getting a gamepad for pc

robina_80 · 05-07-2007, 04:33 PM

hi all,
i had a saitek p2500 and ive had it years now and today my digital pad broke off im deciding to get this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...id=288&subcat=

if i get this one will the same thing happen to my old gamepad or is this one better made

Dropkickmurphys · 05-07-2007, 07:58 PM

well it depends on how well you treat it

it could depend on how long you had the pad, how much it cost etc...

oh btw, if you have a PS2 or xbox or something, you could just buy an adaptor off of ebay for about £1. you dont have to, but its much easier, and imo it will give you the chance to use a better quality controller for cheaper

. but its all up to you in the end

Kornowski · 05-09-2007, 12:11 PM

Buy an XBox 360 controller, it plugs into your USB port.

Rip_Uk · 05-09-2007, 05:19 PM

I just got a ps2 controller adapter as Dropkickmurphys said. £3 delivered from hong kong and works great.

cuffless · 05-09-2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kornowski

Buy an XBox 360 controller, it plugs into your USB port.

thats what i would do. it works perfectly

nffc10 · 05-09-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rip_Uk

I just got a ps2 controller adapter as Dropkickmurphys said. £3 delivered from hong kong and works great.

That's the best way mate, i have two ps2 controllers that plug into my computer. The box only cost me a few quid and for that price you can't go wrong.

DrCuddles · 05-09-2007, 09:48 PM

Thanks for the tips guys, i think i might purchase one

Sounds like fun

05-07-2007, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,984	getting a gamepad for pc hi all, i had a saitek p2500 and ive had it years now and today my digital pad broke off im deciding to get this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...id=288&subcat= if i get this one will the same thing happen to my old gamepad or is this one better made __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

05-07-2007, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,885	well it depends on how well you treat it it could depend on how long you had the pad, how much it cost etc... oh btw, if you have a PS2 or xbox or something, you could just buy an adaptor off of ebay for about £1. you dont have to, but its much easier, and imo it will give you the chance to use a better quality controller for cheaper . but its all up to you in the end __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

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05-09-2007, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 707	Thanks for the tips guys, i think i might purchase one Sounds like fun __________________ OS: Windows XP DISP: 2 Dell Monitors 19" and 17" MOBO: Nvidia 650 SLI Chipset ATX CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 4MB Cache Dual Core x64 Processor RAM: 5GB DDR2 800MHz Ram GFX: Dual nVidia 8600GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Running In SLI Mode DRIVE: 18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner Part of [CF]CoD4 Clan: Forum - [CF]DrCuddles

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