Slurgi
12-24-01, 08:12 PM
Because of the comming release of warcraft3, and only having 1 computer capable of running it but 2 people wanting to soon play, i need to build a new computer.
I will not buy this until c. February~May because the game will not release until then. It all depends on how long the beta tests last.
I have an old packard bell (i know...) 333 mhz P2 system, but the sad thing only has 4 mb video memory and 48 MB ram. It cannot run this game.
The computer i am thinking about buying would have...
A new case w/300 PS. I was thinking about taking the old PS out but i just dont feel 240 watts will be enough. I will also install at least 1 case fan. It will be in the basement so it will be at least somewhat cooler. My basement usually stays around 60-65 farenheit.
A mobo with the NForce chipset. I dont care what people have said I have seen benchmarks that make it seem fairly impressive. To get this mobo means to save money on not having to buy a Geforce2. It also must have slightly impressive overclocking ability. I wont push it hard at all, but i will up the FSB enough so that the graphics really get perked up. The system memory will be used much more on an NForce than a different mobo, so an FSB increase would help substantially.
Probably a ~1.4 ghz Athlon, cheap yet powerful...
A generic network card, so i can of course play whomever is on the other computer.
256MB crucial DDR Ram should be sufficient. I wont be using 2000 or XP, rather Windows ME. If there is a board that supports pc 2700, at a reasonable CAS, i will get that. I am unsure if the chipset is designed for those speeds though. Anybody know on this one?
Sadfully the 6 GB HD off my packard bell wont be sufficient. It is SOOOO slow it makes me sick. Not only that, but it is noisy! You should hear that HD being accessed, it is soooo loud!
I would like to get a 30 or so GB HD with at least 7200 RPM. I will also use this computer for looking at porn (at least i am being honest here...) and it will likely store a limited number of music files. My 40 GB on this computer has been more than enough for my music files. I have only used 9 GB but I have so many songs. I love .mp3's :)
The CD-Rom was built in the case of the hewlett-packard, but i bought a 8/2 CD-R when they first came out (I call it the coaster creator). I will salvage that. I will buy a 52x CD-Rom to play the game on, however. The game will likely hit the CD for music.
I will salvage the sound card. The FSB on the hewlett-packard is 66 mhz. I just dont know if it will work at a higher FSB though. I wonder if i could get a board with a seperate bus speed for memory. Do those exist? If they do, then i could crank DOWN the normal fsb since the agp slot will have nothing but the sound card would be there, but crank up the bus speed for the memory.
Sorry about not posting this in any specific area, but I could potentially post this in AMD CPU's, Memory, Cooling, and AMD motherboards.
Can anyone help me decide what to get or answer any other questions stated above?
Thanks ahead of time.
Slurgi
I will not buy this until c. February~May because the game will not release until then. It all depends on how long the beta tests last.
I have an old packard bell (i know...) 333 mhz P2 system, but the sad thing only has 4 mb video memory and 48 MB ram. It cannot run this game.
The computer i am thinking about buying would have...
A new case w/300 PS. I was thinking about taking the old PS out but i just dont feel 240 watts will be enough. I will also install at least 1 case fan. It will be in the basement so it will be at least somewhat cooler. My basement usually stays around 60-65 farenheit.
A mobo with the NForce chipset. I dont care what people have said I have seen benchmarks that make it seem fairly impressive. To get this mobo means to save money on not having to buy a Geforce2. It also must have slightly impressive overclocking ability. I wont push it hard at all, but i will up the FSB enough so that the graphics really get perked up. The system memory will be used much more on an NForce than a different mobo, so an FSB increase would help substantially.
Probably a ~1.4 ghz Athlon, cheap yet powerful...
A generic network card, so i can of course play whomever is on the other computer.
256MB crucial DDR Ram should be sufficient. I wont be using 2000 or XP, rather Windows ME. If there is a board that supports pc 2700, at a reasonable CAS, i will get that. I am unsure if the chipset is designed for those speeds though. Anybody know on this one?
Sadfully the 6 GB HD off my packard bell wont be sufficient. It is SOOOO slow it makes me sick. Not only that, but it is noisy! You should hear that HD being accessed, it is soooo loud!
I would like to get a 30 or so GB HD with at least 7200 RPM. I will also use this computer for looking at porn (at least i am being honest here...) and it will likely store a limited number of music files. My 40 GB on this computer has been more than enough for my music files. I have only used 9 GB but I have so many songs. I love .mp3's :)
The CD-Rom was built in the case of the hewlett-packard, but i bought a 8/2 CD-R when they first came out (I call it the coaster creator). I will salvage that. I will buy a 52x CD-Rom to play the game on, however. The game will likely hit the CD for music.
I will salvage the sound card. The FSB on the hewlett-packard is 66 mhz. I just dont know if it will work at a higher FSB though. I wonder if i could get a board with a seperate bus speed for memory. Do those exist? If they do, then i could crank DOWN the normal fsb since the agp slot will have nothing but the sound card would be there, but crank up the bus speed for the memory.
Sorry about not posting this in any specific area, but I could potentially post this in AMD CPU's, Memory, Cooling, and AMD motherboards.
Can anyone help me decide what to get or answer any other questions stated above?
Thanks ahead of time.
Slurgi