[colecampbell666]

"That technology is three months old. Only suckers buy out-of-date machines. You're not a sucker, are you sir?"

That had better be sarcasm. And if it isn't, it better not be directed at me.

That's a quote from The Simpsons an educational TV show. Just humour. I try to think that as long as it isn't steam powered, it'll do.

Why'd you cross it out? Everyone knows The Simpsons is educational.

[Bob-san]

"That technology is three months old. Only suckers buy out-of-date machines. You're not a sucker, are you sir?"

That had better be sarcasm. And if it isn't, it better not be directed at me.

That's a quote from The Simpsons an educational The Simpsons TV show. Just humour. I try to think that as long as it isn't steam powered, it'll do.

Why'd you cross it out? Everyone knows The Simpsons is educational brain-numbing and forces conformity.

[Jeff Vader]

"Conform or be butt-****ed"

[DeepSpace9er]

Dont get me wrong.. the 8800GTX kicks Crysis in the ass.. but its showing its age in that its not the top of the heap anymore, not with the 9800GX2s coming out. There is nothing I have or game on the market that needs that kind of graphics power unless you are running a command center of 30" LCDs at max resolution just because you can.

I'll stick with this 8800GTX until they retail for $50.. then it will be about time to unload it for something newer.

[CP5670]

8800GTX kicks Crysis in the ass

Only if you're very lenient on what framerates you consider acceptable. As far as I can see, Crysis kills everything right now even on its "high" setting and at fairly average resolutions. The built-in benchmark is misleading and the game performs much worse in several maps towards the end of the game.

For that matter, the 9800GX2 is also pretty useless due to the fact that the minimum framerates don't improve over a single 512MB GTS in many games (including Crysis) even when the averages look good. There is a good midrange lineup from both companies right now but simply no high end cards at all, or I wouldn't still be using this X1900. As it stands, I would rather wait for something good and just stick to older games in the meantime, of which I have plenty to go through.

[Grace_ofGod]

Haha, most of your guys' specs are far better than me:

I'm currently running FSOPEN on a 3 yr old laptop:

1.5 Pentium-M oc'd to 1.68
768 mb DDR-200 ram
Intel 855gm integrated video
40gb 4200 rpm HD
all this is hooked up to a 22" Acer monitor lol

But I'm getting this pretty soon:

2.2 AMD Phenom 9500
2gb DDR-5300 RAM
nvidia 8400gs, 256DDR2 ram
TV tuner
nforce 470i chipset
500gb 7200rpm HD

Hopefully when i get this I'll be able to turn up some settings and resolutions =)

[Colonol Dekker]

Price and where?

It's still not to late for me to get a refund

[colecampbell666]

Haha, most of your guys' specs are far better than me:

I'm currently running FSOPEN on a 3 yr old laptop:

1.5 Pentium-M oc'd to 1.68
768 mb DDR-200 ram
Intel 855gm integrated video
40gb 4200 rpm HD
all this is hooked up to a 22" Acer monitor lol

But I'm getting this pretty soon:

2.2 AMD Phenom 9500
2gb DDR-5300 RAM
nvidia 8400gs, 256DDR2 ram
TV tuner
nforce 470i chipset
500gb 7200rpm HD

Hopefully when i get this I'll be able to turn up some settings and resolutions =)

If you are custom building and can wait, wait for the new 9000 series Core 2 Quads, get one of those or a cheap Q6600.

[Colonol Dekker]

Got my only gripe with my new rig is that vista bites major monkey backside.

[colecampbell666]

Try XP Ultimate. (WinXPU.info)

[Grace_ofGod]

Haha, most of your guys' specs are far better than me:

I'm currently running FSOPEN on a 3 yr old laptop:

1.5 Pentium-M oc'd to 1.68
768 mb DDR-200 ram
Intel 855gm integrated video
40gb 4200 rpm HD
all this is hooked up to a 22" Acer monitor lol

But I'm getting this pretty soon:

2.2 AMD Phenom 9500
2gb DDR-5300 RAM
nvidia 8400gs, 256DDR2 ram
TV tuner
nforce 470i chipset
500gb 7200rpm HD

Hopefully when i get this I'll be able to turn up some settings and resolutions =)

If you are custom building and can wait, wait for the new 9000 series Core 2 Quads, get one of those or a cheap Q6600.

I'm getting the above PC for ~$370 after $100 rebate.  Yeah, I would've chose C2D if possible, but they only had AMD configs.  Strangely, it would've cost me extra to "upgrade" to Athlon 64 x2 line of processors.

[colecampbell666]

Good deal.

[Colonol Dekker]

I knoiw the grafix are lacking, but i thought it post a link (the HD ram and CPU are quite beefy.



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General
 
   Localisation English / United Kingdom   
 
 
   Colour Carbonite, alloy metallic   
 
 
   Weight 13.6 kg   
 
 
   Height 45 cm   
 
 
   Depth 45.6 cm   
 
 
   Width 16.8 cm   
 
 
   Embedded Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) Security Chip   
 
 
   Built-in Devices Speaker   
 
 
   Product Form Factor Convertible mini tower   
 
 
   Type Workstation   
 
   Expansion / Connectivity
 
   Interfaces 9 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ( 2 in front ) ¦ 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) ¦ 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) ¦ 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) ¦ 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) ¦ 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ 1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ¦ 2 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ) ¦ 2 x microphone - input - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ) ¦ 1 x storage - eSATA-150   
 
 
   Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x processor ¦ 2 ( 2 ) x PCI Express x16 ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x8 ( x4 mode ) ¦ 4 memory - DIMM 240-pin ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1 ¦ 3 ( 3 ) x PCI - full-length, full-height   
 
 
   Expansion Bays Total (Free) 3 ( 2 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H ¦ 2 ( 1 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H ¦ 1 ( 1 ) x front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H   
 
   Manufacturer Warranty
 
   Service & Support Details Limited warranty - parts and labour - 3 years - on-site   
 
 
   Service & Support 3 years warranty   
 
   Processor
 
   Max Supported Qty 1   
 
 
   Installed Qty 1   
 
 
   64-bit Computing Yes   
 
 
   Multi-Core Technology Quad-Core   
 
 
   Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz   
 
   RAM
 
   Features Unbuffered   
 
 
   Form Factor DIMM 240-pin   
 
 
   Memory Specification Compliance PC2-5300   
 
 
   Memory Speed 667 MHz   
 
 
   Technology DDR II SDRAM - ECC   
 
 
   Installed Size 4 GB / 8 GB (max)   
 
   Storage
 
   Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm - Native Command Queuing (NCQ)   
 
   Networking
 
   Compliant Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x, WfM 2.0   
 
 
   Features Wake on LAN (WoL)   
 
 
   Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet   
 
 
   Ethernet Controller(s) Broadcom BCM5755   
 
 
   Networking Network adapter - PCI Express x1 - integrated   
 
   Miscellaneous
 
   Compliant Standards ACPI 2.0, EPA Energy Star   
 
 
   Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, power-on password, parallel port I/O control, serial port I/O control, USB port control, remote boot control, Power Factor Correction (PFC)   
 
   Power
 
   Power Provided 475 Watt   
 
 
   Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )   
 
 
   Device Type Power supply   
 
   Environmental Parameters
 
   Humidity Range Operating 8 - 85%   
 
 
   Max Operating Temperature 35 °C   
 
 
   Min Operating Temperature 5 °C   
 
   Storage Controller
 
   RAID Level RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10   
 
 
   Channel Qty 6   
 
 
   Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-300   
 
 
   Type 1 x RAID - integrated   
 
   Cache Memory
 
   Cache Per Processor 8 MB   
 
 
   Installed Size 8 MB   
 
 
   Type L2 Cache   
 
   Optical Storage
 
   CD / DVD Rewrite Speed 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)   
 
 
   Write Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD-R DL) / 8x (DVD+R DL)   
 
 
   Read Speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)   
 
 
   Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - Serial ATA   
 
   Operating System / Software
 
   Software HP Performance Tuning Framework, HP Backup and Recovery Manager   
 
 
   OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade   
 
   Monitor
 
   Monitor Type None.   
 
   Audio Output
 
   Compliant Standards Sound Blaster, General MIDI, DirectMusic, DLS Level 1, High Definition Audio   
 
 
   Max Sample Rate 192 kHz   
 
 
   Sound Output Mode Stereo   
 
 
   Type Sound card - integrated   
 
   Input Device
 
   Type Mouse, keyboard   
 
   Keyboard
 
   Interface USB   
 
 
   Keyboard Name HP Standard Keyboard   
 
   Mouse
 
   Features Scroll   
 
 
   Technology USB   
 
 
   Technology Optical   
 
   Mainboard
 
   Data Bus Speed 1066 MHz   
 
 
   Chipset Type Intel X38 Express