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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Rutilant on September 24, 2003, 03:13:46 PM

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: Rutilant on September 24, 2003, 03:13:46 PM

So i've been on this old chitty computer for 2 years the puter being possibly 5 years old when i got it..

Pentium 3 500Mhz
3 random sticks of System ram, totalling 224MB
Random Mobo
Old 19 gig Maxtor HDD
Originally Voodoo3, upgraded to a GeForce FX 5200 because. well.. walmart had it for 80$ :lol

First i just wanted to upgrade one thing.. Well some kind soul on IRC (Newnet, for those curious few) pointed out that this old slot based mobo wouldnt support a newer processor! So i found a mobo.. Then i was informed i needed a bigger power supply.. Thus i found a new case/power supply bundle. Yay.

After that, i also decided upon newer RAM, or at least better, to compliment such an upgrade. Well, the soundcard was kinda yucky so i got a new one of those too. Harddrive was tiny and old, so i figured what the hell, i'll splurge. Getting a new HDD too.

New system specs:

B452-1105  Just4PC Mid Tower Case w/ 425 Watt Power Supply

THD-1200A2 P  Seagate 120GB / 7200 / 8MB / 9.3 / ATA-100 EIDE Hard Drive

CP2-P4-2800BNC  Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz / 512K Cache / 533MHz FSB/ Socket 478 / Processor

2x CORSAIR 512MB PC3200 VALUE SELECT. VS512MB400 DDR RAM - OEM

Asus Motherboard for Intel P4 Processors Model P4PE-X Retail

Creative Labs Sound Blaster® Audigy™ LS PCI Sound Card, Model SB0312 - Retail

All off of newegg.com and tigerdirect, totalling exactly, with shipping, $744.94

So a simple upgrade became a money-consuming new computer!

Now before you "help" me, i know it isnt the best of the best, but it's still  a pretty high end system, and really all that i can afford, so don't tell me about how this needs to be better or, this can be different.. don't.. :rolleyes:

:D

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: nuchpatrick on September 24, 2003, 03:33:24 PM

Sounds like a solid unit for what you could afford...I'm sure you'll fly better :rofl

You'll be shocked to the kills you get now then on the old box for sure..:D

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: Rutilant on September 24, 2003, 03:40:06 PM

hehe, i wouldnt doubt it, since 10FPS doesnt make for good reaction time! :)

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: Monty405 on September 24, 2003, 04:38:54 PM

i was running ah on a p3 450mhz based system with an old pci slot radeon.

when i went to my 2500xp 9500pro i was amazed at how i no longer sucked at gunnery

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: moot on September 24, 2003, 05:17:41 PM

nothing like that feeling when your brain can finally breathe :>

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: Rutilant on September 25, 2003, 04:06:47 AM

Quote

Originally posted by moot
nothing like that feeling when your brain can finally breathe :>

Everyone with slower computers FEAR ME!

All i need is a HOTAS setup and i got it made. :cool:

Title: New Poooooooooooter.
Post by: Hajo on September 25, 2003, 08:47:26 AM

Just when ya think it's safe to go back into the water.  I usually

upgrade every year to year and a half...and Lo and behold AMD

Athlon just came out with the new 64bit CPUS.  Of course they

also run 32 bit....but dammit!  When new stuff comes out I want

it!  Never mind nothing runs on 64bit yet!  I still want it LOL.

But for an ASUS board and 64bit AMD CPU you're talking close

to 1,000.00 dollars US....so woot!   To much money for me right

now...the athlonXP2400 and 512 PC2700 DDR gonna have ta do!