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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 09:49 AM Post #1 |
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I'm doing some upgrading for my desktop, and don't have much money to spend (I found a 3.0GHz P4 for $15 CAD, which leaves me with about $35 left, and maybe $50 if I need it). I'm still looking for a GPU and RAM. I have an AGP 2x/4x slot and currently have 512MB of PC2100 DDR-266 RAM (the other 512 was no-name PC3200, and is most likely bottlenecking the system; and only have two RAM slots). I'm looking to at least get a single 1GB stick of RAM, and hopefully a 128MB+ DirectX 9.0c compatible GPU. I need some help in locating these items for purchase online, as eBay and newegg aren't fulfilling my budget. And yes, I know what I have is a piece of shit, but its all I have, and as long as I can get Oblivion running on it (at a playable framerate of at least 15fps), I'll be happy. Down the line, once I have some savings, I'll look into getting something better.[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| -SG- | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 09:53 AM Post #2 |
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If ya want I can see what I have laying around to donate to the cause. What's the wattage of your power supply? |
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| Jandurin | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 09:55 AM Post #3 |
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Edited by Jandurin, Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 09:55 AM.
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 10:05 AM Post #4 |
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I would very much appreciate that. I would be in your debt if you had anything worth my while. And its 300W.[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| FOXHOUND | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 10:10 AM Post #5 |
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I think the best card my computer is able of supporting is the ATI Radeon X1300 Pro. And nVidia cards don't seem to support AGP 4x at all.[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| Slayer706 | Tuesday Nov 9 2010, 02:50 PM Post #6 |
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You sure your PC can support more than 1GB of memory? Check the model out on crucial.com to see. Most likely it can, but I would still check. Sorry to say, but DDR memory is very expensive. A 1GB stick is probably going to take up a majority of your budget unless you can get it from a friend. eBay is probably your best bet for both of these items. |
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| FOXHOUND | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 01:50 PM Post #7 |
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The motherboard's specifications list that it can support up to 2GB. And yeah, I've been finding RAM to be ridiculously expensive. Even for stuff that is coming on 6-7 years of age (in terms of tech at least).[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| Jandurin | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 04:11 PM Post #8 |
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it actually seems to go back up in price as demand goes down fuckers |
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| NamelessFragger | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 07:46 PM Post #9 |
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That's some old hardware... I can offer an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB (complete in box) for the graphics card. RAM-wise, I don't have any 1 GB DDR1 DIMMs to offer. (Certainly not the ones in my backup desktop.) |
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| FOXHOUND | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 08:17 PM Post #10 |
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Dude, anything would be fantastic (since it would be better than nothing). I would appreciate anything greatly. I can definitely pay shipping and reimburse you whatever you think its worth.[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| Slayer706 | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 09:02 PM Post #11 |
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No one makes DDR anymore, so the supply is slowly dwindling. Combine that with the fact that computers that use DDR memory still make up a significant percentage of the market, and it's easy to see why it's so expensive. |
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| -SG- | Wednesday Nov 10 2010, 10:30 PM Post #12 |
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I've got a spare PCI express mobo that has a Sempron(yuck) CPU. I also have a Radeon 4560 512MB to go with it. I'd have to test the mobo to make sure it works fine, cause it's been in a ESD bag in my closet for a while now. If you want your welcome to it, I think shipping would be around $10 or so. I'll have to find some DDR2 ram to go with it. You'd have to reload windows on whatever PC you'd put it in. If you need any software I could send it as well. Might as well load up whatever freebies I can... |
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| Jandurin | Thursday Nov 11 2010, 06:46 AM Post #13 |
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I'm aware of the reasons behind, it's just strangely counter intuitive. |
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| FOXHOUND | Thursday Nov 11 2010, 10:52 AM Post #14 |
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Holy shit you guys are awesome. I think I may have to go with SgS's stuff, and I would owe him BIG TIME. I'll get my shipping info to you sometime tomorrow. Though, I guess I just wasted $15 on a Pentium 4... >_>[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl] |
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| -SG- | Thursday Nov 11 2010, 11:55 AM Post #15 |
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Don't get to excited, at least not yet lol. I still have to test the mobo to see if it works. I found a 2GB stick of DDR2 hanging out in my trunk, so I'll have to test it as well. I should know by tomorrow if everything works. |
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| FOXHOUND | Thursday Nov 11 2010, 01:28 PM Post #16 |
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Heh, its better than having nothing... even if it doesn't work. The idea that I could actually play games at a decent level (I'm even stuck on low in Minecraft, and it still is choppy) brings a smile to my face.[cleft=darkslategray][/cleft][cright=black][/cright][pleft=white][/pleft][dl=black][/dl]
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| NamelessFragger | Friday Nov 12 2010, 09:26 PM Post #17 |
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At the very least, you should be set for anything 2004 and prior, perhaps up to 2005. (Just depends on your graphical detail/framerate tolerances. Everyone here probably already knows that I like my framerates high and smooth, so what I may consider unplayable could be playable enough for someone else.) EDIT: This is what happens when I just so happen to overlook crucial details in the thread. The Sempron and HD 4560 definitely sounds like a better way to go. Edited by NamelessFragger, Friday Nov 12 2010, 09:27 PM.
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| Slayer706 | Saturday Nov 13 2010, 12:33 AM Post #18 |
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Hah, you paid good money for a Pentium 4? I've got a whole box full of them, and so does everyone I know. |
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| NFunspoiler | Sunday Nov 14 2010, 07:55 PM Post #19 |
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I don't have a full box of Pentium 4s |
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| NamelessFragger | Monday Nov 15 2010, 10:09 AM Post #20 |
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Neither do I. Of course, I always thought Pentium 4/NetBurst was a ridiculous fail of an architecture compared to AMD's offerings at the time (roughly the Athlon XP/64/64 X2 period), but Intel used their position in the market to keep AMD down. At least they learned their lesson and have been on a roll ever since Core 2/Conroe/Merom. |
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