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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: TEShaw on March 25, 2006, 01:27:29 AM

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: TEShaw on March 25, 2006, 01:27:29 AM

MY primary computer is in the shop; the stupid machine I'm writing on now is about to get thrown down 6 flights of stairs (yes, that's how high I live.)

I want a new machine now! And, I'll just about buy any machne off the shelf if it gets here over night and supports high quality AH2. What should that be?

REPEAT: What should that be?

I'm thinking the 64 bit processor ( I guess; PCI express?) and best video card (of course).

Whatever it costs (oh, say about a thousand or more?, I don't care) I'd just like to fly during spring break. That's all I wanna do...salvage spring break flying with the fastest delivered machine off the shelf. (It'll be my back-up computer when the good one gets back.)

Is that too much to ask?

Where, What?

regards, Airman T.E. Shaw

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: CHECKERS on March 25, 2006, 07:33:29 AM

http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=1 (http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=1)

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: Larokkit on March 25, 2006, 09:04:23 AM

i like the alienware notebook ,thinking about that one. wireless internet and a usb stick ..you can bnz anywhere anytime.   good luck

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: Brooke on March 25, 2006, 05:59:15 PM

I recommend Dell Dimensions.  I've owned a lot of Dells.  They have been very reliable and trouble free for me, and I like them a lot.  I currently have a Dimension 9150 with a Pentium D dual-core processor and an XFX nVidia Geforce 6800GS card (bought from Newegg.com -- not from Dell).

Hmm, just noticed the time requirement, though.  Dell computers usually take at least a week to get.

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: Dace on March 26, 2006, 08:52:38 AM

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/cfga64pcie.asp?v=d


Just orderd mine from here. I'm totally stoked with the price and performance.

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: x0847Marine on March 27, 2006, 01:13:17 PM

I'll say it again, my notebook is the shiznat (for the price). You can get more goodies & pay extra for a brand name if you want. Being a "Vanalla book" its very easily upgradable MXM PCI-e & i915 chipset for up to 2.6 P-M, PCClub, for a price, will even swap in a duo core motherboard.

Oh yea, it plays AH (BF2, Wings over Nam, Joint Ops, Americas Army) anywhere, like a charm, no problems EXCEPT with some games, like AH.... no 16:10 widescreen support

Americas Army runs at a native wide res and looks fantastic, AH stretches the screen to fit a more standard res.. and no, it cant be changed in the settings, anywhere.. AH just crashes.

http://www.pcclub.com/product_system_details.cfm?itemno=ENP61104

Title: I want a new machine NOW! HELP!
Post by: 68DevilM on March 28, 2006, 12:24:57 PM

id just save myself sum money and build my own