Any operating system that controls what you can execute as a user will prevent unwanted software from being installed. It’s well known that Windows lacks the most basic of security features, yet it’s still the most dominant OS for general use.
ive been looking at porn since the 90s on aol on my mac whats your point? You can make custom macs also just to let you guys know. If you have the money I think macs are the way to go, I mostly play starcraft 2 on my mac right now heart of the swarm runs fine. Its a lot harder to hack a mac, cause there is a lot more protection on them, and most people dont want to waste their time learning how to hack them
Macs have grown in popularity quite a bit in the past couple of years, and there are definitely viruses on the platform now. The market share is big enough now for hackers to expend the effort to write malware/viruses for them.
The OS is more secure by design. There’s no magic involved. If you ran as root 100% of the time, you’d certainly come across something unwanted being installed without your knowledge. The surface size has little to do with vulnerability. What do you think cross-site javascript (XSSJS) attacks are designed to do? That has nothing to do with your operating system and it results in the worst type of attacks, those that reveal your credentials. Having a secure operating system means that those same javascript attacks can’t execute code outside of the browser domain, but considering how much bloat is getting added to what your browser is capable of, it hardly matters. I think over 90% of web attacks occur as some form of XSSJS exploitation. Just because you don’t have malware installed on a drive-by basis doesn’t mean you aren’t getting pwned. :tup:
Very true.
If you have a friend who is either an experienced PC user or a computer engineer, you could ask advice/tips about PC maintenance and recommended programs (add games here, as well 
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The stability on your system build is not something you pay for. It is something you learn to do on your own over time.
Really solid 2GB GDDR5 card going for a 130 bucks after rebate+you get two games. This is the card that’s going to be in the Xbox One and PS4(though the PS4 version of the card is a bit better after they modified it. After some research the GPU in the Xbone is actually less powerful than this card.) Still pretty hilarious, you could snag this card and pretty much go PC-only next-gen while most likely getting the same performance as you would on an Xbox One/PS4(moreso if you snag a better CPU+more RAM.)
“AMD gift” Of two of those games in the image. Add in the value of the games and you’re snagging a pretty serious GPU for like $60. Edit: Silver Award comes with the card so you’d only get access to the games in the middle row.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction--na--na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6149513&SID=oim3opy3k28s
$200 3GB GDDR5 7950. Worth the extra $70 imo, and you get “gold” access so you can snag two of the games on the top row of the pic if you wanted.
@blueleon Man you should have built a rig instead of getting that laptop. These deals are fucking nuts and you would have a top-of-the-line rig for what you paid for that laptop.
I used Macs for 10 years and recently bought a Windows 7 PC. OSX is a much more streamlined and efficient OS than Windows is. There’s not as much shit running in the background and it usually takes a few more steps to do the something in Windows than it takes to do the same thing on a Mac. The biggest selling point of Macs is the optimization. They only have so many computers you can buy, but OSX is optimized to run on all of them and it runs flawlessly for the most part. Windows can be kind of a crapshoot since it’s made to run on so many different things.
I do a lot of audio production and it took me a long time to get the new PC I bought last year set up to work because Windows isn’t as user friendly in that realm and CoreAudio shits all over ASIO. With a Mac, it’s all plug and play which is also a big selling point. I never had to worry about updating drivers (which you may not know you need to do until you get into a session and realize the sound is crapping out) when I had a Mac which was really nice.
Windows 7 IS a ton better though than XP, Vista and the previous iterations were. It’s nice not having to worry about finding software, and being able to play games on my computer is really cool. I still would prefer using OSX (I couldn’t really justify the price of a Mac this time around) but Windows has definitely stepped up its game.
Gotta say though, after playing the PC version of some of the games I’d played on console, I don’t think I’ll ever buy another console again. Especially graphically, it’s like a night and day difference between them in some cases.
Still on a fence about if i want a new console or to invest in a gaming pc next year. Are dual cores still good enough for gaming? I was thinking of just doing a starter build for about $400. Was thinking to go with an intel g2030 and using money saved on cpu for 2GB 7850.
I think it’ll depend on what you want to play. I’d wait and see what gets ported to PC and if a lot of stuff you like is getting ported, I’d go with a PC. It can almost pay for itself, especially in the beginning when a lot of the next gen consoles will cost as much as a really hot-rodded gaming computer you’ve built yourself.
Plus, if you build it yourself, you’d probably be able to get parts that are bleeding edge this year for cheap next year once newer stuff comes out. And those parts will still last you a long time, but you’ll be able to get them at a fraction of the cost they are now once you’re ready to build.
Don’t ever skimp on your CPU. CPU+GPU are the most important parts of a gaming PC as I said earlier in the thread. If you need to skimp on something, only get 4GB of RAM at first(most games don’t even use that much right now anyway) or get a cheaper Motherboard without SLI/Crossfire support/cheaper case, etc. Do anything but skimp on the CPU.
Got bored so I put this list together. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Bv6K In total: $415 Tried to put together a budget build for less than $500. Chose a intel pentium g2120 because it runs @ 3.1 ghz for $65 and quad core isn’t really needed for gaming and I chose a 7750 because they are really cheap right now and they are able to run most games on mid to high settings. And you can always upgrade in the future. For $50 more dollars, you can get an i3 or a quad-core amd cpu. Didn’t include a monitor because you can use your tv.
You should look at the minimum and recommended requirements for modern PC games.
Next-gen consoles=8 core CPU’s. You’re going to need a decent quad-core to keep up, i5 and up with hyperthreading if you want to future proof yourself.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y500/?redir=y&redirsrc=4
When this thing gets to like 400-500, it’s over for console. PC master race for real.
Duo core is the reason why this laptop is a bit under minimum for most pc games. I have a GTX260m, a bit better than my 300 on my last laptop last one got stolen then someone gave me theirs but my other laptop had a quad core. It ran the majority of games fairly decent or atleast hit minimum with good fps.
This one i’m struggling to play current games with consistent frame rates on minimum.
So yeah don’t be too cheap when it comes to investing towards a gaming PC. Minimum I’d say would be $600 or so.
You can still find really really good deals for GPUs and CPUs just make sure you got a strong combo. It’s a especially good idea to have a strong CPU bottomline.
i never said you cant hack a mac, god you people in this thread are just being biased, most people dont want to waste their time hacking a mac
I want to clarify this. Most games are programmed to only use two cores, so if you had a choice between a low-end quad core and a high-end dual core, the dual would likely outperform the quad. The reason why a quad outperforms a dual in most cases is because duals are simply older and inferior in speed.
That said, I would not recommend buying a dual core at this time. More and more games are supporting multi core technology, and if you have an nVidia card, the CPU also shares the load of the physics. A cheap Ivy Bridge i5 will be sufficient to futureproof yourself for awhile, and I wouldn’t really recommend anything less. If you really need to save money, go AMD, but don’t buy an old dual core Intel.
I missed out on the Ivy bridge stuff when it got released. They were suprisingly cheap.
I just learned the hard way…that laptops shouldn’t be bought solely as a gaming machine. And that’s pretty much what I did, as I proudly told everyone about it one or two pages back. Not to imply that they’re lacking in performance or efficiency, because mine’s a beast.
When your warranty runs out, you’re fucked. Nothing is easily replaceable and it could seriously cost you for repairs/inspection when something bad happens. At least desktops won’t be compromised by a broken monitor or keyboard. I have to use my laptop in the living room and needless to say, it’s much more probable to theft and accidents when other people are around. Shit.
Compared to a regular, relatively inexpensive notebook that you can easily put in a bag to carry with you, the gaming notebook that I have is huge and does not transport easily without being prone to damage. It doesn’t fit most laptop bags so I must get one of those specialized backpacks. Frankly I just feel dumb for spending an assload of money on a laptop - a freaking gaming laptop.
Damn right I deserve to be slapped.
But honestly these issues wouldn’t have been apparent to me unless I actually jumped in and bought one. For now I just want it to last a long fucking time.
Pray your fan keeps its speed up. Make sure the underside vents don’t get covered. You game on your bed without a hard surface… ggpo…
Intel processors with hyperthreading=God tier. An Intel Quad-Core is actually 8 cores technically with hyperthreading, and per core, an Intel CPU’s clock speed shits on its AMD equivalent.
@blueleon Yep, not to mention the fact the price you payed for that laptop could have gotten you a rig with way, way crazier specs than what you’re rocking right now.
I wouldn’t worry too much though, that laptop should still rape most of next-gen. At most you might need to tone down your settings for the odd game here and there.
You should also be able to hook up a random USB keyboard, mouse and output to your TV through HDMI if for whatever reason your laptop KB/monitor starts to die. Honestly, I’d try to return that laptop and get a desktop instead. You could sport two SLI’d high-end NVidia cards and could “downsample” your game by playing them on 4K resolutions(yes, people are doing this now. You don’t even need an SLI to do so, but it’s there to keep decent performance since playing games at those resolutions can be a bitch.)