.KICK Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Grr at how much cheaper the American prices are to the UK's prices :( Still on the fence about a few games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_ph0enix Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs: Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Edit -> Ooh, and possibly BioShock - I've read good things about that, so I wouldn't mind checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs:Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Not sure if it'll run very well at all. GTA IV isn't very nice to PC hardware from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted January 4, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs:Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Edit -> Ooh, and possibly BioShock - I've read good things about that, so I wouldn't mind checking it out. GTA IV wouldn't run on those specs. I bought GTA IV on the first sale day but my machine can barely play it, but I'm waiting to play it until I upgrade. For ?5, you may as well buy it, and wait to install it until you upgrade or build a new machine, even if that takes a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_ph0enix Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Not sure if it'll run very well at all. GTA IV isn't very nice to PC hardware from what I've read. GTA IV wouldn't run on those specs. I bought GTA IV on the first sale day but my machine can barely play it, but I'm waiting to play it until I upgrade. For ?5, you may as well buy it, and wait to install it until you upgrade or build a new machine, even if that takes a while. Cheers for the heads-up - Truth be told, the Acer was brought to be used as a Media Centre, but I've actually started to use it as a replacement main machine, because it does pretty much everything I use a PC for. I am, however, probably gonna buy a "less lightweight" machine later on in the year, so buying GTA IV and holding on to it until later on does sound like a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Cheers for the heads-up - Truth be told, the Acer was brought to be used as a Media Centre, but I've actually started to use it as a replacement main machine, because it does pretty much everything I use a PC for. I am, however, probably gonna buy a "less lightweight" machine later on in the year, so buying GTA IV and holding on to it until later on does sound like a good idea. Yeah as lcg said, you can't really go wrong with buying it right now as it's not going to get much cheaper. If you're looking for a fun game in the sale (or has it finished?) you might want to look at World of Goo. Should run great on your laptop :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_ph0enix Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yeah as lcg said, you can't really go wrong with buying it right now as it's not going to get much cheaper. If you're looking for a fun game in the sale (or has it finished?) you might want to look at World of Goo. Should run great on your laptop :) Cheers for the heads-up - World of Goo sounds familiar - and there's a free Demo version over on Steam, so I think I'll download the demo, check it out, and if I like it, I'll buy the full version. Basically I just need something to play, other than Football Manager 2010 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Cheers for the heads-up - World of Goo sounds familiar - and there's a free Demo version over on Steam, so I think I'll download the demo, check it out, and if I like it, I'll buy the full version. Basically I just need something to play, other than Football Manager 2010 :) The demo should be pretty small too, the full download if only 70MB :p It's now back up to full price of ?4.24. Breaking the bank, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted January 4, 2010 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs:Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Edit -> Ooh, and possibly BioShock - I've read good things about that, so I wouldn't mind checking it out. I have a C2D E8400@3Ghz plus a 9800GTX+ and 4GB system ram and the game runs like a dog on it, even at 1280x800 medium settings :( So I don't think it will run very well on that rig unfortunately :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted January 4, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have a C2D E8400@3Ghz plus a 9800GTX+ and 4GB system ram and the game runs like a dog on it, even at 1280x800 medium settings :( So I don't think it will run very well on that rig unfortunately :( While I agree that it won't run on his system, it shouldn't run like a dog on yours. I have a C2D E7300 (2.66GHz) and a 9800 GT and BioShock runs like it was Quake classic. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpotato Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have a C2D E8400@3Ghz plus a 9800GTX+ and 4GB system ram and the game runs like a dog on it, even at 1280x800 medium settings :( So I don't think it will run very well on that rig unfortunately :( I ran Bioshock on a Athlon 3000+, Radeon 2600XT 1.5GB RAM without a hitch at medium settings about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I think he maybe meant GTA IV GreyWolfSC, but I could be wrong :p Bioshock runs great on my rig too and its slower than BelGaraThs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs:Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Edit -> Ooh, and possibly BioShock - I've read good things about that, so I wouldn't mind checking it out. GTA4 is extremely cpu intensive. You need a quad core really for decent fps. No way in hell it would run on an atom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 4, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 4, 2010 Just out of interest - I'm running an Acer Aspire Revo atm, and wouldn't mind playing a bit of Grand Theft Auto IV, however I'm not sure if it'll work, or more to the point, work at a decent kinda pace, on my machine. Here's the specs:Intel Atom Processor (203) @ 1.6GHz 2GB RAM ION GPU. Edit -> Ooh, and possibly BioShock - I've read good things about that, so I wouldn't mind checking it out. Not a chance :laugh: But high five for being a Revo owner :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted January 4, 2010 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 4, 2010 While I agree that it won't run on his system, it shouldn't run like a dog on yours. I have a C2D E7300 (2.66GHz) and a 9800 GT and BioShock runs like it was Quake classic. :) I ran Bioshock on a Athlon 3000+, Radeon 2600XT 1.5GB RAM without a hitch at medium settings about a year ago. Soz I was talking about GTA IV, as that was what he was asking about, the Bioshock seems to have been added later thus confusing the issue :p Yes Bioshock runs at max everything here just perfectly, cant remember the res, may have been 1920x1200 or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Soz I was talking about GTA IV, as that was what he was asking about, the Bioshock seems to have been added later thus confusing the issue :pYes Bioshock runs at max everything here just perfectly, cant remember the res, may have been 1920x1200 or something Yeah I don't think gta4 would even run on a 3000+ :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 does steam not support background downloading? i was downloading mass effect earlier and when i played another game at the same time the mass effect download was interrupted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted January 4, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 4, 2010 It does support it, but it's behaviour is entirely random. I've played games whilst downloading data, and sometimes it stops. Though you can always ALT+TAB out of a game while it's running, and then pause/resume your downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemonkeys Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I was a big sucker for the Steam sales, here is everything I picked up over the holidays: Dragon Age L4D2 C&C3 + Kane's Wrath S.T.A.L.K.E.R SoC Killing Floor Prey The Witcher All and all WAY more bang for the buck than what I used to spend on console games, I think I am going to hold out on Mass Effect 2 until it is on sale on Steam, I have plenty to keep me busy until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackdoom Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Any chance that they will have another sale on January 6th (Three Wise Men)? :laugh: I'm a bit frustrated since I didn't buy Torchlight and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. yesterday when I first posted about them! I thought I could buy the games today since the sale was scheduled to end at 9:00 AM PST, but I had to go out early in the morning to take care of some things, and I just got back home. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpotato Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 In total I ended up spending $127 which isn't that much if you think about it. That's like two full price retail games. I ended up picking up: Osmos Grand Theft Auto IV Mirror's Edge STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl Darwinia Audiosurf Bioshock Mass Effect Braid Burnout Paradise Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Crysis Crysis Warhead Crysis Wars Dead Space DiRT 2 (Free with Radeon 5850) Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood FUEL Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights Multiwinia Prince of Persia Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within Prince of Persia: Two Thrones Starwars: Knights of The Old Republic Unreal Gold Unreal II: The Awakening Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 3 Black Unreal Tournament 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemonkeys Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 That's like two full price retail games. That's exactly what I said to the woman to calm her down from me buying games every other day. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackdoom Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 ^:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero_Rising Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I walked away with Torchlight, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Shadow of Chernobyl. I missed dead space though :( So far Mass Effect is my favorite I'm thinking of buying the sequel when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted January 5, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 5, 2010 miseed torchlight and gta iv :( lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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