W00t I got my new PC!

GCFreak · November 23rd, 2005

I finally upgraded my PC, except for my Video card. Well, the specs are in the sig. I just need help choosing a video card. So then I could save up for it.

Can you help?
Thanks in advance.

**hushypushy** · November 23rd, 2005

wait that's your NEW PC? uhhhh...i had a better rig than that over a year and a half ago, and when i got my new stuff (2500+ @ 2.15 ghz, geforce FX5600,1gb ram, SB audigy) it was already old at the time.

i hope you got all that stuff for less than $200. especially considering that holiday sales are coming up and new processors and videocards are going down drastically in price.

GCFreak · November 23rd, 2005

I don't need much of an upgrade, and I don't need big rigs with AMD64's and 6600GT's and better (just yet!). And it was indeed less than $200.

**fivefeet8** · November 23rd, 2005

A 6600gt will probably suit you fine. They can be had for as little as $120 these days. With the holiday shopping coming up, look for some good deals.

GCFreak · November 23rd, 2005

OK. Any more recommendations?

**Katsuya** · November 23rd, 2005

Get More RAM!

**MiretanK** · November 24th, 2005

whoa man! congrats!

I think mine pc will need to wait some more... santa claus won't be a nice old man to me this year..

serioulsy, I would get a FX5700 or FX5900 if you can't afford with the 6600GT. More 512mb to ram? Well, I don't see why more 512mb if you won't run heavy applications or high-end games. But more 512mb isn't bad either

GCFreak · November 24th, 2005

OK. I will look into another stick. Right now I'm looking at a used FX5800 Ultra with a CoolerMaster CoolViva on it

for $140 or more. Yup, that's how expensive the stuff is here.

RF · November 24th, 2005

If you dont remove all thoes smilies yourself, im going unleash a smilie holocaust on your sig.

GCFreak · November 24th, 2005

Alright then, lol.

fireblaster_lyz · November 24th, 2005

I think you gotta increase your buget options.
Your *com* is really out.

512MB RAM isn't enough. Multiply that by 4 times.
Get 250GB SATA HDDs. They are cheap enough.
Get a Althon64.

Your computer wouldn't last for 2 years. :/

(Not meant as a insult, but its really worn down.)

stilz · November 24th, 2005

Um... are you in the states? If so, Newegg has 6600gt agp/pci-e either one for $99 after rebate. I really wouldn't pay $140 for a fx5800ultra. You should be able to get something like 5900xt or equivalent for ~$60 on eBay easily. In fact, that's what I did not long ago.

GCFreak · November 24th, 2005

I live in NZ. That's the problem. And I'm too lazy to get a credit card. lol.

D.D. · November 24th, 2005

wow. if i lived in new zealand i wudnt even want to have a powerful computer...id prolly be trekking all over the place in my spare time O__o.

i toowould recommend a 6600gt over the dustblower (5800ultra) anyday. it was worse than the 9700pro (9700p<9800p<6600gt), was loud, took up 2 slots (tho some models had one slot coolers..dunno which one ur gettin) and was even admitted as a mistake by nvidia themselves >.>

GCFreak · November 24th, 2005

@D.D: The used 5800 Ultra doesn't have stock cooling on it.

Clements · November 24th, 2005

The FX 5800 Ultra is a very bad card. Avoid it. A 6600GT is four times faster (according to the Futuremark ORB), has SM3.0 and is a similar price.

Cid Highwind · November 24th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireblaster_lyz

I think you gotta increase your buget options.
Your *com* is really out.

512MB RAM isn't enough. Multiply that by 4 times.
Get 250GB SATA HDDs. They are cheap enough.
Get a Althon64.

Your computer wouldn't last for 2 years. :/

(Not meant as a insult, but its really worn down.)

Judging from what he spend on his system and what he wants to do with it 512MB Ram should be enough. I'm running on 512 as well and everythign is working fine. And no, I don't run any new games or very demanding applications. 1024 is always better, but 2048 would be overkill, he'd better spend that money elsewhere imo.

**Katsuya** · November 24th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cid Highwind

Judging from what he spend on his system and what he wants to do with it 512MB Ram should be enough. I'm running on 512 as well and everythign is working fine. And no, I don't run any new games or very demanding applications. 1024 is always better, but 2048 would be overkill, he'd better spend that money elsewhere imo.

That is what everyone said abut 128mb! The truth is you can never have enough RAM (well, I think 3-6 GB is the most winXP can use.)

For my computer needs 1GB is barely enough. But I’m still waiting to upgrade.

Cid Highwind · November 24th, 2005

Sure, like I already said, it's nice to have more, but seeing he's got an Athlon XP2800+ and is not planning to buy any high-end videocard, he doesn't seem like the demanding kind of user. That's why I said 2048 would be overkill. In the end it's him who has to decide on what he wants to spend his money, but for the extra 1024 ram I'd spend that money either on a faster processor, or invest it in getting a faster videocard. It's all about priority, and how demanding you are

GCFreak · November 24th, 2005

Alright, I will stay away from the 5800 Ultra. I'm not planning on getting a big video card BECAUSE the prices on gpu cards are WAYY to expensive. The GeForce FX is still over 100$

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November 23rd, 2005	#1 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	W00t I got my new PC! I finally upgraded my PC, except for my Video card. Well, the specs are in the sig. I just need help choosing a video card. So then I could save up for it. Can you help? Thanks in advance. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	wait that's your NEW PC? uhhhh...i had a better rig than that over a year and a half ago, and when i got my new stuff (2500+ @ 2.15 ghz, geforce FX5600,1gb ram, SB audigy) it was already old at the time. i hope you got all that stuff for less than $200. especially considering that holiday sales are coming up and new processors and videocards are going down drastically in price. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

November 23rd, 2005	#3 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	I don't need much of an upgrade, and I don't need big rigs with AMD64's and 6600GT's and better (just yet!). And it was indeed less than $200. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

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fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,577	A 6600gt will probably suit you fine. They can be had for as little as $120 these days. With the holiday shopping coming up, look for some good deals. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

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GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	OK. Any more recommendations? __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

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Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,936	Get More RAM!

November 24th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
MiretanK Business Cat Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metropolis Posts: 2,234	whoa man! congrats! I think mine pc will need to wait some more... santa claus won't be a nice old man to me this year.. serioulsy, I would get a FX5700 or FX5900 if you can't afford with the 6600GT. More 512mb to ram? Well, I don't see why more 512mb if you won't run heavy applications or high-end games. But more 512mb isn't bad either

November 24th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	OK. I will look into another stick. Right now I'm looking at a used FX5800 Ultra with a CoolerMaster CoolViva on it for $140 or more. Yup, that's how expensive the stuff is here. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3 Last edited by GCFreak; November 24th, 2005 at 02:35.

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,580	If you dont remove all thoes smilies yourself, im going unleash a smilie holocaust on your sig. __________________

November 24th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	Alright then, lol. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

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fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,751	I think you gotta increase your buget options. Your com is really out. 512MB RAM isn't enough. Multiply that by 4 times. Get 250GB SATA HDDs. They are cheap enough. Get a Althon64. Your computer wouldn't last for 2 years. :/ (Not meant as a insult, but its really worn down.) __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

November 24th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	Um... are you in the states? If so, Newegg has 6600gt agp/pci-e either one for $99 after rebate. I really wouldn't pay $140 for a fx5800ultra. You should be able to get something like 5900xt or equivalent for ~$60 on eBay easily. In fact, that's what I did not long ago. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you.

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GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	I live in NZ. That's the problem. And I'm too lazy to get a credit card. lol. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

November 24th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,566	wow. if i lived in new zealand i wudnt even want to have a powerful computer...id prolly be trekking all over the place in my spare time O__o. i toowould recommend a 6600gt over the dustblower (5800ultra) anyday. it was worse than the 9700pro (9700p<9800p<6600gt), was loud, took up 2 slots (tho some models had one slot coolers..dunno which one ur gettin) and was even admitted as a mistake by nvidia themselves >.> __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

November 24th, 2005	#15 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	@D.D: The used 5800 Ultra doesn't have stock cooling on it. __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

November 24th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
Clements MMP-2 Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,633	The FX 5800 Ultra is a very bad card. Avoid it. A 6600GT is four times faster (according to the Futuremark ORB), has SM3.0 and is a similar price. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter

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Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,534	Sure, like I already said, it's nice to have more, but seeing he's got an Athlon XP2800+ and is not planning to buy any high-end videocard, he doesn't seem like the demanding kind of user. That's why I said 2048 would be overkill. In the end it's him who has to decide on what he wants to spend his money, but for the extra 1024 ram I'd spend that money either on a faster processor, or invest it in getting a faster videocard. It's all about priority, and how demanding you are __________________ Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

November 24th, 2005	#20 (permalink)
GCFreak Don't come on that often Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 284	Alright, I will stay away from the 5800 Ultra. I'm not planning on getting a big video card BECAUSE the prices on gpu cards are WAYY to expensive. The GeForce FX is still over 100$ . __________________ Main PC AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7GHz \| 2GB DDR2-800 \| ASUS M2N-SLI \| 2x Albatron GeForce 8500 GT 256MB \| Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 \| Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers \| 450W Power Supply \| Fedora 9 (predominantly) \| Windows XP Pro SP3

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