i was then thining of spending some cash on a new graphics card... around about £110 ish ....
my total budget is around £200 (realistic??)
i need ur help cos im a hardware idiot.....
the whole thing should be able to run css on full settings and deal with future games....
ty
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Re:need the advice:
By: [KM]Sneg_
Date: 16/03/2006 18:41
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I am sorry to say, but you won't be able to run Source smoothly on 5200 with any motherboard, and to buy a decent card + good motherboard 200 pounds is not enough.
I suggest you save some more money to perform a much more solid upgrade. I will post some target configurations you can aim at in a minute.
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By: [KM] ~The~King~
Date: 16/03/2006 18:44
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not for £200 eh ??
im currently looking at a board/card and case for £190 ^^
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By: [KM] + FROG +
Date: 16/03/2006 18:50
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sneg_ wrote: I am sorry to say, but you won't be able to run Source smoothly on 5200 with any motherboard
you can make it run smooth...... it dont look pretty tho
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Re:need the advice:
By: [KM]Sneg_
Date: 16/03/2006 18:51
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Here is something to aim at:
Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
Now this will be a solid improvement from what you have now (and just 68.90 more to save).
If you really want to make a breakthrough try to chip in another 20-30 quid to get another 512 MB of RAM.
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By: [KM]Sneg_
Date: 16/03/2006 19:10
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Regarding, RAM.
RAM has two main things you have to worry about:
Size (data capacity, it affects how many things you can run at the same time). For example, HL2 is a big program, it has lots of things it needs processed so it loads itself to RAM and occupies, say, 256 MB of memory. That means there is still 256 MB left for system processes and any other programs you are running.
Frequency (how fast RAM "talks" to the CPU). The faster it "talks" the better. This is quite technical.
Each processor has External and Internal frequency.
For example, your Pentium 4 has EXTERNAL FREQUENCY of 2.5 GHz, but it's internal clock is only 100 MHz. RAM frequency is 2 times the INTERNAL FREQUENCY of the CPU. I.e. 200 MHz in your case. Main bus frequency is 4 times the CPU internal frequency.
So, for example, my PC at home is running P4 2.8C @ 3.44 GHz. Its internal frequency is about 246 MHz. My RAM runs @ 492 MHz and my main bus is at 984 MHz.
Important notes when buying RAM:
> Try not to have more than 2 modules. > They have to be inserted into slots of the same colour. > Try to buy modules of the same brand. > It is HIGHLY recommended to have modules of the same capacity. > Never run RAM modules with different maximum frequencies.
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By: [KM] ~The~King~
Date: 16/03/2006 20:38
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wooooo
just orderd new stuff....
ty to:
milf, hubby, frog and sneg
i cudnt have done it without you
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Re:need the advice:
By: [KM]Pugless
Date: 16/03/2006 21:02
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So you decided to spend your money on a hooker = milf
1/2 oz of puff = hubby
A crate of pot noodles = froggy
And downgrade your broadband and get dialup = smeg
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By: [KM]Butcher
Date: 16/03/2006 21:16
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[KM]Pugless wrote: So you decided to spend your money on a hooker = milf
1/2 oz of puff = hubby
A crate of pot noodles = froggy
And downgrade your broadband and get dialup = smeg
Fucking class post!!!!!!
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Re:need the advice:
By: [KM]Sneg_
Date: 16/03/2006 23:37
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Nice one, Pug. !~_^''
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Re:need the advice:
By: [KM]ShotgunShox
Date: 17/03/2006 00:17
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No thank you to me or choco for our posts' ?! Ungreatful git
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By: [KM]Crzy88
Date: 17/03/2006 03:49
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"So you decided to spend your money on a hooker = milf
1/2 oz of puff = hubby
A crate of pot noodles = froggy
And downgrade your broadband and get dialup = smeg"
RESPECT!!!!Pug spot on!!!
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By: [KM] + FROG +
Date: 17/03/2006 12:59
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[KM]ShotgunShox wrote: No thank you to me or choco for our posts' ?! Ungreatful git
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