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Offline xStrato

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Re: ingame
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2009, 09:33:33 AM »
I just bought all the parts I need to upgrade my computer. 3.0 GHz quad-core AMD, 4 GB RAM, 10000 RPM HD, and two 9800 GT's for all under $1000. That computer is far more than I should ever need with this game and yet I can build it for under a grand. You can probably build an entirely new computer for much cheaper than that.

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Re: ingame
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2009, 09:15:48 PM »
Your computer is very old. There isn't much point in spending anymore money on it at this point. Save your money and get a cheap barebones computer (don't forget the graphics card.) You are already shopping on the right site. You can spend $400 and get a computer that will run the game for the next couple of years or spend $100 to keep yours running for the next couple of months. Its your choice.
its just 3 years old... i know what type of ram i have to have, and its a good type of brand and quality, i just a video card, and then ill have a good deal going.
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Re: ingame
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2009, 09:26:33 AM »
These are the specs on your machine:

Dell™ Dimension™ 2400 Series



Microprocessor
 
Microprocessor type
 Intel® Pentium® 4 that runs at 2.2 or 2.4 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally, or 2.266, 2.4, 2.53, 2.66, 2.8, or 3.06 GHz internally and 533 MHz externally.

Intel Celeron® that runs at 2.0, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, or 2.7 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally.
 
L1 cache
 8 KB first-level (Pentium 4 and Celeron).
 
L2 cache
 256- or 512-KB (displayed in the system setup program) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM (Pentium 4);

128-KB SRAM that resides in the processor's core. The L2 cache runs at the processor's internal clock speed (Celeron).
 


System Information
 
System chip set
 Intel 845GV
 
DMA channels
 eight
 
Interrupt levels
 24 APIC mode
 
System BIOS chip
 4 MB (512 KB)
 
System clock
 400- or 533-MHz data rate
 


Expansion Bus
 
Bus types
 PCI
 
Bus speed
 PCI: 33 MHz
 
PCI connectors
 three
 
PCI connector size
 120 pins
 
PCI connector data width
(maximum)
 32 bits
 


Memory
 
Architecture
 DDR SDRAM
 
Memory connectors
 two
 
Memory capacities
 128-, 256-, or 512-MB
 
Minimum memory
 128 MB shared DDR SDRAM

NOTE: Between 32 and 64 MB of system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.
 
Maximum memory
 1 GB
 
Memory type
 PC2100 (266-MHz) or PC2700 (333-MHz) DDR SDRAM (non-ECC)
 


Drives
 
Externally accessible
 two 5.25-inch bays
one 3.5-inch bay
 
Internally accessible
 one bay for 1-inch–high IDE hard drive
 


Ports and Connectors
 
Externally accessible:
 
Serial
 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible
 
Parallel
 25-hole connector (bidirectional)
 
Video
 15-hole connector
 
Keyboard
 6-pin mini-DIN connector
 
Mouse
 6-pin mini-DIN connector
 
USB
 two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
 
Network
 RJ-45 connector
 
Audio
 three back miniature connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone
 
Headphone
 one front miniature connector for line-out
 
Internally accessible:
 
Primary IDE channel
 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
 
Secondary IDE channel
 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
 
Floppy drive (optional)
 34-pin connector
 


Video
 
Video controller
 integrated Intel 3D Extreme Graphics
 


Audio
 
Audio controller
 integrated audio
 


Network
 
Network controller
 integrated 10/100 Ethernet
 


Controls and Lights
 
Power control
 push button
 
Front-panel power light
 solid green for power-on state; blinking green for standby state
 
Hard-drive access light
 green
 


Power
 
DC power supply:
 
Wattage
 200 W or 250 W
 
Heat dissipation
 682 or 853 BTU (fully-loaded computer without monitor)
 
Voltage (see your Owner's Manual for
important voltage setting information)
 100 to 120 V at 60 Hz; 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz
 
Backup battery
 3-V CR2032 coin cell
 


Physical
 
Height x Width x Depth
 36.8 x 18.4 x 42.6 cm

(14.5 x 7.25 x 16.75 inches)
 
Weight
 10.4 kg (23 lb)
 


Environmental
 
Temperature:
 
Operating
 10º to 35ºC (50º to 95ºF)

NOTE: At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
 
Storage
 –40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)
 
Relative humidity
 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
 
Maximum vibration:
 
Operating
 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz
 
Storage
 2.20 Grms at 10 to 500 Hz
 
Maximum shock:
 
Nonoperating (half-sine pulse)
 105 G, 2 ms
 
Nonoperating (faired-square wave)
 32 G with a velocity change of 596.9 cm/sec
(235 inches/sec)
 
Altitude:
 
Operating
 –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

NOTE: At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
 
Storage
 –15.2 to 10,670 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
 
First of all, you can't even put 2 Gb of RAM into it.  It will only accept 2 512 Mb chips and those have to be PC2100 (266-MHz) or PC2700 (333-MHz) SDRAM.  You just can't buy 2 Gb.  So buy 2x 512 for a total of 1 Gb but get the right stuff.  Here's a list of what's available to you:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=147&Description=&Type=&N=2010170147&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=523%3A8476&PropertyCodeValue=524%3A7861&PropertyCodeValue=524%3A7860

Yes, one of those PCI video cards you selected should work but be very careful which one you choose as you only have a 200-250 watt power supply. 

One of these will likely be your best bet but you'll have to make sure that your power supply is the 250 watt version, not the 200 watt version (there should be a sticker on the power supply itself):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048%204025%201069609642%201068309611&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16814130289%2CN82E16814187041%2CN82E16814133233

If you've got the 200W version then you'll need to settle for one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048%204025%201069609642%201068309609&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16814139151%2CN82E16814102447%2CN82E16814139151R

Either way, don't expect wonders.  As others have mentioned, the technology in your sytem is old, even if the system itself isn't.  You're still going to have to turn down graphic settings in game, run lower texture sizes and keep background processes to an absolute minimum but, you will see a slight performance gain and you're only going to be in for about $50.

BTW, don't even think about upgrading the power supply to run a better card.  At that point you're just throwing money away because that first list of cards I posted is as good as you can go with this system.  At that point it's time to save the money for a new system.  You can get one built that will run AH just fine for around $500 and it will absolutely kill what you have now.

Good luck.

« Last Edit: February 11, 2009, 09:31:49 AM by BaldEagl »
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Re: ingame
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2009, 09:33:03 AM »
These are the specs on your machine:

Dell™ Dimension™ 2400 Series



Microprocessor
 
Microprocessor type
 Intel® Pentium® 4 that runs at 2.2 or 2.4 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally, or 2.266, 2.4, 2.53, 2.66, 2.8, or 3.06 GHz internally and 533 MHz externally.

Intel Celeron® that runs at 2.0, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, or 2.7 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally.
 
L1 cache
 8 KB first-level (Pentium 4 and Celeron).
 
L2 cache
 256- or 512-KB (displayed in the system setup program) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM (Pentium 4);

128-KB SRAM that resides in the processor's core. The L2 cache runs at the processor's internal clock speed (Celeron).
 


System Information
 
System chip set
 Intel 845GV
 
DMA channels
 eight
 
Interrupt levels
 24 APIC mode
 
System BIOS chip
 4 MB (512 KB)
 
System clock
 400- or 533-MHz data rate
 


Expansion Bus
 
Bus types
 PCI
 
Bus speed
 PCI: 33 MHz
 
PCI connectors
 three
 
PCI connector size
 120 pins
 
PCI connector data width
(maximum)
 32 bits
 


Memory
 
Architecture
 DDR SDRAM
 
Memory connectors
 two
 
Memory capacities
 128-, 256-, or 512-MB
 
Minimum memory
 128 MB shared DDR SDRAM

NOTE: Between 32 and 64 MB of system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.
 
Maximum memory
 1 GB
 
Memory type
 PC2100 (266-MHz) or PC2700 (333-MHz) DDR SDRAM (non-ECC)
 


Drives
 
Externally accessible
 two 5.25-inch bays
one 3.5-inch bay
 
Internally accessible
 one bay for 1-inch–high IDE hard drive
 


Ports and Connectors
 
Externally accessible:
 
Serial
 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible
 
Parallel
 25-hole connector (bidirectional)
 
Video
 15-hole connector
 
Keyboard
 6-pin mini-DIN connector
 
Mouse
 6-pin mini-DIN connector
 
USB
 two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
 
Network
 RJ-45 connector
 
Audio
 three back miniature connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone
 
Headphone
 one front miniature connector for line-out
 
Internally accessible:
 
Primary IDE channel
 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
 
Secondary IDE channel
 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
 
Floppy drive (optional)
 34-pin connector
 


Video
 
Video controller
 integrated Intel 3D Extreme Graphics
 


Audio
 
Audio controller
 integrated audio
 


Network
 
Network controller
 integrated 10/100 Ethernet
 


Controls and Lights
 
Power control
 push button
 
Front-panel power light
 solid green for power-on state; blinking green for standby state
 
Hard-drive access light
 green
 


Power
 
DC power supply:
 
Wattage
 200 W or 250 W
 
Heat dissipation
 682 or 853 BTU (fully-loaded computer without monitor)
 
Voltage (see your Owner's Manual for
important voltage setting information)
 100 to 120 V at 60 Hz; 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz
 
Backup battery
 3-V CR2032 coin cell
 


Physical
 
Height x Width x Depth
 36.8 x 18.4 x 42.6 cm

(14.5 x 7.25 x 16.75 inches)
 
Weight
 10.4 kg (23 lb)
 


Environmental
 
Temperature:
 
Operating
 10º to 35ºC (50º to 95ºF)

NOTE: At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
 
Storage
 –40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)
 
Relative humidity
 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
 
Maximum vibration:
 
Operating
 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz
 
Storage
 2.20 Grms at 10 to 500 Hz
 
Maximum shock:
 
Nonoperating (half-sine pulse)
 105 G, 2 ms
 
Nonoperating (faired-square wave)
 32 G with a velocity change of 596.9 cm/sec
(235 inches/sec)
 
Altitude:
 
Operating
 –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

NOTE: At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
 
Storage
 –15.2 to 10,670 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
 
First of all, you can't even put 2 Gb of RAM into it.  It will only accept 2 512 Mb chips and those have to be PC2100 (266-MHz) or PC2700 (333-MHz) SDRAM.  You just can't buy 2 Gb.  So buy 2x 512 for a total of 1 Gb but get the right stuff.  Here's a list of what's available to you:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=147&Description=&Type=&N=2010170147&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=523%3A8476&PropertyCodeValue=524%3A7861&PropertyCodeValue=524%3A7860

Yes, one of those PCI video cards you selected should work but be very careful which one you choose as you only have a 200-250 watt power supply.  One of these will likely be your best bet but you'll have to make sure that your power supply is the 250 watt version, not the 200 watt version (there should be a sticker on the power supply itself):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048%204025%201069609642%201068309611&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16814130289%2CN82E16814187041%2CN82E16814133233

If you've got the 200W version then you'll need to settle for one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048%204025%201069609642%201068309609&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16814139151%2CN82E16814102447%2CN82E16814139151R

Either way, don't expect wonders.  As others have mentioned, the technology in your sytem is old, even if the system itself isn't.  You're still going to have to turn down graphic settings in game, run lower texture sizes and keep background processes to an absolute minimum but, you will see a slight performance gain and you're only going to be in for about $50.

BTW, don't even think about upgrading the power supply to run a better card.  At that point you're just throwing money away because that first list of cards I posted is as good as you can go with this system.  At that point it's time to save the money for a new system.  You can get one built that will run AH just fine for around $500 and it will absolutely kill what you have now.

Good luck.


before i read the rest of this, most of it is very wrong.
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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: ingame
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2009, 09:45:52 AM »
before i read the rest of this, most of it is very wrong.

Funny but it matched exactly to the DXDiag posted here from your machine.
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Offline P1Tiger

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Re: ingame
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2009, 10:01:17 AM »
Funny but it matched exactly to the DXDiag posted here from your machine.
then dell must have tested further into my pc, the memory for ex. i can have 2G's if i wanted to, (PC3200) id love to point out more but i gotta go (I talked to dell)
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— Captain Wilfrid Reid 'Wop' May, RFC