Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Hardware/Software - My new PC specs
| User | Post |
NightHawk
Posts: 324/621 |
Originally posted by Coby
That sounds promising.  What detail level?
Everything's at normal except for (IIRC) texture detail, which I have set to high. The background looks ugly and blocky otherwise.
Anyway, we should stop the back-and-forth posting... if you'd like to talk with me more about that, feel free to send a PM.
EDIT: Screwed up the quote. |
Darth Coby
Posts: 751/1371 |
Originally posted by NightHawk
It'll be MORE than fast enough for current games -- Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 though... well, who knows until they've actually been released? 
Btw: I'm running a P4 2.8C (800MHz FSB + HyperThreading), with a Radeon 9700 Pro, and I can play comfortably at 1600x1200 in UT2004, so you won't have any worries if you like to play that.
That sounds promising. What detail level? |
NightHawk
Posts: 321/621 |
It'll be MORE than fast enough for current games -- Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 though... well, who knows until they've actually been released?
Btw: I'm running a P4 2.8C (800MHz FSB + HyperThreading), with a Radeon 9700 Pro, and I can play comfortably at 1600x1200 in UT2004, so you won't have any worries if you like to play that. |
Darth Coby
Posts: 749/1371 |
Originally posted by NightHawk
Originally posted by Coby
It said AMD XP 3200+ 64 Bit on the paper, here in the book where I selected it it says "AMD XP 64Bit 3200+ skt754 Boxed"
That's an Athlon 64 then. XP's were only available for Socket "A" (aka, Socket 462).
I'll see how much it clocks, else I'll just OC it.
I wouldn't overclock that.
It has the VIA K8T800 chipset, which doesn't have a PCI/AGP clock lock -- that means that if you overclock your processor, you'll overclock the PCI and AGP busses too; that can lead to hard drive data corruption, and the graphics card not working right.
Hmm, ok, that sucks.
Oh well, it'll still be fast enough for a bit of gaming. (And I'm not talking Unreal Tournament 2004 or Doom 3 here, I'm talking Black & white and such. ) |
NightHawk
Posts: 319/621 |
Originally posted by Coby
It said AMD XP 3200+ 64 Bit on the paper, here in the book where I selected it it says "AMD XP 64Bit 3200+ skt754 Boxed"
That's an Athlon 64 then. XP's were only available for Socket "A" (aka, Socket 462).
I'll see how much it clocks, else I'll just OC it.
I wouldn't overclock that.
It has the VIA K8T800 chipset, which doesn't have a PCI/AGP clock lock -- that means that if you overclock your processor, you'll overclock the PCI and AGP busses too; that can lead to hard drive data corruption, and the graphics card not working right. |
Darth Coby
Posts: 748/1371 |
It said AMD XP 3200+ 64 Bit on the paper, here in the book where I selected it it says "AMD XP 64Bit 3200+ skt754 Boxed"
I'll see how much it clocks, else I'll just OC it. |
NightHawk
Posts: 318/621 |
There's no such thing as a 64-bit AMD XP. There are AMD Athlon XP's, which are 32-bit only, and AMD Athlon 64's, which have both 32-bit and 64-bit modes. And no, it doesn't clock around 3GHz; the Athlon XP 3200+ clocks at 2.2GHz, and the Athlon 64 3200+ clocks at 2GHz, IIRC.
Other than that, it looks pretty sweet to me. |
Darth Coby
Posts: 747/1371 |
I just went to the computer store and ordered parts for my new PC.
Here are the parts:
Case:
CPU: AMD XP 3200+ 64Bit (BOXED)
Mobo: Epox 8HDA3+
Memory: 2 * 512MB DDR RAM (400 mhz, forgot the manufacturer)
HD: IDE 200 GB 7200 RPM Seagate 8MB buffer
Floppy: 1.44 Black
GFX Card: ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256MB
DVD: DVD ROM Black
DVD Writer: NEC ND2510 Black
Sound: Onboard (6.1 surround)
Network: Onboard
Monitor: 19" TFT 910N
Keyboard: Office KB Black
Mouse: Logitech Click Optical
Think that'll be a pretty decent gaming PC? They told me the CPU clocks at about 3 GHz and I can still change the FSB in the BIOS if it's not to my likings and such. |
|
