Ever upgraded your whole rig just for a game?

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

This is nuts to me...

... But it's also been a thing in gaming since the advent of 3D acceleration cards (and possibly earlier).

So: have you? And, if so, was it worth it?

 

[diet_orange]

I literally bought my new laptop specifically so I could or at the very least attempt to play Hellraiser Revival when it comes out in October

 

[Serotonin]

First time I ever built a gaming PC was for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Back in those days, consoles were too weak for 16 vs 16 and only supported 12 vs 12, so if you wanted the true experience you had to get a good PC.

 

[shaggi shaggi]

No. I never been fixated that much on one game.

 

[Swabbleflange]

I bought an entirely new gaming PC for Final Fantasy XIV because I'd loved XI so much.

Twist! It was for the original version which was a disaster, and by the time they'd rebranded and relaunched it into the success it became, I'd dejectedly moved on anyway.

 

[Tsukishima Tsukishima]

I was almost about to fall prey to upgrading my graphics card from a 1660 SUPER for something that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lets you boot the game up with. I had some strange error when trying to launch it with my current rig when it released on PC a year ago. I decided not too however and it ultimately paid off. Someone down the line created a mysterious patch that fixed my issue and I can now play the game without a sweat. Sure hope I don't find myself in this same situation when Final Fantasy VII Revelation drops next year

A Nividia 1660 SUPER graphics card should never need to be replaced, it gets the job done for all of my ventures.

I did upgrade my whole rig alongside installing a SSD two-three years back but that was just for games (and my personal sanity) I wasn't too well versed with PC's when I got my first one so I underestimated the vast speed differences a computer with a SSD has compared to one with just a HDD.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I built a brand new rig just so I can run Clip Studio Pro. Gaming was something as an after thought, but I did kept my old gaming pc and repurpose it as a Win7 gaming build.

 

[JiruleanSkies]

When the game you want to play freezes just because you're on an older Intel which is not supported which leads to guaranteed crashes on boot, sometimes ya just don't have a choice but to go big or go home. (that's actually a real painful one for me because otherwise the computer was more or less perfect for anything I could throw at it, rip.)

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

You mean getting a new machine only for a game?
No, i never did that