What would I need to play 3D PC games?

Ty burton · 09-20-2012, 01:06 AM

I'll be buying my first ever gaming PC near Christmas and already have a 3D tv. Do I need to look fo maybe a gaming pc that has a 3D capable graphics card? Or will it come in an update like the ps3?

I've heard I need to look fir a Nvidia type pc for this, is this true?

DrCows · 09-30-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ty burton

I'll be buying my first ever gaming PC near Christmas and already have a 3D tv. Do I need to look fo maybe a gaming pc that has a 3D capable graphics card? Or will it come in an update like the ps3?

I've heard I need to look fir a Nvidia type pc for this, is this true?

I'd recommend you ask Steam forums.. http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...splay.php?f=39

jkkyler · 09-30-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ty burton

I'll be buying my first ever gaming PC near Christmas and already have a 3D tv. Do I need to look fo maybe a gaming pc that has a 3D capable graphics card? Or will it come in an update like the ps3?

I've heard I need to look fir a Nvidia type pc for this, is this true?

You will need a moderate to high end cpu , standard hdd, 4-8gb ram, good power supply and a beefy GPU for 3d gaming I would reccomend an upper end nvidia card.

Ty burton · 09-30-2012, 10:12 PM

Thanks jkkyler, I'll keep my eye on Nvidia.

remixedcat · 11-11-2012, 06:22 AM

Nvidia is more stable with drivers... GTX660 or higher would be best. With AMD you get more bang for the buck but the drivers are unstable

Ty burton · 11-11-2012, 09:05 AM

Sorry about this lol, I have a newcomer question coming. What are drivers? Or GPU drivers?

jkkyler · 11-11-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ty burton

Sorry about this lol, I have a newcomer question coming. What are drivers? Or GPU drivers?

The software instructions that controls the hardware. Every piece of hardware on a pc has drivers that tell it what to do . GPU = Graphics processing unit (video card).

Ty burton · 11-11-2012, 10:13 AM

Ahh yes, I've got it. I trust what remixedcat said, but buying a Nvidia GPU shouldn't cause too much problems with it's drivers will it?

remixedcat · 11-11-2012, 06:23 PM

Nvidia drivers are very stable. I have both AMD and Nvidia GPUs and my AMD GPU has a lot of issues with Skyrim and Fallout New Vegas as well as some other games. It often crashes or everything looks wierd... specially shadows in Skyrim... It's an ASUS AMD Radeon 3870x2 and my Nvidia is a 9800GT and the 9800GT handles Skyrim much better with no crashes and everything looks good. It's a tad slower then the 3870x2, however it works better.

jkkyler · 11-11-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by remixedcat

Nvidia drivers are very stable. I have both AMD and Nvidia GPUs and my AMD GPU has a lot of issues with Skyrim and Fallout New Vegas as well as some other games. It often crashes or everything looks wierd... specially shadows in Skyrim... It's an ASUS AMD Radeon 3870x2 and my Nvidia is a 9800GT and the 9800GT handles Skyrim much better with no crashes and everything looks good. It's a tad slower then the 3870x2, however it works better.

Both those cards are pretty damn old - OP certainly wont be looking at one of those . Ty, if you aren't sure where you should be looking list your budget or appox what you are willing to spend on a video/graphics card and several of the regulars here will chime in.

Ty burton · 11-12-2012, 05:26 AM

Thanks. The time hasn't come yet, but I'll come back to let you know what I have in mind ect. It's definitely going to be Nvidia that's for sure

remixedcat · 11-12-2012, 08:25 PM

Cool. Good luck.

I'm gonna get a GTX650Ti on my next system. getting it within 2 weeks. I don't game that much.... I do more photoshop,video work, and hypervisor stuff...

StevenArnold · 11-21-2012, 07:53 PM

Hello Friends,

3D started appearing early in 2009, it's only now that the content is finally catching up. The list of games that are not just "converted" to 3D but designed from the ground up to work with it has grown to the point where the investment in the requisite 3D hardware can be considered worthwhile.
1. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
2. TOMB RAIDER UNDERWORLD
3. METRO 2033 – THE LAST REFUGE
4. BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM
5. MAFIA 2
6. JUST CAUSE 2
7. NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
8. LOST PLANET 2
9. AVATAR
10. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS

Best Regards,
esgninc

Ty burton · 11-21-2012, 11:16 PM

Wow, four of my favourite games are on there, awesome. I definitely remember Arkham Asylum being in 3D, I think it was rereleased as a Game Of The Year Edition no?

I'm guessing these games would actually have an option in the Options menu to enable 3D?

[space] · 04-28-2013, 06:41 PM

I just built my PC and I picked up a HD 5750 for $50 on ebay.
With that I can play GTA IV at 1920x1080 with most the graphics on high with a steady 30FPS.
So I would suggext anything higher than 5750 or GTX 650Ti if you want to do any decent gaming.
You could probably pick up a 6850 or 5850 for under $100 on eBay
Those will do pretty well and are exactly the same.
But you need to remember that you can have an amazing GPU but if you are running an old CPU you will still not play games well.
Good gaming CPU's are i5's, i7's, Phenom II X4 and X6.
FX is good but I don't like them.
For example my Athlon X2 bottlenecks my 5750 so I have no clue what it can really do because the GPU is working faster than my CPU can so the game gets played slower.

09-20-2012, 01:06 AM	#1
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	What would I need to play 3D PC games? I'll be buying my first ever gaming PC near Christmas and already have a 3D tv. Do I need to look fo maybe a gaming pc that has a 3D capable graphics card? Or will it come in an update like the ps3? I've heard I need to look fir a Nvidia type pc for this, is this true? __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

09-30-2012, 10:12 PM	#4
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	Thanks jkkyler, I'll keep my eye on Nvidia. __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

11-11-2012, 09:05 AM	#6
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	Sorry about this lol, I have a newcomer question coming. What are drivers? Or GPU drivers? __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

11-11-2012, 10:13 AM	#8
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	Ahh yes, I've got it. I trust what remixedcat said, but buying a Nvidia GPU shouldn't cause too much problems with it's drivers will it? __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

11-12-2012, 05:26 AM	#11
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	Thanks. The time hasn't come yet, but I'll come back to let you know what I have in mind ect. It's definitely going to be Nvidia that's for sure __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

11-11-2012, 06:22 AM	#5
remixedcat meow! Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5	Nvidia is more stable with drivers... GTX660 or higher would be best. With AMD you get more bang for the buck but the drivers are unstable

11-11-2012, 06:23 PM	#9
remixedcat meow! Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5	Nvidia drivers are very stable. I have both AMD and Nvidia GPUs and my AMD GPU has a lot of issues with Skyrim and Fallout New Vegas as well as some other games. It often crashes or everything looks wierd... specially shadows in Skyrim... It's an ASUS AMD Radeon 3870x2 and my Nvidia is a 9800GT and the 9800GT handles Skyrim much better with no crashes and everything looks good. It's a tad slower then the 3870x2, however it works better.

11-12-2012, 08:25 PM	#12
remixedcat meow! Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5	Cool. Good luck. I'm gonna get a GTX650Ti on my next system. getting it within 2 weeks. I don't game that much.... I do more photoshop,video work, and hypervisor stuff...

11-21-2012, 07:53 PM	#13
StevenArnold What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	Hello Friends, 3D started appearing early in 2009, it's only now that the content is finally catching up. The list of games that are not just "converted" to 3D but designed from the ground up to work with it has grown to the point where the investment in the requisite 3D hardware can be considered worthwhile. 1. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2 2. TOMB RAIDER UNDERWORLD 3. METRO 2033 – THE LAST REFUGE 4. BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM 5. MAFIA 2 6. JUST CAUSE 2 7. NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT 8. LOST PLANET 2 9. AVATAR 10. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS Best Regards, esgninc

11-21-2012, 11:16 PM	#14
Ty burton Freeeeeeedooooooom! LoL Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: I live in Britain in a county called Cheshire ( it's not a very interesting place). Posts: 129	Wow, four of my favourite games are on there, awesome. I definitely remember Arkham Asylum being in 3D, I think it was rereleased as a Game Of The Year Edition no? I'm guessing these games would actually have an option in the Options menu to enable 3D? __________________ "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E.Lawrence http://mypsn.eu.playstation.com/psn/...eBurton125.png

04-28-2013, 06:41 PM	#15
[space] How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 18	I just built my PC and I picked up a HD 5750 for $50 on ebay. With that I can play GTA IV at 1920x1080 with most the graphics on high with a steady 30FPS. So I would suggext anything higher than 5750 or GTX 650Ti if you want to do any decent gaming. You could probably pick up a 6850 or 5850 for under $100 on eBay Those will do pretty well and are exactly the same. But you need to remember that you can have an amazing GPU but if you are running an old CPU you will still not play games well. Good gaming CPU's are i5's, i7's, Phenom II X4 and X6. FX is good but I don't like them. For example my Athlon X2 bottlenecks my 5750 so I have no clue what it can really do because the GPU is working faster than my CPU can so the game gets played slower.