Xbox360 or New Rig??

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UnLoadeD

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Need some help making a decision. I'm torn between building a new PC or buying an Xbox360. I've got a new Opteron 144 coming in the mail tomorrow and have the rest of the parts needed in my shopping cart at Newegg:
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 $185
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply $89.99
XFX PVT42GUAD7 Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 $215
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX $113
A bit over $600 to complete. I've got the rest of the parts I'll need. I was thinking this would be a good rig to game on and edit video. I got my first vid camera because the wife is due with our first in March. I've got other boxes I could do video on: A p4 2.8 1gig ram 6600GT connected to 50 DLP, a 2500+ NF7-S v2, 1gig ram, AIW9800Pro 19" LCD, laptop and various older rigs. Current rigs are fine for everything except the newest games. Because games are my main reason, I'm thinking of just getting an Xbox 360. The games would look great on my TV. Also it would get me out of the upgrade cycle. Only thing that worries me is the controller, I'm so used to kb and mouse. What do you guys think I should do? Also give reasons. I've never been a console guy so let me know how long it takes to get used to gaming on them.

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UnLoadeD said:
Need some help making a decision. I'm torn between building a new PC or buying an Xbox360. I've got a new Opteron 144 coming in the mail tomorrow and have the rest of the parts needed in my shopping cart at Newegg:
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 $185
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply $89.99
XFX PVT42GUAD7 Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 $215
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX $113
A bit over $600 to complete. I've got the rest of the parts I'll need. I was thinking this would be a good rig to game on and edit video. I got my first vid camera because the wife is due with our first in March. I've got other boxes I could do video on: A p4 2.8 1gig ram 6600GT connected to 50 DLP, a 2500+ NF7-S v2, 1gig ram, AIW9800Pro 19" LCD, laptop and various older rigs. Current rigs are fine for everything except the newest games. Because games are my main reason, I'm thinking of just getting an Xbox 360. The games would look great on my TV. Also it would get me out of the upgrade cycle. Only thing that worries me is the controller, I'm so used to kb and mouse. What do you guys think I should do? Also give reasons. I've never been a console guy so let me know how long it takes to get used to gaming on them.

peace.
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well, i've come to the firm conclusion that the only reason to own a console is for racing and sports games. i was in the same predicament as you.......it was either build a new comp or get a 360. i ofcourse chose the rig as you can see in my sig. one of the deciding factors was the fact that 360 did not support kb/mouse. i may have leaned towards the console if this were the case to be completely honest. if i were you i'd build the new rig and get a 360 down the road when prices drop. i'm actually gonna skip MS's offering this time and wait for the Nintendo Rev.

If you like racing and sports i'd consider the console route as the communities that support these genres is huge. (i know, i know, pc has a large racing community too but not quite as large as LIVE's)

if you're into fps's, rpg's, rts's, and the like...do yourself a favor and click the order button at the egg.
 
The xbox 360...you can't upgrade the graphics and games are typically more expensive then a console.
 
I'd go with the new pc.

From what I've read you'll be lucky to find a 360 and even luckier if it works.

The only genre Xbox has ever had going for it is fps, which will never as good as on a nice pc.

For me, I can't play shooters with a controller. I just can't get used to it, so I stick to my PC.

That's my opinion.
 
Get a new rig, I don't prefer console gaming unless I whip out PG and that would be the general consensus here.
 
Thanks for input so far. Still haven't decided completely yet. I'm leaning towards the PC although I've been dreading the socket/agp->pcix upgrade. I usually do my upgrading in smaller bites. Almost all gaming I do is FPS's, BestBuy has COD2 on xbox360 on display. Guess I'll try out the controls and see how it feels. One strong argument for console is the wife. She games on console only PS2 right now. I don't think I've ever played a game on it. One reason is it looks like crap on 50" widescreen. She would have fun kicking my butt on xbox though. I could probably get into the sport and racing games if they looked good and I'm playing against some one beside me....But then there is the fun of overclocking and I'd like to see what I can squeeze out of the 144.....
Feel like I'm chasing my tail, LOL.

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You're going to have a child soon. You will not have much time for gaming. ;)

 
Go with the new PC if you have the budget to do it.

The only way I would go for the 360 is if you had a smaller budget or if there was a game you had to have and couldn't get for the PC.
 
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