OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

[BobbyColtrane]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

oh my man cave I have a 22" wide screen sammy which I "unhooked" it from to move it to the living room. I mean I COULD move it back there but I hate sitting at a computer desk all the time. I like to sit on the couch and game more now. Wired keyboard and razor mouse all back there at the desk also, I just bought the new video card with HDMI in mind just so I could game in the living room plus double as a DVD player.

I have this Logitech keyboard I bought for $30 at Target. It works great, light, low profile, and has a trackpad. I use a wired 360 controller when I need a controller.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126264

I have been gaming on a ASUS gaming laptop that's a couple years old but last night I bit the bullet and got an Alienware X51 gaming PC. It's a little bigger than an Xbox and it's AWESOME. It's all hooked up to my 52" Sharp LCD and my 7.1 HT setup.

Can't wait to get home!

[Phobia]

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You could try getting one of the MS wireless 360 controllers for Windows (if they still sell it)...

Maybe try another brand wireless keyboard/mouse? You will experience a little lag/whatnot since it's wireless, but maybe a different one would be better.

Yea the wireless 360 controller is not the issue. I use that just find and have no issue. It is when I play RTS's or control heavy shooters like ARMA I need the mouse and keyboard and the logitch I tried just could not stay consistent.

Depending on your PC, Possible USB 3.0 interference, either way, very simple solution, just get some USB extension cords and place your dongles on top of your PC or your just away from any interference.

My motherboard only has USB 2.0 so that can't be the issue.

Now with that said, it is not so much "lag" as it feels like the keyboard or mouse lose signal for 1/2 a second or so. This happened repeatedly every 5 min or so it would drop then return to normal. I am unsure of "what" was the cause, I just took it being interference from the wifi network. I need to get a dual band 5.0ghz I just have not got around to it since my current modem works so well.

I bought a wirelss KB and trackball mouse. Then added the wireless XBOX controller receiver for games I rather use a controller.
When with a trackball mouse as it can just sit on the arm of my recliner and have no issues.
Games with no Controller options that I want to use a controller with, I use Xpadder.

Game on...

Exactly what I'm trying to achieve lol minus the aggravation of constantly losing connection to the PC. If I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse that can maintain it connection without any interference then that would be the solution. Maybe a blue tooth style wireless devices??

I'm not sure if they suffer from the same interference issue, was just a thought that popped in my mind while typing.

[Phobia]

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I have this Logitech keyboard I bought for $30 at Target. It works great, light, low profile, and has a trackpad. I use a wired 360 controller when I need a controller.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126264

I have been gaming on a ASUS gaming laptop that's a couple years old but last night I bit the bullet and got an Alienware X51 gaming PC. It's a little bigger than an Xbox and it's AWESOME. It's all hooked up to my 52" Sharp LCD and my 7.1 HT setup.

Can't wait to get home!

I like the device, but I'm sketchy to try it since that logitech uses the same wireless plug and go adapter as the logitech I was having all the connection issues with.

[Cusefan]

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Welcome, brother.

Spoiler

I dont know where you got that picture from but it is brilliant, I spent 20 minutes staring at it before I decided it needed to be my backround.

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I have this Logitech keyboard I bought for $30 at Target. It works great, light, low profile, and has a trackpad. I use a wired 360 controller when I need a controller.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126264

I have been gaming on a ASUS gaming laptop that's a couple years old but last night I bit the bullet and got an Alienware X51 gaming PC. It's a little bigger than an Xbox and it's AWESOME. It's all hooked up to my 52" Sharp LCD and my 7.1 HT setup.

Can't wait to get home!

That's the same one i have. Since i have windows , and it works fine.similar set up hooked up to my 60 inch sharp but i can't find a wireless adapter to work with windows 8

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[cubsfan203]

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Is Civilizations III any good? My computer can't handle V and I'm not even sure if it can IV, but I wouldn't mind trying one of those games out if they are pretty fun. For $1.25 I might just pick it up just to have it.

[Cod]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

Civ III and IV got me through my first deployment. A definite buy for the price.

[bcruise]

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Is Civilizations III any good? My computer can't handle V and I'm not even sure if it can IV, but I wouldn't mind trying one of those games out if they are pretty fun. For $1.25 I might just pick it up just to have it.

What are your computer's specs? I never played III but I can definitely recommend IV. I played that quite a bit and I know some people still prefer it to V (personally I can't handle the "stack of doom" after playing V, but that's just me....)

[Cusefan]

What are your computer's specs? I never played III but I can definitely recommend IV. I played that quite a bit and I know some people still prefer it to V (personally I can't handle the "stack of doom" after playing V, but that's just me....)

Civ IV's stack of doom and Civ V's one unit are both unrealistic but I think the stack of doom is a better option and it the way the AI behaves towards it is def more realistic. In my opinion, Civ IV complete is one the best experiences on the PC, it really feels like the complete game(minus graphics of course).

It's tough to gauge how well your PC can run IV since as the game progresses it adds more and more. I would see where your PC fast on the recommendation.

[cubsfan203]

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What are your computer's specs? I never played III but I can definitely recommend IV. I played that quite a bit and I know some people still prefer it to V (personally I can't handle the "stack of doom" after playing V, but that's just me....)

Athlon 64 x2 Duel Core Processor (1.9 GHz I think)
3.25 GB RAM (DDR2)

Definitely getting dated, will probably upgrade soon but until then I need some games to play!

[goh]

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I dont know where you got that picture from but it is brilliant, I spent 20 minutes staring at it before I decided it needed to be my backround.

http://saejinoh.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/master-race.html

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Are there any games on steam similar to Mario type games

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[superjames1992]

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Anyone else still play Pop Top's Railroad Tycoon I, II, or III?

[jyoung]

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Are there any games on steam similar to Mario type games

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Super Meat Boy.

Even uses the same initials (SMB).

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Man that game looked nothing like Mario did it?

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