Hardware upgrade questions

[Garbageben]

Well I just bought a 80 GB Ex Hard drive so I can play more games now Getting Civ 4 tomorrow and putting all my media into this hard drive.

Are you going to upgrade your FX5200 any time soon Ghostly? (at least I thought you had a 5200)

[Ghostly_Substance]

Well I aint rich and saving up for a PSP.

[TSKNF]

Not an upgrade question, but how do you find your public_html? I may have something cool planned for my avatar.

[Ghostly_Substance]

hmm when you post theres codes above your message box assuming you clicked "postreply" button If its something else I donno

[TSKNF]

hmm when you post theres codes above your message box assuming you clicked "postreply" button If its something else I donno

 

No..it's more a programming thing.

[Lakos]

Once I also had a GeForce FX 5200, then i changed to a Radeon 9800 Pro - works fine with F.E.A.R!

 

My system:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

512 MB RAM

Radeon 9800 Pro

Windows XP Home SP1

80GB HDD (AWW... full...)

[Garbageben]

I had a 5200 once. Then I upgraded it to a 5700. After my 5700 died from heat then I got the 9600 Pro. Now I have a 6800GT with my rig I built this past summer.

[Darkmark]

I still have an FX5200. It's fine, but I can see myself heading for a 6600GT as the price drops. That's probably the most my computer can handle and actually make a difference with without having to upgrade my processor.

[Ghostly_Substance]

Well I just saw this "cheaper" but better card in the Futureshop flyer so tell me if this is any good?

 

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10059516&catid=10524

 

GeForce FX 5500 Overclocked 256MB AGP Graphics Card. I mean will the difference be noticable or will it be the next block compared to the 5200 ?

[Stellar_Magic]

I'll be upgrading for christmas but right now I've only got a GeForce4 MX440. So I managed to get the only GeForce4 that isn't Pixelshader compliant.

 

I doubt the graphics on EAW will push our machines much further then Generals would.

[Garbageben]

Well I just saw this "cheaper" but better card in the Futureshop flyer so tell me if this is any good?

 

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10059516&catid=10524

 

GeForce FX 5500 Overclocked 256MB AGP Graphics Card. I mean will the difference be noticable or will it be the next block compared to the 5200 ?

I'd say that the 5500 is next block. Is there any chance you can wait a bit and get either the Radeon 9600 or 9600XT (preferred)?

[Ghostly_Substance]

Well I got my computer scanned by

 

http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/gameadvisor/service/my_system.jsp?sysInfoId=2478073

 

My System Specifications

Processor Intel Pentium 4 2400MHz

Display Card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Memory 512MB

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

Free Disk Space 27.32GB

Display Card Memory 128MB

Display Driver Version 7.7.3.0

DirectX Version 9.0c

Optical Drive CD/DVD

Sound Card Realtek AC97 Audio

 

51% of the systems scanned by the Game Advisor rank higher in performance than your system.

 

I'm getting a Geforce FX 5500 Nvidia soon maybe.

[warhawj121]

i'm in the process of planning my new PC for next years rebuild.

 

probably looking at:

AMD 64 4400 dual core CPU

gigabyte G-power cooler pro heatsink and fan

ASUS A8N SLI deluxe motherboard

2 gig of corsair twinX or patriot XBLK memory

2 6800GS graphics cards in SLI

coolermaster centuriob 530 chasis (case)

and a viewsonic 19" VX924 monitor

[Star Wars Man]

A Question: will my computer proabably run this game. I have a GeForce 5500 256 MB PCI Graphics card. I do believe I can play this game, but I'd love to have some advice.

 

 

SWM out

[Garbageben]

I'm getting a Geforce FX 5500 Nvidia soon maybe.

How much are you paying for it?

[Zerogravity]

i'm in the process of planning my new PC for next years rebuild.

 

probably looking at:

AMD 64 4400 dual core CPU

gigabyte G-power cooler pro heatsink and fan

ASUS A8N SLI deluxe motherboard

2 gig of corsair twinX or patriot XBLK memory

2 6800GS graphics cards in SLI

coolermaster centuriob 530 chasis (case)

and a viewsonic 19" VX924 monitor

 

i have that same monitor, the 8ms response one?

it works a treat in high end games

 

star wars man, your gfx card should be able to run it ^^

[Star Wars Man]

i'm in the process of planning my new PC for next years rebuild.

 

probably looking at:

AMD 64 4400 dual core CPU

gigabyte G-power cooler pro heatsink and fan

ASUS A8N SLI deluxe motherboard

2 gig of corsair twinX or patriot XBLK memory

2 6800GS graphics cards in SLI

coolermaster centuriob 530 chasis (case)

and a viewsonic 19" VX924 monitor

 

i have that same monitor, the 8ms response one?

it works a treat in high end games

 

star wars man, your gfx card should be able to run it ^^

 

Sweet!

[Darkpower2005]

If you want the best gaming machine than I would say an alienware computer, the best desktop they have if you have the money to spare.

[Star Wars Man]

Guys, be SURE to check my latest post R.I.P. : My Video Card, then make sure your video card(s) have working fans. I made that mistake, so make sure you don't make my mistake.

[Zerogravity]

If you want the best gaming machine than I would say an alienware computer, the best desktop they have if you have the money to spare.

 

i would have to disagree with you there. my custom built $1,500 desktop prolly outpaces most alienware's, the sad part is they charge so much. with the specs my pc has, alienware woulld prolly try and sell it for $2,500 :\

[warhawj121]

looking forward to get it started

 

and yes its the 6ms one

[WingedHedgehog]

AMD 64 3700+

ASUS A8N-E (dont buy SLI, its useless)

X800 GTO² (best card for its price, it can be overclocked easily and you get a 850xt)

Corsair value ram 2x512 (1Gb is enough 2 Gb is really pushing it too far, current games are fine with 1Gb, even FEAR and the like)

 

 

Thats the comp i've built today about 6200'ish score on 3DMARK 2005

[Ghostly_Substance]

The GF 5200 is killing me. I want a new card and soon just when is the stupid question....... >  Also Garbageben where do I get my cards drivers again? Lost it.......

[Sorgoth]

I dont know about the rest of you but I'll be waiting till directX10 and the new windows is out before upgrading again. I need a whole new system since my motherboard dont have PCI-e, and a new motherboard wont take my current 2gig of ram. About the only thing I might be able to salvage is my old P4 EE 3.2(doutfull), HHD and CD/DVD drives. So much for future proofing.

 

Alienware is alright, this comp I have is from Alienware. Their tech support is great, even here in europe. Only bad side I can think of is their towers. They are massive, yet to see a computer desk it fits into. Mine is on the floor and I hate it, since the fans suck up all the dust etc. Also one of my fans sucked in the dust grating so i had to cover up the hole with tape and unplug the fan(grate was torn to shreds). Another thing is the ratteling of the side panels and doors. Maybe I just got a bad tower I dunno, but hopfully they have improved in the last two years since I'll be getting my next system from them.

[Garbageben]

The GF 5200 is killing me. I want a new card and soon just when is the stupid question....... >  Also Garbageben where do I get my cards drivers again? Lost it.......

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

It's in the "Graphics Driver" and then "GeForce and TNT2" and then click your operating system.  Finally click the go button and it will take you to the most current drivers available.