Gaming Thread

[Cat5Messiah]

I remember seeing Pentium 133 PCs for that.

Ha! In 1995 I got an IBM Aptiva. It came with a Pentium 166MHz CPU with MMX technology, when MMX was the hot new thing. It had a 4x CD-ROM, Windows 95, 8MB RAM (but remember, you'll never need more than 640k RAM) and an awesome 13" monitor (maybe it was 15"...). This hunk of shit went for $3,000 for the whole package, which also included a printer.

Ahhhh, memories.

 

[DarkNoise]

I still remember when I first saw 1GB on a Hard Drive. I remember a computer tech once telling me - "you'll never fill up a 512mb hdd, not even with all the games you own"... a few years later...

 

[Cat5Messiah]

I remember when PIIs came out. I wanted one badly and I thought that their design was incredible. But in all honestly, I went from a Pentium to a Celereon 600MHz.

 

[DarkNoise]

My cousin just bought a quad core. He doesn't even know squat about computers. I'm pissed. I love my dual core, but a quad core would be nice.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

I need to get a new graphics card, my computer has trouble running mass effect at the resolution that fits my monitor the best, so i have to make due with 960x600 unless i want a horribly distorted image. i have nvidia geforce either 8400 or 8600, i cant remember. most likely 8400. If i trusted myself with anything i'd get a newer one and put it in, but i'd probably end up fucking up and causing my computer to collapse in on itself, forming a singularity, dooming the world.

 

[ShadowsWithin]

whats your other specs? im using a step down from this one but the one i have can play mass effect on full, so this one should have no problem, just make sure your power supply has the auxillary connector and the proper wattage.

EDIT: probably help if I linked...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339

this is the one i have now, probably be getting another one when i run into some money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316

 

[Lord Foul]

Tried making it, even throwing in a 500 gig HD instead.

Came out to 1811.50.

Should be valid if you are shopping from the US. Can't speak to prices in other countries.

 

[Cat5Messiah]

Damn! $200+ for a eVGA GPU? I'd suggest one of my cards but NewEgg doesn't seem to carry it. It's a ASUS 9800GT Matrix and the reason why I suggest it is because of the fan throttling it utilizes not to mention the specialized software developed for it, dubbed iTracker. I dig iTracker because it's simple for on-demand OC and fan control, with pre-made OC settings.

 

[Lord Foul]

That's $200 for two GPUs

 

[neal]

haha it says ($102.99 each) right under $205.98 how could you miss it?

lolz what a dope!

 

[ShadowsWithin]

yeah mines pretty much the same set-up.


except yours is better...but mine was only $850 for almost as nice a setup. minus the OS's because i get that for free from school.

 

[Cat5Messiah]

That's $200 for two GPUs

Oh shit, I'm blind. SQL always fucks with my brain.

 

[El Stormo]

stormo. that post. was AMAZING

I know

 

[DarkNoise]

Final Fantasy hit me more, but that was still awesome. Those guys deserve a recording contract (at least moreso than 90% of North American top100 artists)

 

[DarkNoise]

Punchout
I hated this game cause for some reason I could never beat Mike
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZqwHJ16T0M&feature=channel_page[/ame]

Super Metroid Preview
I wanna play this so bad now!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMvnfVUSbJs&feature=channel_page[/ame]

Street figher Censored
I would love to watch this movie
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51RY-yFAQY&feature=related[/ame]

Zelda Live
Nerds unite
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjBGoxJyAc&feature=related[/ame]

edit: missed this link

Zelda the Movie... obviously fake, but it'd be fun(ny) if it really happened.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a_YuTomTuo&feature=related[/ame]

 

[El Stormo]

Duane and BrandO are awesome. BrandO also made music on his own, in a more serious way. He's got some great tracks, check his solo work out too

 

[Burti]

Should be valid if you are shopping from the US. Can't speak to prices in other countries.

Woah, you just saved me like $300.

Wow.

Did you build that at Tom's Hardware?

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

whats your other specs? im using a step down from this one but the one i have can play mass effect on full, so this one should have no problem, just make sure your power supply has the auxillary connector and the proper wattage.

EDIT: probably help if I linked...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339

this is the one i have now, probably be getting another one when i run into some money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316

Well, i had the whole list of specs when i bought the computer (ebay lol), but of course i lost that. So, what i can gather from Diag:

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
and I have a nice 22" lcd widescreen monitor

So yeah, I should get a new vidcard. the one you have looks dandy.

 

[ShadowsWithin]

Upgrading my ram from 4 gigs to 8 gigs made it way fucking better too you just have to get the right kind, i would upgrade too 4 gigs (I have DDR3 but i dunno if your MOBO would support DDR3) and get that video card (just don't do what i did and buy it then realize my power supply was inefficient and lacked the proper connector).

lol upgrading for Old Republic? i changed my mind i'll prob be sith.

 

[Lord Foul]

Woah, you just saved me like $300.

Wow.

Did you build that at Tom's Hardware?

Newegg