. It's not just a case of going for a high wattage, you need it to be a quality unit (e.g. Corsair / Seasonic etc). Don't go for the Tesco value one, because it will fail, and when it does, it can take the rest of your PC with it. As for peripherals, a decent monitor is important, mouse too, but any cheap keyboard will do. Edited March 14, 2017 by Strudul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Why would you buy a cheap keyboard? It's the one thing you interact with every single time, a cheap and uncomfortable one is going to ruin the experience. It's like getting a cheap crappy seat for your car: If the rest is amazing, matters not if you're uncomfortable. And I was kidding about the 5400. Can you even buy drives that slow any more?! You're right about the PSU though, I forgot that bit. I like the Corsair modular ones, means you don't have a ton of spare cables floating around. Stock cooling is fine. Nothing in my setup is any different than how it came from factory, and I've no desire to faff around with overclocking for an extra 2fps. Just get a better gfx card in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Quite. I could write 10,000 words on building a gaming rig right, and only scratch the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Why would you buy a cheap keyboard? It's the one thing you interact with every single time, a cheap and uncomfortable one is going to ruin the experience. It's like getting a cheap crappy seat for your car: If the rest is amazing, matters not if you're uncomfortable. And I was kidding about the 5400. Can you even buy drives that slow any more?! You're right about the PSU though, I forgot that bit. I like the Corsair modular ones, means you don't have a ton of spare cables floating around. Stock cooling is fine. Nothing in my setup is any different than how it came from factory, and I've no desire to faff around with overclocking for an extra 2fps. Just get a better gfx card in the first place The reason you are only getting 2fps for your overclock is because you know nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Condescending much? Erm, eff you buddy, I used to do some serious overclocks back in the day, but then I realised it was a law of very much diminishing returns and I'd rather play games than run stress tests. Fine, oh mighty wise one who is clearly the god of all things, enlighten us. Tell us how you're going to revolutionise the PC gaming industry outside of putting a bigger fan/water cooling/pelting cooling on a chip, all of which costs money that could go to a better card in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Condescending much?? Lol, don't like a taste of your own medicine? What a surprise. You got trolled. Guys, don't PM Dan with your tyre questions, all you need to know is that they need to be black and rubbery. There ya go. Dan, you can change your sig now, I told them everything they need to know. Edited March 14, 2017 by Aashenfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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