So... how old and crappy is my PC?

[notfred]

I haven't kept up with PC hardware for a while. I'm moving and I found my old desktop machine.... It's missing a video card, I think I sold it. It has an epox 8RDA+ motherboard, 256mb of DDR RAM (PC2100?), and an athlon XP 1600+ chip in it. I've also got a 160GB HDD I can use in it.

Is it worth keeping and throwing a new video card in to play some games, or for newer games should I jsut throw it out and start over?

 

[nick1985]

if you are goona throw it out, PM me for my address.

 

[Demo24]

meh keep it but get a new comp. use the old one for something else like a download server or run linux. wouldnt throw it away its still quick enough for normal useage

 

[TuxDave]

It's definitely NOT 'throw-out' worthy. It's still good enough for everyday needs. Give it to your parents or someone.

 

[biffbacon]

Originally posted by: notfred
I haven't kept up with PC hardware for a while. I'm moving and I found my old desktop machine.... It's missing a video card, I think I sold it. It has an epox 8RDA+ motherboard, 256mb of DDR RAM (PC2100?), and an athlon XP 1600+ chip in it. I've also got a 160GB HDD I can use in it.

Is it worth keeping and throwing a new video card in to play some games, or for newer games should I jsut throw it out and start over?

i have a new comp on the way, but im currently using an xp1800, not that much faster than yours, and i was able to run doom 3 on it, so your comp isnt THAT bad

 

[Anubis]

its worth keepint t o run SETI or put linux on and use it as a file server

for gameing you wanna get something new

 

[brigden]

The mobo is fine, and can support DDR400.

Dump the PC2100 and the CPU, pop in a gig of PC3200 and an XP 2700+, plus a 9700 Pro and you'll easily rock new games.

 

[vi edit]

Toss another 256 ram in there and a radeon 9600 for $150 for the two and you should be able to play all but maybe Doom3 at lower resolutions (800x600) at a respectible frame rate. Hell, Doom3 might even play at 800x600 pretty well.

I've got almost the exact same setup and I can play pretty much anything that has come out recently pretty well. Haven't given Doom3 a play though.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: notfred
I haven't kept up with PC hardware for a while. I'm moving and I found my old desktop machine.... It's missing a video card, I think I sold it. It has an epox 8RDA+ motherboard, 256mb of DDR RAM (PC2100?), and an athlon XP 1600+ chip in it. I've also got a 160GB HDD I can use in it.

Is it worth keeping and throwing a new video card in to play some games, or for newer games should I jsut throw it out and start over?

jebus that is the computer that i'm using to type this now.

built it myself 2 years ago. athlon 1700 on a soltek KT333. 3 sticks of kingston PC2100 -> 768mb. a 64mb gforce3 Ti500 and a 17inch CRT. no dvd burner...

i was so happy when i got it. it plays CS decent enough...

i'm still proud of it. more ram made it really zip through startup and loading whatever.

as for your comp i'd get a mid-range video card and maybe a stick of 512mb RAM and it'll be set.

 

[RossMAN]

Do you still use the iBook as your main machine?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Do you still use the iBook as your main machine?

I'm using a thinkpad. The GF is using the iBook.

 

[Kishan]

dude, how the hell do you have 30k posts and aren't up to the minute about computers?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: KPSHAH316
dude, how the hell do you have 30k posts and aren't up to the minute about computers?

I lost interest.

 

[psiu]

pffffff....xp1800 with 384 MB of PC2100 and a 20 & 15 GB hard drives here.








Oh, and a TNT2 Model 64 with 32MB of RAM. I can play all the 1999 games!

 

[dfi]

Please throw that computer into my mailbox. It's faster than my current computer. (1.0 athlon)

dfi

 

[TitanDiddly]

Good motherboard, good HDD, meager proc and RAM.

 

[cronos]

meh, still using my ECS k7s5a with 1700+ here.
i do have 768 MB RAM though.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: saxguy
meh, still using my ECS k7s5a with 1700+ here.
i do have 768 MB RAM though.

nothing wrong with that

 

[Mik3y]

my powerhouse computer is an 1800+ w/ Iwill xp333, 512mb ddr266, and a radeon 7500.

 

[simms]

I used to have an epox 8KHA+, XP1700 and 512 PC2100.
Now I'm rockin an Abit NF7-S v2.0, XP-M 2600 (probably OC to 3200) and 512PC3200.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
It's definitely NOT 'throw-out' worthy. It's still good enough for everyday needs. Give it to your parents or someone.

Not even remotely close..

I have P3 III 800 w/ 640 ram ( XP )

And it runs like a CHAMP... Faster than most 2 and some 3ghz BLOATED machines I see at work...

Love it..