A few newbie gaming questions...

[lokodezine]

1) When you install a game does it take up a lot of space? Or is it like Gamestations (XBOX, PS) where the cd holds all the info so your hardrive is little affected by it?

2) Is it ok to have multiple games installed at once?

3) What does FPS stand for?

4) Can playing online via free servers and pay servers cause damge to your system (pc) or take in viruses?

Thanks

[spyder003]

1. Most games are fairly large. 2-5 GB.

2. Yes

3. "First Person Shooter" or "Frames Per Second"

4. It's possible, but not probable. Most game servers are safe, nothing to worry about.

[Hi Ho]

1) When you install a game does it take up a lot of space? Or is it like Gamestations (XBOX, PS) where the cd holds all the info so your hardrive is little affected by it?

PC's are different than consoles in that you must install a game onto the hard drive before you can play it. Reading from a hard drive is much faster than reading from an optical disc.

The ammount of space required varies by game. Most take up 2-5 GB, like Spyder said, but some, like Half Life 2 take up nearly 8 GB.

Most games require you to have the CD in the drive but this is mainly an anti-piracy measure. PC games could run without the CD (which I would prefer, prevents wear on the CD's).

2) Is it ok to have multiple games installed at once?

Sure, you can install as many as your hard drive will hold. I keep all of my games installed, even the ones I don't play often, so I have a nice selection.

4) Can playing online via free servers and pay servers cause damge to your system (pc) or take in viruses?

I have never heard of this happening. Don't fret about it. I play on whatever server I can find and I have never had problems.