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Last Updated: Jul 2nd, 2008 - 21:15:22 |
(NC)-PC gaming is hotter than ever and chances are this holiday season you'll have a gamer on your gift list or know someone who does. Not sure where to start? Get the 4-1-1 on PC gaming below and you'll be sure to please any gamer on your list - from the casual player to the hardcore enthusiast.
Get more with multiple cores
When it comes to gaming on the computer, it's all about performance: faster is always better. When choosing a gaming PC, the more "brains" - or processing cores, the faster the PC can perform and the greater the advantage you'll have over your opponents.
Intel pioneered quad-core processing - or four brains inside. And, with its Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor, has taken PC gaming to the next level of performance and in-game responsiveness, so the game world - from your opponents to the elements (wind, rain and fog) - reacts more realistically to your character's presence.
Additionally, serious gamers should consider a hard drive of 300 gigabytes (GBs) or more for storage and 2GBs of memory to help ensure games run smoothly.
What's hot and what's not
PC gaming has never been more exciting with the host of new quad-core enabled game titles slated to hit the shelves this holiday season. Games like Crysis, Hellgate London and Unreal Tournament 2007 are already topping gamers' most-wanted lists.
Keep in mind PC games are among the most resource-intensive applications. A PC with a multi-core processor is specifically designed to share the workload and significantly increase performance to deliver a better overall gaming experience.
Make the most of online resources
The best way to tap into the mind of a gamer is to become familiar with the gaming world online. There are tons of online resources created for PC gamers and about gaming in general.
The website www.Gamefaces.ca, for example, is a newly launched end-to-end resource for Canadian gamers of all levels that provides the latest news about game hardware and software, upcoming events and even offers free downloads. And if you can't find what you're looking for on gamefaces.ca, the site will likely provide the link to where you can.
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