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Title: New Comp
Post by: Schatzi on August 08, 2006, 06:34:11 AM

Fried my *entire* comp last week. (Dont ask, i didnt think such a complete destruction was even possible outside a lightning strike).

This is what im thinking about getting - i just would like to have a third opinion :).


AMD 939 X2 Athlon 3700+ 2200 Mhz Venice
seperate CPU cooling
Asus A8N E
2 GB DDR RAM
PCIe PX 7600GT MSI 256 MB


Including HDD, DVD and casing im looking at round about 700,- EUR.



Edit: Going for 1 GB RAM and a smaller GC (PCIe X1600 Pro Asus 256 MB TV/DVI) would save me about 180,- EUR. Not sure if that costs a lot of performance (talking AH here, not much of a gamer besides that)?


What do you guys think?

Title: New Comp
Post by: Ghosth on August 08, 2006, 08:02:39 AM

Looks good here, but I'm not up on the latest & greatest.

But it looks like a solid budget box.

I've got the same size venice chip & love it. Solid performer.

Title: New Comp
Post by: Schatzi on August 08, 2006, 10:35:05 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Ghosth
Looks good here, but I'm not up on the latest & greatest.

Im afraid the latest and greatest isnt part of my budget :).

Title: New Comp
Post by: psob2 on August 08, 2006, 01:18:48 PM

my machine is more than a year old.  in an effort to extend its usefulness for AH i recently added 512 system ram.

went from 1gig ram to 1.5 gig ram and was very pleased at the increased performance. prior to the ram increase i had to run 1024x768 with 256 textures to keep frame rate steady(to stop little stutters)and above 30fps when in a busy area. since adding the ram can run 1280x1024 with 512 textures and the frame rate doesnt drop below 35 even in very busy areas. no stuttering either.

so my own recomendation would be to get at least 1.5gig of memory.

Title: New Comp
Post by: Roscoroo on August 08, 2006, 01:41:18 PM

my machine at work is a match to that almost

it runs 85 fps (monitor refresh rate) and the worse is 30 fps on a 21 inch crt in hires mode .

Title: New Comp
Post by: outbreak on August 08, 2006, 03:16:58 PM

My Puter runs AH at a fairly Steady 60FPS, The lowest i have seen it is 45ish and that was in the middle of a huge arse furball "25+ Planes :D".

So im pretty sure that will run AH very well.

I am running HiRes Text Pack btw

Title: New Comp
Post by: doc1kelley on August 09, 2006, 10:56:20 AM

Stick to the original 2 gigs of ram.  With Vista comming out in two weeks (hehehe), you'll need the ram.

All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1

Title: New Comp
Post by: Schatzi on August 11, 2006, 08:09:30 AM

Thanks for all the tips.


I went for the 2 GB RAM and the better GC.......

Got it all set up and running yesterday... spend a little time in the TA. The lowest FR ive seen so far is 60 :D.

Title: New Comp
Post by: JTs on August 12, 2006, 05:31:07 PM

Cody and  I have the same setup as that. (2 gig ram) and we get 60fps on our 24 inch lcd's no warping or stuttering. and he is on dial up.

Title: New Comp
Post by: JTs on August 12, 2006, 05:31:37 PM

Cody and  I have the same setup as that. (2 gig ram) and we get 60fps on our 24 inch lcd's no warping or stuttering. and he is on dial up.

Title: New Comp
Post by: Schatzi on August 12, 2006, 07:17:44 PM

yeah, i even went for the highres pack and 1280x1024 screen res now. Still smooth as a babys butt :D. (the only time i still notice something is when right above dense wood with lots of other planes about).

Title: New Comp
Post by: Balsy on August 13, 2006, 08:18:16 AM

Now you just upgrade that Hurri1.

Balsy