Last time I checked it was only like $10 more to buy a wired 360 controller instead of the wireless usb adapter for your PC. The wired 360 controllers are plug and play and in Vista/Win7 will be instantly recognized. The current gen of wireless adapters are no longer produced by Microsoft and are 3rd party, which have some issues with quality and connectivity I believe .I would just buy a wired controller, that is what I use for games that work better with controllers. Save yourself the headache and cost of batteries IMO.

SerOlmy

Last time I checked it was only like $10 more to buy a wired 360 controller instead of the wireless usb adapter for your PC. The wired 360 controllers are plug and play and in Vista/Win7 will be instantly recognized. The current gen of wireless adapters are no longer produced by Microsoft and are 3rd party, which have some issues with quality and connectivity I believe .I would just buy a wired controller, that is what I use for games that work better with controllers. Save yourself the headache and cost of batteries IMO.

SerOlmy

Last time I checked it was only like $10 more to buy a wired 360 controller instead of the wireless usb adapter for your PC. The wired 360 controllers are plug and play and in Vista/Win7 will be instantly recognized. The current gen of wireless adapters are no longer produced by Microsoft and are 3rd party, which have some issues with quality and connectivity I believe .I would just buy a wired controller, that is what I use for games that work better with controllers. Save yourself the headache and cost of batteries IMO.

SerOlmy

Last time I checked it was only like $10 more to buy a wired 360 controller instead of the wireless usb adapter for your PC. The wired 360 controllers are plug and play and in Vista/Win7 will be instantly recognized. The current gen of wireless adapters are no longer produced by Microsoft and are 3rd party, which have some issues with quality and connectivity I believe .I would just buy a wired controller, that is what I use for games that work better with controllers. Save yourself the headache and cost of batteries IMO.

SerOlmy

The 360 controller has native Win 7 support. I bought a wired 360 (not the branded, "For PC") controller and it's plug n play with Win 7. With older games it's hit or miss. For example, I have the Oblivion/Bioshock combo pack. Oblivion has some glitches with the 360 controller while Bioshock supports it without needing to configure anything. The Witcher 1 doesn't support it at all while all the Crysis games work great with it. Flight Simulator X also works great with the 360 controller although I don't use it in that fashion.

Controller support in PC games isn't the greatest. But, the 360 controller is the least problematic compared to say, the Logitech Dual Action it replaced.

jun_aka_pekto

you can buy a wireless 360 PC adapter, that will allow the wireless controllers to work. a lot of games don't require any configuration, just plug and play.APiranhaAteMyVa

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I don't want to play blue ray, so I will put the saving towards a larger ssd.

What about a cooler? I have options such as 'Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced', Arctic cooling freeze or something, coolit eco II and c240

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I want to play most, if not all, the latest games in ultra using a 1080p hdtv.I have gained a bit of knowledge and the following components are commonly what I have come across. HOWEVER, I need more knowledge on balancing power etc with gpu. cpu etc

CASE - Coolermaster HAF - not sure whether 922 mid, 932 advanced full or 932 high airflow

CPU - intel 2500k (overclocked or not overclocked?)

MOBO - Asus P8Z68-V, Intel Z68 Chipset

COOLER - coolit eco II, coolit eco c240, arctic cooling freezer 7/13 pro and BE Quiet Dark Rock are ones ive come across - not sure on which?

GPU - shall i go sli,crossfire or stick with one? I hear one is more safe and prevents microshutter or something...anyway, i want at least a gtx 570 if not 580

SSD and HDD - (should i have both first of all?) and shoud i go crucial, coursair force 3, or ocz

PSU - 650, 750 or 850w corsair enthusiast?

PLEASE HELP ME

I AM LOOKING TO SPEND NO MORE THAN 1200 GBP

TheUnkownJoker

I will be using an online pc specialist to custom build me one unfortunately. I have no knowledge whatsoever to construct one myself.

Are you saying I should go for a large ssd and not get a hdd?

will a 650 w corsair enthusiast power two gtx 580s as if i buy one later, as you said, i need to ensure the psu is sufficient

pcs specialist or scan are the two im thinking of buying one from

these are the prices

asus p8z68 106 quid

intel i5 2500k 139 quid

be quiet dark rock cooler 34 quid

8gb corsair 1600mhz 35 quid

evga gtx 580 330 quid

120gb corsair force 3 ssd 104 quid

500gb seagate baracuda 74 quid

850w corsair enthusiast 110 quid

win7 home 64 bit os 61 quid