Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
DrBeast:
Quote from: Trepie on 2007 March 22, 16:19:29
Okay. I've come into a bit of money and looking to build a whole new PC. Because Season is just kicking this Sempron's ass.
I've been looking around on Newegg and found some combo deals with a case/motherboard + an Intel Core 2 Duo.
Here's the combos:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16856110071&SubCategory=3&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1
Duh...dead link for me too
Quote from: Trepie on 2007 March 22, 16:19:29
I'm trying to make this as cheap as possible. Would I see a big enough difference in performance between the 1.8GHz and 2.4GHz Core 2 Duos to justify the $100+ difference?
Nah, go for the cheaper one...they overclock like devils anyway! Or better yet, follow Ste's advice...and overclock it! Core2Duos just beg to be overclocked!
Quote from: Trepie on 2007 March 22, 16:19:29
Keep in mind I still need a video card, ram, and hard drive. I've pretty much settled on an ATI X1950XT, which is gonna run another $200.
Sound choice...I approve!
Quote from: Trepie on 2007 March 22, 16:19:29
I'm also looking for at least 2 gigs of RAM and at least a 150 gig hard drive. But I haven't compared prices on those yet.
Sample prices for hard disks:
160GB: $63
250GB: $75
320GB: $90
All Western Digitals SATA II 16MB buffer from newegg. I'd personally go for either 250 or 320 GB.
RAMs:
Bleh...newegg's acting up on me, might try later.
(Later)
Ok, here are some sample RAMs that I find price-worthy. They're all 2 GB DDR2 dual-channel kits, with tight timings and a variety of speeds to choose from. Cost ranges from $141 to $194.
Quote from: Trepie on 2007 March 22, 16:19:29
And don't worry about the 250 watt power supply that comes with the case. I have a 450 watt power supply in the one I'm using now that'll be swapped out.
Like katenigma said, your PSU might be pushed to its limits just by the CPU/graphics card combo alone. Get a decent 500-550W one to be sure.
Aggie:
Errr, I'm very sorry to return to this topic, but I have a question for those more knowledgeable than I. In the game, the new graphics card works great; however, I notice that when I go to watch some anime videos that I've downloaded, although the first one displays just fine, any subsequent ones played after that are displayed with the video entirely green. ??? What the hell? Is this a graphics card issue or a screen resolution problem? Current resolution is at 1045 x 768. To restate, the video card is a GeForce FX 5500.
KatEnigma:
Quote from: Denimjo on 2007 March 23, 18:23:09
Errr, I'm very sorry to return to this topic, but I have a question for those more knowledgeable than I. In the game, the new graphics card works great; however, I notice that when I go to watch some anime videos that I've downloaded, although the first one displays just fine, any subsequent ones played after that are displayed with the video entirely green. ??? What the hell? Is this a graphics card issue or a screen resolution problem? Current resolution is at 1045 x 768. To restate, the video card is a GeForce FX 5500.
Hmmm... what player are you using to watch the videos? And can you watch different ones, as long as they're first, but not ones after that?
Aggie:
Quote from: katenigma on 2007 March 23, 19:58:06
Hmmm... what player are you using to watch the videos? And can you watch different ones, as long as they're first, but not ones after that?
Windows Media Player 11, and that's correct. It doesn't matter what video it is; I can watch the first one, but any others in the playlist suddenly turn lime green.
Venusy:
Try WinAmp or VLC.
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