The general gaming thread

[ioan]

Nope. Google it

That's a great one! Thanks!

[CaptainRaiden]

And a good quality mouse

Oh, I would definitely go for the Mamba :

[Ghostwalker]

one thing that the pc is far superior on is modding and 3rd party contents.

Especially games (series) like totalwar, Arma2 & MS flight Simulator.
Especially for MS FS 9 & X there are tons of addons but freeware and payware, all kinds of stuff planes, scenery, airports....

And thats is somethingthat you probably couldnt get to a console gane.

[Daniel]

Oh, I would definitely go for the Mamba :

I'm sorry, I'm just a logitech person

[Ghostwalker]

I'm sorry, I'm just a logitech person

personally i never liked logitechs mices, i just dont find them comfortable.
i prefer the MS IM Explorer 3.0, not as fancy as the Razor Mamba but very comfortable and price worthy :

[Ranger]

BTW I just checked the NFS site out of curiosity and realized that there are at least 5 new versions since I last time played.

Don't bother with most/all of them except Most Wanted.

[ShiftingGears]

Reflections Interactive used to be among the best when it came to arcade driving games, with Destruction Derby 2 and Driver being, in my mind, the games that could get you hooked within a minute. These two games have possibly the most enjoyable arcade handling of any game, ever. Too bad they've gone backwards from there.

[Daniel]

I'll be honest and say I have no clue about Play stations, as I never considered buying something that can only be used for gaming.
My next PC will be optimized for 3D modeling first of all as that is what I like to do most (thus the need for strong processors and a lot of memory both RAM and video), gaming being only secondary use for some relaxation.

PS: Thanks Daniel for the links, I will look out for those new CPUs and SSDs.

Np's Ioan

Depending on when you're waiting till, you might want to look at the LGA2011 socket Sandy Bridge processors which will be replacing LGA1366 as the enthusiast socket. Quad channel memory goodness

[schmenke]

I totally understand why, from a technical standpoint, PC gaming is better. On my budget and for my money, I've invested in the home theater setup, and using it for gaming just makes more sense for me. The desktop that's powerful enough is in the home office area and when I get friends over I'd rather be playing in the living room.

Ditto.

I'd much prefer to game in comfort in front of my 50" plasma with surround sound than sitting at a desk in front of my pc .
I can't be bothered spending money on upgrading my pc peripherals for the sake of gaming.

[ioan]

Np's Ioan

Depending on when you're waiting till, you might want to look at the LGA2011 socket Sandy Bridge processors which will be replacing LGA1366 as the enthusiast socket. Quad channel memory goodness

As I said I barely had time to buy a monitor and a wall mount arm during the last year, so I guess that it will be at least another 6 months before I chose a board.