docluvless 0 Posted April 12, 2002 I have been playing opflash with my slow computer for a while now. The game is very playable even with my set up. My friend just got a new, much faster desktop. And man flashpoint looks great! Right now I have a PIII 667 192 ram voodoo 5 video card 15 gb HD w/ DVD and cd burner Have any of you tried a "barebone" system and built up from scrach? Is that very hard? I have a little extra money to get a new mother board and chip. I was thinking about getting a 1.5 P4 or some AMD processer. I definatly want a board that can upgrade to maybe <2.2 ghz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaswell 1 Posted April 12, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (docluvless @ April 11 2002,15:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Have any of you tried a "barebone" system and built up from scrach? Is that very hard?<span id='postcolor'> No, as long as you do your homework you'll be fine. Check the net for reviews, opinions etc. Once you've decided on components the actual assembly is a piece of cake. Unless you go to work in a big, woolen sweater, wearing large furry slippers on a thick wall-to-wall carpet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 12, 2002 I have a AMD 1.33 Ghz Tbird, ASUS A7M266, 512 MB DDR Ram, ASUS v8200 Geforce3 Deluxe 60 GB (need to upgrade very soon) SB Live Platinum, 5.1 DVD reader, 16x Plextor CD-Recorder, 100 Mbit Netgear network-adapter ..and a crappy 17" Compaq V75 monitor I will soon get more disk and a new monitor (perhaps 19 or 21"). Otherwise my system is fine for now. I got it last summer and then it was really the best possible, but as always with computers that lasted for about one month ... Still it works fine with all the software I use, so I guess I shoundn't complain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted April 12, 2002 Current system: P-III 1GHz (100fsb-slot1) 512MB SDRAM ASUS P3V4X motherbord Adaptec ASC29160 scsi controller 2x36GB U160 seagate SBLive!Platinum CL Ge-Force 3 Hitachi 19" (107KHz) WinME OFP runs great in 1280x960@32 ...but I'm looking forward to my little upgrade project (I'm getting my P-IV 1.8 0.13m on monday, along with a Intel 850 Maryland motherboard with 2x256MB RDRAM) I would suggest you aim a little higher than a 1.5 GHz if you can spend the money. a 1.8GHz ain't that much expensive than a 1.5 Â hmmmm come to think of it. The lowest CPU available over here is 1.7 end its approaching EOL very fast (EOL=EndOfLife). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAP 2 Posted April 12, 2002 Athlon 1.4 1024 DDR 266 Mhz 2x HD 40 Gb U-ATA 133 - 7200RPM DVD 16X/48X Geforce 3 - 64 Mb Creative SB Audigy Philips surround speakerset 17" LCD ACER Runs like a dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Major Fubar 0 Posted April 12, 2002 P4 1.8Ghz Asus P4-T MB 256MB RAMBUS 60GB IBM 7200 HDD 16x Sony DVD ROM Asus Geforce 2 MX400 S/Blaster Live value 5.1 17" Hyundai Monitor Microsoft Intellimouse (Optical) Logitech Internet Keyboard I got her just before Christmas, and I love her Oh, I'm planning to upgrade my video card soon, what do you guys suggest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted April 12, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Shadow @ April 12 2002,17:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Current system: P-III 1GHz (100fsb-slot1) 512MB SDRAM ASUS P3V4X motherbord Adaptec ASC29160 scsi controller 2x36GB U160 seagate SBLive!Platinum CL Ge-Force 3 Hitachi 19" (107KHz) WinME OFP runs great in 1280x960@32 ...but I'm looking forward to my little upgrade project (I'm getting my P-IV 1.8 0.13m on monday, along with a Intel 850 Maryland motherboard with 2x256MB RDRAM) I would suggest you aim a little higher than a 1.5 GHz if you can spend the money. a 1.8GHz ain't that much expensive than a 1.5 Â hmmmm come to think of it. The lowest CPU available over here is 1.7 end its approaching EOL very fast (EOL=EndOfLife).<span id='postcolor'> I got a PIV 1.3 and plan exactly the same upgrade. I have to get a now motherboard as well, because of the socket, But I am aiming for an 850 again. But I thought about waiting. It is not gona take long until you get the stupid 2.0 for the same price. (since we got the 2.4 out already) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Die Alive 0 Posted April 12, 2002 I planning on getting a major upgrade done after this summer, from the 833 I fot now to a 1.8, or 2.0+ if the price is right. But for now I'm going to get a GForce 4600 vid card sometime this month or next month. -=Die Alive=- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gorgi Knootewoot 0 Posted April 12, 2002 I have a AMD 1.4 Ghz aTHLON, MSI K7 Turbo2 MB, 384 MB DDR Ram, ASUS v8460 Geforce4 Ultra (yes, the GF4 Ti4600) 10 GB (need to upgrade very soon) SB Live, 5.1 Acer 52 speed CD-ROM 100 Mbit Netgear network-adapter ..and a crappy 15 Toshiba monitor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docluvless 0 Posted April 13, 2002 well im runing the lowest system here, time for an upgrade I guess. That "why palestinians throw rocks" mpg is soo funny! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
