I LOVE PC Gaming, do you?

Do you love your PC too? :D

I'm sick of Xbox console gamers coming into this forum.  PC gaming is better in my opinion.  Why?

I love building my own gaming rig.  Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.

Using a mouse/keyboard, and having the ability to use just about any input device is great too.

I hate playing on the couch.  I'm hardcore, and I want the hardcore PC action right in my face.  10" away from my retina's.  But you can play on your couch if you wish.  It is an option with PC gaming.

I love the mod community.  They bring so many good things to video gaming.

I like the cheaper prices for games too.

Patches more often than not are a good thing.  Refinement yields better performance.

And how about when Epic released their extended map pack for UT 2003?  Free.  Gotta love it.  No online service to subscribe too.

Ah, there are so many things I love about PC gaming.  Don't you agree?

Let's have a PC love fest.  I'm tired of nitwits coming in here and spewing drivel.

PC is just fine by me.

Why else would I be here? Well I can tell you it's not for the cookies 8)

All the points you listed a pretty good summary too
nutcrackr

speak for yourself

 those cookies are good mmm..

anyway i like pc gaming and all other types gaming except for gameboy gaming*shudders*

I used to LOVE PC gaming, but now I just like it. Having more fun with my 360 at the moment and my most anticipated game right is a 360 game(Mass Effect)._Memento_

oh noes its teh xbox ppls.  get the gun

I love building my own gaming rig.  Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.

Subcritical

What the hell are you on? But apart from that yes I love pc gaming lol.

[QUOTE="_Memento_"]I used to LOVE PC gaming, but now I just like it. Having more fun with my 360 at the moment and my most anticipated game right is a 360 game(Mass Effect).inyourface_12

oh noes its teh xbox ppls. get the gun

[QUOTE="Subcritical"]

I love building my own gaming rig.  Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.

LordEvergreat

What the hell are you on? But apart from that yes I love pc gaming lol.

I just spent $1500.00 on upgrading my PC.  The last time I performed a major upgrade was 4 years ago.  Presently, this PC is more powerful than "next-gen" consoles. (8800GTX, 1gig RAM, Intel Duo 6600 oveclocked to 6800spec) So if this current rig lasts 4 years: 1500/4= $375.00 a year.  That's a pretty cheap hobby IMHO.  Also my PC does far, far more than a console. 

Console's end up costing jsut as much inf not more because game prices are higher.  Most don't consider that when they argue that console gaming is cheaper. 

[QUOTE="Subcritical"]

I love building my own gaming rig.  Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.

LordEvergreat

What the hell are you on? But apart from that yes I love pc gaming lol.

I love building my own gaming rig.  Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.Subcritical

[QUOTE="Subcritical"]I love building my own gaming rig. Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.neonsuperstar

[QUOTE="Subcritical"]I love building my own gaming rig. Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.neonsuperstar

Yes! and actually PC Gaming showed me the way of knowing and understanding the PC World, from softwares to my own Hardware...

[QUOTE="neonsuperstar"][QUOTE="Subcritical"]I love building my own gaming rig. Its cheap, the hardware is awesome, and I love reading about new technology.achilles614

i wish it was cheaperR-Dot-Yung

Free games, free music, free movies, BETTER games, mods, the list goes on. A $600 pc, especially if you build it yourself for cheaper, has much more value than any console. You dont need an 8800 to play the newest games anyway, mid range 8 series and whatever ati/amd makes will be able to handle anything.lukedogg69

I never really understood the argument that PC gaming is so much more expensive than console gaming.  Sure, if you ONLY compare the cost of a console vs. the cost of a PC then it would appear that console gaming is cheaper.  However, that's a very shallow comparison. 

We PC people buy a PC, but it does a lot more than just play games.  All those people who buy consoles and then get on here and talk about how much cheaper it is...well....what do you think they are typing on?  If you buy a console you're pretty much forced to buy a PC to do internet stuff with.  All of the sudden it's not so cheap.  Also, what about that HDTV?  I'm pretty sure most of the monitors we play are are a lot, on average, cheaper than the HDTV's that the console guys are playing on.

IMO...the cost difference is not close enough that it's not worth discussing.

Now, if you want another reason why PC gaming is better...just look at all the PC only features that have been copied and added to consoles.

Patches
Mods (supposedly they're coming for UT3)

If console gaming was better then they wouldn't be copying features from the PC that have been around for over a decade.
mudman91878

I despise PC gaming...you people are all crazy. I only have all of these PC games because I have a problem with collecting things, one of which is PC games. I do not enjoy them at all and do not have, nor ever will have, any interest in playing PC games. Although I tend to be a perfectionist and get paranoid that some of these games I am collecting may not be authentic, which then requires me installing them all just to make sure that what I am collecting works...that part is extremely tedious. Next I begin to wonder if these are incomplete products, so I have to attempt to finish them all to evaluate the end product and the possible impact on the value of my collection (this is where the true agony begins). Sometimes in the process of ensuring the quality of my collection I can't proceed because I need a better PC to test some of these newer titles with high system requirements, which necessitates upgrading my PC (which I also detest). Once I have upgraded I can then get back to the joyless task of playing all these games for quality assurance purposes. This vicious cycle is what my collecting addiction subject me to, I wish I actually enjoyed playing these games. I hate Pc gaming and PCs. vorlon92

Why else would I be here? Well I can tell you it's not for the cookies 8)

All the points you listed a pretty good summary too
nutcrackr

Don't you guys love to decal your own cases or give them a nice coating?
8)
VfighterX

:>  pre-girlfriend/fiancee: yes I was almost that bad.  Now...not so much.

Pc gaming is the true hardcore gamer way to go. Thanks Subcr.... for posting on my thread. If any readers here haven't checked it out and want to, click this---> http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24295718&page=0

I just wish people with consoles could see the comparision between PC and consoles. People with consoles most likely haven't seen a good computer or not a computer at all and assume that their console is all that. Don't belive in the hype. Thats being prejudice. You can't judge without knowing/seeing all the facts for yourself. I've seen both and yes, PC is just THAT good. I wouldn't trade it for a free subscription of xbox live. I dare all console owners who haven't seen a gaming rig to check one out. You will really be surprised. I know its expensive, but you have to admit that you've been fooled thinking that you had the greatest gaming console when you see the eye-candy that a top end computer can develop. Plus, computers do it better. lol, learn some truth before you judge, console owners. no offense

Honestly I have a topped out rig, and consider it the biggest waste of money I ever spent. Droping 3 G's on a gaming rig which (ATM) doent come close to the graphics the Consoles support, also having to deal with overhead problem, driver issues and incompataility errors(vista) are just really getting to me. If I didnt use my computer for graphic design I would have really hated my self for waisting so much money, yet in a way i did because my old PC did everything that my current does. Photoshop ran the same, and so did Maya and 3ds max. I'm hoping Crysis really is worth it, but when I have 2 quadcores and dual SLI 8800GTX's nd have stuttering issues with Rainbowsix, it just pisses me off. That added to the fact that Oblivion controls for PC are clunkier then ever(The Mods are awesome, but the controls are terrible and really pull you out of the expreience when you have to press ctrl C to cast a spell).acesion