Is my comp out of date?

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 02:31:00 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

i dont know how 512mb DDR (double data rate) could be faster than 1gig SD
ram...hmm, arent they possibly....equal?

Hence, you're the perfered Intel customer. Many low end PC P4 system
came with SD-RAM, they quite making these a long time ago. SD-RAM is
SLOW P3 Class memory as I stated before. The P4 sloppy memory access
requires LOTS of bandwidth to get any speed. (A 1.4Ghz AMD with
SD-RAM would be the same or a little faster)

DDR / RD-RAM on the P4 is required.

Your SD-RAM pc is slooooow.... but hey, it could be worse.... A
Celeron 2.8Ghz....

and i play a lot of games with my comp, that have high graphic intensity,
seems like my computer crunches pretty good numbers -- i dont see any
problems with any game ive tried

Youre used to your old tech... you ASKED if you were out of date.
YOu have a GF2 type card (GF4mx 440se is only an updated GF2)

Since I went from GF2 GF3, I've never had such an old-type of card
and that was 3 years ago.

The visuals on your system don't compare to a modern system with a
GF-5900 or ATI 9800.

look at these screen shots:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...idia/page1.asp

unsure jeff
"Darthy" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 04:26:48 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

Is my comp out of date?

heres what i got:
intel p4 2.0 gigahurtz processor
1GB SD RAM
128MB DDR Nvidia GF4 Mx440 SE
Soyo P4IS2 Mobo
60 GB Western Digital HD 7200 rpms
CD RW 48*16*48
DVD RW/ROM 48*4*48

It was slow when you bought it. A P4 with SD-RAM is hight crippled.

For using the NET - its fine....

For playing games.... ugh.

Swap out the board, RAM and CPU.

512mb of DDR would easily be faster than your 1GB of P3- era RAM.

$200~240 could get you into a decent Mobo (ASUS or MSI) with an AMD
2500~2800 CPU with 512mb of 333 or 400mhz DDR RAM.
Then put in a video card, at least a 5700Ultra - but for about the
same price - the 5900xt would be better. ($170)



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!

Not sure what u mean I play far cry just fine and alot of games. Like colin
mcrae 4 Hitman Contracts Need for speed underground . I use 512 ddr 3200 .
Getting a 5900 here soon from a ti4600 .
"Darthy" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 02:31:00 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

i dont know how 512mb DDR (double data rate) could be faster than 1gig SD
ram...hmm, arent they possibly....equal?

Hence, you're the perfered Intel customer. Many low end PC P4 system
came with SD-RAM, they quite making these a long time ago. SD-RAM is
SLOW P3 Class memory as I stated before. The P4 sloppy memory access
requires LOTS of bandwidth to get any speed. (A 1.4Ghz AMD with
SD-RAM would be the same or a little faster)

DDR / RD-RAM on the P4 is required.

Your SD-RAM pc is slooooow.... but hey, it could be worse.... A
Celeron 2.8Ghz....

and i play a lot of games with my comp, that have high graphic intensity,
seems like my computer crunches pretty good numbers -- i dont see any
problems with any game ive tried

Youre used to your old tech... you ASKED if you were out of date.
YOu have a GF2 type card (GF4mx 440se is only an updated GF2)

Since I went from GF2 GF3, I've never had such an old-type of card
and that was 3 years ago.

The visuals on your system don't compare to a modern system with a
GF-5900 or ATI 9800.

look at these screen shots:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...idia/page1.asp

unsure jeff
"Darthy" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 04:26:48 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

Is my comp out of date?

heres what i got:
intel p4 2.0 gigahurtz processor
1GB SD RAM
128MB DDR Nvidia GF4 Mx440 SE
Soyo P4IS2 Mobo
60 GB Western Digital HD 7200 rpms
CD RW 48*16*48
DVD RW/ROM 48*4*48

It was slow when you bought it. A P4 with SD-RAM is hight crippled.

For using the NET - its fine....

For playing games.... ugh.

Swap out the board, RAM and CPU.

512mb of DDR would easily be faster than your 1GB of P3- era RAM.

$200~240 could get you into a decent Mobo (ASUS or MSI) with an AMD
2500~2800 CPU with 512mb of 333 or 400mhz DDR RAM.
Then put in a video card, at least a 5700Ultra - but for about the
same price - the 5900xt would be better. ($170)



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!

It depends how you define "fine"....

My friend showed me Far Cry, as I never saw it before... on his PC.
It ran FINE on his Ti4200 (A nice card) - it looked good and played
good. When Far Cry is playing on my machine, it looks and plays a
lot better. As in a recent post... I have compared FarCry on two of
my systems.

My 5900(plain) doesn't touch my ATI 9800Pro (there is a $20 difference
between the 5900xr and 9800Pro) when playing FarCry... and on a
5600Ultra on a friends computer... ugh. He was down to 800x600 with
MED detail - and his CPU is faster (AMD 2400) than my 5900 on an AMD
2000. Keep in mind, Far cry treats a Ti4200 different than a
5600~5900.

At this point... if your games are running fine... wait for the 6600
or X600 cards.... but they maybe the same price/power as the 5900/9800
cards of today.


On Wed, 05 May 2004 07:25:01 GMT, "wired and confused"
wrote:

Not sure what u mean I play far cry just fine and alot of games. Like colin
mcrae 4 Hitman Contracts Need for speed underground . I use 512 ddr 3200 .
Getting a 5900 here soon from a ti4600 .
"Darthy" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 02:31:00 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

i dont know how 512mb DDR (double data rate) could be faster than 1gig SD
ram...hmm, arent they possibly....equal?

Hence, you're the perfered Intel customer. Many low end PC P4 system
came with SD-RAM, they quite making these a long time ago. SD-RAM is
SLOW P3 Class memory as I stated before. The P4 sloppy memory access
requires LOTS of bandwidth to get any speed. (A 1.4Ghz AMD with
SD-RAM would be the same or a little faster)

DDR / RD-RAM on the P4 is required.

Your SD-RAM pc is slooooow.... but hey, it could be worse.... A
Celeron 2.8Ghz....

and i play a lot of games with my comp, that have high graphic intensity,
seems like my computer crunches pretty good numbers -- i dont see any
problems with any game ive tried

Youre used to your old tech... you ASKED if you were out of date.
YOu have a GF2 type card (GF4mx 440se is only an updated GF2)

Since I went from GF2 GF3, I've never had such an old-type of card
and that was 3 years ago.

The visuals on your system don't compare to a modern system with a
GF-5900 or ATI 9800.

look at these screen shots:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...idia/page1.asp

unsure jeff
"Darthy" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 04:26:48 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote:

Is my comp out of date?

heres what i got:
intel p4 2.0 gigahurtz processor
1GB SD RAM
128MB DDR Nvidia GF4 Mx440 SE
Soyo P4IS2 Mobo
60 GB Western Digital HD 7200 rpms
CD RW 48*16*48
DVD RW/ROM 48*4*48

It was slow when you bought it. A P4 with SD-RAM is hight crippled.

For using the NET - its fine....

For playing games.... ugh.

Swap out the board, RAM and CPU.

512mb of DDR would easily be faster than your 1GB of P3- era RAM.

$200~240 could get you into a decent Mobo (ASUS or MSI) with an AMD
2500~2800 CPU with 512mb of 333 or 400mhz DDR RAM.
Then put in a video card, at least a 5700Ultra - but for about the
same price - the 5900xt would be better. ($170)



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!



--
Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!



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