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Time for an upgrade.
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THEDICE
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16. June 2004 @ 09:57 |
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well the time has come to part with my trusty old cpus and upgrade ,having two machines on my home network this was going to be costly and it was .
old spec secondary machine
1.1 duron
on board graphics and sound
stock cooler
midi tower (generic)
generic fans
512 sdram
msi mobo a crap one
new spec secondary machine
athlon xp 2800
512 ddr 333
asus a7v8x mobo
thermaltake tr2-m3 se cpu cooler
thermaltake copper ram cooling kit
nvidia geforce 2 graphics (this is not a gaming machine)
4 led red fans times 4 one tri color fan
coolermaster aerogate 2 cpu fan speed controller
6 swich bay bus fan controller
mitsumi cdrom/burner 24 speed
server case with window kit custom spray job custom engraving custom fan grills.
old spec main machine
asus a7v8x mobo
256 ddr 333
geforce 2 graphics card
generic case
xp 2000 cpu
new spec main machine
gigabyte ga-k8npro mobo
amd 64 2800 clawhammer
512 ddr 400
thermaltake copper ram cooling kit
radion 9550 graphics card
thermal take cpu cooler to be decided
sonic explosion sound card
4gamers 5.1 speaker set with optical connection to my sound card.
chieftec matrix server case with chieftec double window side panel
7 blue led fans 80 mm (high air flow fans)
and a pc tv pro card for the rare occasions i need to watch tv.(leaving the puter to watch tv is bad ,bad i tell you).
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Praetor
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16. June 2004 @ 17:45 |
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Uh ... was there a question with that? ;-)
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radion 9550 graphics card
Uh........
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THEDICE
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17. June 2004 @ 02:30 |
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no question its just there for people to post there opinions about the systems or ask about components maybe they were thinkin of buying from someone who has got them as the bumf you get with components rarely matches the performance of the the thing itself.also i had a budget of 750 uk pounds.whats your prob with the radion 9550 graphics card ,im not a big gamer so uber graphics was not an option.
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Praetor
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17. June 2004 @ 05:16 |
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My 'problem' with the Radeon 9550 is that it doesnt exist (TMK). You have a link on that baby?
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17. June 2004 @ 09:32 |
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It appears there is a Radeon 9550, though I'd never even heard of that model till now. It looks to be a step below the 9600 series from the specs. It supports DX9 although I'd question how well it would run the newest generation of DX9 with the eye-candy turned on.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15771
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THEDICE
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17. June 2004 @ 09:36 |
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THEDICE
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17. June 2004 @ 09:38 |
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its only for playing generals /zero hour and war craft 3/frozen throne and my crappy old nvidia geforce 2 plays them ok even with 7 oponents on a skirmish game.
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Praetor
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17. June 2004 @ 16:25 |
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you didnt look very hard did you preator
Dont be a smartass -- i didnt know -- so i asked.
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THEDICE
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17. June 2004 @ 23:25 |
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being a smart ass is a cross i have to bair dont think too badly of me .lol
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THEDICE
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17. June 2004 @ 23:30 |
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preator with the same budget 750 uk what would you have bought youve got 2 systems to think about and you can
use any stuff from the old spec to add to the new ones id be interested to see what youd build ,and i fully expect to see the words (and id overclock it to) a lot in your post.lol
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Praetor
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17. June 2004 @ 23:57 |
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Last year I bought two systems for $300 and $350 CAD each, both spec'd at:
ASUS A7V8X-X
XP2500
60GB 7200rpm
GF4Ti4400
Soundblaster Audigy
400W Enermax
Basic case
Thermaltake Volcano 9+
2x80mm fans
Wireless keyboard & mouse
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THEDICE
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18. June 2004 @ 00:46 |
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i take it they were both second hand, or the prices in canada are very very low.you couldnt touch that new in uk for that money
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Praetor
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18. June 2004 @ 07:21 |
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Not second hand. I bought the parts and assembled them. I;ve got some arrangements with some stores because ive been shopping there for 10 years or so and UK prices I must agree are slightly insane :)
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18. June 2004 @ 13:42 |
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What did you actually pay for the system i hope it was not the whole £750.00.Man if you did take it back man you can get alot better deal if you build yourself or even on a pre built system if you go to the right place.
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Praetor
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18. June 2004 @ 16:20 |
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What is this 750 in non European units? lol
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