Sanguinius' dilemma

[QuakCow]

ok so Sanguinius still needs admin approval to register, so he asked me to post his question; here it is:

"that with a budget of $1000, what computer should i get?  I need to run Planetasside and Dawn of War"

[jsloan31]

he should build his own.

but, planetasside? typo, or not?

[TekDragon]

1. Does he have a monitor?
2. Does he have a case?
3. Does he have his peripherals (speakers, headphone, mouse, keyboard)?

[Setari]

He says he has it all... He has an HP pavilion but he basically wants upgrades for it. And from the sounds of it. He really needs upgrades

[TekDragon]

256mb Radeon 9800 Pro
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
P4C 2.8GHz 800MHz front side bus
1 gig OCZ DDR PC3200 dual channel memory (2-2-3-6 timings)

I think that'll be close to a thousand. With that upgrade he can play any game on the market at max settings.

[Kaltagesta]

Get an MX440. They're good.

[EineBeBoP]

Originally Posted by Kaltagesta

Get an MX440. They're good.

...as in the geforce card?
piece of crap. id acually follow tek's suggestion, except id build an amd. personal preferance tho.

[Infernus]

Originally Posted by EineBeBoP

...as in the geforce card?
piece of crap. id acually follow tek's suggestion, except id build an amd. personal preferance tho.

Indeedly-do

[Sanguinius]

well, i can post now. thank god!

i only have $350 right now. i can pull some more out of the bank. according to corrosion i need atleast $500, becuase not only do i need a new graphics card, processor and a ram upgrade, but i need a new motherboard aswell. upgrading my computer is the cheapest route.

i looked around newegg, and found a 2.8 gb processor for 99$. i belive its a petium. ill have to check. i also found a nvidia geforce 5700 for 89$. turns out ill need a gb of ram.

[HunterKiller]

Originally Posted by Kaltagesta

Get an MX440. They're good.

dude, are you on drugs? where in-the-world do you get the idea that an MX440 is good?!

[Infernus]

Originally Posted by HunterKiller

dude, are you on drugs? where in-the-world do you get the idea that an MX440 is good?!

Keh... MX

/me hisses

[TekDragon]

Sanguinius, look up the shit i suggested

[Sanguinius]

sorry tek, but i want to get on ps ASAP. just saw the movies at malvision and a few others. i am in awe. i need something more around 500, including processor, graphics card, ram upgrade and a new motherboard. graphics card i care the least about. i want atleast a 2.8 gb processor and according to corrosion ill need a gb of ram...

the processor i found is only 400 mhz, compared to your 800. how will that affect gameplay?

[TekDragon]

Your FSB is extremely important, one of the most important attributes there is. Think of it as the main doorway for all information between processor, motherboard, and memory.

[AztecWarrior]

A 386 works well.