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Nexrus
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject:
Upgrade help |
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Hi guys. I want to upgrade my system to make a VERY good gaming machine.
My guess is that I will have to upgrade my
Graphics card (nVida geforce4 mx 420 64mb)
Memory (256DDR)
Processor (Pent 4 1.8 Ghz)
Motherboard
I think (I could be wrong) that those are the most important aspects.
All my hardware is listed below. Basically what I’m asking is if
upgrade all the components I listed above, will they work correctly
with the other components such as hard drive, nic, etc ( I was under
the impression these had no baring on your gaming power.
Hard Drive (normal 40gb) (only going to be playing a couple games so
size doesn’t matter)
Nic (Standard 10/100bms card)
Sound card (santa cruz)
Cd-Rw drive
Please keep in mind I’m just wanting a great gaming machine. If I were
to upgrade to 2gbs of ram…. A nvida 6600 series card…. New motherboard…
and 3.0 or higher processor would all the new components run well with
the hard drive, etc. Or do I need to upgrade them aswell? Thanks
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Nexrus |
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Cari (MS-MVP)
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:39 am Post subject:
Re: Upgrade help |
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Newer games often come on DVD.....
40gb doesn't last long these days... I'd go bigger.
Better games need better soundcard and high end speakers to get the whole
effect
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"Nexrus" <Nexrus.1xzj6x@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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Hi guys. I want to upgrade my system to make a VERY good gaming machine.
My guess is that I will have to upgrade my
Graphics card (nVida geforce4 mx 420 64mb)
Memory (256DDR)
Processor (Pent 4 1.8 Ghz)
Motherboard
I think (I could be wrong) that those are the most important aspects.
All my hardware is listed below. Basically what I'm asking is if
upgrade all the components I listed above, will they work correctly
with the other components such as hard drive, nic, etc ( I was under
the impression these had no baring on your gaming power.
Hard Drive (normal 40gb) (only going to be playing a couple games so
size doesn't matter)
Nic (Standard 10/100bms card)
Sound card (santa cruz)
Cd-Rw drive
Please keep in mind I'm just wanting a great gaming machine. If I were
to upgrade to 2gbs of ram.. A nvida 6600 series card.. New motherboard.
and 3.0 or higher processor would all the new components run well with
the hard drive, etc. Or do I need to upgrade them aswell? Thanks
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Nexrus |
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Yves Leclerc
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:40 am Post subject:
Re: Upgrade help |
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Also change:
Sound card (Check with Creative Labs -- Audigy or newer)
DVD RW (not a CD-RW) --- newer games are coming out on DVDs.
"Nexrus" <Nexrus.1xzj6x@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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Hi guys. I want to upgrade my system to make a VERY good gaming machine.
My guess is that I will have to upgrade my
Graphics card (nVida geforce4 mx 420 64mb)
Memory (256DDR)
Processor (Pent 4 1.8 Ghz)
Motherboard
I think (I could be wrong) that those are the most important aspects.
All my hardware is listed below. Basically what I'm asking is if
upgrade all the components I listed above, will they work correctly
with the other components such as hard drive, nic, etc ( I was under
the impression these had no baring on your gaming power.
Hard Drive (normal 40gb) (only going to be playing a couple games so
size doesn't matter)
Nic (Standard 10/100bms card)
Sound card (santa cruz)
Cd-Rw drive
Please keep in mind I'm just wanting a great gaming machine. If I were
to upgrade to 2gbs of ram.. A nvida 6600 series card.. New motherboard.
and 3.0 or higher processor would all the new components run well with
the hard drive, etc. Or do I need to upgrade them aswell? Thanks
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Nexrus |
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Serafin Capili Jr
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Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:
Re: Upgrade help |
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Nexrus wrote:
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Hi guys. I want to upgrade my system to make a VERY good gaming
machine. My guess is that I will have to upgrade my
Graphics card (nVida geforce4 mx 420 64mb)
Memory (256DDR)
Processor (Pent 4 1.8 Ghz)
Motherboard
I think (I could be wrong) that those are the most important aspects.
All my hardware is listed below. Basically what Im asking is if
upgrade all the components I listed above, will they work correctly
with the other components such as hard drive, nic, etc ( I was under
the impression these had no baring on your gaming power.
Hard Drive (normal 40gb) (only going to be playing a couple games so
size doesnt matter)
Nic (Standard 10/100bms card)
Sound card (santa cruz)
Cd-Rw drive
Please keep in mind Im just wanting a great gaming machine. If I were
to upgrade to 2gbs of ram. A nvida 6600 series card. New
motherboard and 3.0 or higher processor would all the new components
run well with the hard drive, etc. Or do I need to upgrade them
aswell? Thanks
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Well i have a friend of mine having nearly the same specs that you own,
but his board have SATA controller built-in(have option).He do only
upgrading ATA100(40GB)7200 to SATA(80GB)7200RPM and found a noticeable
performance increase. Try to think SATA then..and use your ATA drive as
your Back-UP storage. For more info about SATA try to Google(ing) the
benifit of this Technology you may find it useful. Goodluck.
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Serafin B. Capili Jr.
Manila, Philippines
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Jaymon
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:49 am Post subject:
RE: Upgrade help |
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Check out these sites to see the latest in very good gaming rigs for
comparison..
http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/Default.asp
http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/lobby.htm
j;-j
"Nexrus" wrote:
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Hi guys. I want to upgrade my system to make a VERY good gaming machine.
My guess is that I will have to upgrade my
Graphics card (nVida geforce4 mx 420 64mb)
Memory (256DDR)
Processor (Pent 4 1.8 Ghz)
Motherboard
I think (I could be wrong) that those are the most important aspects.
All my hardware is listed below. Basically what I’m asking is if
upgrade all the components I listed above, will they work correctly
with the other components such as hard drive, nic, etc ( I was under
the impression these had no baring on your gaming power.
Hard Drive (normal 40gb) (only going to be playing a couple games so
size doesn’t matter)
Nic (Standard 10/100bms card)
Sound card (santa cruz)
Cd-Rw drive
Please keep in mind I’m just wanting a great gaming machine. If I were
to upgrade to 2gbs of ram…. A nvida 6600 series card…. New motherboard…
and 3.0 or higher processor would all the new components run well with
the hard drive, etc. Or do I need to upgrade them aswell? Thanks
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Nexrus
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