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Offline Turambar

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My Kickass New System
on: July 31, 2004, 09:54:39 am
Abit IC7-G Motherboard
1 gig kingston dual channel DDR PC3200
thermaltake 420 Watt dual fan power supply
Pentium 4 3.2e GHz processor
and my favorite

BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC

Boo-Yah!!
10:55:48   TurambarBlade: i've been selecting my generals based on how much i like their hats
10:55:55   HerraTohtori: me too!
10:56:01   HerraTohtori: :D
 

Offline kasperl

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Reply #1 on: July 31, 2004, 09:59:19 am
DIAF please.
just another newbie without any modding, FREDding or real programming experience

you haven't learned masochism until you've tried to read a Microsoft help file.  -- Goober5000
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You cannot defeat Windows through strength alone. Only patience, a lot of good luck, and a sledgehammer will do the job. --StratComm
  

Offline Singh

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Reply #2 on: July 31, 2004, 10:02:06 am
I. Hate. You.
*is mad with envy......
"Blessed be the FREDder that knows his sexps."
"Cursed be the FREDder that trusts FRED2_Open."
Dreamed of much, accomplished little. :(
 

Offline Falcon

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Reply #3 on: July 31, 2004, 10:18:08 am
:yes: wow Im also thinking about upgrading my comp as well.....
 

Offline Setekh

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Reply #4 on: July 31, 2004, 10:21:01 am
You're right, that system is kickass.

*kicks Turambar's ass* :D
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Offline Turambar

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Reply #5 on: July 31, 2004, 10:59:03 am
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Originally posted by Setekh
You're right, that system is kickass.

*kicks Turambar's ass* :D


oww!

*rubs bottom*

i wonder how all the scp stuff will work on this baby

i have yet to try it
10:55:48   TurambarBlade: i've been selecting my generals based on how much i like their hats
10:55:55   HerraTohtori: me too!
10:56:01   HerraTohtori: :D
 

Offline Gloriano

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Reply #6 on: July 31, 2004, 11:06:27 am
Nice system but I have still more Ram (3GB ram :p but similar system to mine:

Mine

P4 3.2 ghz
3gb ram
Radeon  9800XT


you have nice specs playing lot games  Turambar:yes:
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.- Nietzsche

When in despair I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.- Mahatma Gandhi
 

Offline ChronoReverse

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Reply #7 on: July 31, 2004, 11:12:07 am
Except he has a 3.2e.  I hate to rain on your parade, but a 3.2C would actually be faster =(

Other than that, :jawdrops:
 

Offline Stealth

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Reply #8 on: July 31, 2004, 06:12:02 pm
the 1 gig of DCDDR, do you have two 512 MB sticks?
 

Offline Kamikaze

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Reply #9 on: July 31, 2004, 06:43:52 pm
Aaaaaaaagh! P4! :p
Science alone of all the subjects contains within itself the lesson of the danger of belief in the infallibility of the greatest teachers in the preceding generation . . .Learn from science that you must doubt the experts. As a matter of fact, I can also define science another way: Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. - Richard Feynman
 

Offline Xelion

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Reply #10 on: July 31, 2004, 09:31:24 pm
Nice system Turambar, the only thing I'm opposed to is the choice of cpu. I'm an AMD supporter, I think the name speaks for itself  :p

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Originally posted by Holy Imperial Gloriano
3gb ram

Why would you want so much ram? unless your profession or interest requires that. I've only got 1gig of ram and I don't even use 50% a lot of the time.
 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Reply #11 on: July 31, 2004, 09:40:08 pm
I sincerely question your choice of Prescott (3.2E) and 1GB RAM DIMMs. If you insisted on going Intel, Northwood is far superior. And 1GB RAM DIMMs are just slow (512MB are far faster).
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" -George Bernard Shaw
 

Offline ChronoReverse

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Reply #12 on: July 31, 2004, 10:05:41 pm
Considering that he said dualchannel ddr, that means it's probably two sticks of 512.

And seriously, a 3.2C (i.e. northwood) would be a way better choice than the 3.2e.  It's not as hot AND it's faster AND it's cheaper.
 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Reply #13 on: July 31, 2004, 10:27:24 pm
Sorry about that, the 3GB of RAM was from HIGs list.
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" -George Bernard Shaw
 

Offline CP5670

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Reply #14 on: August 01, 2004, 03:59:00 am
Sorry for bumping this to the top, but how did you get that 6800 GT? What was the price? I have been looking for one of these for a few weeks now and can't find one in stock at MSRP anywhere. The BFG package seems to be the rarest of them all too, although the cards themselves are pretty similar. I generally don't like preordering anything since you get stuck with that order even if it takes longer than expected or if you find a better deal in the meantime, but I will do that if there is no other option. The X800 XTPE is also one I would consider but that is even harder to find at MSRP. I remember seeing a few places selling them for around $460 a week ago and would have jumped on one if they didn't all have long backorders.

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I also upgraded the memory to 1GB (two 256s and one 512), just yesterday in fact.


I've heard that some newer games (UT2004, Doom3 and of course FS2 open, which is currently a real memory hog) run considerably more smoothly with that much and the normal 3-3-3-8 pc3200 modules are relatively cheap anyway. I upgraded to 1GB too (two 256s and one 512), just yesterday in fact. Haven't noticed any difference yet, but I am still using a Geforce 3 and sticking to low quality settings until I can find one of the new video cards.
 

Offline Turambar

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Reply #15 on: August 01, 2004, 07:00:29 am
you have to get the geforce 6800 GT OC from the BFG website, www.bfgtech.com
10:55:48   TurambarBlade: i've been selecting my generals based on how much i like their hats
10:55:55   HerraTohtori: me too!
10:56:01   HerraTohtori: :D
 

Offline Stealth

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Reply #16 on: August 01, 2004, 09:25:04 am
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Originally posted by ChronoReverse
Considering that he said dualchannel ddr, that means it's probably two sticks of 512.


and that's what i'm asking.  a lot of people think dual channel DDR is a feature of the motherboard, and that you can just stick a 1GB stick in there and be done.
 

Offline Grey Wolf

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Reply #17 on: August 01, 2004, 03:14:39 pm
Another way to get a 6800 GT is go to www.gameve.com and take your pick. EVGA, PNY, and XFX are all at about MSRP, with the BFG a bit higher.
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" -George Bernard Shaw
 

Offline CP5670

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Reply #18 on: August 01, 2004, 05:01:21 pm
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you have to get the geforce 6800 GT OC from the BFG website, www.bfgtech.com


That link looks pretty good but there is no ETA date. Did the chumbo guys give you any estimate?

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Another way to get a 6800 GT is go to www.gameve.com and take your pick. EVGA, PNY, and XFX are all at about MSRP, with the BFG a bit higher.


Well, that particular site doesn't have good feedback on pricewatch and some other places.

I think the eVGA website takes orders directly from that company and gives an ETA date (although who knows how accurate that is), so maybe I will just go for that. I hate preorders but it seems that it's the only way to get one of these cards.
 

Offline Beowulf

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Reply #19 on: August 01, 2004, 10:48:22 pm
I remember when I could do that. :(
Never Forget

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