OT: PC Gaming Hardware Thread

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:50 am

fsquid wrote:DB, what kind of RAM can I get to upgrade my rig. Right now I have two Samsung 512MB DDR2 PC4200 REV 2 sticks. I'm assuming that the PC4200 is the important figure, right? I want to upgrade to 2 GB.

Yes, the PC4200 is the speed of the ram. You need to consult your motherboard manufacturer (manual, website, whatever) to find out the fastest ram you can put in it (most likely the 4200 is the fastest). Then, the easiest way to upgrade if you don't mess around with computers much, just go to the Crucial website (www.crucial.com) and you can put in the model number of your PC and it'll spit out the correct ram. Otherwise, just typing in 2gb PC3200 in the newegg search engine, it'll come back with all of your options.

Depending on your PC, if it's a fast machine with an awesome graphics card, you don't want to skimp on the quality of the ram. Faster ram with lower cas timings and whatnot, but that's probably way more information than you need. Just get a couple sticks (look for 2 x 1gb for the cheapest deals) that are highly rated on Newegg.com and you'll be fine. The reviews on Newegg are usually right on the money, so definitely pay attention to most of them. Of course you get the obligatory "this ram ROXXR", so skip over those. LOL.

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:44 pm

davet010 wrote:Why $1,000 ? Almost all cases get opened at one time or another, else how do you go about upgrading your internal components ?

Ok then. Really everyone should know how to upgrade ram add video cards, and check for faulty wiring. Its really no different than tying your shoe.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:13 pm

wpw721 wrote:
davet010 wrote:Why $1,000 ? Almost all cases get opened at one time or another, else how do you go about upgrading your internal components ?
Ok then. Really everyone should know how to upgrade ram add video cards, and check for faulty wiring. Its really no different than tying your shoe.

If they don't want to pay the dumbass geeksquad 100 bucks to replace a wire, then hell yes they should figure out how to do it themselves.

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:30 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
wpw721 wrote:
davet010 wrote:Why $1,000 ? Almost all cases get opened at one time or another, else how do you go about upgrading your internal components ?
Ok then. Really everyone should know how to upgrade ram add video cards, and check for faulty wiring. Its really no different than tying your shoe.
If they don't want to pay the dumbass geeksquad 100 bucks to replace a wire, then hell yes they should figure out how to do it themselves.

DB you seem to know your stuff when it comes to computers. It's your condescending know it all attitude that I find off putting.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:41 pm

If you're not computer savvy, buy from a popular company like HP or Dell. That way if something goes wrong right away you can get it serviced for FREE without the hassle.

Don't worry.. I know MANY people who wouldn't have a clue on how to take a cover off their pc's.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:30 am

wpw721 wrote:DB you seem to know your stuff when it comes to computers. It's your condescending know it all attitude that I find off putting.

I'm just saying...you should at least ATTEMPT to figure out what's wrong, rather than paying some dork from the geek squad, who doesn't know half as much as he/she thinks they do.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:04 pm

DB has this pic above his pc at home.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:05 pm

Wrong.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:18 pm

MizzouRah wrote:

I thought it was this one

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:30 pm

More like this one:

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:09 pm

[quote="dbdynsty25"]More like this one:

Took you 12 minutes to respond

You're slipping Db!
Were you busy analyzing your motherboard temperature graphs?

Don't fret though...I think one of the nerds gets to date one of the hot chicks in that movie.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:14 pm

JackB1 wrote:Took you 12 minutes to respond You're slipping Db!

5 minutes.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:27 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
JackB1 wrote:Took you 12 minutes to respond You're slipping Db!
5 minutes.

Much better! Now go defrag your hard drive or something. There must be
fragmented clusters and lost blocks scattered everywhere!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:32 pm

If only they had made a third film by now.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:17 pm

The scene in No. 1 where Ehren takes a sh*t in the display toilet in the hardware store is epic American cinema.

Take care,
PK

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:52 pm

Keep in mind I really only want this for Rfactor, Gtr2, and possibly Race 07.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... ode=346109

http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... ode=346112

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:03 pm

wpw721 wrote:Keep in mind I really only want this for Rfactor, Gtr2, and possibly Race 07.

http://www.compusa.com/products/compare.asp?

uh...thanks!

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:26 pm

Possibly someone besides db could help me out. Apparently I have offended him in some way.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:32 pm

wpw721 wrote:Possibly someone besides db could help me out. Apparently I have offended him in some way.

No. Your link above points to nothing. That's the issue, I believe.

Take care,
PK

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:43 pm

I think it's fixed now sorry.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:51 pm

Either would work fine...assuming you're not trying to push a 24" Widescreen monitor or anything. The graphics card isn't all that good.

I'd probably get a cheaper computer and upgrade the graphics separately because it's by far the most important component when it comes to gaming these days. Any Core 2 Duo processor will work fantastic. The more expensive of the two you linked is a quad core which is severe overkill with that weak video card.

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:58 pm

Actually I was going to use my 26 inch wide screen hdtv with a dvi connection. Would that be look like crap?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:42 pm

wpw721 wrote:Actually I was going to use my 26 inch wide screen hdtv with a dvi connection. Would that be look like crap?

Wouldn't look like crap...you just don't have the horsepower in that machine to push a display at 1280x720 most likely. You'd have to tone down a lot of details. It may be okay...but any games built from now on would severely tax those machines.

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:28 pm

Thanks for the advice db.

wpw721 · Post by **wpw721** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:56 pm

I'm just going to stick with my 360 for now. I just can't convince myself to spend that much just to race on the computer.

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