New Computer?
Ok ive stopped playing NS cause of the comp i got of my mum and my bros got his own back (ive been using his cause i broke mine) the comp ive got now has no gfx card but the built in one on the mobo and its shiiiiit <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
So iam planning on getting a new comp, Ive saved up for awhile but the money has done walkies *me wistles* yea so ive decided too do this, I get £100 a month so iam going to buy each piece a month so it be like i buy twoer 1st month then mobo and so on, The problem i have atm is the fact that if i buy all the stuff on my own it will end up somthing like they dont work together!
So i want you guys too tell me some nice stuff i should get, so please tell me a list of parts (complete computer not jus induvidual stuff please) and ppl comment on them so i can decide which ones too get,
Cause iam on a limit of £100 a month ill have too save up a bit more for some parts cause i know there not all going to be under £100 <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyway i want the computer too beable to run HL and HL2 alsoooo beable to run Wow <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I dont know much about good computers but the ram has to be atleast 1gig!! iam sick of having low ram causeing problems for my games (bros comp ram made it slow on 'new' one its the gfx card causing relly low fps)
Anyway please make surgestions!!
So iam planning on getting a new comp, Ive saved up for awhile but the money has done walkies *me wistles* yea so ive decided too do this, I get £100 a month so iam going to buy each piece a month so it be like i buy twoer 1st month then mobo and so on, The problem i have atm is the fact that if i buy all the stuff on my own it will end up somthing like they dont work together!
So i want you guys too tell me some nice stuff i should get, so please tell me a list of parts (complete computer not jus induvidual stuff please) and ppl comment on them so i can decide which ones too get,
Cause iam on a limit of £100 a month ill have too save up a bit more for some parts cause i know there not all going to be under £100 <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyway i want the computer too beable to run HL and HL2 alsoooo beable to run Wow <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I dont know much about good computers but the ram has to be atleast 1gig!! iam sick of having low ram causeing problems for my games (bros comp ram made it slow on 'new' one its the gfx card causing relly low fps)
Anyway please make surgestions!!
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£1.00 = €1.45504
If i got it right <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
€ is a euro right?
Install it, run it, click on Computer, click on Summary, right click, click Quick Report then plain text.
Copy paste the text into a new post.
and yes a € is a euro.
Computer:
User Name User1
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name COMPUTER5006 (""THE COMPUTER"")
Motherboard:
System Memory 256 MB (SDRAM)
Motherboard Name FIC VC11/VC15/VC31/VC35
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale i845
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1500 MHz (15 x 100)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
BIOS Type Award Medallion (09/28/01)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 (32 MB)
Monitor Compaq V700 [17" CRT] (003CH24AE243)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801BA(M) ICH2X/M - AC'97 Audio Controller [C-0]
Storage:
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Optical Drive PHILIPS CDD4851 CD-R/RW (12x/8x/32x CD-RW)
IDE Controller Intel® 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 39197 MB (6720 MB free)
Input:
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.0.53)
Modem Conexant SoftK56 Data,Fax PCI Modem
Peripherals:
USB1 Controller Intel 82801BA(M) ICH2X/M - USB Controller 1 [C-0]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801BA(M) ICH2X/M - USB Controller 2 [C-0]
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
Here's what I'd recommend:
(All prices from newegg.com, which is a great site to buy your parts, although I don't know if they deliver to the UK)
Socket 939 Motherboard with PCI Express: £60+
AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 Processor: £85+
1GB Memory: £45+
As for a video card, there are lots of choices, depending on how much you want to spend. Here are a few good ones:
Geforce 6600GT: £90+
Geforce 6800GT: £175+
Radeon X800XL: £160+
Radeon X850XT: £240+
Also, if you really want to have a fast computer, or leave yourself some room to upgrade, you can get SLI on your motherboard (this may add about £10 to the price). This lets you stick two identical Geforce cards in, to give you a huge performance boost. You could buy a Geforce 6800GT today, then in a year or so, when the price drops, buy another one to give you 50+% more performance.
I don't know of any specific good brands or models for these, so I'll leave that to someone more knowledgable than me.