Not even close!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vector
When the PS3 and Xbox 360 came out, they were pretty close to a top-tier PC. The 360 had a GPU that was pretty close the ATI's flagship X1900+ that was selling for @$600 when it was released. The X1 and PS4 are more like a mid-range PC, where you'll have to turn off features like MSAA to get the games to run smoothly. Real-time Strategy games like Starcraft II just don't work well with a control pad and it's very unlikely that SCII will ever be on the X1 or PS4.
The board is just what everything mounts on. It doesn't come with a graphics chip (there are some, but it's not worth going over), so you'll need to buy a discrete card (there are cpus with a built-in GPU, but not worth going over), a CPU and memory. Unless you're building a pretty decent PC that cost more than $500, I'd suggest just getting an X1 or PS4 instead. Especially, if the only PC you have now is an old Athlon or Pentium 4 rig; you might as well start from scratch, because the parts from those systems would be worthless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vector
The only reason to own a micro-ATX, is to put it in a micro case like the Bit Pheonix. I would never own one, even if it was the Republic of Gamers board, because of how cramped everything is on the board and the limited expansion those boards buy. They're great for a HTPCs though.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
I have my tower sitting next to my desk. The old case was a cramped mess, with no back area to hide my cables and my graphics cards ran a little too hot when I'd overclocked them. I've been planning on getting a second EVGA GTX 670 FTW! (they are 10.5 inches long), but I didn't want to do that with the case I had.
The pictures below show my old cramped case and the new case. The wire management is such a relief, and I have so much more space for airflow to keep things cool.
