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commandercup
06-12-2008, 12:41 AM
I've got ~$250-350 waiting for me to spend to kick off my summer... I've also got a DS that I just received for a trade I had on some other forums....

What should I do?

I've had a DS before and ended up giving it to my cousin... I didn't really find many games I could play endlessly...

I've currently got a 360 and have reached a dead point with it...

Recently though... the Wii has caught my attention with SSBB... which is quite fun from the few hours I've played it at various times with my friends... but the Wii seems like one of those gimmicky toys that only keeps your attention for the first few days/weeks

Another thing I've wanted to do is to get another water cooling loop setup in my PC... I had a decent one a few months back, but I ended up selling it for cash and because it was a really annoying hassle... I have no idea why I want another one, but they are really fun to setup and to overclock with... after I overclock though, it will really serve no purpose...

So... should I sell the DS and buy a Wii? Are there many good games for the Wii? What about 360 or DS games?

I've also got a fat PSP lying around... but bleh, that thing lost my interest years ago after being quite active with the homebrew community since launch.

I just received a new 22" monitor and Logitech's X-530s, so my little gaming setup is good to go for anything...

farlex85
06-12-2008, 01:35 AM
Whatever you want to do its your money. :p I would go for the Wii, many great games can only be had w/ nintendo. I've seen articles saying their online community is pretty terrible though, which is disappointing considering the potential that's there. Even w/ that though, I'd still go w/ the wii.

commandercup
06-12-2008, 01:58 AM
yeah my friends tell me the wii online thing is quite shabby... you need friend codes for every game?

apparently its nintendo's way of maintaining a family free environment...

farlex85
06-12-2008, 02:03 AM
yeah my friends tell me the wii online thing is quite shabby... you need friend codes for every game?

apparently its nintendo's way of maintaining a family free environment...

Yeah that's what I've seen too. The pervs gotta ruin it for everybody.......:shadedshu

commandercup
06-12-2008, 02:05 AM
lol... from what I've seen of kids these days though... the Wii doesn't seem to be favored by the younger ones anyways... sure in some cases, but even then the kid plays GTA on a 360 or a PS3 0_0

anyways...

I just got a DVI cable for my 22" finally... and jesus... this thing looks beautiful...

farlex85
06-12-2008, 02:17 AM
lol... from what I've seen of kids these days though... the Wii doesn't seem to be favored by the younger ones anyways... sure in some cases, but even then the kid plays GTA on a 360 or a PS3 0_0

anyways...

I just got a DVI cable for my 22" finally... and jesus... this thing looks beautiful...

True true. Hell yeah dvi is the only way to rock that res.:rockout: You could spend some extra dough for another 9600gt. They scale super well and 2 of em will play just about anything right now great. Plus I'm sure that extra x16 slot is just begging to be filled.........:)

commandercup
06-12-2008, 02:38 AM
hehe, yep

I'll be ordering one tonight probably with some of these funds...

If I sell the DS I can still afford a Wii... so I might look into getting a used one and then just selling it for ~0 profit or loss if I don't like it.

DaMulta
06-12-2008, 02:45 AM
I vote another 9600GT

commandercup
06-12-2008, 03:07 AM
hmm... I think I'll wait for the price drop before I buy the 9600 GT... I can hold out for a few weeks before crumbling...

until then, I'll have to sell the DS and buy a Wii! (atleast for now...)

farlex85
06-12-2008, 03:09 AM
They might not drop that much for a while. It seems nvidia is jumping out w/ the big guns, so the 9600gt will likely stay as the front runner for nvidia in its performance range for a bit. Still its worth the wait to see I suppose.

commandercup
06-12-2008, 03:13 AM
eh, I'll be gone for 2 weeks during the summer in a week or two anyways.

school lets out tommorow... thus I'll be here for Friday + Weekend, then I'll be gone for 3 days to some water parks/amusement parks... then after thursday/friday/weekend I'll be gone for camp for 2 weeks... then I'll be back and hopefully there will be a sizable price drop :D

and wow... just finished wiring my new X-530's... first time using surround sound and jesus... 22" + surround sound... my lord... too bad I've got Spanish finals to study for...

flashstar
06-12-2008, 05:55 AM
Wii only has 4 good games, and all are made by Nintendo. Just upgrade your pc imo.