My New Computer

I want to brag a little (and a few people were asking) about my new computer. I bought parts off newegg.com and built it with the help of Titanium_Wombat, Chameleon and my dad. Thought I'd give you guys the rundown of the parts. (And prices for those who were asking, I'm sorry I can't remember who.) UT ran pretty well on the other computer I was using to play, but this is amazing. I was able to set all the graphics to high. Granted, my screen is only a 14" right now, but I'll be getting my hands on a 19" in a couple weeks. Its going to kick butt. Someone asked what my fps was, I was averaging around 56.

LOGISYS Computer PHANTOM CS601RD Red Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Power Supply......$62.99

Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive.....$100.00

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2....$93.95

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400....$75.99

Logitech Internet Pro Desktop 967457-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse Included....$16.00

LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-160P6S.....$37.99

MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard....$79.99

CHAINTECH SE6600G Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card.....$126.00

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500CGBOX....$201.00

I'm pretty pleased with it so far. I ordered it Thursday and all the parts came on Monday despite was the UPS tracking website said. The mouse suddenly decided to stop working last night just as I was getting ready to turn it off, but I'm hoping its because I haven't installed the driver yet. (This was after I played a few maps) Anybody have any thoughts on that?

So there you go. I bragged, now I'm happy.

And I'm done.

B_B

While where braging i bout me a new dell for those that don't know...This is what i went from.

Asus motherboard 478 chipset pentium 4

DVD-Burner 4x speed

512 plain jane memory

18inch flat monitor

256 nvidia geforce 5200

Now here is what i upgraded too

XPS powerhouse system 400 to my liking

Motherboard no clue

Pentium D dual core processer 2.8ghz

DVD burner dual layer 48X speed

Cd-rom 48X speed

2gigz of dual channel unbuffered DDR2 ram

Nvidia geforce 6800

19" flat panel monitor

Who says a better computer don't let you play better

Ohh my frame rate was 70 to 80 with monsters probly 65
now im scoring with the big dawgs i use to be bottom level now since i can see better i can play better

You said you were Averageing 56 which is what i average about. What do u get now?
Man i wish i could spend my money on that.. i gotta buy a car... *sigh*

Boingo_Babe wrote:

So there you go. I bragged, now I'm happy.B_B

Yup, it sure is sweet to get a new toy, huh?

I am happy for ya, more for the better experience you'll get outta the game, but for you too.

Chy

very nice boingo .intresting mix of parts .. should make for a heck of a power pc..! Rock on

While that is nice, I didn't start playing ut2004 until I got:

ASPIRE X-CRUISE -BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ($65)

ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($112)

COOLER MASTER Real Power RS-450-ACLY ATX12V 450W Power Supply - Retail ($78 )

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail ($400)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail ($253)

2x Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($98 ea) (set on a RAID 0 Array)

eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail ($325)

2x SCEPTRE X9g-Naga IV Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail ($300 ea)

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100 967513-0403 2-Tone PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail ($95)

Some logitech speakers ($29) that are now powered off as I use a headset, a DVD drive ($22), DVD burner ($42), and of course, UT2004 ($10).

Note: some parts are actually no longer available. Mind you, this was late 2005 when I priced this stuff out and bought it.

Everything glows a pretty blue between the fans in the power supply and case (which has a side window) and there's a little red thrown in from some leds on the motherboard.

When the tax refund check comes in, I'll probably be getting another 2 GB RAM.

Gotta love NewEgg.

Prior to that I was on an old POS K7 700 mhz with 768MB, a 17" monitor and an ATI Rage 128. It played UT99 well enough.

On another note, I never played online much with UT99 (I'll spare you my "twitchy little 13 year old" rant) and really just "stumbled" upon the Invasion (and by extension, RPG) games. I got a little bored with Single Player ut2004 one day, and started hitting some online games. I played one or two servers where I didn't last long (which is usually the case in any online non-Invasion/RPG game), and then picked DC. I haven't played anywhere else (even single player) since.

dip42 wrote:

You said you were Averageing 56 which is what i average about. What do u get now?

No, that's what I'm averaging now. High 50's, low 60's. I have no clue what I was getting on the other computer.

Chyster wrote:

Yup, it sure is sweet to get a new toy, huh?

I am happy for ya, more for the better experience you'll get outta the game, but for you too.

Thank you very much, the experience will be awesome. Especially when I pass Dirty Deeds!

Yes, its definitely sweet to get a new toy! Everything has worked so far except the mouse. I think you heard about it last night. Cham switched our mouses (mice?) and it did the same thing to his computer. So yay, I get to call the company. I'm really hoping it won't be a big hassle. I bought the keyboard and mouse together, but I don't want to send the keyboard back.

B_B

Boingo_Babe wrote:

Cham switched our mouses (mice?) B_B

I think it's meices.

What kind did you two opt to get?

I got a Logitech. Both the keyboard and mouse are going back sometime in the very near future to be replaced with a mouse that will work. As for now, I'm using a mouse I took from my computer at work.

Hehehe, I didn't really opt for anything. I just picked a keyboard and mouse (with a scrolly wheel) combo for a decent price.

B_B

Yah, her computer is running pretty well. She is running about an average of 20fps more then my computer (thinks to self, "I need a new video card) on UT. She is runnning a pretty high resolution and all the deatils are on high. Other then the mouse, no glitches to report.

That is so quewl. Glad she is enjoying it. I always like to hear when a new 'puter is born and how it stands up to the rigors of UT.

Get some good mieces and ya'll will be in biz.

Sounds like a great new toy . a new computer might help me but I doubt it. I like playing but do not get enough time. See you on the maps.

I haven't posted in awhile but I thought I would share the specs on my new comp.

System Configuration:
Case: Digital Storm Twister Series (Black Edition)
Power Supply: Enermax 600W EG701AX-PVE SFMA (SLI Compatible)
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4200+ Dual-Core (1 MB Cache) w/HyperTransport
Technology
Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI (Chipset: nForce4 SLI) (1GB Lan / 10 USB / 2
Firewire)
Memory: 2GB Super Talent at 400MHz (2x 1GB Dual Channel) (Lifetime
Warranty)
Floppy / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: Maxtor 200GB SATA (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model 6L200S0)
Optical Drive 1: Sony 16X DVD-ROM (Black Edition)
Optical Drive 2: Lite-On 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Format/Layer (Black Edition)
Network Card: Motherboard High Speed Network Port
Video Card: Duel nVIDIA GeForce 7800GT 256MB (By: MSI) (PCI-Express)
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio
Cooling: Air Cooling (Blizzard Extreme Heat-sink and Fan (Stage 2
Cooling)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2
19 inch LCD

wow

thats so cool all i got is a string and a can i did put 2 worshers for a v card

All right, y'all. I have a question. I still love my computer, but it suddenly shuts off. Any thoughts on why it does this? It does it randomly. Only once has it shut off while I was actually in game. Twice its gone off just as I'm leaving. One time it just shut off while I was watching TV and it was just sitting there.

Actually, while I'm here, Cham's computer freezes a lot. Same thing, very random and he has to restart. Neither of us have any sort of virus.

Thanks in advance. And for the sake of my little brain, please keep the computer vocab simple.

B_B