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Noonster
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28th Oct 03 at 09:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Now that Im getting broadand on 3rd Decmeber...... Im thinking about getting a new PC so I can do some online gameing......

At the moment I have a P4 M Laptop, which is obviously fast etc..... but as we know laptops aint that good for gaming are they??? as the graphics cards just arnt that good..... This cost £1700 last christmas, so obviously dont wanna spent that much on a new Desktop

SO...

what spec pc and how much would it cost me to have good enough graphics/spead for online gameing??

Thanks
Pablo
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28th Oct 03 at 09:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got a 16mb graphics P4 2Ghz and 384mb Ram, works fine for my games IBM T30 Laptop
Noonster
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My laptop has got a 32mb geforce 2 go card in it with a P4 M CPU 1.7ghz, with 256mb memory..... Never tried a game....

I think to play online games such as Halflife/Unreal tornament/etc.... I will need at least a 64mb graphics card, maybe even 128graphics....

Been looking at 2.8ghz, 1024mb ram, 256mb Radeon card.... just over 1k what you recon??
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i have a 2.4Gb AMD Thunderbird,
Gygabyte M/b (unsure on model),
GeForce 4 Ultra/750 XP 128Mb
512 DDR (its actually better than that)
17" Flat Screen Monitor.
USB Infra Red Microsoft Mouse (Opical thing)
and all the other bits.


[Edited on 29-10-2003 by chris_uk]
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i can play
MOH:BT full graphics 60+ fps
F199-02 - full graphics 110+ fps
UNreal 2 full graphics 70+ fps
Chaser full graphics 90+fps

3D mark 1 - over 15000
3D mark 2 - over 13000
Nismo
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get an acorn or 3.1
Noonster
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Been looking at evesham....
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My system specs

AMD Athlon 2200XP (1800mhz)
MSI MoBo
512MB DDR 333mhz RAM
120GB Seagate Barracuda HDD
Nvidia Creative Geforce 4 Ti4800
Sound Blaster Audigy2

I plat the most graphic intensive game ever made, FS2003 with full AI packages installed and sliders maxed out at 1600x1200 with around 30-40FPS. 3dmark score is around 16000.

Chrisuk, that graphics card dont exist, its probably a Geforce FX5700, i also very much doubt you get over 13000 on 3dmark2003, the latest 64bit Athlons with Geforce FX5900 dont get these scores yet.

Dave
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i wouldnt go with evesham. not as good as they used to be.

build one yourself. it is piss easy to do noonster
Noonster
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Paul - Yeah I know, I have built PC's before..... only problem is you have to have the money there and then, with a company like dell/evesham etc..... you can pay monthly
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http://www.meshcomputers.co.uk try these I bought my laptop and desktop from them and couldn't rate them more highly
Noonster
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anyone else??
Noonster
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someone must no - at the min mesh is giving me the best prices, thanks elfunkyo

Anywhere else to look??
Cybermonkey
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www.time.co.uk
elfunkyo
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Time's customer services is fucking disgraceful
Noonster
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Whats Mesh customer service like?
elfunkyo
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3 Yrs next day onsite warranty on all desktops and there call centre couldn't be more help, plus they ring you back when they say they will and generally dont just try and fuck you off like some companies do.
Noonster
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SKI
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eh! dont waste the cash! listen to me bitch! vroom vroom
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Don't buy a PC complete build one ureself and save loads of cash
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hey noonster my exchange is getting activiated on the same date
Noonster
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SKI - Not you again

willay - Nice One - See you there
Dan B
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
My system specs

AMD Athlon 2200XP (1800mhz)
MSI MoBo
512MB DDR 333mhz RAM
120GB Seagate Barracuda HDD
Nvidia Creative Geforce 4 Ti4800
Sound Blaster Audigy2

I plat the most graphic intensive game ever made, FS2003 with full AI packages installed and sliders maxed out at 1600x1200 with around 30-40FPS. 3dmark score is around 16000.

Chrisuk, that graphics card dont exist, its probably a Geforce FX5700, i also very much doubt you get over 13000 on 3dmark2003, the latest 64bit Athlons with Geforce FX5900 dont get these scores yet.

Dave


I'd also doubt that score, but that graphics card does exist......full title is:

128Mb GeForce4 Ti4600-750XP Ultra (still not entirely sure where the 750 comes from, I assumed beforehand it's the overclocking maximum for the memory clock-speed, but it's actually 780MHz if you chuck it right up into the "red" area; with core clock speed being overclockable to 390MHz - things start getting very unstable way before then, though)
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
i wouldnt go with evesham. not as good as they used to be.

build one yourself. it is piss easy to do noonster


I agree with this, Evesham are "tommy tank"

I've heard Dell do good online deals, although i can't say i've checked it out
paul_spurrell
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan B
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
My system specs

AMD Athlon 2200XP (1800mhz)
MSI MoBo
512MB DDR 333mhz RAM
120GB Seagate Barracuda HDD
Nvidia Creative Geforce 4 Ti4800
Sound Blaster Audigy2

I plat the most graphic intensive game ever made, FS2003 with full AI packages installed and sliders maxed out at 1600x1200 with around 30-40FPS. 3dmark score is around 16000.

Chrisuk, that graphics card dont exist, its probably a Geforce FX5700, i also very much doubt you get over 13000 on 3dmark2003, the latest 64bit Athlons with Geforce FX5900 dont get these scores yet.

Dave


I'd also doubt that score, but that graphics card does exist......full title is:

128Mb GeForce4 Ti4600-750XP Ultra (still not entirely sure where the 750 comes from, I assumed beforehand it's the overclocking maximum for the memory clock-speed, but it's actually 780MHz if you chuck it right up into the "red" area; with core clock speed being overclockable to 390MHz - things start getting very unstable way before then, though)


i was about to say that graphics does exist. got a g4 ti4200. i knew they did a ti4800

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