3D gaming, What do I need?
 

im looking to buy a computer for mainly photoshop use and mabey some casual 3d gaming/movies. Would the following specs be enough?
Athlon II X2 DUAL CORD 240 2.8G
ASUS M4A78 Plus Motherboard
4GB DDR2 800MHz
500GB SATA HDD
ATI Radeon HD4670 512M PCI-E
16" ATX Case
Internal Cardreader
LG 22X DL DVD+/-RW
Integrated HD Audio
Integrated Lan
2.1 Speakers
Logitech Keyboard
Logitech Optical Mouse

they are asking $499.99

I already purchased the 22" 120 hz monitor that came with the nvidia glasses.

thanks.

To be honest the 3D is pretty wack, I tried it at FS on a rig they were selling as a higher end gaming rig

basically gives games made to utilize the 3D a little "depth" that's all and you've gotta keep the glasses tight to your face and stay at a fairly square position or else the effect is lessened
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yea..I felt the same when I played with the demo. It's cool at first, but I can imagine the novelty wears out quickly.

PS: I was under the impression that an ATI graphics card won't work with the Nvidia glasses. (Nvidia graphics card ONLY)

2nd question:

are those specs worth $499.99?

psst, no one calls it 3d gaming anymore

Its about right for a pre-packaged PC
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I believe what he's talking about IS 3D gaming. Like the 3D movies where you have wear the glasses.

You need to stop wasting your time.

seriously 3d gaming is a total gimick right now, one of the few game actually designed for 3d is the avatar game which looks meh.

+1

I've tried a couple games with those 3D glasses, lame as hell. I'll wait for the technology to grow and become more mainstream before diving into that. You need a Nvidia video card to work with those Nvidia glasses. http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Vision_Overview.html. Says you need a Geforce 8 or better.