What did everyone get for C-mas?

[IAMTHEEMPEROR]

For the 360 I got Assasin's Creed, Mass Effect, a wireless network adapter for Xbox Live, 13 months free of Xbox Live, for the Wii I got Guitar Hero III, and for my computer I got an nVidia GeForce 7600 GT video card, and I am loaded with about $400 to spend on even more crap. I'm probably going to get myself a new mp3 player with some of that money, or maybe do a better overhaul of my computer system with a new processor, motherboard, etc.

[DarkAsmodeous]

Speaking from experience, a 7600 at this stage of the game is not gonna keep you happy for long, whatever computing experience you're escapign with it, you'll be right back in in a matter of months.

Got at least 7950 if you want any longevity.

[Danaran]

one of the things i got from my parents.... is something to shave me with ?(

[IAMTHEEMPEROR]

I would do better, but so far it's all about compatability with my current system. I am already looking into other cards though, the 7600 is not agreeing completely with Oblivion's HDR system. It runs good most of the time, but without this fix I downloaded, it will occasionally go all black on me. I want to get a complete overhaul of my pc, and hopefully find a video card that doesn't have this issue.

I'm happy with my current one though, it lets me play Oblivion far better than my old one and I have a lot less lag with it. This is the quality I get with it now, and it's pretty nice.

[Dave_91]

I just bought an Xbox 360 today with some of the money I got (only the 'Arcade' system). I had one when they were first released, but I sold it because it broke, took ages to get replaced, and it became too expensive (games at like, £50 each). I bet I'll sell this new one within a few months.

I got Forza Motorsport 2 for a mere £12 (about $24), which wasn't a bad deal, I thought. I might get Mass Effect tomorrow if I can be bothered, I don't know. I want to play it though. I'm also thinking about getting Condemned and Perfect Dark Zero, because they're Xbox Classics now, and the prices are reduced. That EA Skate game looks pretty good too, even though I'm not into skateboarding or anything like that.

a 7600 at this stage of the game is not gonna keep you happy for long

I've had mine since January (256mb GT). When I first used it, it was great with mid-high settings and a pretty steady framerate. Now I can barely run Oblivion without it crashing, or my PC going black and completely dying on me. If I do play, it's usually with most features off (except distand land), and set to the lowest resolution with no AA or any HDR/Bloom. Interiors are fine, it's just combat and exteriors where it gets very laggy.

[Cuthalion]

I've had mine since January (256mb GT). When I first used it, it was great with mid-high settings and a pretty steady framerate. Now I can barely run Oblivion without it crashing, or my PC going black and completely dying on me. If I do play, it's usually with most features off (except distand land), and set to the lowest resolution with no AA or any HDR/Bloom. Interiors are fine, it's just combat and exteriors where it gets very laggy.

Old savegames or new ones? I've noticed that the more you 'change' in the Oblivion worldspace, the more CPU cycles/memory it needs.

[Dave_91]

Well I don't play much, only for testing things in game, so they're mostly older saves which I use.

[Tlo1048]

Dave: Sooooo buy Assassin's creed for 360, or Jericho. I've heard Crysis is pretty cool too.

[Dave_91]

Mhmm, when the prices come down a bit, I'll probably try them out. Is Crysis out for 360 too? ?( Or did you mean for PC?

Got Mass Effect today. Almost skint now, and I have to wait until after new year before I get paid any money.

[Tlo1048]

I think Crisys came out for 360, I dont remember. ?(

Is Mass Effect any good?

I want to buy Two worlds, but I think it is MMORPG. Mnahhhhh.