qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2007
- Messages
- 17,865 (2.99/day)
- Location
- Quantum Well UK
| System Name | Quantumville™ |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
| Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
| Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
| Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
| Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
| Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
| Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
| Keyboard | Yes |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
Most of us on here know that gaming PCs deliver the ultimate gaming experience and have hardware specs which embarrass consoles, which is why I was surprised at how good console gaming can be.
Been round some mates houses lately, which gave me a chance to play two new AAA titles, CoD: Advanced Warfare on PS4 and xbone, Far Cry 4 on xbone and I was surprised at how well they played.
Despite the known technical limitations and the limited framerate (50Hz UK TV standard) the game experience on the consoles was pretty good. The graphics looked very nice and detailed and were smoothly animated with no dropped frames most of the time, plus the sound was good. Loading times weren't an issue either and I didn't notice any glitches in the short time I spent with them.
I struggled with the controllers and couldn't really control the game characters properly with it, unlike with the keyboard and mouse where I'm pretty good and will give many people a run for their money, but I suspect that practice and carefully adjusting the speed of the controls would cure most of that in time. Lag was inevitably higher though due to the limited framerate, which is a bit of an issue in a fast shooter.
Even running Super Mario on the Wii and Wii U which have the weakest hardware looked good and was great fun to play.
In short, the overall game experience on the consoles wasn't all that much worse than that of a PC on hardware costing a whole lot less and saddled with an integrated GPU.
Some advantages of consoles are:
- Just install and play. The game will usually run properly right out of the box. On the PC, I usually have to spend significant time at the start to make it run right and look right, sometimes having to faff around with configuration files for really stubborn problems. Graphics driver updates are often necessary too for AAA titles, although they're not too painful nowadays.
- Used console games tend to be more tradeable, negating some of the high prices for them. This market is completely unavailable on the Steam platform, the biggest and most significant one on the PC.
- The hardware is significantly cheaper than a decent gaming PC.
- Consoles can sport novel features such as integrated TV functionality and motion controllers.
Main disadvantage: some snobby "PC master race" gamers will call you a console peasant.
Note that I'm not going to switch to console gaming and am not pushing it over PC gaming. If you've got the money, time and some technical expertise, it will deliver a premium gaming experience unmatched by consoles. I just think it's worth comparing the two platforms fairly as there are significant advantages and disadvantages on both sides.
What do you think of the console gaming experience compared to the PC?
I've allowed voting in multiple bands in the poll, because the quality of the gaming experience will vary with the console model and the specific game being played.
Been round some mates houses lately, which gave me a chance to play two new AAA titles, CoD: Advanced Warfare on PS4 and xbone, Far Cry 4 on xbone and I was surprised at how well they played.
Despite the known technical limitations and the limited framerate (50Hz UK TV standard) the game experience on the consoles was pretty good. The graphics looked very nice and detailed and were smoothly animated with no dropped frames most of the time, plus the sound was good. Loading times weren't an issue either and I didn't notice any glitches in the short time I spent with them.
I struggled with the controllers and couldn't really control the game characters properly with it, unlike with the keyboard and mouse where I'm pretty good and will give many people a run for their money, but I suspect that practice and carefully adjusting the speed of the controls would cure most of that in time. Lag was inevitably higher though due to the limited framerate, which is a bit of an issue in a fast shooter.
Even running Super Mario on the Wii and Wii U which have the weakest hardware looked good and was great fun to play.
In short, the overall game experience on the consoles wasn't all that much worse than that of a PC on hardware costing a whole lot less and saddled with an integrated GPU.
Some advantages of consoles are:
- Just install and play. The game will usually run properly right out of the box. On the PC, I usually have to spend significant time at the start to make it run right and look right, sometimes having to faff around with configuration files for really stubborn problems. Graphics driver updates are often necessary too for AAA titles, although they're not too painful nowadays.
- Used console games tend to be more tradeable, negating some of the high prices for them. This market is completely unavailable on the Steam platform, the biggest and most significant one on the PC.
- The hardware is significantly cheaper than a decent gaming PC.
- Consoles can sport novel features such as integrated TV functionality and motion controllers.
Main disadvantage: some snobby "PC master race" gamers will call you a console peasant.
Note that I'm not going to switch to console gaming and am not pushing it over PC gaming. If you've got the money, time and some technical expertise, it will deliver a premium gaming experience unmatched by consoles. I just think it's worth comparing the two platforms fairly as there are significant advantages and disadvantages on both sides.
What do you think of the console gaming experience compared to the PC?
I've allowed voting in multiple bands in the poll, because the quality of the gaming experience will vary with the console model and the specific game being played.
well ... these are my fav' so i keep them)
I switched about a year ago, but only recently has my mouse aim started to become as good (compared to others) as my thumb stick aim was. It's taken a lot of practise but it's worth it, I'm loving mouse and keyboard now. PC is definitely much more complicated, I constantly run into performance issues. Most games run at high FPS, but I often get microstutter or tearing which is annoying compared to the ease of just plugging in a console. I hope once G-Sync becomes a bit more affordable and GPU's get a bit better a 1440p 27" surround setup with G-Sync will be an awesome setup.
need investment in my pc more, than any console atm. scary thought 
