Now that the Holiday gifting season (and the massive Steam sale) are over, here is the list of what you can expect me to be reviewing over the next couple of months. Be aware, many of these titles are ancient and are here because
a) They are still good games regardless of their age
b)They were less than $5 on Steam.
Bioshock (I know, I haven’t played it!!)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Shadow of Chernobyl
I figure that’s an assload of content to disembowel and regurgitate for your pleasure. I have about a month and a half until DOWII: Chaos Rising and two and half months until God of War III.
Also, the Leatherworker has stated that we should get a new video card for the gaming PC. The one we have is super crashy. I mean, it crashes during TF2 for crying out loud. He hates that and even more, he hates seeing me do the angry penguin walk to the kitchen after yet another failed attempt to play Dawn of War multiplayer.
So any suggestions for a new video card? We are an Nvidia house, so none of that ATI crap.
-fyre
What’s your budget? I’m pretty happy with my GTS 250 as a low-mid level gaming card, but I’m definitely butting up against its limits even in DoW2. Don’t get me started on Far Cry.
It wouldn’t be that much of an upgrade from your old GeForce 9800 anyway. If you can swing it, bump up to a GTX 200 series. Everything I’ve read suggests that you can get away with less than a gig of video RAM, so maybe something along these lines:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143189
it’s a 9600 dude. I’m trying to see if I can justify an GTX 275 but it’s pricey, And at the excellent suggestion of a friend, I am going to be testing my RAM and calling tech support before I up and buy a new card.