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Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Hell I just want to get away from this dinosaur. Check it.

And heads up, the graphics card is a PCI.

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Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PX740AA-ABA A1102N
BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/29/05 17:55:16 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz
Memory: 2936MB RAM
Page File: 830MB used, 3991MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0221&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

DirectX 9.0c was released in summer of 2004, that's less than nine years ago.
Sounds good for the time, but a single-core processor probably isn't running many games today, is it? What's the last game you've been able to play reasonably well with that?

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Yeah, I did an upgrade. Purchased this computer in late 2002-early 2003.

And of course it isn't. That's kind of been my point. And reasonably well? Diablo II without stuttering. I'd say World of Warcraft but that did crash every so often and it needed to be on lowest of low settings.

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

Diablo II was released in 2000, before you bought your computer...

Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you said. I thought you meant that your old computer could run modernish games as proof that you could keep a brand-new computer for a long time. My bad.
I did have a LOT of games to play once I built this computer, my previous one was a Windows Vista laptop, pretty crappy, best it could run was Audiosurf at the lowest settings and it overheated playing Half-Life.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

World of Warcraft then. Ran it fine when it released, system hasn't aged well.

Lemme see if I have a newer game around. Oblivion runs, on lowest settings, but it crashes constantly due to the video card.

YCobb · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:53 pm

Wait Madican, aside from graphics card that doesn't look bad at all.
2.9 ghz Quad Core, 3 gig RAM?
Aside from the graphics card, it seems pretty fast.

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

It's not quad-core, it's a Pentium 4, lol.

Zorinth · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:11 pm **Posts:** 2168

I was thinking it didn't look to bad, but sometimes good looking computers run slow.
My old computer was bad. The only stat I can really remember was 512mb ram.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

I honestly can't tell if it's fast due to the graphics card. Sad thing is it's the best one for PCI, which they don't even MAKE cards for anymore. It's like the floppy disk drive; familiar but not something to be used.

A couple years ago I added the RAM though.

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

PCI slots are still used quite a lot. Just not for graphics cards. At least it's better than AGP... I think.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Isn't PCI-E the thing nowadays?

To be completely honest I want a computer that can run everything there is today and will run games for a couple years down the line at any setting low or otherwise. I honestly don't mind low graphics and such when there's awesome gameplay to be had. Otherwise I'd never be able to play Morrowind.

Zang · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:02 am

but anyway

this is my goal.

you think this will run skyrim and games like it smoothly? while livestreaming? and skyping? and making little light flickers and shit to make it look cool?

basically I want the overkill

then I'll be the man. it'll be me.

Zorinth · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:11 pm **Posts:** 2168

I finally stopped using floppy discs when I got my laptop. My personal computer, not the one with 512mb ram, was a windows 98 SE with no internet connection or Microsoft office programs. Its only uses for me were to play halo on the lowest setting and use notepad to write essays at 1 am that were due the next day. since I didn't have any other way to move information(USB 2.0 didn't work with it) I had to use a floppy. Since no computers now have floppy readers I had to use a portable floppy reader that connected via usb to any computer. I actually had someone ask me what the strange thing I was using was, they had no idea what a floppy disc was. How do you not know what a floppy disc is?

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

Madican wrote:

Isn't PCI-E the thing nowadays?

To be completely honest I want a computer that can run everything there is today and will run games for a couple years down the line at any setting low or otherwise. I honestly don't mind low graphics and such when there's awesome gameplay to be had. Otherwise I'd never be able to play Morrowind.

Yeah, PCI-E (x16) is the new standard for graphics cards, but since network adapters (for wireless Internet) and many other peripherals don't require as much power, they are made to fit simple PCI slots, which is why one thing to look for in a motherboard is the number of PCI slots.

You don't need to spend a tonne of cheddar to get a good computer, if you're willing to recycle your monitor, mouse and keyboard, stuff like that, you'll save a good amount of cheddar too (but if you still have a CRT screen do upgrade that). The computer I last built cost me eight hundred and something dollars, but that's including the Windows license, the monitor, the mouse, the keyboard, the case and all. These cost over $300 alone.

Zorinth · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:11 pm **Posts:** 2168

how do you save the windows licence? never really looked into that.

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