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| Thread ID: 47063 | 2004-07-14 22:08:00 | Buying gaming beast...sorta | Bigb88 (5876) | Press F1 |
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| 252355 | 2004-07-14 22:08:00 | I'm just about to buy a new comp, spending about $4.5k for this kinda setup: P4 3.2, 1024mb, Radeon 9800XT, 2x 80gb HD RAID 0, 19" CRT, DVD+/RW Is this about right for this price, i've looked around (TLS, PBtech...) and most prices are similar...has anyone got any suggestions to improve this system as i'm wanting it to last for a couple years, hopefully. I'm gunna get Farcry and BF Vietnam with it and have heard these games should run fine with this setup. Any suggestions would be appreciated |
Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252356 | 2004-07-14 23:35:00 | AMD64 processor | MartynC (5610) | ||
| 252357 | 2004-07-15 01:33:00 | yup amd 64 all the way, but for the sake of any future upgrades make sure you get a socket 939 one as this is the new standard from amd | lagbort (5041) | ||
| 252358 | 2004-07-15 03:42:00 | > yup amd 64 all the way, but for the sake of any > future upgrades make sure you get a socket 939 one as > this is the new standard from amd Which AMD64 chips use the 939 socket? B-) |
MartynC (5610) | ||
| 252359 | 2004-07-15 04:28:00 | The new Althlon XP 64 3500+, 3800+ and FX53 use the 939 socket. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 252360 | 2004-07-18 00:05:00 | > The new Althlon XP 64 3500+, 3800+ and FX53 use the > 939 socket. Whats the difference (apart from 1 pin) between the 939 & 940? |
MartynC (5610) | ||
| 252361 | 2004-07-18 00:17:00 | Dude, that graphics card sucks, get a TNT2. | Wilky (776) | ||
| 252362 | 2004-07-18 00:37:00 | > Dude, that graphics card sucks, get a TNT2. Now that should bring Metla out of the woodwork!! :-) |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 252363 | 2004-07-18 00:45:00 | if you want a good graphics card go for the x800 rather than the 9800xt, though it may be $300 or more, it will be worth it. ILL |
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