Getting great computer for GW!

Wa$d

Wa$d

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30 May 2005 at 20:02 - 1
Im getting a dell demision 8400 3.2gh processeer, 1gb of ram, 256mb 6800 nvidia geforce, 250 hardrive, 19-ince flatpanal lcd monitor...... All of this should help me run GW and half life a little better than my (get ready to laugh)1.3gh dell with a nvidia 2 mx=sad and pathetic

Principa Discordia

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30 May 2005 at 20:10 - 2
That's great, but do you have a technical problem or question? You may want to read the stickies before posting in a forum.

ElRey

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31 May 2005 at 00:00 - 3
i would get an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ at least. I dont like Intel, its not great for gaming. Also, make sure it has Hyperthreading (For Intel), or Hyper Transport (for AMD)

termite

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31 May 2005 at 00:54 - 4
Actually both the Intel and AMD cpus are great for gaming. It's just a matter of picking the right equipment.

By the way, make sure that 19" LCD screen of yours has a responce time of 16ms or less. Otherwise it might make some stuff (especially on dark backgrounds) look like crap.

Old Dood

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W/Mo

31 May 2005 at 01:55 - 5
Termite is very correct on that one on the 16ms. This is why I still buy 19" CRTs way cheaper and the PQ can't be matched. (I still use my older Dell Sony Trinitron CRT)monitor. SEDs down the road are the "new tech" to look out for. However, if you get a fast LCD you should have a decent PQ. I can't stand the Blurrrr of a cheap LCD.

Svenn

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R/Mo

31 May 2005 at 11:55 - 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Warrior Dood
Termite is very correct on that one on the 16ms. This is why I still buy 19" CRTs way cheaper and the PQ can't be matched.
Ditto. ViewSonic GS790 19" here, fits perfectly in my computer credenza/hutch thingy.

Assumed Identity

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31 May 2005 at 12:01 - 7
i have a 3.6Ghz, Radeon X850 256mb video card, 4 Gig of Ram, and a 400gig HD, and a 17in lcd flat monitor

also cost me $3500

but it was worth it

Spirit Firefly

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Mo/N

31 May 2005 at 12:07 - 8
and will be out of date and worth $100 in 6 months or less

Principa Discordia

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31 May 2005 at 12:43 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spirit Firefly
and will be out of date and worth $100 in 6 months or less
That's an exaggeration. People are happily playing Guild Wars and Half Life 2 today on Radeon 9600's, the PC he's getting will have a healthy lifespan.

Vertical_Zer0

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31 May 2005 at 12:47 - 10
That's a ridiculous amount of RAM

cannonfodder

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Mo/Me

31 May 2005 at 15:24 - 11
Still didn't answer his question "what's your technical question or problem"

Principa Discordia

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31 May 2005 at 15:34 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by cannonfodder
Still didn't answer his question "what's your technical question or problem"
I don't think that the original poster has a technical question/problem, but they've been made aware of the forum policy.

I'm not going to close or delete this post, it's harmless.

Lunarbunny

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31 May 2005 at 16:09 - 13
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vertical_Zer0
That's a ridiculous amount of RAM
No, it actually isn't. I have that much, and I'm sure many others have 1GB, too. For XP, it's a very healthy amount.
XP generally eats up all of your RAM if you have 256MB
512MB helps, and is the recommended minimum (by most of us in the forums).
>768MB is good, and 1GB is great.
Don't be surprised if you see somebody say 1.5 or 2GB; of course, they're probably those with too much money or do video editing.

westwood

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31 May 2005 at 16:12 - 14
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lunarbunny
No, it actually isn't. I have that much, and I'm sure many others have 1GB, too. For XP, it's a very healthy amount.
XP generally eats up all of your RAM if you have 256MB
512MB helps, and is the recommended minimum (by most of us in the forums).
>768MB is good, and 1GB is great.
Don't be surprised if you see somebody say 1.5 or 2GB; of course, they're probably those with too much money or do video editing.
he was reffering to the guy running 4 gigs. which is almost excessive. but i suppose you can never have too much off it.

Lunarbunny

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31 May 2005 at 16:38 - 15
Quote:
Originally Posted by westwood
he was reffering to the guy running 4 gigs. which is almost excessive. but i suppose you can never have too much off it.
D'oh. Thanks for clarifying. A quote would have helped .

Svenn

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R/Mo

31 May 2005 at 16:44 - 16
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lunarbunny
Don't be surprised if you see somebody say 1.5 or 2GB; of course, they're probably those with too much money or do video editing.
2gb, here. Video, audio and photo editing/resampling are much more pleasant with healthy amounts of RAM. If you like to open a lot of things at once, all that memory reduces page file usage and keeps you from slashing your wrists.

4gb, now that's workstation/server territory.

Principa Discordia

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31 May 2005 at 16:48 - 17
I'm using 1Gb, but I plan on upgrading to 2Gb as soon as possible.

Loviatar

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31 May 2005 at 16:54 - 18
i am using 1 gig in dual channel mode which helps a bit

but only 2.5 cas

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31 May 2005 at 16:55 - 19
dell for gaming?

ZennZero

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31 May 2005 at 17:00 - 20
Quote:
Originally Posted by Calnaion Blackhawk
dell for gaming?
Sure. I don't like dell as as corporation, but their XPS series is perfectly capable. Also, since they signed an exlusivity agreement for mobile gf 6800 ultras, they actually carry the best gaming laptop on the market.

termite

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01 Jun 2005 at 00:01 - 21
1.5 Gig here. In my opinion it's still not enough if you're gonna do high resolution graphics editing or dvd quality video editing, but either way, it's still much better than 512mb.