One and a half years ago, one could get the cheapest i5-3470 ($190), a dirtcheapass motherboard ($80), and a GTX 660 ($200), with the rest of the parts rounded out, for less than $700. This machine is superior in CPU performance and equal in GPU performance to the PlayStation 4.

Even if they meant the Mobility HD 5870, my laptop has that thing and it's still way above the 9600 GT. For an ATI equivalent I'd much rather put HD 4770 there, or even something from the HD 3000 series.

Because the 550 Ti was set at the same price-performance point as the GTS 450, which in turn was intended to replace the GTS 250, which in turn was a variant of the 9800 GT, which carries the same G92 chip as the 9600 GT, but has more shader banks.

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I've heard of a lovely little mod called Little Blocks, where individual blocks in vanilla are transformed into 8x8x8 cubes. This allows for tiny redstone circuitry, intricate details, etc.

With Sonic Ether's Unbelievable Shaders, Minecraft could potentially look better than anything on this list in terms of technical visual quality. I was surprised myself when I ran the latest preview build.

It's my understanding that VGA—>HDMI cables almost always require an "active" converter that needs a separate DC power source, but I saw a VGA—>HDMI cable for sale locally that takes power from the HDMI port. Is there enough power in HDMI spec to power such a converter?

Funnily enough, those female character models in Call of Duty...Ghosts, was it? Were the same size as the male ones.

I recall the days when Chrono Trigger was criticized for a mere 20-25 hours of gameplay. Sigh.

Modern-day equivalents would be the HD 7730 or the relatively rare GT 640. Generally bottom-rung midrange cards that hover well above the performance of integrated solutions, but aren't very cost-effective if you do the numbers.

Wanna see nerdy? I wrote this on TVTropes' WILD MASS GUESSING section for PPG.

In terms of generational gap, I think MGS1-MGS2 was the most impressive graphical leap for the whole series.

While people are imagining Mad Max here, the rusty, torn-asunder space ships and scary-looking bikers with tattered cloth remind me more of the Reavers from Serenity.

Tornadoes require complex rotating physics and particle systems to look even passable. That old-school GeForce Twister demo looked like crap even when it came out, and the Crysis tornadoes are boring.

You kidding me, son? Food from wet markets is the shit. Ain't nothing fresher.

"If you know enough to question this device, you are not its target audience."

Substantial epithelial tissue damage due to friction between penis and non-lubricating anal tract results in porn stars having significantly more micro-holes than other women.

It pops on the Kobo store today! I'll get this as soon as it's released.

IRQ... conflict... Those words bring shudders

IRQ... conflict... Those words bring shudders