OUTRAGEOUS PC MAYHEM!!!

[Timotheus 416]

I recently started a thread about my upcoming upgrade to a new graphics card, and I was wondering what'll be the system you will play it on, and what your current specs are if you plan on upgrading.

 

My specs are the following:

 

Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

Motherboard:

ASUS P5VD2-VM

Memory:

2x 1GB DDR2 PC4200

Graphics Card:

Sparkle Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT 256 MB @ 459/400 [Will probably be 'upgraded' to a high range 79xx or 19xx series card]

Harddisk:

500 GB Maxtor SATA II

 

Monitor:

Samtron 74V

 

€700 for the system, €100 for the monitor (bought that one via an ebay-like site).

Edited August 18, 2007 by Timotheus

[erialc 2]

Lets just say mine has a dinosaur pic on it and is currently run off dust bunnies...sometimes they smell a bit burny too *cries*...I really need a new pc!

 

Yours sounds yummy Timo! Did I mention mine sometimes makes odd noises too?

[Schot 407]

Did I mention mine sometimes makes odd noises too?

 

lol Claire. Is it a sort of snoring sound? :trans:

 

 

Mine is:

 

Intel P4 motherboard

Pentium® 4 2.6 GHz CPU

2xkingston 1GB 800MHz DDR2

Radeon X800 XT Plat 256MB vid card

SB Audigy 2 ZS sound card

Maxtor 80GB DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) hard drive

Viewsonic G90FB-2 Monitor

 

 

So far I'm still able to run games well but then again it's been several months since I've played a new game... I'm holding out till next year before I buy something new. There's some talk about bringing Directx10 into XP so hopefully by the time I'm ready to buy that will be a reality. As for what I'd get I really can't say as I've been out of the loop too long to know but I'm definitely getting... SLI! :trans:

[Timotheus 416]

You sure you want SLI? I still find it a bit overrated as high-end graphic cards still tend to outperform 2 mid-segment cards in SLI, usually for about the same price (more expensive motherboards, and getting 2 exact same cards).

 

And Schot,I don't know what board you currently have, and the version of your p4, but I saw a thread on a Dutch tech forum from a guy who had his p4 at 4ghz! And maybe, when you've got enough overclocking options and support for dual core, you might want to try upgrading to a e4400, they can easily outperform that p4 for not a lot of money (they're about €100 here). That 800mhz ddr2 should come in handy for that! Though indeed, graphics should be getting a boost with a new card so maybe it won't be necessary

[Indy13 5]

Hmm, my system at the moment:

 

Processor:Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)

 

Motherboard:Some Intel card

 

RAM:1X 1GB DDR2 533MHz

1X 1GB DDR2 800MHz

 

Video:WinFast PX6600 TD 256 MB

 

Audio: Some old Creative sound card (supports 5.1 so that's all I care about)

 

HD:Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250624AS 250GB (planning on getting another 250GB or 500GB HD this autumn)

 

Monitor: Philips 170X6 (17" LCD) (I might buy a 20-22" LCD this autumn and go for dual monitors, who knows)

 

No other upgrade plans for the moment.

[Silearth 6]

Well.....

 

My PC is

 

1.1 Ghz Athlon(classic)

512 MB PC2700

GA-7N400S-L

Asus V7100

On board sound.(had a monster 300 but never could get it to work on this board)

 

I really need an upgrade, but it's just not in the budget--perhaps next year after taxes....

 

This setup has been kind to me over the years. It should not play underworld but plays pretty smoothly. My other computer, a Dell pentium 4 running at 2.79 Ghz is sluggish compared to my main pc and locks up if I even try to install sacred on it.

[Llama8 8]

My pc:

 

Core 2 Duo 6320

Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 Sli NF650

320MB BFG 8800GTS

Corsair VS 2GB (2x1GB)DDR2 667Mhz

 

[toret 0]

My PC:

 

Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Premium

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0GHz

Graphics card: Asus GeForce 7950GX2 1GB GDDR3

Memory: 1GB of RAM (not sure what kind I have, How do I find out ?)

Storage: 2x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2

Monitor: Samsung 19" LCD Syncmaster 913N

Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse (Very old)

Onboard sound

 

The only upgrades I'll make before Sacred 2 comes out is to buy more RAM and a new keyboard and mouse. Possibly a new sound card as well.

[Timotheus 416]

You can find out what RAM you have by taking it out

But if you don't want to do that, look at the bios messages of your pc.

Mine shows:

 

SO-DIMM speed: 533

 

This means that the ram runs at 533mhz, and the only ram that runs on 533mhz is ddr2. The name for that type of memory with that speed is pc4200. pc5300 is running on 667 mhz, pc6400 runs on 800 mhz, etc.

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I bought new pc5300 ram, but it's giving me errors. So I'm back to my old ram for the moment, still figuring out what the Holy Hannah is wrong.

Edited August 28, 2007 by Timotheus

[toret 0]

Aah check the bios. Didn't think of that. DDR 400/PC3200. Thanks Timo

[fRACTAL 0]

Mine, (getting upgraded around christmas I hope).

Motherboard: ASRockK8S8X

Processor: 2.2ghz AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce 6800 GTX 128MB bus, AGP:8X

Memory: 1GB DDR RAM

Memory: 1GB of RAM (not sure what kind I have, How do I find out ?)

Storage: ExcelStor Technology J680 65GB, Samsung SP0802N 75GB (they're both the same size, but one has windows installed)

Monitor: Sharp 14" LCD

My computer rocks!

~Doom

[Arilaftia 0]

I originally posted this on Wolfes forum a while back, Not sure how it compares to the mega machines running but I hope its enough.. Mostly I go by,

1. Will it run now?

2. Ok Now its up and running, will it stay running?

3. Yay! It Works.. How fast can I go?

 

Ah my shameless attempt to run with the boys again!

 

Name- (Needs one now, Before rebuild it was Boat Anchor)

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

CPU Cooler – um…its like a Fan

Memory - Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit

Motherboard - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Video – NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

Sound - Realtek HD Audio output

Hard Drive 1 - 320 Gig Hitachi Deskstar SATA

Hard Drive 2 - 60 Gig Maxtor SATA

CDROM - Sony DVD RW DW-D22A

Case – Basic Black Fulltower

Powersupply – Supplies power on a regular basis. (Except when its off)

Keyboard – Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard

Joystick - Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52

Mouse - Logitech MX518 Gaming Optical Mouse –Metal version

Mouse Pad –ThermalTake Gamma Pad Illuminated Gaming Mouse Pad

O/S - Windows XP Professional

Speakers – Labtec Spin 85 Speakers

Monitor - 21 Inch Dell

Printer – Lexmark X73

Floppy – None, old one fried, need new one

Camera - Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX

 

I think thats it for now, I may add more later!

[Zinsho 0]

Mine:

 

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 4MB

CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper CPU Heat Sink 92MM Fan 1350-2600RPM 18-27.5DBA

Memory: 2x Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X2048-6400CAD PC6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN (2x 1gb for 2gb total)

Motherboard: EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DD2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 Raid Sound GBLAN 1394

Video: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTX 575MHZ 768MB 1.8GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP Directx10 Card

Sound: Onboard Realtek HD Audio Output

Hard Drive 1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/2 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive

Hard Drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/2 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive

Hard Drive 3: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2 3GB/2 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive external in a case for transport

CD Rom: Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18x8x16 DVD-RW 18x6x16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Lightscribe

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900TTX 9 Drive Bay (I'll fill them one day maybe) No PS Top USB2.0 394 Audio (This thing runs cool)

Powersupply: OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120 MM Fan Black

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse 2

Mouse: Razer DiamondBack

Keypad: Belkin Nostromo N52

Joypad: Saitek P880

Mousepad: Generic

O/S: XP Pro or Vista Business 32-bit

Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19in Widescreen LCD 1440x900 4MS 500:1 Vga DVI-D HDCP

Speakers: Cheap 2.1 Acoustic Authority... I have to upgrade that.

Printer: LaserJet 5SI Mx

Camera: Logitec Orbit Sphere MP

Headset: Some Logitech full headset.

 

Yes I treated myself about 8 months ago, wanted something nice for myself to game on.

[Obsession 0]

My current PC is really old school.. but when I get the money I'm planning something like this:

 

No idea what mobo yet..

Dual or quad core intel processor.. around 350-400e max

around 2-3gb ddr2 ram

not sure about graphic card yet.. maybe going whit some nvidia graphic card around 300-350e. Something that uses crossfire that I can update by buying another similar graphic card later.

two 500gb sata hd's

32-36" flatscreen

[Timotheus 416]

Wow nice (soon to have) systems ppl! *drools*