The Blue Board

I wish I had a gaming PC. Unless it was just a console exclusive I would not buy another game for my 360 or PS3.

That is pretty much how I am going to be. Except for some MP games because everyone I play with is on PS3.

@vexerr I haven't actually played it that much yet. I have only played it for about an hour or so. I really just got Skyrim to test it out. Plus I wanted to see some of the mods.

Watched some alpha/beta footage for the new Sim City... it's on the list.

I think I'm going to start planning a PC build as well. I love playing Xbox online since most of my friends play on there (and more on PS3, which is why I'll be investing in one of those, too, as well as to play all of the exclusives I've missed), but I miss mods and a lot of the PC-only/PC-better titles too much. I haven't had a gaming PC in like 8 years, so I think it's time.

Not looking forward to doing all that research again, though. But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Can one of you PC guys point me in the direction of some good blogs/articles/forums for research on parts and components? The last time I was doing research for a PC build, dual-GPUs had just hit the market and AMD was the only choice, so I'm a little outdated.

I used a mouse/board 'cause I played mainly RTS and FPS (much more accurate to shoot with a mouse) but you can buy controllers that are exactly like the Xbox 360's or PS3's.

I had a joystick for IL-2 Sturmovik but it was really the only flight sim I ever owned. It made BF1942/BF2 more fun, though.

I'm planning on doing a triple-monitor set-up and getting a racing wheel with medals for some of the awesome racing sims you can get on PC.

As for pricing, it's all over the board. You can get a decent gaming rig for under $500 if you do your research and aren't obsessed with maxing out your settings on all the new titles. Top of the line rigs can flirt with $2000 or more. My old one crapped out right before Crysis hit the scene, but it was built to max out Half-Life 2. I think it cost me right around $1400, but I wasn't investing in dual-GPUs, which were brand new at the time.

I just recently built mine for $1,400, it maxes out Guildwars 2, Borderlands 2, and it maxed out Skyrim. It's all running butter smooth too, BL2 looks amazing on the PC. Especially with the extra PhysX capabilities.

Contemplating getting another 670GTX so I can max out Crysis 3 when it comes out.

My home! The outside of it anyway.

You playing solo or on a server? The one I normally play on has become... boring, so I'm looking to branch out.

Some shots of my house:

Very nice. What texture pack is that? I'm using one called "Heaven" I think. Not sure if I'll be able to create anything like that on this tiny island that I'm on. I love the creation in the bigger seeds, but I like the challenge of a survival island as well. I flip back and forth between the two.

I think our server is just using the stock texture pack, but I'm not sure (it's been so long since I've played not on that server I don't remember what Minecraft actually looks like anywhere else ). I remember really enjoying the "HD" texture pack a while back, but it was a bit buggy.

Yeah, my house is 3 stories and has a mine beneath it that goes all the way to the bedrock, but it's been tapped out. I've since opened another outside the castle walls. This server is nice 'cause you can put signs on things and make them "Private," meaning only I can open my chests, use my work stations, open my house door, etc.

Lol, how to steal in Skryim

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