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    What game to buy....

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Tyo, Jan 22, 2009.

  1. Tyo

    Tyo Notebook Deity

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    hey hey, I'm looking for a game for my cousin. he's a stubborn azz and he doesn't wanna tell me what he wants. I got him FIFA 09 for christmass since that was his #1 game. Now I'm getting sims 3 for his sister in february when it comes out and I gotta get something for him so he won't feel left out. But I'm mmo person myself so don't know what new "good" games came out or are comin out. he's 19 so any genre goes I guess.

    He's running on desktop
    CPU AMD Athlon 25000+ 1,84 GHz
    Vid Palit GeForce 7600 GS
    Ram 2GB

    Edit: Also is his computer weak ? If so is there a cheap but good upgrade, maybe I'd get his some upgrade if it's not really expensive.
     
    Tyo, Jan 22, 2009
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  2. BigHops323

    BigHops323 Notebook Deity

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    Yes his computer is definitely starting to get weak, although judging by the specs it is of the AGP type graphics slot, probably socket 754 cpu and most likely DDR RAM. Your best bet would be to help him build a new PC. Or if it does all he needs give him a gift card or something to somewhere he can get exactly what game he wants.
     
    BigHops323, Jan 22, 2009
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  3. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    How much are you willing to spend for his gift?
     
    kobe, Jan 22, 2009
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  4. Tyo

    Tyo Notebook Deity

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    not enough to upgrade the whole computer :)
    I'm just gonna stick to a game for now.
     
    Tyo, Jan 22, 2009
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  5. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    The orange box would be a good option if he doesn't already have it.
     
    WILLY S, Jan 22, 2009
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  6. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    What would be his favorite themes? Sci-fi? Fantasy? War?

    Orange Box as was a previously mentioned would be a solid choice.

    I would definitely lean towards replayibility titles such as Sins of the Solar Empire (sci-fi strategy), The Witcher (fantasy RPG), Civilization IV (historic strategy), Company of Heroes (WWII strategy), etc.
     
    Signal2Noise, Jan 22, 2009
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  7. Tyo

    Tyo Notebook Deity

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    I bought him The Witcher last year for christmass, and he could not install it, the witcher had kinda big minimum system requirements. Right of the bat on install said his cpu wasn't enough.
     
    Tyo, Jan 22, 2009
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  8. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    As mentioned, The Orange Box is a great choice. So is Call of Duty 4.

    If you have any desktop questions, post them over at www.desktopreview.com :)
     
    crash, Jan 22, 2009
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  9. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    With those system specs Orange Box is a good choice. Great bang for buck too!
     
    Thund3rball, Jan 22, 2009
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