I take all reviews with a grain of sand especially from this site.

I have been a PC gamer since the 80's. I did buy a console but ended up returning to PC. Its just a preference. Both platforms are great besides its just a game after all.

i have a e 6550 with 4 gigs ram and 8600 gt, on an evga 650 i ultra. It took a while to piece it together ( as I could afford it) it runs most games, at a decent res. I'm looking forward to playing fallout 3. I have tried to play console games, but have trouble with the game pads and cut down version of ports. I also like to upgrade piece meal and one cant do that with a console. But, if someone just likes to play and is not interested in upgrading rigs, i say consoles are great for them.

my question are some games optimized for Nvidia?

I do not buy Intel for political reasons. eg they do research in Israel...do not do business with apartheid country