Tapology Talks: Videogames

You could get Fifa World Cup South Africa from 2010 its not that bad. I like Fifa 14 myself. 

PC Master race.

That is all :D

I would definitely pick up a copy of skyrim. Incredibly deep game. 

* Edited at 07.10.2018, 12:01 AM ET *

@Green both platforms have problems but ultimately PC leaves consoles in the dust. Mod communities, an absolutely gigantic variety of games comparatively ( lots are **** though to be fair) better prices, the ability to resell games, and above and beyond everything else, Steam! If Steam was the only advantage to playing on PC, that would still be enough for me to never play on console.

The only real advantage to console play for me at least is that I hate playing multiplayer shooters with a mouse and keyboard, and you kind of have to on PC otherwise you will basically get merked.

If you don't like a game on steam, you have a two-hour return window. And you have the power to trash it in a review--and those reviews are meaningful and definitely affect the rate of purchase of said game.


I do agree with you, there's so many dev groups out there that release half-baked games that are basically broken, take the money and run it is unbelievable. Loot boxes should be made illegal everywhere, Germany has made this so and the rest of the world should follow.

That, and there's no console in existence that even comes close to be able to compete with my system, and I'm only running a 1070 i5 rig ( although I do have a good coffee lake processor). I don't play in 4k or anything.

* Edited at 07.10.2018, 6:05 PM ET *

@Green well you don't need to update your processor, which is good.It's a pretty bad time to buy a new GPU at this point in time, because cryptocurrency mining has sent prices through the roof. That said, it isn't going to get better anytime soon, and the current value of them will not drop substantially for many years to come. It is what it is. RAM prices are insane for the same reason.

A GTX 1060 will get you 1080p gaming at max settings on most games. You may experience some performance issues with extremely demanding games like witcher wild hunt on ultra. but even these won't be deal breaking. If you want to have no issues, you can step up to a 1070.

The 1060's are not desirable for mining, so their prices tend to stay reasonable. The 1070's and 1080's are, and they don't. It depends how much you want to spend.

Whichever way you go, I strongly recommend buying the Asus strix or dual models. Very reliable cards with very good cooling. And very reasonably priced. If you do happen to get any issues, ASUS is the best company out their for returns. Avoid MSI and Gigabyte cards, I see a lot of issues with them. Ditto the evga cards, so many people have had them cook on them.

You can get a 1060 dual new for around this much:



https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-GeForce-GTX-1060-3GB-Dual-Fan-OC-Edition-Graphics-Card-DUAL-GTX1060-O3G/282890299080?epid=14019822287&hash=item41dd9366c8:g:OI8AAOSwpzVarvJg

A 1060 strix for around this much:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Geforce-GTX-1060-STRIX-6GB-GAMING-889349469361/273335694883?epid=11011034721&hash=item3fa413b623:g:X8kAAOSwhWRazMlu

The 1070's run about double that.

If you aren't looking to spend 800 bucks or so on a brand new GPU, you could look for a used one. There's tonnes of used 1070's out there still under warranty, many are only a few months old and come with receipts, and as long as the seller includes benchmarks with the listings, it's a pretty safe bet that they will last as long as if you bought a new one anyway. Definitely the best performance value for your dollar.

Make sure what you buy hasn't been used for mining!


Also make sure your power supply can handle a bigger GPU. You would not want to try and run an I7 processor with a 1070 on anything less than 650 watts of power that is rated silver or above. You might get away with less, but you'll have your PSU working its tits off, and it will get hot, which will add heat to your rig and cause other problems. The ten series cards are very efficient, but still, don't push the envelope.

* Edited at 07.10.2018, 8:31 PM ET *