Hi all,
I've been out of the whole PC performance game for a long time now....I think this is probably the first time I've logged in to this message board in at least a year(probably 2). I guess college can do that to ya.....Anyways...
I need suggestions for a new system. Just to show you how long I've been out of the loop....here is my current system:
1700XP(overclocked to 2400 mhz)
512 megs DDR @ 200mhz
RADEON7200(the one with the video in and video out)
EPOX 8rda(nforce 2)
Feel free to laugh....I still am. I hate upgrading every 6 months. I prefer to build a system and leave it be for a couple years.....because i'm lazy.
What I need is a system that is capable of running modern games decently. I want to take a dive into WoW sometime soon. Right now, my 8rda can't even keep the northbridge voltage stable enough to start warcraft 3 without crashing. (probably the extensive long term OCing). It actually crashes after about 20 minutes of winamp.
Also, my grad research involves running extremely intensive monte carlo simulations. (they can take days) I'm already expecting on buying 2 gigs of ram. I've always trusted this message board for advice and would appreciate suggestions from anyone and everyone on what to buy. I don't have a set budget and whatever I buy I can write off(the nice thing about stipends).
Another thing. I've been an AMD fan boy for at least a decade now. I have no problem abandoning that ideology if you guys think it's worth it, though.
The only parts i'm looking at purchasing would be a mobo, cpu, ram, gpu, and PSU. Another thing, I designed and built a very effective watercooling system that has been working flawlessly without any maintenance for the past 3 years....so cooling is of no issue. (maybe i'll post some pics when I get the chance.)
Please...post away....
I've been out of the whole PC performance game for a long time now....I think this is probably the first time I've logged in to this message board in at least a year(probably 2). I guess college can do that to ya.....Anyways...
I need suggestions for a new system. Just to show you how long I've been out of the loop....here is my current system:
1700XP(overclocked to 2400 mhz)
512 megs DDR @ 200mhz
RADEON7200(the one with the video in and video out)
EPOX 8rda(nforce 2)
Feel free to laugh....I still am. I hate upgrading every 6 months. I prefer to build a system and leave it be for a couple years.....because i'm lazy.
What I need is a system that is capable of running modern games decently. I want to take a dive into WoW sometime soon. Right now, my 8rda can't even keep the northbridge voltage stable enough to start warcraft 3 without crashing. (probably the extensive long term OCing). It actually crashes after about 20 minutes of winamp.
Also, my grad research involves running extremely intensive monte carlo simulations. (they can take days) I'm already expecting on buying 2 gigs of ram. I've always trusted this message board for advice and would appreciate suggestions from anyone and everyone on what to buy. I don't have a set budget and whatever I buy I can write off(the nice thing about stipends).
Another thing. I've been an AMD fan boy for at least a decade now. I have no problem abandoning that ideology if you guys think it's worth it, though.
The only parts i'm looking at purchasing would be a mobo, cpu, ram, gpu, and PSU. Another thing, I designed and built a very effective watercooling system that has been working flawlessly without any maintenance for the past 3 years....so cooling is of no issue. (maybe i'll post some pics when I get the chance.)
Please...post away....