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RE: Help me build a new PC! - 6/4/2008 6:32:44 PM
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Lurker
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What are the final specs for the new machine? :)
Also, did you get Vista 64?
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RE: Help me build a new PC! - 6/9/2008 9:45:52 PM
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figmentPez
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What are the final specs for the new machine? :)
Also, did you get Vista 64?
Yes, I got Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
Final specs:
New Parts:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (2.53Ghz, 3MB L2 Cache)
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper TX2
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin DD2 800 5-5-5-18
Video Card: Radeon 3780 HIS IceQ3
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB
Power Supply: Corsair 520HX
IDE/SATA to USB adapter
Various cables, fans and thermal paste.
Reused Parts
Case: Antec 1030B
Monitors: Dell 2001FP (20.1" LCD, 1600x1200), Dell 1025TM (17" CRT, 1024x768)
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
Mouse: Logitech G5
Optical Drives: Lite-On DVD-RW, Pioneer slot-loading DVD
Speakers: Logitech z-680
UPS: Belkin F6C120-UNV
TV tuner: Asus TV-FM 7133 (haven't plugged this in to see if Vista recognizes it, nor have I even installed Linux yet)
Scanner: HP 5100C (which Vista doesn't recognize, but XP will. If I'm gonna dual boot for Gametap anyway, and the cheaper mobo had a parallel port, I figured I might as well keep it. It's a good scanner.)
I tell you, I'm really glad I got the IDE to USB adapter. Not only did it make transferring old files pretty easy, but I was able to use my old 80GB drive to image my new install, and I think I'm going to use my old 40GB to image my sister's laptop (hopefully it's USB 1.1 won't make that impossible.)
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RE: Help me build a new PC! - 6/11/2008 11:08:15 AM
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semperfidelis
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That smoothness is because with those specs you're probably running around 200fps or 300fps on HL2. A friend and I both upgraded our computers....
C2D 3GHz (E8400)
He has a 8800GTS, I have 9600GT
He has 2GB DDR2-800, I have 4GB DDR-2 800, OCZ Platinum, 4-4-4-15
Both have sata drives, 8-16MB caches
He's running XP, I'm on Vista Ultimate 64. I'm pretty sure there is a cap at either 200 or 300fps. Granted, our monitors (LCD) can't actually display that.
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RE: Help me build a new PC! - 6/13/2008 9:31:53 PM
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figmentPez
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That smoothness is because with those specs you're probably running around 200fps or 300fps on HL2.
At 1600X1200 with 4xAA and 16xAF, I was actually topping out in the hundreds for HL2, and dipping maybe to 40 during heavy action. However, in HL2:Ep2 (playing through the developer's commentary) I had to take off AA because the new flashlight and it's object shadows. Whenever I turned on the flashlight my frame rate would drop into the teens, even without AA it still dropped down to twenty at times. With the flashlight off, I was getting really smooth gameplay.
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I make this challenge to all Christians:
Read Daniel 7:13-14
And tell me: Who do you say that the Son of Man is?
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RE: Help me build a new PC! - 6/14/2008 2:25:06 PM
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semperfidelis
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Yeah, my buddy with his 8800GT was playing with the same specs and had around the same results, just faster. Not even HL2: Ep2 dropped that low though, only Crysis is that killer. He can play most of Crysis at 1280x1024 with the extreme detail mod turned on.
Since you have a DX10 video card, I highly recommend trying out World In Conflict. No matter what any review says, DX10 properly done is way better than DX9 in terms of visuals.
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The man in the arena....
If I rise and succeed, it's because His hand has lifted me.
I may not have 3 greek letters but I have 2 latin words: SEMPER FIDELIS (no, I'm not a marine, but we like the same things)
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