Castlevania Posted August 15, 2000 it seems like it will take helluva lot more RAM and calculations, but 3d textures will rock my world in DooM 3. also for DooM 3, i hope to have some split screen action like the kick ass DooM Legacy DooM port. i mean, when i finally get enough $$$ for a PC better than 75mhz non-pentium CPU, and more than 16 megs of RAM so i can play DooM 3, i just aint gonna have enough money for network cards. and the split screen action is less of a hassle than bringing your PC over to a friend's house or using the network at school or the job, then you dont have to worry about anything. it is best for co-op though. 0 Share this post Link to post
deadnail Posted August 15, 2000 Hey man, it's not like a kickass gaming PC costs a fortune... $120 AMD-K6II 500 Mhz $150 Motherboard for it (with onboard sound) $150 GeForce 2 MX AGP $275 256 Megs of SDRAM on one chip $150 30 Gig 7200 RPM Maxtor Harddrive That's only $845, and it will probably fit into your current case. If nothing else, buy one thing every other paycheck (except the ram, wait two I guess). A good 17 inch monitor would only cost between $100 and $200 depending on where you shop, if you're using a really sucky one now. Either that, or just call 1-800-Gateway and have them put you together a whole damn system of similar power for $1500, but you only have to pay $80 a month for four years. If you call 1-800-Gateway, make GODDAMN sure you specifically tell them EXACTLY what you want. Make DAMN sure you tell them that you don't want **ANY** software included other than Windoze and Norton Anti-Virus! No printer, no monitor (unless you need one), no software bundles, no scanner, no vibrator. Mouse and keyboard are usually free. Hey, man, you can afford $80 a month working at Burger King. :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Guest DoomManiac Posted August 15, 2000 Your absolutely right. A person can do better now a days building their own system. Deadnail is right. Build it yourself so that you get what you want. 0 Share this post Link to post
masterhassan Posted August 16, 2000 i dotn know how much this will help, but go to softseek.com under tune up adn benchmarking adn download hztool, its a great little freeware program that lets you set any refresh rate for any resolution on your svga video card and moniter. i tried it on my old pentium 133 adn now quake runs as fast as on my celeron 0 Share this post Link to post
Guest Epiphany Posted August 16, 2000 deadnail said: I realise that you were suggesting it because it would fit in the guys current case but really how could you recommend a K6? My K6II is a real piece of shit compared to other processors of today. My suggestion is to pay the extra money for a good intel processor (PII or III - not Celron.) Stay clear or any AMD crap and don't under any circumstances get a Celron - they are all cheap imitations. 0 Share this post Link to post