one word, money. I had the video card laying around and it works for me. I dont have thousands to spend on a new system like some people. Im on a serious budget.

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":c2d93]one word, money. I had the video card laying around and it works for me. I dont have thousands to spend on a new system like some people. Im on a serious budget.[/quote:c2d93]Ok but there are aweosme cards you can get for like $100, and conroe is seriously cheap as shit for the low end one.

If I had an addition $100 to spend I would have but I dont. I didnt even put buying a new computer into my yearly plans and for someone like me who makes very little money and lives off of essentials and very few luxuries I think this is a very nice system for the price I did end up having to pay for it.

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":ea295]If I had an addition $100 to spend I would have but I dont. I didnt even put buying a new computer into my yearly plans and for someone like me who makes very little money and lives off of essentials and very few luxuries I think this is a very nice system for the price I did end up having to pay for it.[/quote:ea295]

aka his dad's not buying it.

i don't know why but i can't stop giggling stupid: rofl

[quote=Nyck]aka his dad's not buying it.[/quote:3a13e]
This is true. He did offer however, but I know they need their money for other things.

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":67286][quote=Nyck]aka his dad's not buying it.[/quote:67286]
This is true. He did offer however, but I know they need their money for other things.[/quote:67286]

you are a good son.

lol

Got my laptop for college.

How is the ATI Radeom Mobility x1300? Anyone have this card and how does it do with games (not that Ill being playing too much)?

My latest upgrade. A 32" lcd HDTV being used for my 360, and PC, oh and TV.

[img]http://www.groundforce1.com/staffs/tonymontana/uploads/09-10-06_1912.jpg[/img]


It is all kinds of awesome.

I need to get a HDTV, i think im gonna get a Flat tube (nein flat panel, way to much money) in a 30" by samsung.


btw misc you have Ghost recon for the 360? If so we need to play.



PS put the door back on your case

gg eyestrain and other retarded things of that nature

p.s. awesome happy:

I do, but no xbox live.... yet... Im new to consoles for shooters having done very little with them. Im playing through GRAW, and Dead rising to get used to controls and then im going to go online.

The side panel is off cause during the summer it got really hot in there. I figured why put it back on.

ok so i got my widescreen lcd today and am having trouble with the display.

Now the resolution it should be running at is 1400x900, which i can set through the catalyst taskbar shortcut thing where i "set desktop area to" the said resolution and its all fine and dandy.

but when i run a game and set the resolution onto 1280x800 as that is as far as it will go for me in game which works all fine, but when i quit the game the resolution of my desktop is now 1280x800 and is half way off the screen.

Now it doesnt allow me to choose the 1400x900 option on standard display properties through windows, but is there a way to set this as permenant resolution?


eeeeeeeeee

You're missing out on a lot not having it run in the higher res modes, i tried mine on the tv downstairs and it looked crap compared to my monitor settings, the way its set up now on my 20" dell its all the resolutions a hdtv can display. 1280x1024 at the minute but theres 1 other res i can select which is a bit higher.


Tried the ghost recon demo, never realy liked it, first person has no weapons models for some reason oOo:

when would be a good time to upgrade my PC

My Spec’s Right now:

- Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4GHz 800FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA775
- ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe motherboard
- 2Gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 675MHz 4-4-4-12 TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO
- Sapphire Radeon X850XT
- Audigy 2 sound card

When are the DX10 cards coming out, and should i wait untill then?

Just pop a C2D in there for now and you will get a huge performance increase i think, i know i did.

So yeah I'm going to be building a computer soon, or my friend is actually. What kind of specs would you recommend for high end gaming? I want to be able to run alot of the new upcoming games, plus BF2,BF2142,HL2,Fear,etc... with smoothness. I'm ready to drop like 1,000 bucks on it, but I don't want to over spend. Oh and keep in mind a flashy case isn't that big a deal, and sound cards don't need to be super top line , seeing as I use headphones.

Also, seeing as I haven't really built a computer, what and how exactly does dual processors work?

whats a C2D?
link me please

[quote="Airborne Butters":e3b77]So yeah I'm going to be building a computer soon, or my friend is actually. What kind of specs would you recommend for high end gaming? I want to be able to run alot of the new upcoming games, plus BF2,BF2142,HL2,Fear,etc... with smoothness. I'm ready to drop like 1,000 bucks on it, but I don't want to over spend. Oh and keep in mind a flashy case isn't that big a deal, and sound cards don't need to be super top line , seeing as I use headphones.

Also, seeing as I haven't really built a computer, what and how exactly does dual processors work?[/quote:e3b77]

a processor can only do 1 thing at any one time (process one thing at once) having two allows 2 things to be processed at the same time. Therefore drematically increasing performance.

I miss my tree sitty :(

core 2 duo, conroe the new intel chip.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115003

highly recommend that model as it has the 4MB cache and i have overclocked it on air to 3.15ghz from 2.4ghz.

[quote=Poseidon]a processor can only do 1 thing at any one time (process one thing at once) having two allows 2 things to be processed at the same time. Therefore drematically increasing performance.[/quote:6667b]


Sweet. Now I just need to know what to put with it. What would you guys recommend for under 1,000, but still powerfull enough to run all the new games on decently high settings?

misc's lcd tv is off the chains!

Ok...well, my laptop seems to be shutting off for some reason? No errors ever pop up or anything like that..it just shuts off completely. Maybe its overheating? Ive obviously made sure its plugged in and what not..I have no idea would this could be. PLEASE help me out on this one guys!

[quote=Poseidon]a processor can only do 1 thing at any one time (process one thing at once) having two allows 2 things to be processed at the same time. Therefore drematically increasing performance.[/quote:acc5f]

Hyperthreading did the same basic thing but split the processors speed between the two task. Dual core chips have two (or now core 2 duo "4") CPU's effectivly doubling/quadrupling there processing ability, (note: not speed). Its not a SLI setup for your CPU. It simple lets you run multiple "Threads".

Threads for all intents and purposes are individual task. Such as say running Winrar on a file, and having Photoshop running. Both require a thread, some programs require many. Normally the CPU puts each thread in a que, running them based user priority. Multiple CPUs means differant program threads can use differant cores, thus speeding up response time. Since when you switch between programs the computer no longer has to swtich priority.


Theres the basics... pretty damn basic really... but here. [url:acc5f]http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2846[/url:acc5f]

Not sure if I should grease or WD40 the casters? Any suggestions?

[img]http://server3.uploadit.org/files/Minkl825-AMDCraftsman01.jpg[/img]

Plenty of mousing room in that setup. biggrin:

should have gone with a snap-on set

Gonna need a trackball rofl

Also lol @ height of monitor, i bet that would give you a neck cramp

I have an Audigy 2 soundcard. Will I notice a difference going to the X-Fi Xtreme Music from the Audigy 2?

is there really that big of a difference like in games, movies, and music?


thanks

Doubt it, ive the xifi fatal1ty and never noticed much if any improvement in games. lets me enable ultra hq audio in bf2 etc but thats really the only difference over my sonic fury card. ive crossfire though so maybe im just not seing the fps increase due to it already being good with that.

im not worryed about FPS, im mostly looking for a difference in sound.

Ive not noticed anyting major over my old card, biggest difference to me is the ultra settings in bf2, makes the sfx a lot sharper.

thanks man, i guess i wont pick it up this weekend.
more money in my pocket biggrin:

you think its worth it to buy a X1950XTX or should i wait? im looking to upgrade but one part at a time kind of upgrade.

Whats your specs at the minute, i knwo you''ve an x850.

spec's:
- Intel P4 650 - 3.4GHz 2MB - LGA775
- ASUS P5AD2-E Deluxe Motherboard
- Sapphire Radeon X850XT 256MB VIVO
- Corsair XMS2 DDR2 PRO (4x512MB) DDR2 675MHz 4-4-4-12
- Audigy 2 soundcard
- OCZ ModStream 520W Modular ATX Power Supply

Hmm might be better off waiting and get a new cpu and mobo first, i doubt that p4 would get the best out of the x1950. 2.4ghz core 2 duo would run it pretty well, faster than amd's top of the line cpu by a good bit.

i was thinking about the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 too, its cheap (kind of) im going out on Saturday to look at some parts i pick up the cpu and mobo then. I guess i will wait till the end of November for my video card.
you know of a link that will compare my cpu now to the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600?