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I only have about $100 for games though, help me >.<

What I really need is something that will suck up a LOT of time =)
 

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Mass Effect will take you 20 hours.

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hm. I'm thinking in terms of how many days / months a game could last. Cod4 for instance has lasted since I bought it due to its good online gameplay, and I'm pretty sure that AoC would last me a while if I got it, if only because it's an mmorpg.

an edit: how is the replayability of Mass Effect? If that game lasts at through at least 3 replays, I'd go for it
 
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You could play for years and never complete all Oblivion has to offer. You could play for years and not even attempt the main story. :laugh:With user content still being created, it is truely build to last. Amazing game. AOC is actually not very devloped past lvl 40 atm apparently, and is still kind of buggy, so you may wanna give it some time before getting into that. Mass Effect is not terribly long, but certainly worth the time.
 

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the RTS I listed.

- Christine
 

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hm
I'll look into oblivion, and mass effect sounds good enough to warrant getting =)
 

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btw, oblivion, as in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
 

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yes. how about scrolling some pages and thanking us I must of dumped a 100 posts in this thread alone, almost up to 1000 lol

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an edit: how is the replayability of Mass Effect? If that game lasts at through at least 3 replays, I'd go for it

There are 3 alternate endings depending on your choices, and several levels of difficulty, plus if you beat the game you can begin again w/ the same character w/ the same stats (in fact, this is the only way to get the best equipment). So yeah, I'd say it certainly has some replayability. The story of course will be best the first time, but the combat can keep it interesting on numerous go-rounds.
 

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yes. how about scrolling some pages and thanking us I must of dumped a 100 posts in this thread alone, almost up to 1000 lol

- Christine

Gah, forgot about that button, I'll get to it =p
 

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Thank you :) Oblivion (200), Mass Effect (20), Neverwinter Nights 2 (50) should keep you busy

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hm ok =D
what would be the total price?
 

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for all 3? I don't know. http://www.direct2drive.com should have all 3, Steam might have them too. they are downloadable so you don't have to move your carcass :)

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thanks
Edit: Negative on steam having them. looks like its Direct2drive.com =)
 
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I know i maybe late, but i just wanted to mention something about the step-up program. I recently did it and so did my friend, we both stepped-up from an 8800GTS to a 9800GTX and it cost us both less than 50 dollars to do so. The process was extremely quick, i sent it my card, and it got there 3 days later (im in MI and evga is in CA), the same day they got it they sent the new one and it was here 3 days after that. You will NEVER have to wait 3 months because if something is out of stock you place your step-up (as long as its before the 90 period), then they contact you once its in stock and it becomes kinda reserved for you, and once you send yours in they send out the other one. I personally had a really good experience. Only thing i suggest is that wait till the 90 days are almost over before you actually step-up, just so the prices may go down.
 

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I know i maybe late, but i just wanted to mention something about the step-up program. I recently did it and so did my friend, we both stepped-up from an 8800GTS to a 9800GTX and it cost us both less than 50 dollars to do so. The process was extremely quick, i sent it my card, and it got there 3 days later (im in MI and evga is in CA), the same day they got it they sent the new one and it was here 3 days after that. You will NEVER have to wait 3 months because if something is out of stock you place your step-up (as long as its before the 90 period), then they contact you once its in stock and it becomes kinda reserved for you, and once you send yours in they send out the other one. I personally had a really good experience. Only thing i suggest is that wait till the 90 days are almost over before you actually step-up, just so the prices may go down.

I was planning to wait until the 90 days were almost over in the first place =)
thanks for the info
 
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I know i maybe late, but i just wanted to mention something about the step-up program. I recently did it and so did my friend, we both stepped-up from an 8800GTS to a 9800GTX and it cost us both less than 50 dollars to do so. The process was extremely quick, i sent it my card, and it got there 3 days later (im in MI and evga is in CA), the same day they got it they sent the new one and it was here 3 days after that. You will NEVER have to wait 3 months because if something is out of stock you place your step-up (as long as its before the 90 period), then they contact you once its in stock and it becomes kinda reserved for you, and once you send yours in they send out the other one. I personally had a really good experience. Only thing i suggest is that wait till the 90 days are almost over before you actually step-up, just so the prices may go down.

My step-up to the GX2 was just as great, and took 1 week, VA to Cal and back. $313 and my dissapointing 320meg 8800GTS got me a GX2 within ten days of release.

You haters say what you want, I love this card.
 
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btw, oblivion, as in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?

Oblivion will keep you so busy you may forget that your step-up period is ending :laugh:
 

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lol, it's that good?

Yeah, its a very addicting game, if you have never spent 5 hours in one sitting on games before, this game will do it.
 
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I just told you. on newegg they have a eVGA 9800GTX for $269, your eVGA 8800GTS was $244 (rebates don't count) so you pay $25 difference + $15 Shipping/Process

- Christine

Just wanted to mention that it does not go by how much you can get it for on newegg, when you step-up to something, you have to pay the evga.com price on the step-up. the price on that is 350 right now, so for $100, its not really worth the step-up because all a 9800gtx is a 8800gts 512 with better overclocking compatibilities, faster ram, and ability to do tri-sli.
 

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hm, it looks like I'll be getting Mass Effect and Oblivion. Neverwinter nights 2 looks interesting, but I don't think that I'll get it. Any other suggestions?
 
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Memory OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 400.3 MHz CPU/7 4-4-4-12-23 2T 1.9v
Video Card(s) POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5 Radeon HD 4870
Storage Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Display(s) Hanns-G HD191-D 2ms 700:1 16.2 million colors
Case APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Audio Device(s) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 EPS12V EPS12V 750W
Software XP Pro Tweaked
Benchmark Scores x1950xtx: 3d Mark 03/05/06 - 18467/11383/6478 | Super Pi 32MB 27m 8.110s
Get a steam pack. You could get the Orange box for 40 bucks it will get you HL2, Ep1, ep2, Lost Coast, Peggle Extreme, Portal, tf2. That should keep you busy. They are all fps except peggle no clue what that is. I have played CSS, COD4, TF2, and DOD:S I would suggest looking at it cause if you find a good clan its alot of fun.
 

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System Name Rey's PC
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor @3.5 Ghz
Motherboard DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Cooling XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler / Arctic Silver 5 / SILVERSTONE 120mm fan
Memory G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Video Card(s) EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
Storage Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive / 300GB external usb
Display(s) SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Case APEVIA X-Gear ATXB5KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Audio Device(s) Integrated
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V Power Supply
Software Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders
Get a steam pack. You could get the Orange box for 40 bucks it will get you HL2, Ep1, ep2, Lost Coast, Peggle Extreme, Portal, tf2. That should keep you busy. They are all fps except peggle no clue what that is. I have played CSS, COD4, TF2, and DOD:S I would suggest looking at it cause if you find a good clan its alot of fun.

Have all those already =) didn't I mention that? I guess that right now I want some eyecandy to offset the long playtime of oblivion.
 
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System Name Rey's PC
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor @3.5 Ghz
Motherboard DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Cooling XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler / Arctic Silver 5 / SILVERSTONE 120mm fan
Memory G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Video Card(s) EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
Storage Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive / 300GB external usb
Display(s) SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Case APEVIA X-Gear ATXB5KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Audio Device(s) Integrated
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V Power Supply
Software Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders
One more long day until my parts ship =(
 
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