Graphic settings & PC specs (56k stay away)

[firefox6]

just because the video card is new does not me you will not have any problems.. there is always a chance you will get a faulty card or for that matter any part.

they could be any number of problems if the card is failing. bad connection from the chip to the heat sync, bad part on the card. could be drivers as well. if you buy a new part and it starts to fail when it should not, return it.
also my rig cost about $1200 cad.

[Mirosuke]

I know, thats why i want to make sure. because the video card of my laptop is FARRRKEEDD, it can't even play videos or run any game. The graphic card is melted, screwded, not virgin -_-

So thats why i ask, cause i don't want this one ends like my laptop's one

and zomg 1.2$k mine's cost yours divided by 3

[cin]

just because the video card is new does not me you will not have any problems.. there is always a chance you will get a faulty card or for that matter any part.

true.

my gfx card cost me around 350-400 euros.
it broke after a month and now im waiting for my new

[Amarisa]

graphic cards are ment to handle the heat it gives off if everything it working just fine. mine has gone threw hell and back but works perfectly fine. what could be wrong with yours is you have a virus or something is clogging your cpu power. try using ccleaner and jk defrag should help alot.

Edit: was meant for Mirosuke

[cin]

what could be wrong with yours is you have a virus or something is clogging your cpu power. try using ccleaner and jk defrag should help alot.

that wasn't aimed at my post was it O.o

[Amarisa]

sorry about that cin meant Mirosuke there is nothing you can do for a broken card

[LuxonEmpress]

-Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit)
-Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 ghz
-3gb DDR3 ram
-ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB
-750 GB HDD
-ViewSonic 24' widescreen monitor (1920x1080 resolution)


Uhm, I don't know what else I could say. Motherboard is some cheap gateway shit. I'm planning on getting another 4850 to run crossfire, or just completely upgrade the card up to the 4870x2.

[Amro]

CPU: AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core 9950
Ram: only 2048 MB
Gfx: ATI Radeon HD 4800... only 512 MB >.<
HDD: 250 GB, its enough for me
windows xp ofc

[firefox6]

I know, thats why i want to make sure. because the video card of my laptop is FARRRKEEDD, it can't even play videos or run any game. The graphic card is melted, screwded, not virgin -_-

So thats why i ask, cause i don't want this one ends like my laptop's one

and zomg 1.2$k mine's cost yours divided by 3

i did not use any cheap parts... i wanted it to last a long time.

[Mirosuke]

I know, thats why i want to make sure. because the video card of my laptop is FARRRKEEDD, it can't even play videos or run any game. The graphic card is melted, screwded, not virgin -_-

So thats why i ask, cause i don't want this one ends like my laptop's one

and zomg 1.2$k mine's cost yours divided by 3

i did not use any cheap parts... i wanted it to last a long time.

What are you trying to say? Am i poor?
Lol so? >_> I'm satisfied enough if i could play my favorite games and the parts have warranty and trustfully (dunno how to spell ).
Well i didn't mean that yours was a waste of money, i mean, i'm so envy and i want one like yours but my bucket again... lol

[BOMMER]

Thats My Rig

[firefox6]

I know, thats why i want to make sure. because the video card of my laptop is FARRRKEEDD, it can't even play videos or run any game. The graphic card is melted, screwded, not virgin -_-

So thats why i ask, cause i don't want this one ends like my laptop's one

and zomg 1.2$k mine's cost yours divided by 3

i did not use any cheap parts... i wanted it to last a long time.

What are you trying to say? Am i poor?
Lol so? >_> I'm satisfied enough if i could play my favorite games and the parts have warranty and trustfully (dunno how to spell ).
Well i didn't mean that yours was a waste of money, i mean, i'm so envy and i want one like yours but my bucket again... lol

by no means did i say anything about being poor.. like i said it took me a wile to save up the money to get what i wanted.. they may not be the cheapest parts, but you get what you pay for.. you can make a rig for like $500 that will play just about any game but when your cheap power supply frys your whole system you will wish you did not cheap out

[HawaiianMix]

Some of you people need to learn how to use cable management.


Case : Cooler Master Glite 360
CPU : AMD Phenom Quad 9850
Memory : 8GB 1066mhz RAM
MB : Asus M3A78-EM
GFX : ATI with 1360 x 768 resolution
Storage: 2 WD Terabytes
Monitor: 42" Sony Widescreen

Operating System: Arch Linux

[EvGa]

Some of you people need to learn how to use cable management.

Will do some cable management when I put it back in..

Nice setup..

[HawaiianMix]

Some of you people need to learn how to use cable management.

Will do some cable management when I put it back in..

Nice setup..

lol ... Thanks, and I obviously did not read the whole thing. Funny thing about my set up is, all I do is code in Vim text-editor and nothing else.

[Mirosuke]

by no means did i say anything about being poor.. like i said it took me a wile to save up the money to get what i wanted.. they may not be the cheapest parts, but you get what you pay for.. you can make a rig for like $500 that will play just about any game but when your cheap power supply frys your whole system you will wish you did not cheap out

Oh, ok quite. you are make me regret getting this "cheap power supply"
and if you mean case... then i'll get a betetr one lol
sry, i'm not familiarized with computer definitions

[WarriorAngel]

Can any 1 open shadow : Detailed ??

my laptop :

C2duo p8600 2.4ghz
3gb ddr3 ram
9600mGT ddr3


i can open full details but i can't open shadow : Detailed.. i using at shadow:circle

[ilililil]

Desktop:

-MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131224
-Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820227267
-CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103244
-V/C: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129103
-Tower: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811144205
-PSU: http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-X-Finity-UL ... B000BWDSYC
-External psu: http://shopper.cnet.com/power-supplies/ ... 20412.html
-H/D: http://www.directron.com/wd740adfd.html
-External H/D: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?poid=408545
-OS:Vista 32 bit

Laptop:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834220403

Both play Silkroad like a charm.

[Mirosuke]

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BTW, what's the best mobo out there for gaming?
Because i have this mobo.
Also, will that support a GTS 250 video card?

[Azilius]

Your Mobo has very little effect to how your gaming goes. As long as it has a PCI E 16x slot it can run a 250 or any other card on the market for that matter.

[Mirosuke]

Sweet.

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Btw, noobies questions. When you guys talk about Power Supply.. you mean case itself?
Edit: Well i think not, its what it has inside, that gray box. Right?

Does the more ram, the faster my pc will be?
And what about the fans? I see people having mroe than needed fans a pc will require.
That means will i need it more too?
Should i get a SSD? lol Looks promising.

[Amro]

Can any 1 open shadow : Detailed ??

my laptop :

C2duo p8600 2.4ghz
3gb ddr3 ram
9600mGT ddr3


i can open full details but i can't open shadow : Detailed.. i using at shadow:circle

i can

[Azilius]

@miro

Power supply is located inside the case usually in the upper back corner. Gives power to all your computer and has a switch on the back along with the main cable going into an outlet. Measured in Watts, most computers have..400++ watt PSU.

RAM is random access memory....easiest way to learn about it is google. Essentially 1-2 GB ram is all you need to make your computer 'faster'. Adding more and going to 4gb++ doesn't make it faster in that sense.

SSDs (solid state disks) are the future of hard drives..or so I think. Problem right now is they are really damn expensive. Prices have been plummeting over the past few months though. I wouldn't bother getting one until they settle in as the norm for PC space.

[Mirosuke]

So, About the power supply "the better, the... what?".
I think i have a cheap one (it came with the case >_<) so, i'm thinking to change it as fast as possible.

Well, about the RAMs, i see people having 8gb+
It's because they do many task at the same? So it will run faster with that amount of ram?

What about the fans? I think i edited to late my post.

And SSD... Yeah, i think.

Oh btw, Damn Azilius. I wonder where's the "Thank You" Button. Srsly.

[Azilius]

You'll only need a 'bigger' power supply if your parts demand more power. Like if I were to buy a brand new graphics card that required '600W minimum' I'd need a 600W or higher power supply.

I have 8GB of ram as well but only because I saw 4GB on sale for 23$ and couldn't pass it up. Most people will never use over 3-4 unless they feel the need to open..every single program they have at once. heh. RAM stores 'random memory' that the computer can access at any time, so if I opened SRO it might store a few things SRO related so the computer can access them quickly. More programs running means more ram, but really 2-4GB is plenty for most.

Fans are always nice to have but only needed if your computers temperatures are high. Higher temperatures generally mean your parts will degrade faster. You can google 'speed fan' and download that to check your temps. When it hit summer in Canada I was pretty much forced to buy 2 more fans because all my temps were so high >< Google can also answer what your temperatures should be around if you know your PC parts. CPU-Z can aid you in what parts you have =p


Guess we kind of derailed this hardcore >.> oh well.

[dom]

I don't have pics. Will take some when I move into my new apartment next week. Bought the hookups for HDTV on my TV, 5:1 audio, and MX5500.


HAF 922



P5Q PRO
Q9400
BFG GTS 250
Cosair 4gb DDR2
500gb caviar black, will pick up a 1TB HD once i'm settled into my new place.

[Mirosuke]

@Azilius Thank you, really kind sir. d:

just getting started.

[Amarisa]

Sweet.

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Btw, noobies questions. When you guys talk about Power Supply.. you mean case itself?
Edit: Well i think not, its what it has inside, that gray box. Right?

Does the more ram, the faster my pc will be?
And what about the fans? I see people having mroe than needed fans a pc will require.
That means will i need it more too?
Should i get a SSD? lol Looks promising.

SSD is much smaller and more expensive (atleast from what i have seen). it would be nice for the OS but for saving everything i would use a normal HDD. one thing about the SSD is its harder to break due to no moving parts.

[ekamatje]

ok here's my rig:

CPU: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200
Mobo: Asus P5QL SE
Ram: 2x2GB Kingston High Value 6400 or something
Hdd: 1x500GB Maxtor diamondmax 10 and 2x500GB Maxtor diamondmax in external cases
GPU: MSI 7900GTO @ GTX speeds
Case: Aopen CS GL3

Spoiler!

Other stuff:
G15 Keyboard
razer copperhead mouse
Razer eXactMat
JVC MX-J950R for some nice sounds
Sennheiser HD465 when people are complaining about the noice (yes silkroad tunes do get annoying )
some cheap 19" widescreen monitor