Jared Sinn Posted November 28, 2002 Posted November 28, 2002 Working the bugs out of my new pc, P4, 2.4G 512k L2, 533mhz bus 512MB pc 800 Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB 48x cd + 40x/10x/40x cdrw latest speed tests down the cable pipe have averaged 3.3 megabits per sec. so I guess I'm ready... Bad news that the latest is that it wont likely be out until at least Feb....
Torsaber Posted November 28, 2002 Posted November 28, 2002 well... at the moment i have a 566 celeron 256 ram GEforce 2 - 32 meg card i doubt it will run plans are im gonna get a new motherboard (something around 1.5 Gig) and a GE force 4 TI 4600 or something and i got a 19 inch monitor and cable con already so that should do me good right?
Judger Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 Just updated my PC...well sorta bought a brand new one: Pentium 4 1.6ghz 512 mb DDR Biostar Intell Motherboard 19" monitor 40gig hard drive just need to update my Geforce 2 to maybe a Geforce 5 when nVidia releases it and call it a day!
swediot=) Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 whoa there sure are alot of people buying new stuff.... I wish i had that much money:(
t3rr0r Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 Originally posted by swediot=) yes its all yes, all i need to be happy... the rest of my computer is decent, and i use headphones... maybe i'll get an sb audigy gamer...
Luey Fubar Posted December 4, 2002 Posted December 4, 2002 Originally posted by Wraith 8 Yep... my system is ready for Star Wars Galaxies..... i have: Pentium IV 2.0 Ghz 512 MB ram 73 GB Harddisk Geforce 4 64 mb DVD player CD burner Subwoofer Lexmark printer (prints, scans, fax and coppier in one) Webcam 17" screen Your PC is pretty much the same as mine, but I have a Gforce 4 MX and a few more Gig in the hard Drive. I am pretty worried about my 56K modem though.
Trahern Valley Posted December 5, 2002 Posted December 5, 2002 It is done. Now all my graphics can be set to 'high' and everything. Yay. Actually, I was more impressed with loading times. I've gone from 933MHz to 2.5GHz. I have the memory to use all the graphics options in EQ, and yet it takes less than half the time to load. It's one step closer to a ST:TNG computer; I am pleased. The fact that I've put this machine together by myself (without it blowing up) makes me so happy I don't care about the gas company threatening to cut me off, lol. Sure, one or three things to be ironed out, but after spending the last 24hrs with uninterrupted bouts of Max Payne, Jedi Outcast and Hitman 2, I'm not complaining. Yoda-voice: My Christmas present to myself, this is.
Ascari Posted December 5, 2002 Posted December 5, 2002 Nice job there But i'm holding out untill some changes HW wise has been made in the industry... I was thinking about upgrading, but we'll see how the game runs on my currenct computer
Kylco Cotam Posted December 8, 2002 Posted December 8, 2002 if you dont mind me butting in here wel i have 2 questions first i already kno i need a new graphics card but these r my questions 1. is a celeron processor (1.1ghz) going to be good enough? 2. does anyone kno the requirements on the game __gb/mb __ram & cd drive speed? thx
Darth Simpson Posted December 8, 2002 Posted December 8, 2002 I currently have this system. AMD Athlon T-Bird 1.33GHz 512 MB DDR RAM Asus A7M266 GeForce 3 Soundblaster Audigy w/ 5.1 surround speakers I'll probably upgrade a little before SWG, but that's just because I'm a graphics whore.
Dr. Zaius Posted December 8, 2002 Posted December 8, 2002 I wish I could afford for my system to be SWG ready, but I prolly have a few months, cuz the game has beed delayed till at least late jan early feb.
Mortigiloj Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Here's my new system: AMD Athelon 2000+ XP 1.67 1.24gb RAM Radeon 8500 128mb 127gb hard drive 5.1 dolby digital compatible sound card w/ six speaker setup 17" monitor DSL connection Hope it runs.
Jan Gaarni Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 My setup so far: AMD Athlon +2000 1.67GHz 256 DDR SDRAM (will get more) 40GB HD DVD-ROM RW-ROM NVIDIA GeForce4 MX-420 (will upgrade, prolly to 4600 Ti) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Dolby Digital 6.1, THX approved (the only card in the world that is ) Inspire 6.1 6700 speaker set. So, so far I have taken care of the sound issue.
Deft Aklin Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 I am sure I am about to get a lot of laughs, but I have always been confused by the DDRAM/SDRAM/RDRAM crap. Can anyone explain to me the difference? Thanks in advance.
Jan Gaarni Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Well, first of all, to the people who don't know what RAM is, RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It's a small chipboard that temporarly stores instructions and data to run a program (either a paint program or a game and so forth) so the CPU (Central Processing Unit) can access it faster, rather than getting it from the Hard Drive. Exactly how different is the speed you ask? Well, if an average computers CPU could access the RAM in about 200ns (nano second), accessing the hard drive would take 12 000 000ns for the same operation. In perspective, that's taking a 3 1/2 minute operation by using RAM, compared to 4 1/2 months to do the same using just the Hard Drive. So, more RAM = gooooood Now, the most common RAM type is called DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory. It's called dynamic because it can only hold data for a short period of time and must be refreshed periodically. SDRAM stands for Synchronized DRAM. This means that it synchronises with the CPU system clock, or M/GHz. This makes the RAM and CPU communicate better because they both run by the same clock (Ex. 400 MHz), increasing the speed of the computer. Todays computers use mostly the DDR SDRAM, or Double Data Rate SDRAM. This means the RAM can transfer twice the amount of data as an ordinary SDRAM. Now, keep in mind that none of these are compatible to eachother. You need to know what kind of RAM you have.
Corpocus Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 Buying all new parts and throwing them together. I'm not rich but I been puting a bit away every pay week and getting the parts bit by bit. here it is. Got new Mobo: Gigabyte K7 Trinton 400, AGP8X, 6-2.0 USB ports,duel Bios Getting AMD Athlon XP 2.8 ghz Got a 21'' IBM monitor..it kicks ass!.. Got ATI Radeon 9700 pro 128mb..with TV out.. Getting 1014 gig DDR Getting Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Getting those custome made Towers with the neon green gel coolent w/ around 500 watts..not sure what watts they come in. Got Subwoofer system Got cable connection Getting DVD burner/ROM I got a question maybe some one can asnwer for me. These damn AMD chips..they say 1900, 2100, 2400, 2700 and 2800..I been looking on site like pricewatch and tigerdirect and these CPUs that say like 2700..the mhz say 2.17..is that 2.1?. If so, I can't find anything faster then 2.1..I mean..I thought the 2400 meant 2.4 or 2700 means 2.7...why the hell aren't they making it easy to tell..I go to a store the people tell me that amd 2400 is 1.9 mhz..how the hell am I sapose to tell the speed of that amd and why can't i find anything over 2.1 if this is true?
Wraith 8 Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 uhmm i dont know realy... but if i were you.... its a luxuary problem be glad man.. lots of people dont even have that
Dr. Zaius Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 im gettin a new video card GeForce 4 4600 baby!
BlackDove Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 *hopes his P3 800, 256SDRAM, TNT2 32mb can hack it *
swphreak Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 I have a Sony Vaio and I got a GeForce 4 ti 4600 Card recently.
Deft Aklin Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Jan, thanks for all of the good info. I did know what RAM was, but I did not know what the different types were. I know that mine does have SDRAM though. Anyway, regarding graphics cards. I just installed DirextX9 on my system, but I have the Pentium4 1.5gig processor and motherboard. Does this represent a problem? Should I switch back to a previous version post 8.1? Is there a card I can install to fix this? I have noticed that NWN is extremely choppy and near unplayable since I upgraded to XP, but I just thought that was caused by the Norton 2001 confliction. Please advise.
Format-Slut Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 AMD XP 1800+ 1024 DDR PC2700 Radeon 9700 Pro (Catalyst 3.0) 80GB HDD 16X DVD Samsung 24x CD-RW LG A7V266E mobo Win XP Prof (SP1) 512k ADSL Hercules Game Theatre XP w/6.2 Surround set up Why would you buy a GF4 ti4600 when a Radeon 9700 Pro is the same price? Plus you get DX 9 compliance, it makes no sense.
Ingrown Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 *AHEM* AMD XP 2200+ 2 ghz DDR RAM 80 GB HD Albatron GeForce 4 Ti 4600 128 mb Windows XP pro 8 Fans Audigy Gamer Creative Labs 5.1 Surround sound Speakers I don't know if I should buy a joystick for when the Space Expansion Comes out. Any advice?
Gontheboy Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 My system is alright at the moment. The only downside is the internet connection. pentium 4 2.53ghz 512mb RAM GeForce 4 Ti4600 128mb Only a 56K modem though so I might have to upgrade that.
Benihana14 Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Longjocks, you might have the same problem I use to have (before switching to broadband ) Everyone told me to buy a new modem....it wasn't the modem, it was my phonelines. Instead of running another phoneline, they just split the original line for the secondary, allowing me to only run at half speed. Eitherway, get broadband My current computer definitely won't run the game...but my soon to be finished one will....its been a christmas present for the past 2 years (since its constantly being worked on....but finally we decided to just upgrade the mobo since the last one was causing all the dang problems) So here's my projected specs: 2ghz or higher cpu 1024mb SDRAM 120 gig HD GeForce 4600ti Vid Card (if at all possible...which should be ) I'll probably repost when the darn thing is finished!
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