performance

When setting up graphics settings for your games, do you prefer graphics quality, or gaming performance? Would you rather have a high FPS count all the time, or take a framerate hit to bring up the eyecandy? Sure, people have good enough computers to do both, but if you could only pick one...

My friend that has a 60 GB PS3 told me not to buy the new 80GB. He says that Sony has made the PS3 more cost efficient at the sacrifice of a little performance. Is this true? Circuitcity is running the 80 GB w/Motorstorm for $499.

"The most ironic bit of it all is that according to developers, if either manufacturer had decided to use an Athlon 64 or a Pentium D in their next-gen console, they would be significantly ahead of the competition in terms of CPU performance." "We already know that's not the case as game...