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Aeterna

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Finally, after about 5 years, i bought a new system. How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3? How long do you think it should last me? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!

Specs:

SOUND BLASTER|AUDIGY 2 ZS PCI RTL
Sapphire VGA ATI|RADEON 9800PRO 256M 8X
ETHRNT D-LINK|10/100 DFE-530TX+ RTL
POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TRUE550 ATX RTL
HD 160GB|SAMSUNG SP1614C 8MB Serial ATA
MB GIGABYTE GA-K8NS PRO nFORCE3 250
CPU AMD 64 |3400+ ATHLON 64 RTL N82E16819103426 1 $420.00
DVD+/-RW LITEON LDW-811S/ 851S RT N82E16827106924 1 $79.00
DDRAM 1024MB|CMX512-3200 CORSAIR XMS

CASE COOLERMASter WAVEMASTER TAC-T01-EK
LOGITECH THX Z-2200 3PC SPEAKER
MNTR NEC|19" CRT FE991SB-BK RTL DIAMONDTRON
 
Well it was about 4-5 years ago and it was an old dell 500 mhz T500r with a geforce 256 (sounds good but isnt), was pretty good then, but when i look back on the purchase, i see just how much i overpaid =( oh well that was a long time ago.
 
Originally posted by: Aeterna
Finally, after about 5 years, i bought a new system. How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3? How long do you think it should last me? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!

Specs:

SOUND BLASTER|AUDIGY 2 ZS PCI RTL
Sapphire VGA ATI|RADEON 9800PRO 256M 8X
ETHRNT D-LINK|10/100 DFE-530TX+ RTL
POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TRUE550 ATX RTL
HD 160GB|SAMSUNG SP1614C 8MB Serial ATA
MB GIGABYTE GA-K8NS PRO nFORCE3 250
CPU AMD 64 |3400+ ATHLON 64 RTL N82E16819103426 1 $420.00
DVD+/-RW LITEON LDW-811S/ 851S RT N82E16827106924 1 $79.00
DDRAM 1024MB|CMX512-3200 CORSAIR XMS

CASE COOLERMASter WAVEMASTER TAC-T01-EK
LOGITECH THX Z-2200 3PC SPEAKER
MNTR NEC|19" CRT FE991SB-BK RTL DIAMONDTRON
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grr its better than mine 🙁

Itll easily run HL2 and Doom3
 
Aeterna, just curious, how much is all this costing you total?? i'm thinking about getting the GB K8NS PRO, let me know how well it works. Thanks
 
Nice rig, Aeterna!!!! Not sure about that Gigagyte motherboard....but it's an NF3250...I'm sure you'll be OK. Nice case, too.

Just curious why you didn't try out the onboard sound. Onboard sound has gotten pretty darn good.

Oh BTW, if you search here in GH, there's a thread about flashing a 9800Pro256mb to a 9800XT. The only diff b/t the two cards is the clock/memory speeds. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Aeterna
How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3
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we have no idea, that is why im waiting for these 2 games to actually be released so i will know what video card to buy
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: Aeterna
How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3
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we have no idea, that is why im waiting for these 2 games to actually be released so i will know what video card to buy
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Both new sets of video cards will be able to play those games. Waiting to see which one is slightly better really isnt worth it
 
I don't think he wasted his money on the video card. The two best bang for the buck cards out right now are the ATi 9800Pro and the Nvidia 5900XT.
I went with the Leadtek 5900XT and I'm enjoying UT2K4 at an average of 60 fps.
The new cards are still a couple months away. HL2? Duke Nuken Forever.
D3, later this summer. So why buy an X800 now when it's not really needed?
I'll wait until those games are released and then decide on an upgrade.
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: Aeterna
How do you think it will run the next gen games like hl-2 and doom3
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we have no idea, that is why im waiting for these 2 games to actually be released so i will know what video card to buy
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Farcry gives us a good idea.
 
Originally posted by: NoGodForMe
I don't think he wasted his money on the video card. The two best bang for the buck cards out right now are the ATi 9800Pro and the Nvidia 5900XT.
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If this was a response to Nick's post I believe he meant the 256MB 9800 Pro over the 128MB 9800 Pro.
 
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