What if you used a gaming computer as a regular computer? Would it be more efficient to use a gaming PC to do things you would normally do with say, a MacBook/Windows computer (i.e., surfing the web)?
Are you talking about like a personal desktop or laptop computer? Nothing would happen. A computers marketed as a “gaming computer” is a computer designed to appeal to gamers, and they do this by featuring components that will perform well during gaming, but also sometimes with specific aesthetic bells and whistles. However, generally speaking, all consumer PCs (and by that, I mean Windows, Linux, and Mac computers) are designed with similar components and they run some version of one of those operating systems. A “gaming” computer will do anything a “regular” computer will do. If anything, it will do it better because they use more performant components than the kind of computer the “average” person might get. Apart from the capability of the hardware, the utility of a PC is largely dictated by the operating system and the extra software that the user chooses to install/buy, and is not really related to whether the computer was marketed as a “gaming computer”.Now, if what you meant by “gaming computer” is actually a specialized console, such as an XBox, PlayStation, or even a Wii U, or Nintendo 3DS, then that’s a different story. This systems are designed specifically for gaming, and other functionality that the developers may have included (for example, all of these consoles include web browsers). They are designed primarily for entertainment, and have unique input devices which are generally designed to work well for playing games, and maybe a few other activities such as watching movies, but not designed for manipulating spreadsheets, writing a college paper, or programming, for example.Without modification, I suppose you could use a game console as your “regular” computer, if you used it just for basic web browsing stuff. You actually could get by using the browser to shop online, read your email, etc. However, I doubt anyone would find it as convenient as using an actual PC or at least a smart phone.Generally speaking users can only run/install software on a game console that has been approved by the console’s manufacturer, so without special modifications, you will not be able to turn an Xbox or Wii U into a “regular” computer so that you can run TurboTax on it or something. It is actually possible, and “home brewers”/hackers, do this kind of thing for fun, but it’s not going to be that practical for the average user.
Slogan for a gaming computer?
playing power - playing represents the gaming side and power lets the customer know it has the hish specs required to run up-to-date games. it's short and simple which are always the most effective of slogans. or making lag a thing of the past - weather it does that or not i guarantee sales would be doubled purely because every gamer HATES lag! or another dimension a different concept - emphasizes that gaming can take your mind off your troubles and let you escape reality for a while whilst also emphasizing that the product is something completely new and exciting. hope this helped :D
What else can a gaming computer do effectively besides gaming?
Being a workstation, make calculations (via CUDA), render graphics and animations (every animation program, for example Blender or 3DMax). Nvidia advertises itself as a provider for scientific calculations platform. About animations, well, if you want to render a Pixar movie (even Toy Story from 95′) you need a lot of computations. Each frame is made by calculating all graphical effects (one of methods is ray-tracing, looking what color with which intensity we will get from ray of light in specific direction and specific point). If you have advanced enough image, it can be rendered up to hours - single frame! Also, very computation-needy is any fluid calculation. To render thisyou need many hours of calculations.
My 14-year-old son plays on the computer too much - World of Warcraft specifically....?
Times, dates, whenever. If he has a computer, you can control that with parental controls and logins and all that. It is not that hard. I would limit it and use it as leverage and take it away as punishment. Also, if you want him to get a more well-rounded experience, then take him out to other places, do other things, and make him go with you. Try to teach him of other fun things in life. Overall, you are the parent and the one in charge. Try not to be too hard though, compromise with him. You do not want to seem too unfair and end up psuhing him away in the process. Good luck with that also...WOW is such a stupid game and people have gotten crazy addicted to it...it is kind of sad. I love video games myself, but I draw the line somewhere...
Are gaming PCs good for music production?
Absolutely! Everything that a great gaming PC consists of will be useful for a great Music production PC, except for the graphic card. Yup, you do not require a heavy duty graphic card for your music production, even if you make music for videos!A word of advice though, if you can afford go for an i7 rather than an i5! Unlike a gaming rig, which relies on the graphic card for all the juice, a music production relies on the cpu for all its juice! All the sample libraries, plugins and vst instruments rely on the cpu for smooth functioning! So get the best cpu you can afford. A gaming PC will make do with an i5 and an awesome Graphic Card, Music production will benefit more with an awesome CPU!Also make sure you have a separate hard drive(minimum 7200 rpm) for your OS, one for all your projects and one external drive for your sample libraries, loops, instruments, etc. It's not an absolute requirement, but having separate hard drives will definitely help in system performance. A slow hard drive will bogg down performance no matter how fast your processor is.Get 2 identical Ram sticks of your choice. The new Skylake processors support upto 2400 mhz of ram speed at stock speeds. So basically get the fastest ram that you can afford.Overclocking : A lot of Gaming rigs are overclocked! It's a privilege for PC owners. Get a k version of Intel processor, if you want to overclock. Though overclocking is not an absolute necessity, so it's all up to choice. Goodluck!