Will you Upgrade for PS2?

[Canaris]

I could do with a new motherboard but the rest of my PC is up to date

[Jennyboo]

My computer is over 5 years old I have been putting it off for the simple fact that no new games interest me, but I will for sure have it updated by the time Planetside 2 comes out!!! This is the game we have been waiting for!!!

[Robert089]

This hunk of junk needs upgrading, so old now I'm going to need to pretty much get a whole new machine...

The only decent part about it is the graphics card because I had to replace it after the old one blew up.

[Rarntogo]

I5 750 Quad core unlocked, 8 gigs Corsair Dominator Ram, 2 TBs HD space, 2 Nvidia GTX465's in SLi. No need to upgrade for a while I hope.

[mechaman]

With their claim of machines 4-5 years old being able to run the game I don't anticipate needing to upgrade my machine. I'm running an overclocked i7 860, 8GB of ram, and a GTX 570.

[Logit]

My computer is 8 years old, I must upgrade or I'll be missing out.

sigh..

[FrittsUSKTA]

I will be upgrading mine ... I still have dual BFG 260's in mine. Upgrading as in building a new PC part by part maybe using $2,000 only and see what I come up with.

[Firefly]

My computer is already upgraded. I can run Crysis with a high framerate, FRAPs it, and still do other stuff in the background.

The only upgrade I want to do is get an ATI 6000-series video card that will let me run three or even four monitors (also need a bigger desk). Basically, I can play certain games across all three/four monitors. I'm already doing it with two 28" monitors on an ATI 5770 Eyefinity - it's not that the game resolution stretches to fill it, it's that the resolution expands the field of view. I can attain a much wider view with a little bit of fish-eye if I can do that in PS2, I can see a helluva lot more than a guy playing on one monitor. I'm hoping with three 28" monitors I have a lot bigger peripheral vision. Unfortunately all of the monitors have to be the same size so I have to get another 28".

[Gandhi]

Originally Posted by Firefly

I'm already doing it with two 28" monitors on an ATI 5770 Eyefinity - it's not that the game resolution stretches to fill it, it's that the resolution expands the field of view.

Isn't it annoying to have that gap right in the middle of your view? It's the only reason I'm still using only one of my monitors for gaming, just can't get over it. I'd have to spring serious cash for monitors with minimal frames, or go right to 3 monitors to move the gaps off to the sides where they're not so intrusive.

[FastAndFree]

Originally Posted by Gandhi

Isn't it annoying to have that gap right in the middle of your view?

Heh exactly what I was about to ask...

I have an E8400, a 8800GT and 3Gbs of RAM I think that will be okay

[Warruz]

im in the process of upgrading for Skyrim which in turn means il be ready to rock PS2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.675014
will be my first purchase, prob gonna hold out on the processor to see what exactly bulldozer will bring/cost

[Firefly]

Originally Posted by Gandhi

Isn't it annoying to have that gap right in the middle of your view? It's the only reason I'm still using only one of my monitors for gaming, just can't get over it. I'd have to spring serious cash for monitors with minimal frames, or go right to 3 monitors to move the gaps off to the sides where they're not so intrusive.

Nope. I quickly got used to it - and it helps that you have an option on the settings where you can put it in one of two modes. The catalyst (ATI software) allows you to space out the bezels (your monitor's plastic frame) or ignore them when the image renders. If you ignore the bezels you will never see anything (UI elements, game info) that falls behind it - it simulates being in a cockpit. IE you have to adjust the character/vehicle point of view. In the mode for spacing the bezels, it just shows up on the other monitors as a sort of seamless view so that you'll see everything on the screen but it will be dispersed left/right of the bezel.

Honestly after a few minutes you tend to ignore it - your gestalt process fills it in, just as if you were driving a car and the frame between driver window and windshield were in the way. The only thing you have to do on certain games is resize static UI objects (ie, lifebar etc), drag it, fix its location. So for something like WoW and WAR, you just customize your UI. The UI is based on your horizontal resolution. You're talking a 6000x1200 UI so it's going to put shit across all monitors. You have to readjust certain things because it might be behind a bezel.

Three monitors' field of view... pimp. It's like having eyes in the side of your head or a wide-angle camera lense. That's my goal... 3x 28" monitors *IF* Planetside 2 will support it. Which I don't see why it won't - you'd have to have some sort of code that specifically says "No multiple-monitors". Failing that, you can alter the game's INI file if you have overlap issues.

[Gandhi]

Eh that sounds good actually, maybe I'll have to go ahead and upgrade this year after all

[basti]

Waiting till beta to see if my GTX280 is enough for PS2. So far no game managed to cause bad FPS with max settings.

[p0intman]

two different answers: Will I upgrade my computer? Yes, probably somewhat soon considering its been a decade since I have last done so.

Will I upgrade my computer for ps2? No. I'll take sys reqs into account, though.