crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 It's gone... last night the AGP slot gave up the ghost. So, time for me to buy a new motherboard... except it's gonna have to be a PCI-E board since AGP is way out of date. Not a real problem, it means I'll just have to get a new Graphics card too since AGP cards don't work in PCI-E boards. But wait, there's more... It means new Ram too, since the old sticks I have don't work in the new boards. Oh, and the CPU needs replacing because... yep, you guessed it... the old one won't work with the new board. Oh, and a new PSU is needed, since the one I've got isn't fully compatible with the new board and likely not powerful enough... Dammit... I was planning on upgrading anyway, but by buying the bits over a few months... now, I have to buy it all at once, or suffer the use of this extremely slow and antiquated lump for a few months. Fucking typical... just when things seem to be going ok too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Have you thought about something built around the AMD 780G chipset (ASUS M3A78-EMH or GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H)? Has most everything built-in including graphics and the 3200 graphics are okay when compared to most AGP boards people have installed (and you get a 65% boost when paired with a cheap 34xx series PCI-E card in crossfire mode). Drop in a low power CPU (move from single to quad core on the same MB) and a couple GB RAM and you could probably get away with using your current PSU while stripped down. mwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yeah, I thought of something like that... but it's not that fast an option and since I'm a pretty hardcore gamer, fast is a primary concern. The thing I'm really pissed at is the fact I'd worked out how I could get everything I need over time while still having a system that could handle even new games without having a panic attack. Instead, I'm using a system that manages games from '02 with a little trouble... anything more recent and it's gonna have a fit! Oh, and it's fucking easter weekend, so I've got to wait that extra couple of days before I can get it delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xaru Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Oh, and it's fucking easter weekend, so I've got to wait that extra couple of days before I can get it delivered. Clearly jebus didn't die on the cross for you to have uber gaming! Inconsiderate bastard Besides dear, don't lie to them, you wanted a new PC and you're glad that you now have justification for it, even if it does mean you have to suffer the dreeded PC-of-slowness that we keep as a backup for these situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Besides dear, don't lie to them, you wanted a new PC and you're glad that you now have justification for it, even if it does mean you have to suffer the dreeded PC-of-slowness that we keep as a backup for these situations. The PC-of-slowness is my sacrifice... think anyone will worship me in 2,000 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xaru Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Besides dear, don't lie to them, you wanted a new PC and you're glad that you now have justification for it, even if it does mean you have to suffer the dreeded PC-of-slowness that we keep as a backup for these situations. The PC-of-slowness is my sacrifice... think anyone will worship me in 2,000 years? With your UT scores? not bloody likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 The PC-of-slowness is my sacrifice... think anyone will worship me in 2,000 years? With your UT scores? not bloody likely Oh come on... I don't play that on-line. LOTR:O, which the PC-of-slowness insists should go forth and fornicate... AO, which it thinks is ok... Goonzu, which is slow as shit on any system anyway... Those I play on-line, but not UT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xaru Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Oh come on... I don't play that on-line. LOTR:O, which the PC-of-slowness insists should go forth and fornicate... AO, which it thinks is ok... Goonzu, which is slow as shit on any system anyway... Those I play on-line, but not UT. Sorry, but if you want anyone to worship you 2000 years from now, you need to be getting 'god-like' on UT, consistantly, online! Nothing else will do for wanna-be gods these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sorry, but if you want anyone to worship you 2000 years from now, you need to be getting 'god-like' on UT, consistantly, online! Nothing else will do for wanna-be gods these days So, you're ok with me not worshiping you and your body then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xaru Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sorry, but if you want anyone to worship you 2000 years from now, you need to be getting 'god-like' on UT, consistantly, online! Nothing else will do for wanna-be gods these days So, you're ok with me not worshiping you and your body then? Ah, but i DO get god-like, consistantly, online, you just never notice because I do it in a way that you don't see. Doing things without any physical evidence or credible witnesses is the hallmark of a good god! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sorry, but if you want anyone to worship you 2000 years from now, you need to be getting 'god-like' on UT, consistantly, online! Nothing else will do for wanna-be gods these days So, you're ok with me not worshiping you and your body then? Ah, but i DO get god-like, consistantly, online, you just never notice because I do it in a way that you don't see. Doing things without any physical evidence or credible witnesses is the hallmark of a good god! You win... this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-tiger Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Bought a package PC at costco (Acer quad-core) came with a 22 inch screen. 700$ (came with 3gig ram and Vista premium)... Replaced the PSU with a 700Watt (100$) and put in a NVIDIA 8800GS (200$)... Beats packages worth twice the money. (If your savy enough to replug a PSU). The one that just died was a package PC... though it cost a shocking £1,500 at the time, roughly $2,800 at todays rates. (almost 5 years back, so it would be more today...) The stuff I'm looking at now would cost a spanking £850... but that's ram, PSU, 2x GPU, Dual-Core, PCI-E MB, 4 HDD IDE cases, 2x 22" flatscreens, 2x 500GB HDD's. (hell, if I've got to do it all in one go, I'm gonna get ALL the stuff I bloody want in one go) If I was gonna get that as a package, basically double the price. Hmm... might just be good enough to run Vista... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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