Author Topic: new puter.. (Read 402 times)

killnu · « **on:** December 26, 2005, 10:07:34 AM »

wife may let me get new puter finally. im not smart enough to build one, so looking for good already built one.
would this work?

AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor
Microsoft® Windows®XP Home Edition
512MB Single Channel DDRPC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
80GB 7200RPM SATA w/ 8MB Cache
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600GT 128MB
Integrated 7.1Audio with Digital Out

its from alienware for $999. ive been looking on net some, but all advice is welcome.

Delirium · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2005, 01:52:43 PM »

I'd definitely go with more Ram... if you want to use the high res textures in AH, it takes just a little over a gig of ram. I'd recommend adding at least one more stick of the same ram...

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killnu · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2005, 02:35:24 PM »

thanx for reply. second time ive heard more ram. guess it must be done.

the dual vid cards? whats that do? better to have one better one, or 2 like they have setup?

Delirium · « **Reply #3 on:** December 26, 2005, 03:19:39 PM »

You're better off getting one really good vid card, than adding two of them in SLI fashion. This way you can enjoy the killer frame rates and later, when your computer has problems keeping up, you purchase the same type of card cheap.

For example, I'd get a single 7800 rather than two 6600 in SLI fashion. Its a difference of about $50-$75 but you'll see a huge improvement.

buzkill · « **Reply #4 on:** December 26, 2005, 04:12:18 PM »

IF YOU CAN LIST THE PARTS YOU CAN BUILD ONE, ALL THE PIECES COME WITH THIER OWN INTRUCTIONS

RedTop · « **Reply #5 on:** December 26, 2005, 05:56:01 PM »

http://www.cyberpowersystems.com

Good systems for a decent price.

I have dual 7800GTX 256 mb cards. AH doesnt support this. The 7800 GTX card is great.

get all the ram you can. I have 2 gig. Made a TON of difference.

2 SATA drives with raid 0 works well with load times. get the 10,000 rpm if you can.