If the motherboard chipset is compatible with the current setup of your hardrive, for example, if your hard drive is NTFS formatted, and your new MoBo is NTFS compatible, you don't have to format it. It's still a good idea, but it's not necessary.
Also, if you're switching processor models, for example Intel to AMD, or Athlon XP to Athlon 64, you should format on the safe side.
A rule of thumb is, if you're unsure, make a backup disk and format it.
AHH! Run away from the monster! He's going to eat us!
Killer 100% Socializer 40% Explorer 33% Achiever 27%
I meant the RPM of the HDDs, as well as the buffer rate. Those ARE the things that matter...how fast the hard drive relays all that stored information to the rest of the computer.
It's great to have a 160gig hard dive, but useless if it's only 4200rpm and it's the one you game off...see the picture?
AHH! Run away from the monster! He's going to eat us!
Killer 100% Socializer 40% Explorer 33% Achiever 27%
lol gunblade knows all that, i think what he means is, that if u have two 7200 raids its like having one big 14400, and he has alot of them, so if there all raided together he as alot of rmps.
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
Hey guys I was thinking about buying a new cpu in the near future and have researched what I think is a good deal and great cpu... for $1200 that is
The GAMER ULTRA 9000 PRO 1024 MB PC3200 DDR400 MEMORY 120GB 7200 RPM ATA150 Hard Drive nvidia Geforce-FX 5900 128MB DDR Video Card w/ Tv out & ********* DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW DRIVE 3D Wave Onboard Surround Sound Creative Labs SBS560 5.1 Configuration Subwoofer Speaker System 56K Modem & 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Ideazon Z-Board with Cross-Fire Gaming Swapable Interface Microsoft Optical Intelli Explorer Mouse FREE 6-in-1 Flash Media Reader/Writer Aluminum Z-Alien Server Tower Case 450***/ MOD "See Through Windows" & Neon Light 6 Cool Custom Colors to Choose From Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition & Microsoft Works 7.0 Free First Year On Site Service plus 24/7 Tech Support
AMD Athlon 64 Processer The ONLY CPU to Support The Future 64-Bit Software Nowadays
just a few questions..
1.How would it run with the new game coming out dragon empires?
2.how would it run with dark age of camelot?
since ive always had a sucky computer and slow connection i have no idea how it would...
Sounds to me like your buying a package there. Problem with that is you'll probably end up with some unbranded crap, like your ram sticks (they're not going to stick in Corsiar, ill tell you that!). I would also reccomend getting a 9800 than a 5900 as the 9800 is much better.
it will probably run DAoC pretty well, dont have first hand experience with DOaC but i expect it would probably run on full settings.
my poor siggy, well i just switched computers, and my other computer (with all my images and stuff) dosn't have internet for a while. And my host died, so i will be puting it back on in a few
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
Originally posted by TallonX my poor siggy, well i just switched computers, and my other computer (with all my images and stuff) dosn't have internet for a while. And my host died, so i will be puting it back on in a few
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
hwahhwahhwah!!!! No matter what you say my memmory pwns! It is awsome, and it can hold anything i through at it! And i don't plan on playing EQ2 anywayz, i love my ffxi. Good Evening!
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness ~
reminds me of this chap that wanted to game and asked me to help him with his system.Was on a limited funding but insisted on a pentium 3ghz(fastest pentium then).
I asked him to go with the much cheaper athlon 2400 but no!
Then when it came to a gcard he was all out and could only afford 512RAM memory stick.
So i got him a second hand FX5200 for £15($25) and after a round of SWG he starts to complain the system is crap and he lags in town!
Comments
If the motherboard chipset is compatible with the current setup of your hardrive, for example, if your hard drive is NTFS formatted, and your new MoBo is NTFS compatible, you don't have to format it. It's still a good idea, but it's not necessary.
Also, if you're switching processor models, for example Intel to AMD, or Athlon XP to Athlon 64, you should format on the safe side.
A rule of thumb is, if you're unsure, make a backup disk and format it.
AHH! Run away from the monster! He's going to eat us!
Killer 100% Socializer 40% Explorer 33% Achiever 27%
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
Size matters not.
I meant the RPM of the HDDs, as well as the buffer rate. Those ARE the things that matter...how fast the hard drive relays all that stored information to the rest of the computer.
It's great to have a 160gig hard dive, but useless if it's only 4200rpm and it's the one you game off...see the picture?
AHH! Run away from the monster! He's going to eat us!
Killer 100% Socializer 40% Explorer 33% Achiever 27%
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
Really?! Wouldn't a 9800/9800 Pro be better? I could get one for less than 200..
*Edit: What happened to your 1337 Sig Tallon?!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hey guys I was thinking about buying a new cpu in the near future and have researched what I think is a good deal and great cpu... for $1200 that is
The GAMER ULTRA 9000 PRO
1024 MB PC3200 DDR400 MEMORY
120GB 7200 RPM ATA150 Hard Drive
nvidia Geforce-FX 5900 128MB DDR Video Card w/ Tv out & ********* DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW DRIVE
3D Wave Onboard Surround Sound
Creative Labs SBS560 5.1 Configuration Subwoofer Speaker System
56K Modem & 1.44 MB Floppy Drive
Ideazon Z-Board with Cross-Fire Gaming Swapable Interface
Microsoft Optical Intelli Explorer Mouse
FREE 6-in-1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
Aluminum Z-Alien Server Tower Case 450***/ MOD "See Through Windows" & Neon Light
6 Cool Custom Colors to Choose From
Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition & Microsoft Works 7.0
Free First Year On Site Service plus 24/7 Tech Support
AMD Athlon 64 Processer
The ONLY CPU to Support The Future 64-Bit Software Nowadays
just a few questions..
1.How would it run with the new game coming out dragon empires?
2.how would it run with dark age of camelot?
since ive always had a sucky computer and slow connection i have no idea how it would...
<a href="http://www.vb4all.net/fh/fhtos.asp?Ref=29848"; title="Signup to Forlorn Hope: Online and play!"><img src="http://www.forlornportal.com/banners/468x60m28kw.gif"; border=0></a>
Sounds to me like your buying a package there. Problem with that is you'll probably end up with some unbranded crap, like your ram sticks (they're not going to stick in Corsiar, ill tell you that!). I would also reccomend getting a 9800 than a 5900 as the 9800 is much better.
it will probably run DAoC pretty well, dont have first hand experience with DOaC but i expect it would probably run on full settings.
hey thanks ill look for a 9800 hopefully find somthin worth wild if u got any ideas tell me... if u wanna check it out here is the link
http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/a64b.asp?v=d
<a href="http://www.vb4all.net/fh/fhtos.asp?Ref=29848"; title="Signup to Forlorn Hope: Online and play!"><img src="http://www.forlornportal.com/banners/468x60m28kw.gif"; border=0></a>
Really?! Wouldn't a 9800/9800 Pro be better? I could get one for less than 200..
*Edit: What happened to your 1337 Sig Tallon?!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
my poor siggy, well i just switched computers, and my other computer (with all my images and stuff) dosn't have internet for a while. And my host died, so i will be puting it back on in a few
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
http://www.facebook.com/murtb
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
i just made my siggy 'coz you were talkin about it
can you see it?
Stats of teh computerness~
AMD Athalon 3200xp @2.3
1gig ddr400 pc 3200
Radeon 9800 PRO
120 gig hd/7200 rpm
Audigy ZS
VGA Slicer
Volcano 12 heatsink/fan
52x32x52 cdrw
MSI KT6V mobo
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
Currently have a custom comp. Most of stuff except memory and mobo bought from Newegg.com.
I got:
2.4ghz P4 OC to 2.9 ghz
Asus P4T533-C motherboard
1gb RAMBUS memory PC1066 (fastest memory available) works at 1066 mhz
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with Arctic Cooling VGA silencer Rev.3 OC to 430 to 850
120GB ATA hardrive
SoundBlaster 5.1
52X32X52 CD-RW
im loving EQ and anticipating on EQ2.
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
As someone that played with many memory sticks i say this.The type of memory is much less important then the Gcard period.
A 1GB pc2700 R9800pro athlon 2500 will beat a 1GB ramus Geforce5200 pentium 3GHZ to the ground with both eyes closed.
I rather invest in a lower brand of memory and put the money in a higher end card then do the opposite.
Only time i ever consider the best brand of memory is if i already got enough cash to buy the best Gcard there is out there.
*claps* well said!
*sitcks his tong out at the other guy*
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
~I am going to rule the world someday, I promiseness
~
reminds me of this chap that wanted to game and asked me to help him with his system.Was on a limited funding but insisted on a pentium 3ghz(fastest pentium then).
I asked him to go with the much cheaper athlon 2400 but no!
Then when it came to a gcard he was all out and could only afford 512RAM memory stick.
So i got him a second hand FX5200 for £15($25) and after a round of SWG he starts to complain the system is crap and he lags in town!
Just a little tale is all