Mumble sounds like it’s becoming the opensource voice chat for gaming that I’d always hoped teamspeak or ventrilo would eventually turn into.
This bears investigation.
For those gamers or hardware enthusiasts looking for a decent upgrade, MaximumPC has a pretty good overview of parts and technologies currently in the “sweet spot”. This article is aimed at the PC upgrader, but is just as valid for the do-it-yourselfer building his own rig on a budget.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/highperformance_upgrades_cheap
Following on the heels of that, ExtremeTech has come out with an article for upgrading a gaming PC, with 6 different price points.
Reddit user morewaffles asked Reddit for suggestions on a “Game with Depth”; the suggestions that followed are a list of PC games for people who enjoy plot, replayability, and quality.