Rocommended PC Gaming Controller

[ringfinger]

Looking for a good quality controller for playing all kinds of PC games.... I'm hooked on NFSMW and yeah, the keyboard just isn't cutting it anymore lol. In case your wondering about wired/wireless I do have a 2.4GHz 802.11b wireless router, not sure if there'd be a problem with interference due to frequency. I'd like to go with a wireless one if at all possible, I can turn off the wireless when I'm not using it. I've never ventured into this area before so just looking for some suggestions. Thanks!

P.S. pardon the misspelled topic...

Edited December 15, 2005 by ringfinger

[DigeratiPrime]

i dont know much about it, but i would bet on the Xbox 360 controller.

[ringfinger]

Well... If I had a 360 I wouldn't be playing NFSMW on my PC! lol... I have a 1st gen xbox but don't relaly want to mod the controller to fit my PC. Anyone else out there?

[D22]

If you can find the SAITEK P3000 WIRELESS PAD, its quite a good controller for pc, wireless comes with a charging stand (charges off of the usb power) and all of the buttons are programmable to your liking.

see controller here

-D-

Edited December 16, 2005 by D22

[ringfinger]

Thanks for the link... that looks like a great controller.

[DigeratiPrime]

no i meant you buy just the controller and plug it it to the usb port.

[ringfinger]

Ohh ohh ohh... sry DigeratiPrime I didn't know they were USB. I'll have to check into that thanks.

[lylo]

Yeah I hear the 360 controllers are **** sweet for PC use.

And as for the Saitek 3000, I'd agree with that, I myself have a Saitek P880 controller and it is a fantastic quality controller. The build quality on it is solid, its got a decent weight to it, its the kind of the controller you pick up, feel the weight and size of it and know that its not a cheapo one that feels like you could break it in an instant. Its kinda like a mix of a Saturn and a PS2 controller, 6 main buttons on the front but with only 2 shoulder buttons as opposed to 4, although the 6 front kinda make up for that. The analog sticks are nicely built, pretty tight moving so they do the job fine.

My only gripes with it is the D-Pad itself, if it wasn't built with the diagonals in mind so much it might be a lil better in my opinion. But for £20 (when I got it anyway) its a fantastic bit of kit, if you can find the better options, ie, the wireless/force feedback options for same price tags, go for those.

[ringfinger]

Thanks lylo!

[DigeratiPrime]

I would expect more game companies to take advantage of the xbox 360 controller, i think only the wired controller can be hooked up to the pc for now.

you can find more info about it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx

And some reviews:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1884679,00.asp

http://www.mattbrett.com/archives/2005/11/...windows-review/

http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r28003.htm