if you have lots of cash go for it. It is by far the best gaming machine there is, you get what you pay for.

Check out the games for it. I mean do you really wanna shell out 1000 for Crysis? Also take into account future PC titles coming out.

So a PC with that setup plays Uncharted, Halo 3, R&C, SMG, DMC4, LBP, SSBB, HS, MGS4, and GT5P better then a console?

I would say it's worth it if you want to pay PC games that are not on consoles, or if you just want the experience of doing it.

But gaming is about games, and today there are so much more on consoles to play. For the cost of a high end rig, you can get a PS3, 360, and Wii (I would guess you also own at least one of these).

If funds are limited, that would be my choice. all three consoles imo is better then the best PC. 

I'm planning to build a super fast computer with 4 gigs of ram, a quad core processor and a badass video card. Then I am going to check my emails and surf the internet with it.

Well, it's worth it if money is of little concern, and you like to play games on the PC. You'll want to build a PC that can play the games of tomorrow, because they tend to ramp up those system requirements pretty fast.

Just make sure you have plenty of upgrade potential and your good.

It depends.

The benefit of PC gaming is that it is the most flexible. I can play games on my 65" TV, 37" TV or 17" monitor. I can play games with just about every imaginable controller (SIXAXIS with motion controls, Wiimote, XBox360, X52 joystick/throttle, G25 racing wheel). I can play games at native resolutions, and old games will run blazing fast. Whereas Gears of War on the XBox360 is locked in at 30fps, a good PC can give you 60fps+. Whereas Doom 3/HL2 on the original XBox look like crap and will never improve in quality, they still look great on a good PC.

The downsides of PC gaming is that it is more expensive. Upgrades come more frequently than new consoles, generally every 2-3 years. It's also more hands on. For example, I have to use GlovePIE to write my own scripts to use a gamepad to play PC games that don't provide native support for gamepads (there are other programs you can use where you don't have to write a script). Also, you have to keep up with things like drivers, and game patches. Whereas you can just start up a PS3/XBox360 game and it'll automatically download the latest update, for most PC games you have to get the patches yourself.

 Hey , but the actual games are cheaper. 

FYI, I just priced an SLI mobo - evga 8800gt - 4gb ram - phenom 9600 2.3ghz for $500

IMO very cost effective when compared to a PS3.

Just sell your old parts for $150 on ebay and you can have PS3 killing performance for less than an xbox360 pro.

You missed my point. No PC can play those games better then a console, because those games are not on the PC. If you want those games, you need a PS3, 360, or Wii. Gaming is about the games, not the equipment you play them on.

I can find just as many deals for console games as I can for PC games.  I rarely spend more than $40 for a game, PC or console.  Not to mention you can get older used console games for pretty cheap.