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I have an AMD 64 3400+ 2.4Ghz with an X800 GFX card and 1 gig of RAM.
It really does run most of my games sweet as a nut, Battlefield 2 is almost flawless at top settings (some parts of some maps jerk a bit). Some other games like Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Doom 3 are not quite as smooth though. Tycoon, when zoomed out so you can see your whole park, and with high detail, is pretty poor to be honest.
I know I'm just being picky, but would it make any difference at all to add another gig of ram?
I know it's a pretty top spec machine at the moment (I only bought it 6 months ago) but you know what PC specifications are like, it'll be the equivalent of a 386SX compared to newer models, in no time at all.
It really does run most of my games sweet as a nut, Battlefield 2 is almost flawless at top settings (some parts of some maps jerk a bit). Some other games like Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Doom 3 are not quite as smooth though. Tycoon, when zoomed out so you can see your whole park, and with high detail, is pretty poor to be honest.
I know I'm just being picky, but would it make any difference at all to add another gig of ram?
I know it's a pretty top spec machine at the moment (I only bought it 6 months ago) but you know what PC specifications are like, it'll be the equivalent of a 386SX compared to newer models, in no time at all.
£600 for a graphics card? Jesus. Not that keen at the moment. I might update the processor in about 6 months or so, but at the moment it works ok.
Was going to go with more ram as it's relatively cheap, don't think I'll bother just yet.
I'll just get the flux capacitor, 2003 model with the 40 megawatt range.
Was going to go with more ram as it's relatively cheap, don't think I'll bother just yet.
I'll just get the flux capacitor, 2003 model with the 40 megawatt range.
Jwoody wrote:
> What's the best gaming laptop you can buy
Dont waste your money
and if any scumbag dares to play a game on their £3000 laptop in a public place, I have the authority stamp on their glasses, empty their briefcases of their jazzmags and give the cockgobbler a chinese burn
> What's the best gaming laptop you can buy
Dont waste your money
and if any scumbag dares to play a game on their £3000 laptop in a public place, I have the authority stamp on their glasses, empty their briefcases of their jazzmags and give the cockgobbler a chinese burn
What's the best gaming laptop you can buy
I'm afraid if you want any noticeable improvement you'll need to upgrade your processor. And that means you'll need a new mobo with PCI-E. If you really want to get the best of your games you should also get a 7800GTX, because that X800 will show it's age in 2.5 quasi-days. It'll cost you about £600. Perhaps you should get some new RAM, too. Make sure it's all CAS2 GDDR3, and replace whatever you have now, otherwise your new RAM will run at the lower speed of your old RAM.
You might want to get a Z-Board and a £300 soundcard and 5.1 speaker set up. I also suggest a wireless home network run by your own server. May I reccommend quad dual cored Xeon processors and 48GB of RAM.
You might want to get a Z-Board and a £300 soundcard and 5.1 speaker set up. I also suggest a wireless home network run by your own server. May I reccommend quad dual cored Xeon processors and 48GB of RAM.
Just because your PC has the processing power of a casio game and watch ... :)
Hey, let the monkey have his banana. I've put up with a terrible machine for years, so when I got the job I have now, I went out and bought a brand spanker from 'Bend Over PC Products'.
Greedy
I have an AMD 64 3400+ 2.4Ghz with an X800 GFX card and 1 gig of RAM.
It really does run most of my games sweet as a nut, Battlefield 2 is almost flawless at top settings (some parts of some maps jerk a bit). Some other games like Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Doom 3 are not quite as smooth though. Tycoon, when zoomed out so you can see your whole park, and with high detail, is pretty poor to be honest.
I know I'm just being picky, but would it make any difference at all to add another gig of ram?
I know it's a pretty top spec machine at the moment (I only bought it 6 months ago) but you know what PC specifications are like, it'll be the equivalent of a 386SX compared to newer models, in no time at all.
It really does run most of my games sweet as a nut, Battlefield 2 is almost flawless at top settings (some parts of some maps jerk a bit). Some other games like Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Doom 3 are not quite as smooth though. Tycoon, when zoomed out so you can see your whole park, and with high detail, is pretty poor to be honest.
I know I'm just being picky, but would it make any difference at all to add another gig of ram?
I know it's a pretty top spec machine at the moment (I only bought it 6 months ago) but you know what PC specifications are like, it'll be the equivalent of a 386SX compared to newer models, in no time at all.