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5.1 surround sound or better - if the game supports this (and a surprising amount of games DON"T!) get it, will double your in gaming buzz. Some have said surround sound headphones work, but I go with traditional speaker set up.
Dual Screens - I know most games don't support this, but having a browser open - even if the second screen is a tiny cheap one, is amazingly convenient.

Some say these make a difference but I haven't tried:
Razer Nostromo
Cyborg M.M.O.7
Cyborg amBX
Logitech G9X Programmable Gaming Mouse - add or remove weights to your preference
Here is where you can see some photo's
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/gaming-dev ... pc-gamers/

I'm not too fussed by mice really, a mouse is a mouse as far as I'm concerned.
One thing I would love to try is a projector - but I'm being a good saver atm :]

Double the buzz when breaking mouldy boards! i'm in

What a strange bot

martinuzz wrote:What a strange bot

I'm not promoting that link, or any particular brand.
Just sharing my opinion, doesn't look like anyone uses anything other than generic laptops with direction pads around these parts :/

I've been looking (drooling) over some of those peripherals for years. Need a new computer before I start spending money on toys, though.

MagicManICT wrote:I've been looking (drooling) over some of those peripherals for years. Need a new computer before I start spending money on toys, though.

You can get a cheap 5.1 sound system for $US100 which isn't too bad, and even a small (15inch) lcd is fine for a browser window.

Aye. I've seen a few decent 5.1 systems for under $100, and less if you don't mind used. I could probably cobble one together myself, but I know I couldn't do it cheaper (or better quality) than that, though.

What I'm after is one of the flight systems. After Microsoft quit supporting their PC controllers with XP, I haven't been able to afford a replacement force feedback joystick/controller. I'd also like to get one of the gamepads. I used one of those one time for an RTS, and I'm sold on them. This computer is literally on its last leg, though. If I don't get it replaced, all the peripherals in the world, and games to play with them, will be pointless.

MagicManICT wrote:Aye. I've seen a few decent 5.1 systems for under $100, and less if you don't mind used. I could probably cobble one together myself, but I know I couldn't do it cheaper (or better quality) than that, though.

What I'm after is one of the flight systems. After Microsoft quit supporting their PC controllers with XP, I haven't been able to afford a replacement force feedback joystick/controller. I'd also like to get one of the gamepads. I used one of those one time for an RTS, and I'm sold on them. This computer is literally on its last leg, though. If I don't get it replaced, all the peripherals in the world, and games to play with them, will be pointless.

Yes forcefeedback (console controllers) would be a very cool feature imagine your keyboard and mouse moving around the place in response to ingame explosions/collisions with your character etc