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Main specs being:
AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor
Mainboard , 2000MHz SB, IEEE 1394, SATA
1024MB DDR 400 RAM Memory
300GB Serial ATA (150Mb/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive
256MB nVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 - TV-Out - DVI
17" TFT Flat Panel LCD Monitor
SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-RW (R/W all standard formats)*
5.1 Surround Sound 6 Channel Audio
Creative Labs Soundblaster SBS260 Stereo Speakers
Only thing worrying me here is the Geforce FX 5500 card. I'm going to be playing alot of games on this thing, yet I just read a review this card isn't one of the best performers for games.
Was looking at a Radeon 9800 XT or something hmmmmmm.
So I have Doom 3 here, if I stick it in on that thing will it still look pretty or erm...run?
AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor
Mainboard , 2000MHz SB, IEEE 1394, SATA
1024MB DDR 400 RAM Memory
300GB Serial ATA (150Mb/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive
256MB nVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 - TV-Out - DVI
17" TFT Flat Panel LCD Monitor
SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-RW (R/W all standard formats)*
5.1 Surround Sound 6 Channel Audio
Creative Labs Soundblaster SBS260 Stereo Speakers
Only thing worrying me here is the Geforce FX 5500 card. I'm going to be playing alot of games on this thing, yet I just read a review this card isn't one of the best performers for games.
Was looking at a Radeon 9800 XT or something hmmmmmm.
So I have Doom 3 here, if I stick it in on that thing will it still look pretty or erm...run?
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Notorious Biggles wrote:
>
> Clock for clock means instuctions per cycle!
>
D'oh Im going to have to find a new expression for that :-(
Biggles, what is it you do again? How come you know much about damn processors? Impressive (with reference to last post and many other insightful ones...)
>
> Clock for clock means instuctions per cycle!
>
D'oh Im going to have to find a new expression for that :-(
Biggles, what is it you do again? How come you know much about damn processors? Impressive (with reference to last post and many other insightful ones...)
Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
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> It's no longer a Geforce FX 5500, it's a Geforce FX 5700 LE.
>
> Worth phoning up and saying "Oi, change that for me I paid the
> same price", or not?
Ok Until I saw this post I didn't even know of the existence of an FX5500, FX5600 yes. Beware the "LE" designation, that often signifies a cut down card..
>
> It's no longer a Geforce FX 5500, it's a Geforce FX 5700 LE.
>
> Worth phoning up and saying "Oi, change that for me I paid the
> same price", or not?
Ok Until I saw this post I didn't even know of the existence of an FX5500, FX5600 yes. Beware the "LE" designation, that often signifies a cut down card..
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> What you call good settings and what I call good settings are clearly
> two completey different things.
Most probably.
So what's it for you now, dual Xeon Processors and some SLI Graphics?
> What you call good settings and what I call good settings are clearly
> two completey different things.
Most probably.
So what's it for you now, dual Xeon Processors and some SLI Graphics?
Nah, sticking with this rig for a year at least. Nothing will come close within the next 2 years to pushing my machine on any level. When you are getting 117-121 on Half Life 2 and Counter-Strike Source with everything on the highest setting at 1280 x 1024 with 6 AA and 16AF you know you are taking the pi**.
I have only just finished modding it and everything is there now for me to just buy any game, lob it in the drive knowing that I can play it on top whack without frame rate issues and the like.
I have only just finished modding it and everything is there now for me to just buy any game, lob it in the drive knowing that I can play it on top whack without frame rate issues and the like.
What specs are they again?
And price, please... I currently earn about £50 a month, so just thinking ahead.
And price, please... I currently earn about £50 a month, so just thinking ahead.
Specs of what?
Your PC.
Thermaltake Lan Fire III
Enermax 520 watt quad fan PSU
Abit AV8 Deluxe
Athlon 64 FX53 at FX55 2.6GHZ
2GB Corsair XMS3200XLPRO
2 x 36.6GB Western Digital Raptor drives in RAID 0
X800 XT Platinum Edition
Audigy 2 ZS
Creative i-trique 3600 2.1 Sound System
52X Lite-On DVD Writer
48X Sony DVD Drive
Razer Viper mouse
Ideazon Zboard
Enermax 520 watt quad fan PSU
Abit AV8 Deluxe
Athlon 64 FX53 at FX55 2.6GHZ
2GB Corsair XMS3200XLPRO
2 x 36.6GB Western Digital Raptor drives in RAID 0
X800 XT Platinum Edition
Audigy 2 ZS
Creative i-trique 3600 2.1 Sound System
52X Lite-On DVD Writer
48X Sony DVD Drive
Razer Viper mouse
Ideazon Zboard
tigamilla wrote:
> Notorious Biggles wrote:
>
> Clock for clock means instuctions per cycle!
>
>
> D'oh Im going to have to find a new expression for that :-(
>
> Biggles, what is it you do again? How come you know much about damn
> processors? Impressive (with reference to last post and many other
> insightful ones...)
I fly. But prior to that I did a degree in Computer Science with lots of electronics engineering tacked on to it. I always was best at hardware.
> Notorious Biggles wrote:
>
> Clock for clock means instuctions per cycle!
>
>
> D'oh Im going to have to find a new expression for that :-(
>
> Biggles, what is it you do again? How come you know much about damn
> processors? Impressive (with reference to last post and many other
> insightful ones...)
I fly. But prior to that I did a degree in Computer Science with lots of electronics engineering tacked on to it. I always was best at hardware.
How did you get into flying in the first place?
And is it civilian or military?
And is it civilian or military?
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