BTGBullseye

I have all three on Steam, with all DLCs. I also own the first Bioshock on physical media. (and played it back when I only had a DX9 GPU, and was 'amazed' when I finally got to see the DX10 effects) Don't jump to conclusions.

It's pretty close to perfectly balanced, (apart from some of the combat) which results in that a LOT. Here's the main reasons why most people think there's such a difference: 1. The later games are 1st person shooters instead of turn based strategy. 2. They can't directly control their companions in the later games. 3. They wanted another isometric TBS, and they refuse to accept that it isn't that anymore. 4. The later games aren't viewed through the lens of nostalgia, for obvious reasons. 5. The setting is the same, the gameplay mechanics are what they're referring to when they talk about the 'feel' of the game. I personally fully agree with you, there is no significant difference in the feel of the environments, despite the different gameplay style. ________________________________________________________________________ OT: Just Cause 3 @ about 10-15 FPS. (it has incredibly high RAM requirements, and it is a requirement not a suggestion, and I only have 8GB instead of 16GB)

If you want to try out a non-toxic group, you could try Battlefield 2142... You have to install the game normally with all patches, then patch it with a custom patch that tells it to link to the custom private server, (there are no official servers anymore) then you can play on their server. This is literally the ONLY way to play this game. http://dethklokclan.enjin.com/

Now I'm interested... lol Bioshock is one of those games that really needs the remastering, if only to give it better compatibility with modern systems.

Yes, but if what I'm reading about Lightworks is right, your CPU is going to be your bottleneck if you have a decent GPU already. A single large SSD will probly do you nicely if you decide on using Lightworks.

You don't like teamwork? My guess is you rarely have someone on your team that can keep up with you, and that has soured your experiences.

Yeah, I recall one panel interview about Fallout 4 after its release, (don't ask which, I don't care enough to remember) and they said Obsidian still had full rights to make another Fallout title, and that the F4 devs were looking forward to seeing what Obsidian came up with.

Just Cause 3 + all DLCs. (they were on sale for $45 total) I'm not sure, but I think this may be the largest single game I own... (46.1 GB for a 25km x 25km equivalent open world map)

I like that for a FO:NO theme. It definitely fits the Fallout feel. I personally would like to see a Fallout that gets this for an abbreviation: FO:SHO

If you use just one, then it's reading and writing from the same drive. Effectively it reduces the transfer speed of the files. With 2 drives, it can use the maximum read speed on one drive, while simultaneously using the maximum write speed on the other. 2 SSDs, faster video transcoding. 1 SSD, better space for the price. The difference in conversion speeds are guaranteed to be entirely dependant on the program and other system hardware if you use 2 SSDs. A single SSD may or may not be the bottleneck in the transcode process, depending on the program and other system hardware. Get the 2 SSDs if you want to guarantee maximum possible performance for this specific use. If you intend to use your system for other things primarilly, and just dabble in the video editing, then I'd recommend saving up about $40 extra, and get a 512GB SSD. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226765

Voodoo Supermutants...

You could, but then you'll be compromising the video transcoding speeds. (Windows and your video editing program are going to be reading/writing from their install locations a lot, and it can reduce the drive IO bandwidth available to read/write the video files) This wouldn't be a huge drop in performance though. Of course, you would gain the speed of having all of those programs and the OS on an SSD, which can massively improve overall system speeds compared to using an HDD. (I personally would never go back to HDD from SSD if I had a choice)

Definitely NOT abandonware. They are all available on Steam, and the Humble Bundle Store. (and a few other places as well, you need to work on your internet searching skills if you couldn't find somewhere to buy these) https://www.humblebundle.com/store/xcom-complete-pack ($15 for all of the pre-Enemy Unknown/Within games) I'm not sure, but I think this was the mod for Starcraft. http://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-war-saga-expansion/news/ai-difficulty-included Read this to get the gist of what the mod does. http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/AI_script

The 'Complete Edition' of this game is currently available on Steam for $10.

Give the XCOM games a go... Not just the new ones either, as they seem to be a bit easier.

Agreed. "Fee to pay" is a stupid concept. It is somewhat defendable if it's in a 20$ game, but not I paid premium price. +1

You can get a decent 256GB Mushkin for $80 on Newegg... (or a 240GB with better performance for the same price) You can get a pair of 120GB Mushkin ECO2 SSDs for $50 apiece and free shipping. (my recommended) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226678 Larger capacities are cheaper per GB, so always look for the largest capacity you can afford. Just use them as standard data drives, nothing installed on them. Put the source video that you intend to edit on one drive, and set the output from the editor to the other drive. As for guides, I never did video editing myself, so have no firsthand experience with the process. Try searching for forums that deal specifically with video editing, and go from there.

I would definitely recommend starting by getting at least a pair of SSDs. (1 for reading the original footage from, and the other for writing the edited video to) DO NOT get TLC based SSDs. The best for this usage scenario would be Synchronous MLC, (usually about 25-50% extra on the pricetag over Asynchronous) but Asynchronous MLC should be fine. (the most common consumer NAND type) If you want to go for the absolute best, get SLC, and pay between 10x & 20x for the same storage space. (if you can even find the stuff, it's rather rare nowadays) Also, I highly recommend the Mushkin brand. (they have a long history of extremely high reliability memory and SSD products, and have some of the best quality control in the world) After that, I would actually suggest looking into whether or not the software you're using is capable of utilizing your GPU's hardware transcoding capabilities, and if it doesn't, look into getting a program that does. (this can reduce a 2 hour conversion down to as little as 30 minutes in some situations, if you have a decent dedicated GPU) The best can use both the GPU and CPU at the same time. (there are also free audio transcoding programs out there that can use this, and usually halves [or better] the time required for conversion of audio) Next, I would recommend switching to an Intel platform, simply because you can get native DDR4 support, and overall much better performance on average. Go for 5th gen processors though, not the 4th gen that you were considering. (the 5th gen has some small updates to the commands it uses, which improve video processing significantly) If you really want to get the best video editing rig possible, you'll need to tell me your budget, and then I can make a theoretical build for you.

Star Trek Online.

The question is so incredibly vague as to leave me with no possible answer. It may not seem vague to you, but I need a LOT more information than just what CPU you're moving away from to determine what is an ideal CPU for your needs and means. The difference is around a 95% performance increase on multithreaded processing. (the i7's are essentially hyperthreaded versions of the i5) Would you mind telling what you intend to do with your system, and what your budget is? (that way I can give you an appropriate answer)

You can throw humor into serious discussions... It's doesn't stop being a serious discussion just because there is humor. Levity breaks are a standard practice of the best serious orators.

Starcraft 2 vs any AI is incredibly easy... Just build defensively until you can steamroll their base. (quick strikes are only useful against the lower difficulty AIs) The original Starcraft has a mod available for the AI that takes it out to the 'almost cheating' levels of difficulty, you might want to give that a try sometime.

Fallout Shelter on the PC... Much more fun than the phone version.

Also, don't be afraid to use capitalization, and proper grammar... They won't get you made fun of here.

Might want to give turn-based strategy a go... I'll have to look the names up again, but there were some from the 90's that made 'instant death if you move wrong' look like godmode. Also, have you ever tried something like NetHack?