Re: CRAP Poll: Mine's bigger

On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:52:19 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
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Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort of
situation? ;-)
 
This time, here's a simple question:
 
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You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
 
 
     a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
        of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not have much in
        the way of grunt, but it gets the job done.
 
     b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have
        enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if you maybe
        gotta turn the settings down from ultra) and you can take it
        with you wherever. Best of both worlds, baby!
 
     c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
        with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in six
        hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting than the
        Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have any of that... but
        you COULD).
 
     d) Steam Deck (or similar). A dedicated gaming device
        that makes even Nintendo Switch owners swoon. It's got (nearly)
        all the compatibility of a real PC, you can carry it in one
        hand, and even -if you really really had to- run work apps on
        it.
 
     e) Mobile device via streaming. Phones and tablets are
        where it's at. Everyone has one anyway, so why pay for a second
        device? You get all the same games streamed to you from the
        cloud without having to worry about bothering with Windows or
        Linux
 
     f) A Server Rack: Don't tell the boss you're using all
        his expensive hardware to run video games. Anyway, you're not
        really /playing/; you're stress-testing the gear. ;-)
 
     g) Big Iron: Can it run Crysis? This fucker calculates
        moonshots; Crysis barely makes it sweat. It's got sixteen
        thousand CPUs; it's only fair a few of them get used for gaming.
 
     h) A Macintosh. Which means I don't really play games. ;-)
 
     i) PC Games? I play [console/mobile/tabletop/anything-
        but-PC-titles] only! Nerd.
 
 
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Probably not surprising anybody, I'm definitely a category (c) person.
I like big towers and I cannot lie. If I'm sitting down to play, it's
probably going to be on my tower PC. I like the spaciousness of the
thing; the ease of upgradability. Sure, desktops (and even laptops)
offer something in that area, but when it comes to fiddlin' with the
hardware, a tower is the best.
 
 
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to play
your PC games?
 
 
 
The results of this CRAP poll will not be tallied. That's too much like
work.

C.  Linux workstation.

I have a lot of doo-dads plugged into it, such as a HOTAS
and a Stream Deck.

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