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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

Im getting a new computer with:

AMD 64 3000+ processer
nvidea 6200 256MB vid card AGP 8x
2 hard drives (60 gig,160 gig)
1 GB RAM DDR 400
and a slick case with LCD lights and a temp gauge

all for 800$

Nice huh?

EDIT: updated specs
Edited by Dotcom656, 15 December 2005 - 22:16.
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

:O very nice computer there chap, just upgrade that vid card tho, only let down of it :( if ya gett a 6600 or 6800, be very nice thn :D
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

Well.. mayby if i get some more money i will later.. price is already a little high.
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

Still awesome anyway, keep ya happy for now :D
Im thinking about upgrading mine but its all the dollar in the end :(

My Specs
AMD64 3400+ 2.4Ghz
1.5GB Ram PC3200
DFi Mobo Socket 754
34gb Raptor Harddrive 10000rpm
120gb Maxtor Harddrive 7200rpm
ATi x800 Pro 256mb GFX
17Inch LCD Monitor
5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

:D thats all i have to say.
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

Lol i know, Only coz my brother has a better one than me for once :D
Which I built with envy, must do better than him

His is
AMD X2 64 4400+ (Dual Core)
Asus Mobo Socket 939
Geforce 7800GT
only things better than mine :pnd:
But kicks mine rite in the teeth
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

holy fuck.. how do you afford something like that?
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

Lol I work :D But now ive got a car :( taking all my moneys!
While my bro just saves and saves!

bloody awesome computers tho, but like everything not future proof for long at all
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

my car is a SUV that my parents gave me.. no money spent

but i need a job. then i could get more money
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The_Hunter's Photo The_Hunter 15 Dec 2005

i got a job i'm going to collect my momeny and then upgrade my current system :D
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

The_Hunter, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:45 PM, said:

i got a job i'm going to collect my momeny and then upgrade my current system :D

what are your specs right now?
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

:O Lucky person, me car costs me 4000 pounds so its 150 a month for 3 years thn insurance ect.

But if i wanna upgrade anything in my comp, i need new cpu mobo and gfx to get the PCI express stuff :D
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The_Hunter's Photo The_Hunter 15 Dec 2005

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Memory : 512 MBRAM
Grafics Card : G-Force 6600 GT 128 MB
Harddisk : 250 GB
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

Ptar64, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:46 PM, said:

:O Lucky person, me car costs me 4000 pounds so its 150 a month for 3 years thn insurance ect.

But if i wanna upgrade anything in my comp, i need new cpu mobo and gfx to get the PCI express stuff :D

4000 pounds? whats that in USD?
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

about 6500? I think bout double pounds almost
AMD 64 rules eh? hunter :D
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The_Hunter's Photo The_Hunter 15 Dec 2005

Ptar64, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:49 PM, said:

about 6500? I think bout double pounds almost
AMD 64 rules eh? hunter :pnd:

indeed much better than that pentuim 3 i used to have :D
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

The_Hunter, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:48 PM, said:

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Memory : 512 MBRAM
Grafics Card : G-Force 6600 GT 128 MB
Harddisk : 250 GB

wow.. right now this comp i have been on for 3 yars specs are

2.66 GHz Pent 4
gforce fx 5500 128MB PCI
768MB RAM
60 gig hard drive (puting in new comp)
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The_Hunter's Photo The_Hunter 15 Dec 2005

60 GB ??? :pnd:

aww i feel you pain :pnd: :D
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

bloody hell :O Pentium 3, thats ...... acient :O
had normal amd athlons before this comp, and always ATi graphics card :D Just love there gfx
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

yes the thing is full.. i have all my music games and po- errr... potatos pics on here yes thats it potato pics :D
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Chrizz's Photo Chrizz 15 Dec 2005

The_Hunter, on 16 Dec 2005, 12:45 AM, said:

i got a job i'm going to collect my momeny and then upgrade my current system :D

you could better buy a whole new mobo etc. with PCIe because AGP will be gona soon.

because the new graphics architecture
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Ptar64's Photo Ptar64 15 Dec 2005

my raptor is full, OS and Games on that, 120gb taking all my music vids and :pnd: :D On there
now Raptor are fast hd, but really not worth the money in the end
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The_Hunter's Photo The_Hunter 15 Dec 2005

Ptar64, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:52 PM, said:

bloody hell :O Pentium 3, thats ...... acient :O
had normal amd athlons before this comp, and always ATi graphics card :pnd: Just love there gfx

oh yea it is but still i lived with that comp for a long time till march this year :wow:

Dotcom656, on 15 Dec 2005, 10:53 PM, said:

yes the thing is full.. i have all my music games and po- errr... potatos pics on here yes thats it potato picsĀ  :D

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Chrizz's Photo Chrizz 15 Dec 2005

i got a pentium 3 550 MHZ to and it runs generals ZH on high detail at 1024x768

with 780mb ramm its still a nice machinie for some RTS games and some classics
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Dotcom656's Photo Dotcom656 15 Dec 2005

speaking of classics.. is anyone gonna get that new CnC 10th aniversiry thing with every game in it?? i know i will.. but how are they gonna make the older games like tibarian dawn work?
Edited by Dotcom656, 15 December 2005 - 22:58.
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