Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
SpaceDoll:
You can get the 7300 series for around $50 at NewEgg (although not with 512 memory), and the 7600 for about $90-100. As for the 7900 GS, you can get it for $139 after mail-in rebate, which would be worth the extra 10 bucks to avoid. I always say, get the best you can afford, which would be the 7900, I guess. ;D
MxxPwr:
Some notes:
With Nvidia 'GS' always means less pipelines (in this case 4; more is better), and in some cases, a smaller memory interface (larger is better); for instance, all of the 7300GS's have a 64bit memory interface (there's a lot of AGP cards with better memory interfaces than that), while the 7300GT's have 128bit memory interfaces.
Be careful of that 512MB memory on that 7300GT. The lower level 7xxx Series Nvidia cards now have something called 'with Turbo Cache'. This means it has lower onboard memory (in this case probably 256MB) and takes system memory to make the card 'look' like it has 512MB. If that's the case, don't bother, because any spill over in the graphics workload will be taken up by system memory anyway.
Anyway, enough notes. IMHO, the best performance card you have up there is the 7900GS. It has 20 pipelines; a 7900GT would have 24; but that's not that bad. If you could, try to find a 7900GS made by EVGA or BFG; PNY cards are overpriced for no good reason.
A long time ago, heh heh like 6 months ago :) I'd say your value card was the 7600GS. A lot of people I know liked it. Unfortunatly, Nvidia is really pushing that blasted 7300 series. But, who knows, by the time you buy/build, the 7600GS would be even cheaper because it's being replaced. If so, the 7600GS would be your best value.
twistingsims:
Hi, my telephone company is offering this Dell desktop computer for 36 monthly payments. I would so value your opinions on the specs for this machine! ;D
DELLTM DIMENSIONTM C521 desktop computer
-Processor:AMD Sempron¿ 3400+
-Memory:512MB, DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
-Hard Drive:80GB Serial ATA
-Monitor:17 inch E773
-16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
-Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
-Dell A225 Speakers
-56K PCI Data Fax Modem
-Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
-Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
-Dell USB Keyboard & Optical Mouse
-Genuine Windows¿ XP Home Edition
-Microsoft¿ Works 8 (does NOT include MS Word)
I do realize the Nvidia cards are not recommended for good Sims2 play, but I would replace that with an ATI Radeon Card 850PRO or 1600PRO I believe it is.
Thank you.
SpaceDoll:
36 monthly payments of what, is the question. It doesn't seem to be a remarkable machine, but it is certainly better than my old desktop (which is atleast five years old). :D
J. M. Pescado:
WTF is this "monthly payments" bullshit? Is this some kind of rent-a-computer thing? Sounds idiotic to me. Plus that computer is shit. I wouldn't pay more than $250 for that, tops.
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