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AfterDawn Addict
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17. October 2007 @ 20:51 |
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It has a P4 530, so I suggest a CPU upgrade in addition to the GPU.
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18. October 2007 @ 06:38 |
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Well someone said that the Pentium 4 3.0 that it comes with is powerful enough, and it is for most things, but when I play a high end game it starts to lag just a bit, and for the new games coming out im afraid it wouldnt be good to buy them for the PC. Now I am not sure if it is the CPU or the GPU. But I admit my graphics card isnt that high end. I dont want a $500+ 8800 but I am willing to spend up to $200 give or take. As for the processor I am willing to spend up to 300 for that. But I do not know if it will work with my mobo and I do not know how to install one. My biggest problem is that I will have to buy a 64bit programs (unless there is a 32 bit version). Here are my specs according to mark06
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista
DirectX Version 10.0
Mobo Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Mobo Model D915GRO
AGP Rates (Current/Available) 16x / N/A
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4 3000 MHz
CPU String Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
HDD Model SAMSUNG SP2004C ATA Device($64.0+)
Samsung SpinPoint P120 SP2004C - hard drive - 200 GB - SATA-300 (64.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
Preferred Computer Parts 64.0 Yes
Chumbo.com 79.99 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 95.0 Yes
Next Warehouse 96.98 Yes
Physical / Logical CPUs 1 / 2
MultiCore 1 Processor Core
HyperThreading 2 HTT Processors per Core
FSB 200 MHz
Memory 2048 MB
Slot 1 1024 MB DDR($52.0+)
memory - 1024 MB ( 4 x 256 MB ) - DIMM 208-pin - DDR (52.0+)
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ComputerGiants.com Inc. 52.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 55.8 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 110.0 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DDR II (63.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
MSPData.com 63.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 64.31 Yes
Kahlon Inc. 66.0 Yes
Discover Trade 90.0 Yes
Agemicroonline.com 100.0 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 105.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 119.0 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR II (73.7+)
Store Price In Stock?
OEMPCWorld.com 73.7 Yes
Kahlon Inc. 92.0 Yes
18004Memory.com 118.0 Yes
MSPData.com 122.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 142.8 Yes
Agemicroonline.com 149.0 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 150.0 Yes
ServerNexus.com 150.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 156.6 Yes
Infinity Micro 185.0 Yes
Discover Trade 249.0 Yes
USA Parts Direct 312.0 Yes
Sillworks.com 312.0 Yes
California Computer Center 329.0 Yes
Memory Upgrades memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DDR (84.85+)
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OEMPCWorld.com 84.85 Yes
Buy.com 94.99 Yes
TheNerds.net 96.56 Yes
ComputerHQ.com 105.69 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DIMM 184-pin - DDR (88.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
Kahlon Inc. 88.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 89.38 Yes
MSPData.com 95.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 96.6 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 110.0 Yes
18004Memory.com 130.0 Yes
Slot 2 Empty
Slot 3 1024 MB DDR($52.0+)
memory - 1024 MB ( 4 x 256 MB ) - DIMM 208-pin - DDR (52.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 52.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 55.8 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 110.0 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DDR II (63.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
MSPData.com 63.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 64.31 Yes
Kahlon Inc. 66.0 Yes
Discover Trade 90.0 Yes
Agemicroonline.com 100.0 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 105.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 119.0 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR II (73.7+)
Store Price In Stock?
OEMPCWorld.com 73.7 Yes
Kahlon Inc. 92.0 Yes
18004Memory.com 118.0 Yes
MSPData.com 122.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 142.8 Yes
Agemicroonline.com 149.0 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 150.0 Yes
ServerNexus.com 150.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 156.6 Yes
Infinity Micro 185.0 Yes
Discover Trade 249.0 Yes
USA Parts Direct 312.0 Yes
Sillworks.com 312.0 Yes
California Computer Center 329.0 Yes
Memory Upgrades memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DDR (84.85+)
Store Price In Stock?
OEMPCWorld.com 84.85 Yes
Buy.com 94.99 Yes
TheNerds.net 96.56 Yes
ComputerHQ.com 105.69 Yes
memory - 1024 MB ( 2 x 512 MB ) - DIMM 184-pin - DDR (88.0+)
Store Price In Stock?
Kahlon Inc. 88.0 Yes
ComputerGiants.com Inc. 89.38 Yes
MSPData.com 95.0 Yes
Pinnacle Technology USA, Inc. 96.6 Yes
Server Supply.com Inc 110.0 Yes
18004Memory.com 130.0 Yes
Slot 4 Empty
Slot 5 Not present
Slot 6 Not present
Slot 7 Not present
Slot 8 Not present
Display Information
Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON X1300
Graphics Card Vendor Visiontek
Driver Name VisionTek Radeon X1550 Series
Driver Version 8.380.0.0
Driver Status WHQL - FM Approved
Linked display adapters No
Video Memory 256 MB
Core Clock 546 MHz
Memory Clock 391 MHz
Benchmark Settings
Default Settings Yes
Program Version 3DMark06 Revision 1 Build 0
Resolution 1280x1024
Anti-Aliasing None
Texture Filtering Optimal
Vertex Shader Profile 3_0
Pixel Shader Profile 3_0
Force Full Precision No
Disable Post-processing No
Force Software Vertex Shaders No
Force Software FP Filtering No
Disable HW Shadow Mapping No
Color Mipmaps No
Repeat Count Off
Fixed Framerate Off
Main Test Results
3DMark Score 1245 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 442 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 488 Marks
CPU Score 832 Marks
Detailed Test Results
Graphics Tests
1 - Return to Proxycon 3.19 FPS
2 - Firefly Forest 4.17 FPS
CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.262 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.423 FPS
HDR Tests
1 - Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 4.37 FPS
2 - Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 5.398 FPS
Feature Tests
Fill Rate - Single Texturing N/A
Fill Rate - Multi Texturing N/A
Pixel Shader N/A
Vertex Shader - Simple N/A
Vertex Shader - Complex N/A
Shader Particles (SM 3.0) Not Supported
Perlin Noise (SM 3.0) N/A
Batch Size Tests
8 Triangles N/A
32 Triangles N/A
128 Triangles N/A
512 Triangles N/A
2048 Triangles N/A
32768 Triangles N/A
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. October 2007 @ 07:35
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18. October 2007 @ 08:19 |
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It's probably a bit of both. However, you may need a new motherboard to support a CPU upgrade. provided you use DDR2 RAM (it's inconclusive from the 3dmark list you showed) thats all you should need for a new CPU, and getting a good CPU for gaming isn't expensive at all really, you could probably get a good board and CPU together for $200. As for the graphics card, you can get an X1950XT for around $200, which'll be great for games, much better than the card you currently have.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:22 |
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Wow, its definetly your gpu, although an upgrade to a C2D would help a lot too. Currently, the best card out there for AGP is the Gecube x1950xt. However, I have one right now, and its rubbish with the stock cooler. I now have it on water cooling, which keeps the temps real low, but this thing hovered around 65-70C on load, which means that you wont be able to over clock it a lot with the stupid TEC cooler thats on it.
If you have PCI-e, a 7800 by nvidia, or even a 7600 will do. The 7600s are pretty cheap, but they perform fairly well.
If you can wait till the end of the month, the 8800GT will be released, for around $250 I believe, and its said to be a pretty good card. But then again, if you cant upgrade your processor to a C2D then you will be bottlenecking it a lot.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:25 |
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18. October 2007 @ 08:25 |
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I definetely need a new mobo, and I can afford those things HOWEVER I do not know how to install them correctly.
Oh and if I do get a new graphics card, my case isnt all that big.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:28 |
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Well you can either pay someone else to do it, or learn how to do it yourself. We'll help you every step of the way.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:30 |
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Biggest problem I see is with the MOBO, i have no experience with that what so ever. And where I live there isnt anyone that can do this. If you can help me through it I might be able to get it done. I would probably like a budget of 300-400 $$ if you choose the parts for me.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:35 |
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Certainly, I can help you out. Installing a motherboard is just like installing any other component really, just on a larger scale, there are more screws to tighten, and more cables to plug in, but other than that it's the same. The CPU is the only potential tricky spot, but it's really not that difficult as long as you use a bit of common sense.
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18. October 2007 @ 08:39 |
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In that case then yes I will be able to do so with your help. Can you direct me to potential Mobo's/processors I can buy, preferrably on newegg
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18. October 2007 @ 08:48 |
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18. October 2007 @ 11:08 |
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18. October 2007 @ 13:21 |
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That list looks good, but I think a x1950xt will kick a 8600s ass, although you wont be getting the dx10 goodies. If you get a 8600, you will probably want vista, since thats the only way you can get dx10. I think the x1950xt is way better.
@ sam, I was referring to the AGP Gecube x1950xt, I cant find it on newegg anymore, I guess they stopped selling that card. They do see the PCI-e version though...
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18. October 2007 @ 13:54 |
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Newegg stopped selling the AGP one a while back.
As for choosing the 8600, I know the X1950XT's faster, but from a personal msn conversation I had with EWOcelot, I found out he has Vista and would like to use Dx10. Since his budget is limited, that's the best option I could come up with.
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18. October 2007 @ 20:35 |
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Yeah since I am heavily modifying my PC anyway, might aswell go DX10. Wasnt sure if My current setup would handle DX10 games well anyways.
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18. October 2007 @ 20:58 |
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Well you need either an HD2000 series or 8000 series card in order to use Directx10 anyway. Your X1550 wouldn't support it.
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dshah101
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18. October 2007 @ 22:00 |
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Hi again,
sorry for not replying after a while.
Currently my computer is infected with a virus and i am not sure what to do. I am planning on formationg an re-installing windows xp. However, i have important data (about 35 gb) i need to kepp but don't have a usb drive. Is there anyway i can create a partition on my hd and store the files. Then after the format, retrive them.
Please help, i really need it
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19. October 2007 @ 06:23 |
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To answer your question to my knowledge, no. When you format your HD it erases everything. Besides it is really important that you have an external HD anyways,and very good antivirus software to boot.
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dshah101
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19. October 2007 @ 08:24 |
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By how come the recovery partitition (hidden) does not delete after i have formated it. Is there anyway i can create a similar partition. Please Help
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dshah101
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19. October 2007 @ 15:55 |
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Is there any software which will create a similar partition like the recovery partition. Thx. Your help is really needed
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ddp
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20. October 2007 @ 22:12 |
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did you delete 2 partitions, make a new single partition & format it?
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dshah101
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28. November 2007 @ 12:34 |
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in the end i just reinstalled windows xp and backed up all the things in edded on to a cd. The antivirus did not help with that virus but now my computer is fine.
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dshah101
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3. December 2007 @ 09:31 |
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Hey guys,
This time I need help upgrading my computer fully. I have $325 to get a mohterboard, cpu and ram. Which one should i get?
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3. December 2007 @ 09:36 |
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ddp
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3. December 2007 @ 21:51 |
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if new motherboard's chipset is different old motherboard then will have to reload xp from scatch & can't use recovery disk.
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