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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: JB73 on June 04, 2004, 05:40:16 PM
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here's a link to a Dell (i know, i know)...
the problem i'm hearing is alot of people don't have thousands to spend on a new PC... and therefore can't play AH after II goes live.
this PC below can have a GeForce AGP video card and a soundblaster card (both NON-integrated) for under $800. this comes with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard even. take off $50 if you dont want a monitor.
just wanted to show that it is possible to easily get an upgraded PC that will play AHII for not alot of money. i'm sure if you looked out there you'd find other options too.
i hope you people who dont have the PC to play AHII look into something like this. it would be a shame to lose you.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V468&l=en&oc=D46IS&s=dhs
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JB73......try going to Tigerdirect.com....see if anything there tickles your fancy.....they have some systems for under 500 dollars, some for more. Take a look.........nothing to lose.
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oh i have plenty of a system, AHII running smoother (better FR) than AHI for me.
this is just information to hopefully help other AH players.
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Dell Deal (http://www.spoofee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9120)
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Go To ABS and build something around that price... Will be alot better than dell.
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Back away from the Dell dude :D
Trust me
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Originally posted by SunKing
Dell Deal (http://www.spoofee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9120)
As far as i can tell this mother board has no AGP slot ie: no graphics card upgrade = worthless. Could be wrong...
PS... My last 2 comps (Systemax) were bought at TigerDirect.com and I've never had a problem with either one.
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Check out the folks at DigitalComputech.....
Shameless plug but they are shipping my system and it gets here tomorrow....
AND THEY PLAY AH and AH2......just a thought
Ok shameless plug off
http://www.digitalcomputech.com
:)
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Dude get the Dell, great machine and some of the best support I have ever had.
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I just bought a Dell GX270. Its a decent PC, little on the expensive side. Well, more than I'd usually pay for a PC, but it'll run most of everything out now:
http://outlet.us.dell.com/Dispatcher?target=InventoryPage&action=filter&lob=OPTI&model_search_and_display=OptiPlex%20GX270&tgtSeg=I&srcType=xml&srcDetail=compare
It works great for a system under $1000.
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lots of options, check out pricewatch also
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I for one would advise against the Dell.
I have always had Dell products after my SONY VAIO HELL experience. I really like Dell....My laptop is Dell and my current system (until my new one gets here in a few hours:aok )....
Anyhow...if you find you want to do tweaking for overclocking or even do minor changes in your BIOS...you are pretty much screwed on that end. Guess what...the proprietary BIOS they put on there will not let you tweak like you would want.
I know because I cant do this with my 2 year old Dell. Perhaps Dell has changed but I seriously doubt that.
Dont get me wrong...I like Dell stuff....but for gaming....steer clear in my mind....build it yourself or go with a firm that sets it up for you and lets you know the whole story on BIOS etc.
My 3 centavos!
:)
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You can't beat building you own. I had 2 Dells and still have one. IMHO they are junk. Their service has gone to watermelon faster than grass in a goose.
They use junk to build them and they are still junk at the finished end.
Build your own. For 800 bucks you can have a very nice system.
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Originally posted by DipStick
As far as i can tell this mother board has no AGP slot ie: no graphics card upgrade = worthless. Could be wrong...
PS... My last 2 comps (Systemax) were bought at TigerDirect.com and I've never had a problem with either one.
bummer, I didn't look into it. I just saw Dell rebates and figured I'd share em with you guys.
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You can also check with your local pc shops. I upgraded my comp for 500$ and got it back the same day.
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In dutch dell means slut.
u can get a system at about 400 euros here.
u will have an amd 2500+ with an ati 9600 in it
without monitor.
Ill bet u can get it cheaper in the US.
for about 1000 euros u can get a top system with pentium4 and 1000mb ram in it with a better video card.
Btw i run easily over 100 frames now and i see no real differences in framerate between 1 and 2.
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I built a high performance system out of my Dell 4300, which suffered a motherboard failure. I kept all the drives, keyboard, sound card, the new ATI 9600XT, modem, speakers (with amp) and the monitor.
I bought a new case, motherboard, CPU, power supply and added another hard drive.
For considerably less than $500, I have a terrific machine that will not require serious upgrading for at least two years (see specs below)
The only limiting factor is the 85 Hz monitor, but that is still adequate for running everything, including AH2. With Vsync on, I'm pulling 80-85 fps with the graphics turned up to max, virtually the same as with AH1.
So, you guys with older machines can still upgrade without buying a whole system. If you are confident that you can do the work yourself, you can save considerable money. Typically, all you really need is a new case, motherboard, CPU and maybe new video card.
My regards,
Widewing
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OR !!!!
Call me or one my tech's at Marin Computer in WA State. We have been building PC's & servers for over 10 yrs.
Our speciality is Pro workstations and Gaming systems.
I'm not saying that "Dell's" are bad, but thier componets are substandard and they farm ALL of their tech support to foreign country.
You can call us anytime, we all speak english and know the product very well. Plus we are all gamers and computer enthusiasts. We know what works with what and what doesn't.
All systems are custom assembled to very high standards with what the CLIENT wants not what we think they should have. In the event that the client doesn't know what to buy, we can give you all the in's & out's on what to get and why.
You can log on to our website for store hours and location.
http://www.marincomp.com
Have fun
:cool:
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The only limiting factor is the 85 Hz monitor, but that is still adequate for running everything, including AH2. With Vsync on, I'm pulling 80-85 fps with the graphics turned up to max, virtually the same as with AH1.
Anything over 50 frps is just gravy really.
The human eye wont be able to tell the difference between 60 or 80 or even 100 frps.