Talk:Gaming PC

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[edit] gaming pc vs pc tunning

the neon bulbs are used with costum made styling pc. Pc made for gaming would be the same as car made for racing. (such as racing drivers use and not one that appear in fast and furius!!) The styling pc picture should be removed.

Description of gaming pc it has lots of periphials (driving wheel, joystic, joypad, microfone,etc) First person shutter gaming pc should have: sensitive mouse, hard keys keyboard(?) and high framerate monitor(with fast picture change). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.210.245.6 (talk) 00:32, 28 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] notes

Hi, I added the original research template as many of the sections really contain original research. SO if possible at anytime, please add citations and references, as they do exist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anti Virus 777 (talk • contribs) 16:25, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

I hope what I wrote is fine. It would be nice to have a guide detailing how to build a gaming pc, if it is allowed... Danorux 22:50, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Eh... That sort of thing should go on Wikibooks, not Wikipedia. Personally, I think this article doesn't have much grounds for existence since a "gaming PC" is not architecturally any different from every other common PC. -- uberpenguin @ 2006-07-11 18:20Z
architecturally maybe, but gaming PCs have a distinctly different selection of components than the average PC and PCs used in businesses. Danorux 22:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Its still very subjective because the components are still the same for gaming PC's and other PC's. Gaming PC's only use premium versions for their hardware. In fact, when the components are cheaper, premium components are scalled down and sold with normal computers. andrewkeith80 03:08, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Quite right, and many of the same premium components find use in other applications. There's very little hardware thats actually custom tailored to the video game playing niche. -- uberpenguin @ 2006-07-18 03:24Z
Regardless of whether or not the article "ought" to exist, I believe the discussion at hand is whether or not it should be merged with another article of practically the same name and content. To that end, the answer is yes; the brevity desired in an encyclopedic environment would be achieved by such a merging. --.Absolution. 21:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
I think the point in defining a gaming PC is referring to its setup when it is first built, not a couple of years later. By Andrew's logic, I could say any electronic equipment is common, obsolete trash after a decade (who still runs windows 95?). That said I think the article is growing into something more well defined, especially since it got collab of the week... Danorux 04:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
I could say any electronic equipment is common, obsolete trash after a decade -- Pretty much. Also, plenty of people still use Windows 95. The logic analyzers we use run Win95. -- uberpenguin @ 2006-07-22 04:40Z
Tell your boss it's time to upgrade or switch to *nix/linux and put win95 out of its misery... Danorux 04:43, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
You have no idea what you're talking about. -- uberpenguin @ 2006-07-22 05:00Z
I do, I just don't like the BSODs from the old days. Win95 also feels very limiting compared to todays OSs, eventhough you can patch it up a bit. Danorux 14:59, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the RAID bit, forgot that data throughput != bandwidth. Danorux 04:35, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of PC games?

I know I asked this question elsewhere, but does Wikipedia have a list of PC games? Forgive my lack of researching abilities if I for whatever reason just can't find it, but there's lists of games for all the consoles and for Macs etc, but why no list for PC games? Anyway, I would find such a list to be immensely helpful! Thanks! --164.107.92.120 01:42, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

If someone finds/creates it, it should be added to the article as a link in a See also section. Something I'd like to see though would be a list of games in the article itself that contributed to the evolution of gaming PCs.Danorux 15:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

I vote for much or all of this article to be merged with another article, or it be expanded. Rob Gyergyek 02:45, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge into what? But yes it should be expanded. Danorux 03:59, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
I agree with the merging. Aren't the two articles about the exact same thing?

Morrad 17:36, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I disagree with a merge. Actually, a "PC" is considered to be an IBM clone. And a "computer" is any computing device. So, computer games are any game that runs on a computing device. Thus the general definition in the article on gaming computers. A gaming PC is a PC (read IBM clone based on x86 architecture) that plays games. This is definitively different than playing games on a console or Mac. This is why you see game stores sectioned out by "PC", "Mac" and "Console."

M3rc3r0 19:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

"Gaming PC" has a lot more hits than "Gaming computers" though. Shawnc 12:32, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
Merge, regardless of direction, but keep in mind that wikipedia doesn't use the plural form: if you merge it into Gaming computers, move that article to Gaming computer -Aknorals 07:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Combine Prebuilt and Custom-Built Computers

These two categories discuss the same things technically, so why not just talk about companies that produce gaming computers in one heading? Sh4fton 23:48, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mac OS X

No gaming computer ever runs Mac OS X. Not only can the Mac not support DirectX, Macs CANNOT BE CUSTOM BUILT! And Mac OS X only runs on, you guessed it, Macs. Requires a mac to run OSX : http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs/ Breaking the law to run on non-apple: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1886868,00.asp Can be built illegally but would cost more: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=173639 DirectX only on Windows: http://www.immersivesupport.com/index.php?ToDo=view&catId=32&questId=4 So it is possible, but in no way practical. I have built a $600 computer which can run Crysis well, which no Mac for sale at this time can do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.164.134 (talk) 03:41, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Are you trying to make a point or are you just stating the obvious? We know MACs suck already. If you want to play games you don't buy a MAC, you get a Windows based PC. --Simpsons fan 66 06:31, 2 February 2008 (UTC)