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07-22-04, 11:47 AM
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Join Date: Jan-2004
Location: St. Thomas
Age: 52
Posts: 1,239
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You think THAT's a fan? You should see the Geforce 5700s. They look like someone strapped a lawn mower and mulcher on to the top of the card 
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07-22-04, 12:37 PM
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#32
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Join Date: Jun-2004
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Age: 43
Posts: 345
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God bless you people who fund all the research an development for computer hardware.
Meanwhile, I go by the rule of only upgrading to 2nd newest generation hardware when it's twice as fast as what I have. Right now, I'm running
Shuttle SN45G
AthlonXP 2500+ @3200
GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB
Which is great for Counter-Strike, the only game I play. However, I've had to give it up because if I play in pubs, I get banned and if I play in leagues/tournaments, it takes over my life. (Anyone going to Fragmart this year?)
I'm considering buying the Radeon 9800 Pro now... I've been waiting for it to drop a bit more in price, but I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon.
I heard someone mention FreeBSD and Linux? Of course, all my really sweet hardware is the in 2nd hand UNIX boxes I buy from eBay for a song:
2xSun Sparc5 (170MHz $30USD each)
2xSun Ultra5 (333MHz, 360MHz)
1xSun Netra T1 (360MHz $150CDN)
2xSGI Indigo2 (R4400 $15CDN, R10000)
1xDEC Alpha PWS 500au
1xHP Visualize C180 (Price circa 1997: $38,000USD. I paid $36CDN!!! God I love eBay)
tons of old x86 boxes
I run FreeBSD (-CURRENT and -STABLE), NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris9, Irix 6.5.22, HP-UX 11, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware GNU/Linux.
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07-22-04, 03:54 PM
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#33
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Join Date: Jul-2004
Posts: 19
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favelle i just got my 9800pro, can't get a 6800 now. my card should hold up fine anyways, online you have to put it down to 800x600 anyways, or atleast you should. it says i get 50fps with 1024x768 on medium settings no AA/AF, which is pretty good, since i never use AA/AF anyways.
i can't wait for this game
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07-22-04, 05:33 PM
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#34
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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I'm considering buying the Radeon 9800 Pro now
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hhw, go here, this is the cheapest you will find the 9800pro, and this particular brand, MSI, is EASILY overclockable to 9800XT levels, which is still a $600 card.
Go here:
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...ture=MICROSTAR
Ha ha he said "lawn mower". Too funny.
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07-22-04, 06:19 PM
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#35
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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07-22-04, 06:56 PM
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#36
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Join Date: Jul-2004
Posts: 19
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hey favelle, i have an ATI radeon 9800pro, do you know anything about overclocking those ones? i don't know anything about over-clocking, or have the slightest idea how to it.
also the only fans i have are one big one on the motherboard, and another in the power supply. if i overclock my video card and processor, will i run a chance of overheating? also how do i set my computer to shut off if it gets at a high temperature at risk of overheating?
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07-22-04, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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Powerstrip my man. Powerstrip. Google search it and it will tell you everything.
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07-23-04, 01:57 AM
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#38
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Join Date: Jul-2004
Posts: 19
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alright jeff, i think im going to get an AMD Athalon XP 2.08 2800+. its $100 cheaper than the 2.2 and i won't have to upgrade my motherboard, and it can't make that big of a difference right? do you know anything about that specific model?
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07-23-04, 03:04 AM
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#39
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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no no no no no. AMD MOBILE Athlon XP 2500. It overclocks to a 3200XP with EASE. Its really the only option for people still living in the 32-bit world.
Here's is the article why. Its a GOOD read:
http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q1...0/index.x?pg=1
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07-23-04, 03:05 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
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And its CHEAP right now. $140 at www.ncix.com
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07-23-04, 08:36 AM
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#41
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: Paris, ON
Age: 39
Posts: 135
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sorry to say it guys, but its all about HALFLIFE 2!
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07-23-04, 12:15 PM
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#42
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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Sure, in 2010 when it actually comes out. If they were dumb enough to leak the source code, how smart of a game can they actually make. It'll be fun, but probably no better than Far Cry.
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07-23-04, 12:18 PM
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#43
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Posts: 5,936
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You guys and your DOOM this and DOOM that.
I am still a die hard Counter Strike player.
Marisa
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07-23-04, 12:41 PM
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#44
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Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 44
Posts: 1,177
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Specs:
Athlon xp 2000+ overclocket to speed of 2.1 ghz :-)
pc 133 768 megs of ram.
video card 128 mb ge-force 4.
hdd 2 times 40 gigs in raid 0 mode.
sb live drive.
plextor 12/10/32A cd rw
creative 6x pc-dvd
creative 32x.
My favourite game at the moment is counter-strike.
Am playing max pain 2 and Deus ex 2 at the moment along with the usual star-craft.
Games waiting to play:
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
and Half-Life 2 hahaha
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07-23-04, 12:48 PM
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#45
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Posts: 5,936
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Siretsap- I love Deus Ex!!!! It's a great game.
Marisa
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