LOL.
I actually have the Merc Stealth and the Microsoft Gaming Mouse. I need a good Controller mostly for my kids and myself to use some of the Sports Games and the Lego Star Wars Game.
I have a Saitek cyborg FPS rumble pad... It's pretty good so far, very sturdy.. the only thing I don't like about it is the cord, which isn't THAT bad seeing I don't sit waaaay back from my computer to play anyways... maybe if I had a large widescreen...
My friend came over last weekend to LAN and we went out to a store where he ended up buying a x360 wireless gamepad for his PC. I was suprised at how many games he fired up and it worked without him touching a thing... was pretty impressed by that...
they both aren't bad options. The thing I like about the cyborg is that you can flip the positions of the analog and joystick for the left thumb... very usefull for different games... as well for games that don't support gamepad's (let alone the x360 one) the Saitek Cyborg can be programmed to act as a keyboard and you can use it in any game for anything... pretty neat little feature...
For Racing, I have the Logitech G25 for racing and although it is quite expensive, it is the best racing experience you'll ever have in a videogame.
G25: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ [...] 1&cl=us,en
As for other games like Star Wars, The Xbox 360 controllers should be all you're looking for. If you have a few dollars more you can treat yourself witht the Logitech Chillstream, which is a similar controller but with additional features.
ChillStream: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ [...] 2&cl=us,en
And for FPS, i use the logitech MX400 mouse and its all I need given the cheap price for it. Whatever you get, get a corded mouse because cordless ones cost a lot of battery money if you're a gamer.
MX400: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ [...] 1&cl=us,en
Message edited by Alex The PC Gamer on 05-14-2008 at 03:04:07 PM
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Reply to Alex The PC Gamer
I rarely use a gamepad for my PC, but when I do I just plug in a Dual Shock 3 via a usb cable and it works great. I've heard good things about the Xbox360 controller, but you have to buy an adapter to use the wireless ones, and that's all I own.
xbox360 controller is awesome - great for sports games as you mention. i also use it for racing games and MAME32. i had an xbox already so i just bought the $20 usb receiver so i can use my wireless controllers on it - works great.
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Reply to MayDay94
I also use the xbox controller for pc, and a logitech rumblepad 2 (wireless), I kinda prefer the xbox one (I actually played most of Bioshock for PC on it, using my tv instead of monitor ofc), but they're both great.
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