Many PC Gamers here ?

Headshot

Im hoping to get my new PC this week and wondering what are the pc gamers playing these days and is there any boards clans or Irish clans etc

Spear

What games are you looking at, MMORPGs or something else?

Headshot

Spear wrote: »

What games are you looking at, MMORPGs or something else?

Im open to anything Spear, im mainly a FPS thou

Spear

Headshot wrote: »

Im open to anything Spear, im mainly a FPS thou

You might like some of the tactical shooter goings on, if you like your FPS with a realistic streak:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=141

Headshot

What games should I pick up ?

I presume ARMA 2 is one ?

Stuartp

I just Play games But Am not that into mm-o's
More Stargery,adventure&shooter

Spear

Headshot wrote: »

What games should I pick up ?

I presume ARMA 2 is one ?

Might want to try the demo first to see if it's your thing:

http://new.shacknews.com/file/13888/arma-2-demo

On an unrelated note, make sure you patch and update your machine when it arrives. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was out only last Tuesday so may not be pre-installed.

Headshot

Good idea about the demo

I got COD black ops for pc, so im looking forward to that too

Spear

Headshot wrote: »

Good idea about the demo

I got COD black ops for pc, so im looking forward to that too

Are you used to Steam and it's workings?

Headshot

Spear wrote: »

Are you used to Steam and it's workings?

Nope

Never used it

I signed up it awhile back for gods knows why, never ever used it

Spear

Headshot wrote: »

Nope

Never used it

I signed up it awhile back for gods knows why, never ever used it

It's a requirement for CoD:BoPs (but in turn it does manage patching and the like).

So you'll need to install this:

http://cdn.steampowered.com/download/SteamInstall.msi

Don't worry, you'll learn to like Steam after one of it's sales periods.

Spear

I forgot two obvious suggestions:

join the Steam boards.ie group:

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/boards_ie

and the Steam Black Ops Ireland group

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/boireland

Bruthal

quake 3 arena i play, usually run a server when playing so the son and father connect and we play 3 way games over the net.

Genghiz Cohen

Hit up minecraft.net and say goodbye to everything you once felt was important in your life.

Menengroth™

Most popular online PC games in Ireland atm seem to be Minecraft (tomfoolery), Starcraft2 (rts), Heroes of Newerth (rts), League of Legends (rts for kids), CoD4 & CSS (fps - both still chugging along), quake live (fps).

Also, Steam is mint.

Jazzy

quakelive or Heroes of Newerth

titan18

Great time to be getting into PC gaming imo.

Starcraft 2 is popular and competitive.Good boards.ie scene going too

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1379

Crysis 2 is out soon, same with Shogun 2 and Dragon Age 2.

I liked the demos for the latter two so they might be worth a look. Crysis,as usual,looks really nice but no idea how it plays.

After that we'll have Portal 2, which you should get, and also get The Orange Box, if you don't have it. Portal,TF2 and HL2. It's just great.

Counter-Strike is still popular but I wouldn't recommend it tbh. You can also try L4D2 or Killing Floor.Both are great online games.

If you're into MMORPGs, Rift is just out and seems to be doing well, LOTRO went free-to-play a few months ago, and I'd recommend it over WoW. Keep an eye out for The Old Republic too, which looks like it'll be great.

Battlefield 3 will be out in a few months as well so keep an eye out for that.Skyrim,Deus Ex,The Witcher 2 are all out this year and all promise to be great.

Sign up to Steam and keep an eye on the sales.They will burn a hole in your wallet, but they are so worth it, and then you'll have too much games to play.

DARK-KNIGHT

im a pc gamer

politically correct gamer:rolleyes:;):)

LOL

Fnz

Look out for Left 4 Dead and L4D 2 on Steam sales. Both are well received, coop-centric, fps games and new (almost certainly) 'free' content on the way for the sequel.

profitius

I was reading something lately about consoles holding PC games back. Thats because the xbox and PS3 are 5 or 6 year old technology now while PC's are getting better all the time.

Gunmonkey

10 Goto Steam
20 Buy "Killing Floor"
30 Enjoy

Dunno if its just me but im addicted to this game, great co-op versus waves of enemies game but oh so much fun.

profitius wrote: »

I was reading something lately about consoles holding PC games back. Thats because the xbox and PS3 are 5 or 6 year old technology now while PC's are getting better all the time.

Yeah the PC fanboys trot that line out a lot but if you look at a lot of PC only titles very few are MASSIVE technological leaps above PS3 and 360. hell, very few even approach the likes of Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 graphically. only PC exclusive I see breakign the mould to surpass console in the near future is The Witcher 2.

Dcully

Yeah the PC fanboys trot that line out a lot but if you look at a lot of PC only titles very few are MASSIVE technological leaps above PS3 and 360. hell, very few even approach the likes of Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 graphically. only PC exclusive I see breakign the mould to surpass console in the near future is The Witcher 2.

Running games at a high resolution and AA is 100 times better than console resolution and blocky visuals, thats technologicaly MASSIVE enough for me any day of the week.

Headshot

Lads

can anyone recommend a good gaming keyboard, somthing that wont break the bank of course

Elessar

I feel stupid asking this but can someone explain what is so great about minecraft?

I played the free single player one but I couldn't see a reason to keep playing it? It's just lego in 3d. Why play for multiplayer? Are there enemies? What's the purpose of the game? What does multiplayer bring?

Fanny Cradock

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Yeah the PC fanboys trot that line out a lot but if you look at a lot of PC only titles very few are MASSIVE technological leaps above PS3 and 360. hell, very few even approach the likes of Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 graphically. only PC exclusive I see breakign the mould to surpass console in the near future is The Witcher 2.

Whatever about the validity of the claim that PC games are being held back, it makes perfect sense that PC titles have advance over the last 5 years to match the advancements in technology. Consoles are not developing in terms of their core technology.

ShadowHearth

Ther are a lot if pc gamers here.

First tip: if you liked fps on consoles, try same fps on pc. You will be surprised how much more you can pull off with keyboard and mouse.

Pc is amazing for rts fps and mmorpgs.

Rts: dow2, starcraft2, warcraft 3, total war, some of c&c libery can be enjoyable.
Fps: anything teally lol.


As for pure pc madness i suggest minecraft, you will sing your life off to devil m8. Your gf will be just a formality, outside world will be seen in blocks for the rest of your life.

ShadowHearth

Elessar wrote: »

I feel stupid asking this but can someone explain what is so great about minecraft?

I played the free single player one but I couldn't see a reason to keep playing it? It's just lego in 3d. Why play for multiplayer? Are there enemies? What's the purpose of the game? What does multiplayer bring?

All of my friends boyght mc now, amd we all are hc pc players.

We did private server, and play together... There is no point in minecraft, you got to make your own enterntainment. That is the beuty of this game. It forces gamers to get theyr creativity and imagination out of bin.

We had such a laught, some will go hunt pigs so our camp would have food. Ather would start making mining routes and supply us with materials and tools. Ather will start clearing terrain around, some of the lads start biulding keep so we can hide in it during night.

Its amazing platform for games too, as there are thousand servers with unique rulles. With currency, clan war pvp, social rp life, arena weekends

This game is a real meaning of sandbox.

Elessar

ShadowHearth wrote: »

All of my friends boyght mc now, amd we all are hc pc players.

We did private server, and play together... There is no point in minecraft, you got to make your own enterntainment. That is the beuty of this game. It forces gamers to get theyr creativity and imagination out of bin.

We had such a laught, some will go hunt pigs so our camp would have food. Ather would start making mining routes and supply us with materials and tools. Ather will start clearing terrain around, some of the lads start biulding keep so we can hide in it during night.

Its amazing platform for games too, as there are thousand servers with unique rulles. With currency, clan war pvp, social rp life, arena weekends

This game is a real meaning of sandbox.

Hmm I might just be tempted to buy it, just to see what all the fuss is...

Are there any servers you would recommend for newbs like me? (or anyone else looking to get it)

Sephiroth_dude

Get fallout 3/nv and the stalker games also company of heros

hal9000

Headshot wrote: »

Lads

can anyone recommend a good gaming keyboard, somthing that wont break the bank of course

I have the sidewinder X6 keybboard, cant fault it, but its a bit pricey
http://reviews.cnet.com/keyboards/microsoft-sidewinder-x6-keyboard/4505-3134_7-33238269.html

Auvers

along with all the other games mentioned try

Metro 2033 a really atmospheric FPS shooter looks great on a decent specced PC

if your into flight sims the sequel to the excellent IL2 Sturmovik is out in march

and give World of Tanks (like a tank FPS) a shot, its a free MMO game thats still in Beta but full release is due in march

oh and another big shout for STALKER

tman

hal9000 wrote: »

I have the sidewinder X6 keybboard, cant fault it, but its a bit pricey
http://reviews.cnet.com/keyboards/microsoft-sidewinder-x6-keyboard/4505-3134_7-33238269.html

On the other end of the scale, a £10 logitech keyboard does me just fine!

I'm not really playing any current releases at the moment, but there are some potentially great games coming up in the very near future (DNF, Crysis 2, Portal 2 and Witcher 2 are top of my list)

Drakar

The real fun is in picking a mouse.

Headshot

hal9000 wrote: »

I have the sidewinder X6 keybboard, cant fault it, but its a bit pricey
http://reviews.cnet.com/keyboards/microsoft-sidewinder-x6-keyboard/4505-3134_7-33238269.html

Bought that http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-AGB-00006-Sidewinder-X6-Keyboard/dp/B001DC9TB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=computers&qid=1298989070&sr=8-1
looks good

Drakar wrote: »

The real fun is in picking a mouse.

I have that sorted, got myself the logitech MX518 last week and with that I got a SteelSeries Surface QcK mousepad

Retr0gamer

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Yeah the PC fanboys trot that line out a lot but if you look at a lot of PC only titles very few are MASSIVE technological leaps above PS3 and 360. hell, very few even approach the likes of Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 graphically. only PC exclusive I see breakign the mould to surpass console in the near future is The Witcher 2.

And yet Crysis, a game that came out a few months after the PS3 was released looks and is technologically a massive leap over anything on the consoles and Killzone 3 and Uncharted 2 don't even come close. The PC is being held back since it's getting console ports and developers don't bother updating the textures, geometry or shaders to bring to even challenge a mid spec PC.

hal9000

Headshot wrote: »

Bought that http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-AGB-00006-Sidewinder-X6-Keyboard/dp/B001DC9TB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=computers&qid=1298989070&sr=8-1
looks good

Did you get the US layout as in the link or the UK version?

Edit: Ignore above statement I think its the UK version on amazon

Headshot

hal9000 wrote: »

Did you get the US layout as in the link or the UK version?

Edit: Ignore above statement I think its the UK version on amazon

it doesnt give you much info on it, doesnt it


im not sure about it myself tbh, I canceled the order just incase because i ****ed up the last keyboard i bought ie buying German layout so I rather not
happen again

edit investigating some more I found this

Main Specifications
Product Description: Microsoft SideWinder X6 - keyboard
Device Type: Keyboard
Dimensions (WxDxH): 51.3 cm x 23.4 cm x 4.6 cm
Weight: 1.3 kg
Localisation: English - United Kingdom
Connectivity Technology: Wired - USB
Keys Qty: 104
Key/Button Function: Multimedia, programmable, calculator, volume, mute, macros buttons, macro record button
Features: Palm rest, backlit, detachable keypad, Cruise Control, two-colour adjustable backlighting, automatic profile switching
Cables Included: 1 x USB cable - integrated
OS Required: Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Microsoft Certification: Certified for Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty

so its english layout and ill be reordering that again

hal9000

good call man nothing worse that looking at your keyboard and going where the hell is the "any key" :pac:

Headshot

you know what im also thinking of getting

It a bit mad on my part I think

Logitech G930

SeantheMan

Keyboards are a wasted product. I get the same use and benefit from my G15 as I did my old Dell one

For game


- Fallout 3 / New Vegas
- Left4Dead2
- Team Fortress 2
- Half Life 2

Sephiroth_dude

What graphics card you getting?

hal9000

SeantheMan wrote: »

Keyboards are a wasted product. I get the same use and benefit from my G15 as I did my old Dell one

Fair enough; the reason i got mine was due to limited space and having the option of removing the number pad allowed more room for the mouse and mouse pad

Jazzy

ergonomic management keyboard baby

titan18

I tend to buy cheap keyboards and rip the ones out I dont need for certain games.

Headshot

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

What graphics card you getting?

this is what im getting
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=70836179&postcount=83

Sephiroth_dude

Looks sweet,good price too.

Coriolanus

SeantheMan wrote: »

Keyboards are a wasted product. I get the same use and benefit from my G15 as I did my old Dell one

Depends what you play. Being able to run 64 different 25 action fully conditionable scripts is helpful to me in some games. If all you're going to play is fps then obviously you don't need that.

stuckin

If you're planning on getting Arma 2, make sure you get Operation Arrowhead the expansion with it. I love playing Arma as its the most realistic tactical military shooter out there at the moment. Only reason I'm not playing it now is because my PC is in a heap in the corner of my room without a desk to play on

Coriolanus

Headshot wrote: »

it doesnt give you much info on it, doesnt it


im not sure about it myself tbh, I canceled the order just incase because i ****ed up the last keyboard i bought ie buying German layout so I rather not
happen again

edit investigating some more I found this



so its english layout and ill be reordering that again

Read the 1 star reviews. Seems while it says it's localized for the Uk, people are being shipped US models. Just so you know.

Headshot

Nevore wrote: »

Read the 1 star reviews. Seems while it says it's localized for the Uk, people are being shipped US models. Just so you know.

Looks like another cancel is on the way :pac:

ShadowHearth

Elessar wrote: »

Hmm I might just be tempted to buy it, just to see what all the fuss is...

Are there any servers you would recommend for newbs like me? (or anyone else looking to get it)

Sorry for late amswer, there is minecraft forum in games section. Tallons server is now very impresive. Have look there. Lads are nice too.