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[Gully State]

Since it's fun to go wild. A build without thinking about budget:

CPU - $289 w/free Avatar game
Core i7 920: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.310899

Motherboard - $269
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128362

Case + Power Supply - $260
Antec P183 + Antec CP-850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.298875

Video Card - $410
XFX 5870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150443

RAM - $140
G.SKILL 6GB (3x2GB): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223

Main Drive - $300
80GB Intel X-25M SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167023

Storage Drive - $85
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Optical Drive - $30
LG DVD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106339

CPU Heatsink - $75
Noctua NH-U12P: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608014

GamePad to spite Scipius - $55
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller w/Adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105081

Monitor - $550
Dell 24" U2410: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8277

Keyboard - $77
Logitech G15: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126034

Mouse - $40
Logitech MX518: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178&Tpk=logitech mx518

Operating System - $140
Windows 7 Professoinal: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758



Total: $2725

Man. There's still more money I could be using here! Add some Noctua case fans? =P

Windows Ultimate and a Bluray Burner would put you over 3K.

 

[ksan]

SSD + Raid5, maybe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs ? :lol
Might be a tad more expensive though :lol

 

[wolfmat]

Total: $2725

Man. There's still more money I could be using here! Add some Noctua case fans? =P

You still have about $1300 to go!
Fuckin get a ridiculous hydraulic racing seat thingie, mayne.

 

[John]

Add one of those ridiculous feedback vests.

http://tngames.com

 

[notworksafe]

Gizmodo has a good guide for building a PC that might be helpful. Keeps the price to a reasonable level as well.

http://gizmodo.com/5437251/do+it+yourself-pc-builders-guide-how-cheap-is-too-cheap

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

He could always get a TrackIR 5, since he has that type of money to spend.

 

[John]

I'm considering getting a 360 controller thanks to this thread, but is there a way to use a dualshock 3 instead? Like, a proper driver that'll let me use it with Batman, etc. instead of ghetto-rigging it for indie games with Xpadder?

 

[Firestorm]

I'm considering getting a 360 controller thanks to this thread, but is there a way to use a dualshock 3 instead? Like, a proper driver that'll let me use it with Batman, etc. instead of ghetto-rigging it for indie games with Xpadder?

Don't think so. Native 360 Support is a requirement of Games for Windows games so I think that's why many games do it. Well, that and official driver support in Windows. For PS3, there aren't any official drivers. There are the hacked ones for wireless. Otherwise it's just standard USB.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Dude, don't forget one of them Novint falcons.

 

[wolfmat]

Dude, don't forget one of them Novint falcons.

Is the Thumbs deal still active, btw?

 

[MoFuzz]

I'm considering getting a 360 controller thanks to this thread, but is there a way to use a dualshock 3 instead? Like, a proper driver that'll let me use it with Batman, etc. instead of ghetto-rigging it for indie games with Xpadder?

I have no experience with the Dual Shock 3 on PC, but I have gotten a lot of use out of Logitech's rumblepads (wireless or wired, take your pick).

Combine those with an Xbox 360 controller emulator (fools the PC into thinking you have an official 360 controller) and you're laughing. Button prompts and rumble included.

Works great for RE5, Batman: AA, SFIV and a whole wack of other games. Plus it is very similar to a Dualshock in layout and feel.

Oh and it's got a better D-Pad.

 

[John]

I have no experience with the Dual Shock 3 on PC, but I have gotten a lot of use out of Logitech's rumblepads (wireless or wired, take your pick).

Combine those with an Xbox 360 controller emulator (fools the PC into thinking you have an official 360 controller) and you're laughing. Button prompts and rumble included.

Works great for RE5, Batman: AA, SFIV and a whole wack of other games. Plus it is very similar to a Dualshock in layout and feel.

Oh and it's got a better D-Pad.

Did Logitech make those drivers? Are they free? I definitely want to look at this.

 

[JoeBoy101]

If you want a good PC, you only need to spend 1k (high end cpu/gpu, one hard drive etc).

If you want a monster PC, you have to spend ~3k.

Unless you have a steady stream of income, or a decent amount of savings, I wouldn't go for the 'monster'.

Not to pile on, but my pre-built monster Blackbird with liquid cooling, etc., etc. didn't even hit $3K. And I was paying huge premiums for letting Voodoo put it together and for the awesome case it has. (One thing that was nice about Voodoo is that all the manuals and extra stuff that comes with the components they bag up and send to you with the machine. Pity their relationship with HP flopped.)

 

[Durante]

Hmm, the comfort is especially why I like my Sennheisers, they're open cup and go around your ear, rather than clamping on it.

I agree completely. I can't stand headphones that clamp on my ears for more than an hour, on the other hand I can wear my current ones that cup around it all day without any problems. I prefer AKG over Sennheiser though (in the mid-end where I do my purchasing, don't know about the high end or crazy end ).

 

[brain_stew]

Gizmodo has a good guide for building a PC that might be helpful. Keeps the price to a reasonable level as well.

http://gizmodo.com/5437251/do+it+yourself-pc-builders-guide-how-cheap-is-too-cheap

They're a little low end considering his budget, not bad all the same.

Tech Report's Utility Player with the 57770 switched for a 5850 is bang on the money though:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/18042/4

 

[TheExodu5]

I'm considering getting a 360 controller thanks to this thread, but is there a way to use a dualshock 3 instead? Like, a proper driver that'll let me use it with Batman, etc. instead of ghetto-rigging it for indie games with Xpadder?

Yes there is!

http://www.motionjoy.com

Supports Xbox 360 controller emulation. I haven't tried it, but the rest of the driver is great so I assume that works okay.

As long as you like using DS3 for 2D games, it does just about everything. Some people don't like it for 2D games and rather use a Sega Saturn USB pad (personally, don't like em at all).

 

[John]

Wow, thanks a lot. They even have a wireless fix!

I'm just using what I already have; the controller itself is negligible.