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groundsquirrel
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
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Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:05 am Post subject: forgive please... |
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| Forgive me if I ask . . . . but exactly how does the current setup NOT run Fs9 at a more than desirable clip? |
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tropicalfish
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:28 am Post subject: |
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tropicalfish wrote: RD, it's a bit confusing on what you really want.
You never specified how well you want to run FS, because we can give you some specs that can get either 100FPS, or 30 FPS.
We don't know your computing habits well, the general programs you run, what you tend to do.
That information will help quite a bit. |
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rd
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
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Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:46 am Post subject: |
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I'm not complaining about how FS9 runs. I'd like to see anywhere, where I have said I was unhappy with how FS9 runs. Everything is set to max, and runs a solid 30+ FPS, or more.
What I'm doing, is seeing if I can make other things easier and faster, and/or more up to date, tech wise.
If not, then I won't worry about it.
RD |
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heeshung
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 554
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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For DDR2, many brands will offer great performance at a great price.
Personally, I'm a Corsair lover, so I'd go with a pair of 2048MB modules of Corsair XMS2 at 800MHz to go with the rest of your kickass parts. |
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rd
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
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Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Are you suggesting, that I should keep what I have, and not worry about moving up with the newer stuff that is available???
I would have thought, that this rig being 4yrs old, is out dated. Seems I might be wrong on that part.
RD |
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groundsquirrel
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
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Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: mine is... |
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Mine is from '04 as well. It's too much trouble to link to the places where I have described it so I'll tell ya'll again here. Just for comparison, my current (old) rig is:
P4@3ghz
1Gbyte of ddr dual channel
Intel D865GLC mobo 800mhz fsb (hyperthreading)
Liteon 16x dual layer dvd/rw with lightscribe (which is really cool as you can burn a grayscale image directly to the label side of the disk)
Liteon 52x dvd/cdrw
Two internal drives partitioned into 5 areas
An external 500gbyte drive for storage (usb2.0)
ATI xt9600pro128 for graphics
640watt p.s.
Saitek ST290pro controller
Logitech marble mouse and memorex keyboard for inputs
Windows XP home |
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Cat1
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
Posts: 1246
Location: KFTW (Meacham Intl, Ft. Worth)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Computer build 8/23/08 Newegg only
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail AND ASUS Rampage Extreme LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 1339.98
Board alone = $399.99, CPU alone = $999.99 = $1399.98 ($60.00 savings)
SILVERSTONE OP1200 1200W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V NVIDIA SLI Ready ATI CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail 349.99
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Retail 649.98
8 GB TOTAL PRICE (324.99 PER 4 GB)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 319.98 2 @ 159.99 EA
SILVERSTONE KUBLAI Series KL03S-W Silver 2.5mm aluminum front door, 0.8mm SECC body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 169.99
BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024OCXE GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail OCX overclocked to 665MHz/2400MHz and includes HDMI cable 419.99
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgrgtx2801024ocxe.aspx
LG Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive - Retail 249.99
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail 53.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM 5.99
BenQ G2400WD Black 24" 5ms, 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DC 4000:1(1000:1) - Retail Slim design – 1:1 Pixel Mapping 379.99
SILVERSTONE FM121 120mm Case Fan - Retail 33.98
2 @16.99 EA
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM 179.99
Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 - Retail 263.95
TOTAL 4417.79
There is one issue with this, the MB is not an SLi MB as it does not have a nVidia chipset. Solution is to either drop the SLi requirement or go with the Gigabyte board heeshung (I think it was him) mentioned on page two.
Prices were current as to the date at the top, and this does include software and monitor that is above and beyond what you have mentioned. |
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harkonnen
Joined: 08 May 2005
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Location: New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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What's that on my shirt....oh my ..that's drool!
What's that in my wallet.....oh...just dust. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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heeshung
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 554
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Huh? That doesn't make sense. You're spending all that money and getting just ONE GTX280?
Save $700 on the CPU, and buy at least one more GTX280. |
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tropicalfish
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| The HD4870x2 rivals the GTX280 |
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heeshung
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Don't listen to him.
nVIDIA models are way hotter.
Want proof? http://staticgm.i4u.com/gallery/NVIDIA-Video-Card-Spokesmodel-Katarina/Katarina_003.jpg |
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tropicalfish
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| So I will buy my next graphics card based on the hotter model, regardless of how sucky it is :roll: |
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heeshung
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| You sure better! |
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rd
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 3835
Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Knock it off clowns :roll:
OK, one last thing, and I think I am done. But first, I have a problem. I know my MB is an A7N8X.... But through Belarc Advisor, it says it's an A7N8X REV1.xx, and not an A7N8X Deluxe, as I was told it was.
And the info I find on it, really doesn't tell me anything, as for specs on it. I know it's a socket 939, from the CPU.
I am very seriously considering on getting this CPU (link below). But I want to make sure, it will take full advantage of the FSB of the MB.
As well, another pic, of what I have, from the Belarc Advisor.
Let me know what you think, and please, do some checking on what I have (?), and whether or not, its compatible, and worth it.
Current CPU: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1235
New CPU Link (scroll up, to the top of the page). http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649954&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
Thanks in advance, and sorry, if I'm not that techno savvy.
RD |
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rd
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
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Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| Anybody??? |
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