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04-05-08, 12:56 AM
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New stuff..I hope it was worth it!
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. 
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04-05-08, 05:46 PM
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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.
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04-06-08, 04:52 AM
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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/
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04-06-08, 08:53 AM
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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.
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04-06-08, 09:04 AM
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350 Watt psu looks a little on the low side (650 would be better) :hmm:
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04-06-08, 09:24 AM
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04-06-08, 01:38 PM
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Cheapest I know is either eBay, pricewatch, newegg. :hmm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gecube-X1950-Pro...QQcmdZViewItem 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...2BSI%26otn%3D3 |
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04-06-08, 01:54 PM
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If I needed RAM..here's one possibly cheap-to-get place I can go to.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbattleco |
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04-06-08, 02:09 PM
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Hi AG
 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. Plan and shop wizely.  p.s. alot of big PS for that kinda money a TG also. |
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04-06-08, 02:16 PM
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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. Good Luck on your build. 
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04-06-08, 02:22 PM
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Yeah, DDR400/PC3200..thanks, I'll check the site out
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04-06-08, 08:34 PM
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 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!
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04-07-08, 10:21 AM
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The only thing that worries me is that, the power supply seems underpowered. A 400W or 450W one could be better...
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04-07-08, 04:08 PM
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I just got it today..and heck it looks brand new. I'm going to set it up now, and enjoy it.
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