What kind of computer do I need?

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VodkaFairy

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Well it finally hapened today, my rusty computer totally broke down. Instead of dragging all kinds of people here to try to fix it for me :)D) I decided it's time to buy a new one so I can actually see all the new SI stuff without lag :p

I"m posting this here because I'm expected in a permanent exp / rvr group so you know why I won't show up the next few days.'

So what computer parts do I need to buy? I will order from www.alternate.nl which is I think the cheapest company in holland. I don't want the best of the best, cos all I use the computer for is chatting and playing daoc :p Going to move to WoW after DAoC probably so it would be cool if the new comp would be suited for that aswell. Oh and it shouldn't be *too* expensive :D

I need everything except a new screen, mouse, keyboard, floppy and cd drive. Maybe it's time to buy a new windows version aswell, using 98 SE atm but it's not too good afaik :)

Thanks :)
 
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squalion

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id go for something 2.2ghz or better, with at least or over 512mb ram and a Radeon ATI or a GF4 Mx 440 or something .


sleepy atm so cant be bothered to write any more :p

ps. and win xp imo :p
 
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Vantros

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dont get a geforce MX.. waste of time and money.. get a TI if u getting a geforce 4, 2gig+ processor and half gig mem is enough
 
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WIZ@RD_of_W@R

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VF just an advice check out pricewatch on tweakers.net and you will find out alternate aint the cheapest.
Ordered my partshere
 
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old.chipper

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amd 2500 barton nice and cheap
get a decent mobo as they last awhile i hear epox is pretty damn good failing that a ABIT board
if you want your games playable get a geforce 4 TI. DONT get a mx they a pile of wank
if you want em to look stunnin get a radeon pro or a geforce FX both in the region of 250+ (british pounds)
get the best ram you possibly can 512 i would recommend as minimum daoc runs sweet on 768 though :)
 
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iziz-minx

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Hi vodka get a good motherboard with nice nvida chip set stay away from cheap boards get nice ati radeon card 9500 and upwards main chip go for 2 gig plus.

Memory 512 upwards

U can pick up these items in base units on ebay uk for 250ish pounds not sure on euro price

Use old monitor etc u got a great cheap setup
 
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boni_ofdavoid

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Originally posted by Vantros
dont get a geforce MX.. waste of time and money.. get a TI if u getting a geforce 4, 2gig+ processor and half gig mem is enough
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gfx card
Sound advice from Vantros. MX = cheap half done in software run really slow, TI = fast. Get Gforce4Ti for certain, driver stability and compatability are most important so its not worth looking at other brands imo :/

processor
Get the fastest processor you can afford, Athlons tend to be cheaper for the speed.

motherboard
look for a fast frontside bus speed.

memory
512k, windowz has some issues with more memory as does most software, probably not worth getting more memory DAOC wont use it. Check the speed of the memory and compare with the motherboard no point having a fast motherboard and slow memory or vice versa.

power supply
Get at least a 300W pref 400W power supply, the GF will kill others quick ;)

casing
Transparent with a blue neon light inside :D

drives
80GB+ HD

sound card
creative sound blaster something or a cheap clone is probably as good. Sometimes these are built into motherboard.

network card
ethernet card or whatever your network needs

O/S
WinXP

your old CD drive, floppy, mouse, keyboard, monitor will do fine
 
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Marwolaeth

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Yup yup yup....don't get MX.....I used to have one before I found out it wouldn't show up the new water effects for SI !!!
 
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oblivion_6

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i would get a 2000xp and a gb of fast DDR lram

also get a ti4200 geforce 4 as the price is coming down coz of the new fx cards but its still a top notch card
 
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harleydave

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Here is my suggestion

Pentium 4 Motherboard: ABIT IS7-E (i865PE)

Reason: The ABIT IS7-E includes all the basic functions you can expect, including support for DDR266/333/400 and support for up to an 800 MHz front-side bus. It also features Parallel and Serial ATA support (no RAID), 8xUSB 2.0 ports, integrated 10/100 LAN, and 6-channel audio. It also offers a ton of upgrade options later on. Supports Hyper-Threading.

Comes with no onboard Firewire or Raid, so check if you need them VF

Processor: P4-2.4CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood
Cannot really go wrong there, you get the latest P4 batch of processors, and Hyper-Threading can give up to a 10% boost in overall performance (depending on the application/game)

Memory: 2 x 256-MB DDR400 DIMM (CAS 2, setting preferably)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis Pro

The Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro doesn't move away from the base ATI specifications, and ships at a 400 MHz core speed and 300 MHz (600 MHz DDR) memory clock speed. The features list is definitely high-end, as this is an AGP 8X card that is fully Direct X 9 complaint, and also offers Radeon 9800-like improvements such as enhanced HyperZ III+ and SmoothVision 2.1 technologies

Hope this helps, it should not set you back too much and all these components will be more then good enough for WoW and other coming mmorps.

Cheers

HD
 
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Anu

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pah wiz :eek: thats a foriegn site"!"!

I need a DECENT english site to oder parts or! just base units built
 
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Jayce_DA

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I'm not very good with the language but here is my suggestion, all things in this list are directly from that site.

Verwijderen ? Totaal Omschrijving Stuksprijs Totaalprijs
[x] Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9
EUR 99,00 EUR 99,00
[x] Samsung 1,44 MB floppydrive
EUR 16,00 EUR 16,00
[x] Asus DVD-E616
EUR 39,00 EUR 39,00
[x] Asus CRW-5224A
EUR 45,00 EUR 45,00
[x] Asus A7N8X-X
EUR 79,00 EUR 79,00
[x] AMD Athlon XP PR2600+
EUR 109,00 EUR 109,00
[x] CoolerMaster HAC-V81 X-Dream
EUR 25,00 EUR 25,00
[x] Kingston DIMM 512 MB
EUR 135,00 EUR 135,00
[x] Abit FX5600 DT
EUR 189,00 EUR 189,00
[x] Creative Inspire 4.1 4400
EUR 52,00 EUR 52,00
[x] Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
EUR 29,00 EUR 29,00
[x] Microsoft Alternate Desktop
EUR 29,00 EUR 29,00
[x] AOpen QF50C
EUR 69,00 EUR 69,00
[x] Iiyama Vision Master Pro454
EUR 415,00 EUR 415,00




Pakketgewicht: ca. 49,2 kg Rembourskosten per TPG Post (Nederland)UPS (België)
EUR 65,00



Totaal EUR 1.395,00
excl. BTW EUR 1.172,27

Hope you get 1 soon :)
 
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Jayce_DA

Guest
and ofc ...


[x] Microsoft Windows XP Home
EUR 109,00 EUR 109,00


Pakketgewicht: ca. 0,5 kg Rembourskosten per TPG Post (Nederland)UPS (België)
EUR 13,50


Totaal EUR 122,50
excl. BTW EUR 102,94
 
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amie

Guest
Originally posted by Jayce_DA
and ofc ...


[x] Microsoft Windows XP Home
EUR 109,00 EUR 109,00


Pakketgewicht: ca. 0,5 kg Rembourskosten per TPG Post (Nederland)UPS (België)
EUR 13,50


Totaal EUR 122,50
excl. BTW EUR 102,94
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since when did people start to pay for software? :)
never ever bought windows, so dont waste 100 euro on that crap :)
 
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Jayce_DA

Guest
lol Amie, you may be right but I'm sure that is not something you should admit to in a public place ! :p
 
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llixeraxu

Guest
A good one.




So much jargon, so many geeks.. so little time ;/
 
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amie

Guest
Originally posted by Jayce_DA
lol Amie, you may be right but I'm sure that is not something you should admit to in a public place ! :p
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erhm.. im... im working at microsoft so i get it for free *wink*
 
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Torvarg

Guest
Originally posted by VodkaFairy
Well it finally hapened today, my rusty computer totally broke down. Instead of dragging all kinds of people here to try to fix it for me :)D) I decided it's time to buy a new one so I can actually see all the new SI stuff without lag :p

I"m posting this here because I'm expected in a permanent exp / rvr group so you know why I won't show up the next few days.'

So what computer parts do I need to buy? I will order from www.alternate.nl which is I think the cheapest company in holland. I don't want the best of the best, cos all I use the computer for is chatting and playing daoc :p Going to move to WoW after DAoC probably so it would be cool if the new comp would be suited for that aswell. Oh and it shouldn't be *too* expensive :D

I need everything except a new screen, mouse, keyboard, floppy and cd drive. Maybe it's time to buy a new windows version aswell, using 98 SE atm but it's not too good afaik :)

Thanks :)
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Ah god I've been searching for you VF, shame about your comp. indeed.
We'd still like you to join our group, any estimated time on when you get the new parts?
If we don't get a replacement for you we'll go on without you and you can join us when you get things sorted, no probs.
I'll be PM:ing you with the adress to our groups forum, hope you can come by and keep updated.
 
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VodkaFairy

Guest
Weee :D Went to the store first thing this morning and got my new computer, thanks for all the advice. Installing daoc etc now so I'll be back in a few mins :D
 
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wylf

Guest
Good thing it got sorted...

now we can rule the whole of hibernia once again!!! \o/
 
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Fiedita

Guest
Make sure you know what to order and all of the parts go together. Cos of some recent exp with that company i would really not recommend them....bad service, takes weeks before they fix something, they lack the ability to tune a pc with the right items, in other words....screw Alternate!!!
 
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Garnet

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If you are getting a GeForce Ti 4200 then dont get it from a Inno3d maker. Heard they make poor fans and I have this permanent GFX bug which GOA cant fix as its due to the card...

Moo had the same problem i think and he had the same card so if you plan to get a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 then get it as a Asus maker or something.
 
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Karlo

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ive just ordered a abit IS7 m/board with 800mhz fsb, a p4 2.4 800mhz, and 512mb 3100 ddr ram. To compliment my geforce 4 ti4600 128mb, somin tells me my machine is gonna be super fast. Especially as the board supports the new hyper threading technology etc. WOOO

Better then my old duron 1.3 anyday ;)
 
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