whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 ok so i was getting kida bored with just killing stormtroopers all day so i decided that a change of pace would be good. i went to best buy and bought the new spider-man movie game. i went back home and after 30 minuts of loading i figured out that i needed a 3d graphics card for my computer. going back to best buy (a little po'ed) i ask a worker about a graphics card and if it would word on my comp. (its a compaq presario 5000) i went home and opend up the computer only to find that my old graphics card is build right into my mother bord. i called up my friends who are like computer geniuses and even they couldent figure out what the hell was going on. so now im going to buy a new cpu not just because of the game but because ill never trust compaqs again. thank you for hearing my bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Why are you going to buy a new CPU? ...And if your friends are computer geniuses, they'd certainly know about onboard video and how to disable it so you can upgrade... I don't know the specs of a Presario 5000 (although I'm having a look on Google because this interests me a bit), but if it's not too old I'm fairly certain you don't need a new CPU, and can probably just upgrade the graphics... And from my experience of other people's experiences, Best Buy are the worst people to ask for advice when it comes to things like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by whitedragon ok so i was getting kida bored with just killing stormtroopers all day so i decided that a change of pace would be good. i went to best buy and bought the new spider-man movie game. i went back home and after 30 minuts of loading i figured out that i needed a 3d graphics card for my computer. going back to best buy (a little po'ed) i ask a worker about a graphics card and if it would word on my comp. (its a compaq presario 5000) i went home and opend up the computer only to find that my old graphics card is build right into my mother bord. i called up my friends who are like computer geniuses and even they couldent figure out what the hell was going on. so now im going to buy a new cpu not just because of the game but because ill never trust compaqs again. thank you for hearing my bitch lol... The first pc we bought was way back in 1991 and it was an old packerbell... since then my dad has been able to build pcs because we ran into the same problem you did... wanted to upgrade but prebuilts suckin the upgrade fields sometimes... for about $900 my dad built this screamer... BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0 Processor: AMD Athlon Processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~858MHz Memory: 256MB RAM Page File: 143MB used, 1649MB available Primary File System: FAT32 Card name: NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: DAC type: Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0150&SUBSYS_400E1043&REV_A3\000800 Display Memory: 32.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit)(optimal refresh rate) Monitor: ENVISION EN-780 Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Description: SB Live! Wave Device Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80271102&REV_08\BUS_00&DEV_0D&FUNC_00 Oh the games on this bada** system run smooth as can be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Author Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy Why are you going to buy a new CPU? ...And if your friends are computer geniuses, they'd certainly know about onboard video and how to disable it so you can upgrade... I don't know the specs of a Presario 5000 (although I'm having a look on Google because this interests me a bit), but if it's not too old I'm fairly certain you don't need a new CPU, and can probably just upgrade the graphics... And from my experience of other people's experiences, Best Buy are the worst people to ask for advice when it comes to things like this... dont you understand. i said we could not find the thing to turn it off in the cpu and we could not disable it through the computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Author Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Camus Oh the games on this bada** system run smooth as can be... ill look into it. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 i think compaqs build really messed up pcs .... that are an arse to upgrade (i think its them) so dont buy them infact .... build yer own ... its not that hard and its cheaper (u already got the monitory keyb etc.) so u only need the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem i think compaqs build really messed up pcs .... that are an arse to upgrade (i think its them) so dont buy them infact .... build yer own ... its not that hard and its cheaper (u already got the monitory keyb etc.) so u only need the box Yeah... all you need to do is find the mother board you want to use... (the speed and quallity of your pc is not based around the CPU but the chipset on the mother board) find a tower with the proper power suply and just go on from there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 oh yeah cpu speed isnt that much .... i doubt ud need more than 1 gig .... save the money and spend it on GPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divine Spirit Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Do you really think all this fuss is worth it? Is that Spiderman game worth buying a whole new CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 everybody needs a reason to upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem everybody needs a reason to upgrade Yeah... Im still waiting for my dad to order that pentiumII for the pc in my room and run the internet line to my room... :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 i just badgered my parents into lending m the £600 it took to build this pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Knight Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 the specs for spiderman can't be that much higher then jk2 are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Clem i just badgered my parents into lending m the £600 it took to build this pc After tax returns my dad builds a new pc or upgrades... so... If he makes a new one I get the one I was using before... Last tax return my dad got this roughter system and a laptop for my mom plus2 new lan cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goten583 Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Well if the PC game looks anything like the console Spidey's. It probably does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Author Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Knight the specs for spiderman can't be that much higher then jk2 are they? yes it is alot more detailed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissectional Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 My badass comp can handle just about anything you throw at it. Cpu: P4 1600Mhz Ram: 512 DDR Vidcard: Geforce 2 MX 440 CD-RW CD-ROM 52x Res: 1280x1024 (so pretty!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 u skimped on the graphics a bit didnt u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Author Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Dissectional My badass comp can handle just about anything you throw at it. Cpu: P4 1600Mhz Ram: 512 DDR Vidcard: Geforce 2 MX 440 CD-RW CD-ROM 52x Res: 1280x1024 (so pretty!) well isent that nice mabey you could lend it to me for the weekend:D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 why do people have to show off?! My pcs this ... im getting this car etc. gets on my nerves btw. my pc is an Athlon 1.4 (faster than a p4 1.6) 256 ddr (planning to upgrade to 512 ati Xpert 2000 32meg graphics CD DVD 17" monitor SB audigy sound card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chastan Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by whitedragon dont you understand. i said we could not find the thing to turn it off in the cpu and we could not disable it through the computer If you stick a new card in it will automatically disable the built-in one. You do have an AGP slot, don't you? i figured out that i needed a 3d graphics card for my computer. And JK2 requires a 3D card, doesn't it? How do you play it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 u neva know with compaq chas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedragon Posted July 19, 2002 Author Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Chastan If you stick a new card in it will automatically disable the built-in one. You do have an AGP slot, don't you? And JK2 requires a 3D card, doesn't it? How do you play it then? i did that but when i started it up the two graphics cards would cancel eachother out i needed to up grade my card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 i got a: amd athlon 1800 XP 512 mb memory ati radeon 8500 teratec Xfire (crossfire) 1024 soundcard ADSL there, i said it, it it badsa** or what! i don't like pre-made pc's, there's always old stuff in it, and never the things that you really want all i can say is: RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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