Half Life 3 confirmed at Gamescom!
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We have been looking at these machines from HP.
https://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id...
My wife used to work for HP so still knows senior people there, so might be able to swing a good deal on some ex demo units.
I know it’s easy to add ram and SSD.
But I think as aways the limiting factor is Video ram and processing which of course can’t be upgraded on a laptop.
https://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id...
My wife used to work for HP so still knows senior people there, so might be able to swing a good deal on some ex demo units.
I know it’s easy to add ram and SSD.
But I think as aways the limiting factor is Video ram and processing which of course can’t be upgraded on a laptop.
We have been looking at building a new pc for work stuff for a while.
Perhaps we are better off with a tower unit that allows easier upgrades, and we can use the few spare 1TB SSD units we have too.
I’ve built towers in the past, it was easier then, there wasn’t a lot of choice, but now, oh my gosh, there must be a million options of just a Case and mother board.
On the plus side it does look like a very powerful unit can be built for less than a grand, so that at least makes the overall cost not so bad!
I think I’m settled on a Ryzen processor, seems like the best option. They do bundles of mother boards and cpu with 32gb of ram for about £300 seems a good place to start.
Perhaps we are better off with a tower unit that allows easier upgrades, and we can use the few spare 1TB SSD units we have too.
I’ve built towers in the past, it was easier then, there wasn’t a lot of choice, but now, oh my gosh, there must be a million options of just a Case and mother board.
On the plus side it does look like a very powerful unit can be built for less than a grand, so that at least makes the overall cost not so bad!
I think I’m settled on a Ryzen processor, seems like the best option. They do bundles of mother boards and cpu with 32gb of ram for about £300 seems a good place to start.
nigelpugh7 said:
The other funny thing I hadn’t realised was the operating space needed, and that you have to stand up to play as well.
No need to standGetting into the spirit with Black Mesa, that was released yesterday on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/Black_Me...
nigelpugh7 said:
The other funny thing I hadn’t realised was the operating space needed
The emphasis in that image should be minimum. I have approx 2.5m x 3.5m and that isn't really enough for some games. This is something that is often mixed and really puts a block on for a lot of UK households especially. We don't have the floorspace. Good to hear Valve are looking at options for Alyx.
Digger said:
For those whom Half Life is in their Top 10 etc is Black Mesa worth the £15 ?
I think so, it's Half Life turned up to 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0pbkebm2nMIt's the same Black Mesa levels upgraded but the much hated Xen levels are completely different looks-wise and make it a better game.
FourWheelDrift said:
Digger said:
For those whom Half Life is in their Top 10 etc is Black Mesa worth the £15 ?
I think so, it's Half Life turned up to 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0pbkebm2nMIt's the same Black Mesa levels upgraded but the much hated Xen levels are completely different looks-wise and make it a better game.
Black Mesa launch trailer (lots of Xen shown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkBrNGeFwoU
FourWheelDrift said:
Black Mesa launch trailer (lots of Xen shown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkBrNGeFwoU
Please come to Xbox!Black Mesa looks amazing but I think my Half-life ship sailed a long time ago. I'm not willing to fall back in love with the series if Valve insist the only way I can play any new games is by prancing around with a box on my head. Probably best left in the past where they abandoned it.
Kenny Powers said:
Black Mesa looks amazing but I think my Half-life ship sailed a long time ago. I'm not willing to fall back in love with the series if Valve insist the only way I can play any new games is by prancing around with a box on my head. Probably best left in the past where they abandoned it.
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