New stuff..I hope it was worth it!

[AdlerGrosmann]

Hey guys, I wanna know what ya think. I got a new computer...sort of

Dell Pentium 4
Antec SX630II ATX case
Supermicro brand P4SCE motherboard
350 Watt Power Supply
240 GB Hard Drive Space (Two 120 GB HD'S)
1 GB RAM
Sony 10x DVD-RW & 16x DVD Burner
( I also own 2 10x CD-ROMS)
I still use Nvidia Geforce FX 5500




Also, I had to finish my collection, can't stand having unfinished ones.
I got some new games:
Silent Hunter I
Silent Hunter II
Silent Hunter IV: Wolves of the Pacific
Battlestations: Midway
Blitzkrieg 2
(All other Blitzkrieg's)
(All other COD beside COD 1 and United Offensive)


Hmm, I still have quite a bit of money. :arrgh!:

[Sailor Steve]

I don't know much, but on the whole it sounds pretty good to me.

Except you should have held out for more RAM. SH4 says 1 Gb minimum, and 2 Gb recommended. "Required" means it will run it. "Recommended" means you'll need that much to run it well.

[Steel_Tomb]

If possible I'd think about upgrading your graphics card. An FX5500 just isn't going to cut it in modern games. SHIII wil be ok but I would think SHIV would stuggle quite a bit with the sliders set up. If it's an AGP, if your interested I may have something you would like, for a small fee :P.

ATi Radeon X1600 (I think!) 512mb, its AGP and a good card a much better spec than the GeForce 5 card.

Apart from that, from the games you've listed it doesn't look like your going to need an uber-spec computer so thats a cool system for what you want/

[AdlerGrosmann]

Or an ATI Radeon X1950 Pro? Might work, I knew I needed 2 GB RAM but me dad won't let me get it. I got $61.00, so I don't know why.:88)

[Jimbuna]

350 Watt psu looks a little on the low side (650 would be better) :hmm:

[Steel_Tomb]

Or an ATI Radeon X1950 Pro? Might work, I knew I needed 2 GB RAM but me dad won't let me get it. I got $61.00, so I don't know why.:88)

thats it, 1950 pro is what ive got i think

[AdlerGrosmann]

Cheapest I know is either eBay, pricewatch, newegg. :hmm:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gecube-X1950-Pro-ATI-Radeon-256-MB-AGP-GDDR3_W0QQitemZ270226267043QQihZ017QQcategoryZ3762 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Most of them are 256 MB. I rarely found any 512 MB's on ebay.


This is the computer I bought from firstpacificorp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200213664765&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr3_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=200211680868&itemcount=3&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&usedrule2=CategoryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3 DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D3

[AdlerGrosmann]

If I needed RAM..here's one possibly cheap-to-get place I can go to.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbattleco

[FIREWALL]

Hi AG :D Checkout TigerDirect. With $61.00 you just about have enough to get a 7600 gs or a gig of ram. DDR400 i'm assumeing..Half the fun of haveing a new rig is planning the upgrades.:D

Plan and shop wizely.:yep:


p.s. alot of big PS for that kinda money a TG also.

[FIREWALL]

If I needed RAM..here's one possibly cheap-to-get place I can go to.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbattleco


Sad to say one of our members here bought some ram offa ebay and had some kinda prob with it. I wish I could find the thread about it. It was very recent tho.

Read ebays paypal refund policy very close.
It takes about 3 moths to get money back.

Don't get me wrong I've always had success with ebay but, it doesn't hurt to know all the pitfalls too.:yep:

Good Luck on your build.:up:

[AdlerGrosmann]

Yeah, DDR400/PC3200..thanks, I'll check the site out :cool:

[Sailor Steve]

Hi AG :D Checkout TigerDirect. With $61.00 you just about have enough to get a 7600 gs or a gig of ram. DDR400 i'm assumeing..Half the fun of haveing a new rig is planning the upgrades.:D

Plan and shop wizely.:yep:


p.s. alot of big PS for that kinda money a TG also.
I just got a gig of PC3200 DDR400 at Circuit City for $49.95. Well, I got 2 Gigs for $99, but it's the same thing. My upgrade is happening now!

[AdlerGrosmann]

Hi AG :D Checkout TigerDirect. With $61.00 you just about have enough to get a 7600 gs or a gig of ram. DDR400 i'm assumeing..Half the fun of haveing a new rig is planning the upgrades.:D

Plan and shop wizely.:yep:


p.s. alot of big PS for that kinda money a TG also.
I just got a gig of PC3200 DDR400 at Circuit City for $49.95. Well, I got 2 Gigs for $99, but it's the same thing. My upgrade is happening now!:rock: Circuit City is a good place to buy games! Most of the time I go there, if I can't find a game I need I go to EB games or Gamestop..the best videogame-to-get places besides eBay. I know that Circuit City stocks more videogames then any other stores. I love that place!

[peterloo]

The only thing that worries me is that, the power supply seems underpowered. A 400W or 450W one could be better...

[AdlerGrosmann]

I just got it today..and heck it looks brand new. I'm going to set it up now, and enjoy it. :arrgh!:

[bookworm_020]

Enjoy! When you come up for air tell us how it is going!:D

[AdlerGrosmann]

Lmao, it was a mistake, but a good one. More GB HD than I expected. Also, a bad one..only 5 PCI slots..my Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 is an AGP. So right now..I have no darned video card. I will try to convince my dad into a ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 250 MB or a ATI Radeon x1950 Pro 512 MB video card. I'll be damned it didn't have an AGP slot, thought my FX F5500 was a PCI. To bad. ;(Anyone have some links? I'd appreciate $60.00 and under lol..

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Lmao, it was a mistake, but a good one. More GB HD than I expected. Also, a bad one..only 5 PCI slots..my Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 is an AGP. So right now..I have no darned video card. I will try to convince my dad into a ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 250 MB or a ATI Radeon x1950 Pro 512 MB video card. I'll be damned it didn't have an AGP slot, thought my FX F5500 was a PCI. To bad. ;(Anyone have some links? I'd appreciate $60.00 and under lol..

Can you not trade it in at the store for money off of a good PCI card? :hmm:

[AdlerGrosmann]

Hm..it is possible to change a PCI slot into a AGP? Well, I got the computer off ebay..it's really nice, but my father wouldn't take me to one, the better choices are online I guess.