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Kenn
I never said it was a minimum, rather the point at which a difference in framerate stopped affecting my game, which is a pretty important point to cover in a discussion like this.
Thresh
Well, it still sounds a little snobbish to me. That's what you get when you're addicted to Winbench scores I guess.
I just look at the entire situation like this: If you're a biker, you can spend $3000 on a kick-ass titanium ride, or $100 for a Huffy. You get better control, components, half the weight, and more with the expensive bike, but it's up to you to spend the cash to get that "competitive advantage." Having it isn't your fault, and it's not unfair, but in the end it's the rider and not the bike that makes the difference, so don't be surprised if one day someone comes up out of nowhere and burns you on a Huffy.
Kenn
Well, that Huffy is sure going to be a huge determining factor in any race, and I sure wouldn't include it as an acceptable minimum in any kind of race. I guess you're right in that depending on how serious you want to be, you've got to make an investment in equipment at some point. While 30 or 40 fps will do for most gaming situations, you'll definitely want to look for more if you take your games more seriously.
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