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Post by ben15dc »

Damn you guys have Good PC'S, Where do u get the 'money?

I thought I was god when I got my P3 for 100 bux!
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Post by bizzle »

ben15dc wrote:Damn you guys have Good PC'S, Where do u get the 'money?

I thought I was god when I got my P3 for 100 bux!
i pay for mine every month
its financed, $23 a month. my mom pays for my dial up internet though
i am broke now paying for my pc.
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Post by ShadowofBob »

Well, I just got my PCI Radeon 9000 today and have just tested it out. It is wonderful. :D I got 5038 3dMarks compared to my old 803 with my onboard video. :P
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Post by Number Six »

Uhhh...

700Mhz Celeron
256Mb PC100 SDRAM
64Mb GeForce2 MX 400 (PCI)
Onboard audio
4x2x24 CD-RW (maybe I should upgrade that one?)
30 Gig HD (Maxtor something)
56K modem
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy

...yeah.
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Post by btm4k »

ShadowofBob wrote:
btm4k wrote:HERE WE GO
This weekend I'm building:

Gigabyte GA-7DX+
AMD Athlon XP 1800+
40 GB HD Windows XP Home
10 GB HD Red Hat Linux 7.2 (need to switch)
52x CD-ROM Drive
1.44 MB Floppy A:
370 KB Floppy B:
Gforce 2 MX440
230 Watt PSU
RatpadsGS Prototype
Gateway EV700 17" Monitor
Sounds like fun. The computer I have was the first I've ever built. Put it all together back in May and just got it nice, cool and stable last weekend. I'm adding my new Radeon 900 PCI tommorrow when it comes in the mail.
Indeed it was fun. I just finished building it. I think I have the newest computer here now! Sorry Neon. :D :D :D
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Post by zickfun »

lol in order of power

my custom built 486:
the last pci mobo
486dx4 100mhz :o
32mb edo
s3 virge
2x cdrom
640mb hd (happily hosting win nt 4 and win 95)

my 2nd pc:
p133
matrox mga
24mb
840mb
16x

my 3rd one:
p200
voodoo rush
64mb sdram
2.6gb
32x

my 4th one:
amd k62 350 (hehe, decided to just get a new v/card)
voodoo 2w/ s3virge
48mb sdram
1.2gb
4x cdrom

my 5th one:
amd k62 366
intergrated all in one
64mb ram (shared 8mb)
1.2gb
40x cdrom
ps. needs to be at 320x240 to play q3

my 6th one:
celeron 300a o/clock to 466
nvidia tnt
64mb
1.2gb
16x

my 7th one:
duron 700
geforce 4 pci mx 440
162mb sdram
12x dvd
30x6x4 cdrw

muahahaha...ultimate quake 1 deathmatch lol
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Post by mr. darkness »

My CPU died on my last system, it was an Athlon 850Mhz.

Now I've ordered a Athlon XP 2000+, ASUS A7V266-C and 256Mb DDR RAM.

I'm going to put it together as soon as it arrives, should be tomorrow. :D
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Post by CupNoodle »

Im asking for an Alienware Area-51 for Christmas, with a PC-1066 512 RDRAM upgrade. I hope they get me it...ive offered to pay for half on a monthly plan...
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Post by zero »

damnit... in 3d marks 2001se i only got 975. it must be my gfx card thats holding it back, cos some of the demos run like shit. i was only getting around 20fps on the first demo and so on. so could the be something else holding my pc back or is it the gfx card. if its the gfx card im gonna buy one as soon as i can, cos i didn't know it would hold my pc back like that
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Post by bizzle »

waht progs do i do to do the 3d marks?
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Post by sixteen-bit »

Blind Xylene wrote:waht progs do i do to do the 3d marks?
3D Mark 2000 (for el ghetto computers) and 3D Mark 2001SE, both from MadOnion.
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Post by ?Sony »

just got a new pc -_-

AMD XP2000+
2x 20gb on raid
40gb hd
16x DVD-ROM
8x8x32 CDRW
64mb ATI Radeon 7000 DDR
256 MB PC2100 DDR
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Post by gamecube4789 »

I have an intel Celeron
1.3gigz
40Gig hard drive
16X max Dvd drive
8X max CD-RW drive
gana get a 64MB Meforce2 MX400 AGP 350RAMDAC
floppy drive
56k V.90 Modem

It is a Compaq presario with windows XP :P Its Series 5000 and clear blue in the front. I LOVE IT :D :!:
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Post by someoneElse »

clessoulis wrote:Sweet you got DC Devo kit.
That's not a Dreamcast Devkit. That's the PC. Sitting on a box. Under the Dreamcast. Shuttle makes these tiny little specialized motherboard and case combos, with like one (maybe two?) PCI slots or something, which is why he bought the PCI version of the video card to go with it.


It's so cute! I want one....;)
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Post by hehehaha »

P4 1.4 Ghz
512 ram
Philips 8x8x32 cdrw
Memorex 48x10x48
3.5 floppy
20 gig hd Western Digital + 80 gig hd Maxtor
Nvidia card
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Post by ShadowofBob »

someoneElse wrote:
clessoulis wrote:Sweet you got DC Devo kit.
That's not a Dreamcast Devkit. That's the PC. Sitting on a box. Under the Dreamcast. Shuttle makes these tiny little specialized motherboard and case combos, with like one (maybe two?) PCI slots or something, which is why he bought the PCI version of the video card to go with it.


It's so cute! I want one....;)
Yeah, I have the very first model Shuttle ever made. It only as one PCI slot. The newer ones are much better and have 1 AGP slot, 1 PCI slot, P4 support, and DDR Ram support as well as a bunch of other nifty features. If you set it up right it can be just as powerful as a fully tricked out tower. I'm going to buy a new one that is based of the nForce2 chipset once it comes out. My PC actually is set up for deving over a BBA or Coder's Cable although I'm rusty on my coding skills and haven't used it for much other than testing and games. The box is actually my subwoofer. :P
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Re: My CD-RW upgrade.

Post by Number Six »

Number Six wrote:Uhhh...

700Mhz Celeron
256Mb PC100 SDRAM
64Mb GeForce2 MX 400 (PCI)
Onboard audio
4x2x24 CD-RW (maybe I should upgrade that one?)
30 Gig HD (Maxtor something)
56K modem
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy

...yeah.
As previously stated, I'd like to upgrade my CD-RW. Methinks this could be the one. Get the full poop here.
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Post by Gmc »

zero wrote:damnit... in 3d marks 2001se i only got 975. it must be my gfx card thats holding it back, cos some of the demos run like poop. i was only getting around 20fps on the first demo and so on. so could the be something else holding my pc back or is it the gfx card. if its the gfx card im gonna buy one as soon as i can, cos i didn't know it would hold my pc back like that
Its probably the graphics card. I borrowed my Friends nVidia Ti 4600 and everything ran smoother than my GeForce 4 MX 440.
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Post by JellyWarrior »

People still live under the impression that the main factor of a computer is the CPU. Thats not true. While you require a CPU for your pc to run, nowdays you should sacrifice CPU power to bump up other components if you have the chance (especially if your a gamer).

RAM - The new ram types PC2100, PC3200 etc are important. The faster the ram, the faster your computer responds. And it will also be more stable. Shy away from PC133 and PC100 ram if you are building a new pc, dont mix ram types as well. If your into design then you should look at 512 MB ram at least.
Video Cards - In the old days your cpu did all the graphical work and sent it to the video card so that it could display the image on the screen. Nowdays the graphics card does most of the graphical work and the CPU only does small parts. The more expensive your graphics card, the better visual effects you will get and you will get higher frame rates. Plus your cpu is able to concentrate on game AI, etc, further enhancing your game.
Sound - Sound built into the motherboard is fine, but if you want crisp sound, with lots of cool effects that cheap sound cards simply cant do then you need a better sound card. Having the sound card do most of the sound work also cuts workload on the cpu.

All Up - Basicly a computer is the sum of its components. Go cheap on a few things and it slows your whole PC down.
A PC with a super high grade CPU with a low grade graphics and sound card will perform slower then a mid range CPU with a deacent graphics and sound card.

IF ANYONE NEEDS ME TO SUGGEST THEM THE BEST COMPONENTS FOR A NEW PC I'D BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO, BUT IM ONLY DOING THAT BY REQUEST. If your interested state what you will be doing with your pc and your spending budget is too.

As for my PC specs

My Desktop PC (which does a lot of web design)
- Athlon 1.4Ghz
- 768MB of PC133 RAM (I really need PC3200)
- 20GIG Hard Drive and 40GIG Hard Drive
- 64MB GeForce 2 GTS Video Card
- AC'97 Sound Card buit into MB (i need a good sound card)
- Ethernet
- 4 x USB 2.0 Ports and 2 x USB 1.1
- DVD Drive and
- CDRW Drive (Storage of completed projects)
- Zip Drive (very handy for storing WIP projects)
- Windows XP Pro
- Windows .NET RC1 (for testing web pages in a server environment)

Laptop (For presentations and general web surfing)
- IBM Thinkpad 570
- 196MB PC100 RAM
- 6 GIG HDD
- 2.5MB Neo Magic Video Card
- Some type of sound
- No CD drive at all
- Ethernet
- Windows 2000 Pro
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Post by ?Sony »

you seem to be forgetting that you can't just "upgrade" pc133 to pc2100 :roll: . you'd have to get a new motherboard that supports DDR Ram.
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