How hooked to gaming will I be if I upgrade?

[FrustratedUser]

Kind of stupid post isn't it?

Anyhow, gaming on a 500 Celery with GF2 MX PCI card is hard on the soul. RtCW was OK, still playable. MOHAA is playable up until D day then i turns into a PowerPoint presentation.

MOHAA multiplayer works so so but I get owned in close combat because of the lag and slow-a$$ rig. I still manage to pull an all-nigther and I am afraid it will turn into an all-week gaming habit.

So is it a good idea to upgrade?

 

[fatbaby]

You won't be hooked. In fact, upgrading is a turn off.

 

[rudeguy]

umm....you are asking us if you should upgrade your computer.....I wonder what everyone will say....

 

[ThePresence]

Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why did you waste your money on a 9700?

 

[brtspears2]

As long as you can "buy" software.... games will happen. Just stay away from Postal2, lame lame lame.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why didnt you waste your money on a 9700?

Because I am a graphic artist.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757
umm....you are asking us if you should upgrade your computer.....I wonder what everyone will say....

Just need an excuse not to upgrade. It is hard to resist.

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why didnt you waste your money on a 9700?

Another member of the "I need a state of the art computer with power out of every nook and cranny to word process and check my e-mail club."

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why didnt you waste your money on a 9700?

Another member of the "I need a state of the art computer with power out of every nook and cranny to word process and check my e-mail club."

Reeeaaaaaally now. I do hardcore graphics, flash, web development and video editing. For a living.
EDIT: Just because a guy chooses to actually do something constructive with his system instead of wasting time playing games that will get him no further in life, does not mean that he's WASTING the power of his system.

 

[KennyH]

Yeah, I would suggest a 1700+ and nice mobo to go with it. If you are looking to upgrade on the cheap I would pick up a GF3 (any flavor) for around $60 too.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757
umm....you are asking us if you should upgrade your computer.....I wonder what everyone will say....

Just need an excuse not to upgrade. It is hard to resist.

excuse not to upgrade: other things to spend your money on
reason to upgrade: chicks dig guys with big processors

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: rudeguy5757
umm....you are asking us if you should upgrade your computer.....I wonder what everyone will say....

Just need an excuse not to upgrade. It is hard to resist.

excuse not to upgrade: other things to spend your money on
reason to upgrade: chicks dig guys with big processors

Shouldn't that be: Chicks dig guys with other things to spend money on.

Pros of an upgrade:
My other games will be played again at the fps they were ment to be played at.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why didnt you waste your money on a 9700?

Another member of the "I need a state of the art computer with power out of every nook and cranny to word process and check my e-mail club."

Reeeaaaaaally now. I do hardcore graphics, flash, web development and video editing. For a living.
EDIT: Just because a guy chooses to actually do something constructive with his system instead of wasting time playing games that will get him no further in life, does not mean that he's WASTING the power of his system.

Video editing uses CPU time. Web development, I can do on a P2 300. Flash, same. Hardcore graphics - if you're talking about static stuff and not 3D rendering, then you just need display area, fast hard drives (maybe), lots of RAM. All of that can be done on a Matrox G400 - which is actually excellent at these tasks.

 

[NewSc2]

not much. I upgraded my computer pretty fully - 2.75ghz, 120gb WD, Plextor 40x, 21" monitor, and GF3, and all I play is Counterstrike, Warcraft 3, Starcraft, and Diablo 2 - things my old computer easily handled

 

[FrustratedUser]

No need to flame The Presence for having a kick-ass rig.

Flame me for being a retarded old school rig owner instead.

 

[zippy]

It depends on your personality. I upgraded my video card so I could play UT2k3 at a higher resolution (the native resolution for my LCD...) and I ended up not playing it much. I got a great deal though, so it's not like I spent much on the upgrade.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why didnt you waste your money on a 9700?

Another member of the "I need a state of the art computer with power out of every nook and cranny to word process and check my e-mail club."

Reeeaaaaaally now. I do hardcore graphics, flash, web development and video editing. For a living.
EDIT: Just because a guy chooses to actually do something constructive with his system instead of wasting time playing games that will get him no further in life, does not mean that he's WASTING the power of his system.

Video editing uses CPU time. Web development, I can do on a P2 300. Flash, same. Hardcore graphics - if you're talking about static stuff and not 3D rendering, then you just need display area, fast hard drives (maybe), lots of RAM. All of that can be done on a Matrox G400 - which is actually excellent at these tasks.

I understand that. I don't do much 3D, though I do some now and then. However, it still does not constitute a "waste". I may not use every single bit of power that my system has, but it sure ain't a waste.

 

[CraigRT]

You don't need to upgrade to a NEW PC.. you could probably get away with a faster CPU and video card upgrade for a while
might cost only a few hundred bucks at the most too.

OR you can upgrade to a DDR rig and just buy a cheap CPU like an XP1700 and a Radeon 8500LE or something
you'd be VERY happy with that over what you already have.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
You don't need to upgrade to a NEW PC.. you could probably get away with a faster CPU and video card upgrade for a while
might cost only a few hundred bucks at the most too.

OR you can upgrade to a DDR rig and just buy a cheap CPU like an XP1700 and a Radeon 8500LE or something
you'd be VERY happy with that over what you already have.

I forgot to mention it's a Compaq.
I would need new:

Case + PS + floppy
MB + CPU
Memory
Video

A CD-RW and a 60Gb HD can be scavenged from the old rig.
Hmm, Linux on the Celery would be fun to play with.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Haha, I have a gig of RAM, a 9700 pro with a P4 2.4, and I've yet to play a game on it!

<-- Not a gamer.........yet.

Then why did you waste your money on a 9700?

Yeah, I already have one too, but I play games, you should give that card to someone.

 

[FrustratedUser]

I have to resist.

ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES MODEL SLK3700AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 350W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL - $73.99
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE - $7.50
2 x CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2700 DDR - $80.00
LEADTEK Motherboard K7NCR18D-PRO Nforce2-ST for AMD Socket A Retail - $102.00
AMD Athlon XP 1700+/266 FSB Thoroughbred RETAIL - $67.00
VGA CHAINTECH A-GX20 TI-4200 128MB 8X, VGA, DVI & TV-OUT. RETAIL - $130.00
Shipping and Handling Charge - $20.50

Total: Total: $ 480.99

 

[ElFenix]

you realize you're addicted when your alarm clock goes off

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
you realize you're addicted when your alarm clock goes off

LMFAO! That already happened.

:clock: ---> :Q

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I have to resist.

ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES MODEL SLK3700AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 350W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL - $73.99
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE - $7.50
2 x CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2700 DDR - $80.00
LEADTEK Motherboard K7NCR18D-PRO Nforce2-ST for AMD Socket A Retail - $102.00
AMD Athlon XP 1700+/266 FSB Thoroughbred RETAIL - $67.00
VGA CHAINTECH A-GX20 TI-4200 128MB 8X, VGA, DVI & TV-OUT. RETAIL - $130.00
Shipping and Handling Charge - $20.50

Total: Total: $ 480.99

i would really suggest 1 gig of ram... if u plan on gaming but thats about it.. everything else looks good

2x512pc2700 or pc3200 ohh yeahhhh