!!! Gaming!!!

[whoololon]

It's something so vague that it confuses novice users with configurations for playing minesweeper and browser games, as if they were capable of moving "any game".
First, there's nothing that establishes some parameters to adhere to for such a definition, and second, one starts to get a bit tired of seeing multimedia calculators with that label.

According to you, in 2016, what minimum requirements should a computer have to really be "gaming"?

Edit: It wouldn't hurt to include the "screen resolution" parameter in the matter. ;D

[Espinetenbolas]

Gaming = Tag = Marketing

It is a very changing market and depends on what one is willing to spend and also on whether one wants 4K or HD... full filters or not.

What is clear is that for gaming, the graphics card is the most important and the rest of the components have a relative importance.

[Raesan]

It goes beyond the graphics card. As an occasional player of cooperative fps, it would now be impossible for me to play, for example, with a standard two-button mouse:facepalm: And although I am not a fan of certifications, they are useful if all manufacturers adopt them and do not imply an abusive surcharge. I would include ;

Resolution that allows you an expanded field of view, minimum 1080p.
Graphics and processor of medium, high range.
Monitor with good refresh rate and improved vsync.
Headphones with positional sound.
Mouse with good precision and many buttons.

[Fassou]

If something they want to sell you, uses the "Gaming" label to stand out, then they can only sell you an idea and not a specific feature.

That's not necessarily bad, look at Apple, they've been doing that all their lives ;D

But think about it, we could even put that label on an Oscilloscope, because you can play with it, and remember the times when it inspired Pong :troll:

Salu2! Gamers!

[Kernel1.0]

What I have been seeing for a long time is that gaming is a label = unjustified overpricing.
A "gaming" computer would have to have at least the minimum requirements of the most demanding game on the market, which is not met.

[Espinetenbolas]

Personally, the Gaming label doesn't mean anything to me... first of all, because I don't play any games and secondly, because I look at reviews and objective data to get an idea of the hardware and its performance.

Obviously, this label for peripherals is more important to a certain extent, but personally, it bothers me that all of Logitech's fucking keyboards are currently oriented towards Gaming... and they cost an arm and a leg.

I've had the same one for about 11 years and it still works great, but some of the keys are a bit worn out... after looking at what's available, I've decided to keep it until they come to their senses or mine falls apart... whichever comes first.

I had to reluctantly get a Gaming mouse (Logitech G400) a couple of years ago because the previous one was doing strange things when moving it and it was also quite old (8 or 9 years old), and this one is identical to the one I had, but with better pads and so far, it's working well.

[defaultuser]

I think like a kernel, or worse, anything that carries that label and doesn't at least move the most demanding game at minimum settings is a scam for me.
I've always been disgusted by the unchecked anarchy of marketing that misinforms technologically, I mean, I've seen people argue stubbornly because of that misinformation, and it's really strong, or people who argue point by point about things they see on the boxes of fancier stores and places like that :chuckles:

The above is what I think would be morally correct, as a minimum to call it gaming... but then you see the linguistic fantasy they put into "gamings" that don't even reach the mid-range and you get frustrated, they paint them as the best for gaming, a brown beast haha.
And if we talk about prices... the other day I saw one of a brand with a very cool box, I think it was the first time I saw a normal brand PC that would cost me cheaper in parts haha.

Of course, the person who is a bit informed and likes to select what they buy ends up doing it in parts, or buying a "normal" computer but with the desired components.

Salu2.

There are also cool things with that label, like the variety of motherboards out now with different combinations of level in each section, (sound, network, VRM, supposed special shielding of RAM lines for OC).... and I think that's it, the rest is the usual.

[Tecnho]

Well, gaming depends, the little word obviously means more money, but for example, in laptops, it cost me to find something I liked to play, I looked for normal computers but with good components, cooling, keyboard and such for gaming, and in the end, only the ones with the label convinced me, whereas years ago, when I had my toshiba that looked normal but had components up to par to indulge in the vice and I saved some euros, in other components that are not laptops, like peripherals, I do see a lot of nonsense, they put in bright colors and 4 stickers on many and run away.
For example, the last nonsense I did and I won't do again, I bought a razer ouroboros and it's the biggest rip-off I've suffered, it cost about 130€ and I don't notice any difference with a good logitech of 50€, but where I see more abuse is in the sound, you see each crime.