It's alive!

nikimcbee · 01-30-11, 11:20 AM

...my new beast lives!

AMD althon x2 quad core 3.07
win 7 HE 64 bit
1 tb HD
6 gb DDR3 RAM
1 Gb DDR5 video card

I can play Rise of Flight at near max settings.

I can play Napoleon TW at max settings. OMG! OMG, OMG

Background story: Nevermind the, highend, computer, I converted a low-end one with a few minor changes. I noticed on my kid's computer, that it wasn't that bad of computer, just no graphic's card and whimpy power supply. So last week I found a low end computer that was pretty much the same situation. The only thing you can add is a graphic card. So, I took the power supply out of the old computer that I build (400 w) and swapped it out. Put a GC in it instead of the onboard GC. Viola, awesome computer!

So, this take me back to my AMD v intel argument. For me, it's all about the price/ performance ration. If this were an intel computer i5 comparison, this would have cost ~>$800.

botton line, it does what I want to do, and I built it for $300 less.

...and does Rise of Flight look awesome!

01-30-11, 11:20 AM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's alive! ...my new beast lives! AMD althon x2 quad core 3.07 win 7 HE 64 bit 1 tb HD 6 gb DDR3 RAM 1 Gb DDR5 video card I can play Rise of Flight at near max settings. I can play Napoleon TW at max settings. OMG! OMG, OMG Background story: Nevermind the, highend, computer, I converted a low-end one with a few minor changes. I noticed on my kid's computer, that it wasn't that bad of computer, just no graphic's card and whimpy power supply. So last week I found a low end computer that was pretty much the same situation. The only thing you can add is a graphic card. So, I took the power supply out of the old computer that I build (400 w) and swapped it out. Put a GC in it instead of the onboard GC. Viola, awesome computer! So, this take me back to my AMD v intel argument. For me, it's all about the price/ performance ration. If this were an intel computer i5 comparison, this would have cost ~>$800. botton line, it does what I want to do, and I built it for $300 less. ...and does Rise of Flight look awesome! __________________