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"My new beast is up and running!"

Oh yes, the beast is born!

All parts arrived ontime and intact (thanks E***er) and so I set to the mammoth task of building her yesterday! :D Specs are as follows:

Athlon XP Barton 2800+
1024mb ddr pc2700 (Crucial RAM)
Leaktek 5600FX 256MB
Seagate Barracuda 60gig
GNR 17inch TFT
Windows XP Pro
Neon lighting, loads of fans and extra goodies besides...

Well, still got a few teething problems (monitor and floppy drive), but the system is up and running and in a fit state to play games, which is all that matters. :)

So, installed UT2003 last night, and the game automatically set video and details settings to maximum. Loaded up a tasty outdoor map and got fraggin'. Needless to say the game looks absolutely stunning and runs like a greased-up rat through a drain pipe. :D

And that's in standard spec...wait till I start tuning her...

3dMark results to come soon(ish).

I'm downloading 3dmark right now, it's the version for Direct X9 so I'll be interested to know what it scores.

On another note, I suspect the the difference between an ATI Radeon 9800 and a Pro is very little, I know I ordered a plain 9800 but everything on this machine says it's a Pro inside.

Practical Magic wrote:
> I think for what he has paid £750, and even adding on VAT, it's
> pretty excellent ! And he's done it himself which - to me anyway - is
> impressive.

Cheers for that mate, made me feel good. :)

Here's a screenie of my the machine's best performance yet at 3dmark2001se, gonna have to start overclocking now me thinks.

http://www.geocities.com/kingklik/3dmrk2001se_best.jpg

(Apologies for resolution).

Spiderman logo ? *laughs*

Athlon XP 2800+
1024MB RAM
Radeon 9800 :)
120GB HDD
19" TFT monitor
Windows XP Pro
And Spiderman logo on my see-through case.

So ner :P

Kiriyama wrote:
> Nah, sucks ace comapred to mine...
>
> So ner :P

I think for what he has paid £750, and even adding on VAT, it's pretty excellent ! And he's done it himself which - to me anyway - is impressive.

He's suddenly gone quiet .....

Well, well, sounds like you've got a bit of a monster at your fingertips. Care to share the specs with us?

Nah, sucks ace comapred to mine...

So ner :P

A) It is to me, 'coz it's mine.
B) Especially so, when I've just come froma Duron 750/Geforce2 MX.


So ner. :P

Not really a beast :|