Author Topic: new computer (Read 220 times)

toon · « **on:** March 07, 2006, 02:57:00 PM »

okay,been readin all this stuff and finally made a decision.not a computer guy so its all greek to me but here goes:intell pent 4 3.8 ghs-800 mz frontside...sli ready...corsair 2.g ddr2 800...bfg 7800gtx overclock edition...harddrive-western digital 150 gb. 10,000.rpm...550 watts antec...soundblaster xfi....i can tell alot of you know about computers so how did i do? my current system is a model t ford.much lag and frame rates suck donkey.. ehh hooves.should i be excited? will the game run noticably smoother? current system pentium4 512 mz.dont know ram but i have ge force 5200 vid card. thanks in advance for sarcastic ridicule of my computer ignorance.

JTs · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2006, 03:59:28 PM »

what motherboard? brand name model?

toon · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2006, 09:48:47 AM »

OOZ662 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2006, 11:02:51 AM »

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Originally posted by COBA94
asus

That narrows it to around 200 models.

toon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2006, 11:44:18 AM »

if i forgot to say thanks for sarcastic remarks,i'm sorry.lol.it is an ASUS P5N 32SLI

JTs · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2006, 02:28:19 PM »

good choices. that raptor will run hot make sure good air flow to the hd cage

toon · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2006, 10:39:51 AM »

the people who are building it are gamers.not ah.but they said the same thing about air flow...thanks for the advice...i wanted some from AH players.