Computer advice

HunterICX · 10-19-06, 01:10 PM

:hmm: Also potoroo
I have seen a lot of buggy pics in BF2 when the graphics went totally crazy on an Ati card. wierd colors, particles missing..well actually the pic said something like ''Sorry ATI has died''

and they break down a bit to much for my liking.

GT182 · 10-19-06, 05:19 PM

Here's my 2 cents.

Go with whatever you're comfortable with and can afford. But, everyone has their own opinion, you have to make the choice yourself.

SATA or SATA2 is very good choice. The newest SATA2 I believe, tranfers data at 3mb/sec versus 1.33 for IDE and 1.5 for SATA. Go with an OCZ 512 PSU as they are the most stable power supplies on the market. Ask the guys at Magnum-PC if you don't believe me.

And the X1900Pro 512mb card is the best so far IMO. But remember, the newer GFX cards will be coming out that support DX10. Games will be going that route, and FSX is one of the first to do so, that's to get the best out of the sim. And last.. the Plextor DVD drives/burners are some of the best too.

Potoroo · 10-20-06, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GT182

Here's my 2 cents. Go with whatever you're comfortable with and can afford. But, everyone has their own opinion, you have to make the choice yourself.

It's true everyone has their own opinion. However, some opinions are based on many years of experience in IT. And some aren't.

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The newest SATA2 I believe, tranfers data at 3mb/sec versus 1.33 for IDE and 1.5 for SATA.

You're confusing theoretical bus rates with sustained throughput rates. Your average 7200rpm home HD simply can't provide data fast enough to sustain 3Gb/s (300MB/s). They can't even sustain 1.5Gb/s (150MB/s). My Seagate ST3200826AS 7200.8 SATA drive peaks at 67MB/s and averages 54MB/s on HD Tach's Sequential Read benchmark and it's a pretty good performer in its class. Once the disk cache is empty you lose the burst rate performance.

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the Plextor DVD drives/burners are some of the best too.

Plextor have a premium brand name among CD/DVD manufacturers and charge accordingly. They've also been among the first to bring out SATA DVD drives but that's purely for convenience of installation and provides no actual performance benefit as a 16x DVD drive is even slower than a 7200rpm HD. That's why DVD drives still use Ultra DMA Mode 2 (ATA/33). The Plextor SATA DVD drives have also been the focus of numerous compatibility complaints.

MarshalLaw · 10-20-06, 11:52 AM

Very good info thanks. I'm still digesting but I moving some of my choices to Dual processors and DDR2 RAM. Yes it will up my cost some but in the long run I will have a good system for the next 3 -4 years , with only having to upgrade the vid card and such so that when directX10 comes I'm still good to go.

Thanks alot all, you've been a big help

10-19-06, 01:10 PM	#1
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	:hmm: Also potoroo I have seen a lot of buggy pics in BF2 when the graphics went totally crazy on an Ati card. wierd colors, particles missing..well actually the pic said something like ''Sorry ATI has died'' and they break down a bit to much for my liking. __________________

10-19-06, 05:19 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Here's my 2 cents. Go with whatever you're comfortable with and can afford. But, everyone has their own opinion, you have to make the choice yourself. SATA or SATA2 is very good choice. The newest SATA2 I believe, tranfers data at 3mb/sec versus 1.33 for IDE and 1.5 for SATA. Go with an OCZ 512 PSU as they are the most stable power supplies on the market. Ask the guys at Magnum-PC if you don't believe me. And the X1900Pro 512mb card is the best so far IMO. But remember, the newer GFX cards will be coming out that support DX10. Games will be going that route, and FSX is one of the first to do so, that's to get the best out of the sim. And last.. the Plextor DVD drives/burners are some of the best too. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-20-06, 11:52 AM	#4
MarshalLaw Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Fla USA Posts: 174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very good info thanks. I'm still digesting but I moving some of my choices to Dual processors and DDR2 RAM. Yes it will up my cost some but in the long run I will have a good system for the next 3 -4 years , with only having to upgrade the vid card and such so that when directX10 comes I'm still good to go. Thanks alot all, you've been a big help