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Re: I'm not a hardware nerd... [Re: JetpackMonkey] #149538 09/13/07 18:42 09/13/07 18:42
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,305 Damocles Expert
Damocles Expert Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,305	The ZX Spectrum was my first computer, and I have good memories to it. I made my first games with that thing with the rubber keys... best game -> JetPack rtsmaker.com

Re: I'm not a hardware nerd... [Re: Damocles] #149539 09/13/07 20:35 09/13/07 20:35
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 969 ch Loopix OP User
Loopix OP User Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 969 ch	Ok...thanks! I'll go for the Sinclair for sure...also I'll buy a book to learn LOGO...or should I start with BASIC? Just one thing I still need to know: Is the E6750 fast enough for a 8800GTS? thx. Get MystyMood for free...now! You need plants and trees for your game?

Re: I'm not a hardware nerd... [Re: Loopix] #149540 09/13/07 20:46 09/13/07 20:46
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,236 San Diego, CA M Marco_Grubert Expert
Marco_Grubert Expert M Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,236 San Diego, CA	Quote: Ok...thanks! I'll go for the Sinclair for sure...also I'll buy a book to learn LOGO...or should I start with BASIC? Just one thing I still need to know: Is the E6750 fast enough for a 8800GTS? a) BASIC for sure b) What do you mean by "is it fast enough" ? Any CPU can be fast enough depending on what it tasks the 8800GTS with. Don't forget to get a good cooler such as Zalman and you'll be able to overclock the CPU by quite a bit. Looking at the CPU charts at Tom's Hardware the E6750 seems to be a better buy overall than the Q6600. In low threading application the E6750 performs better, in high threading the Q6600 is better. http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=873&model2=871&chart=444 Last edited by Marco_Grubert; 09/13/07 20:56.

Re: I'm not a hardware nerd... [Re: Loopix] #149541 09/13/07 21:40 09/13/07 21:40
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 8,177 Netherlands PHeMoX Senior Expert
PHeMoX Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 8,177 Netherlands	Quote: Just one thing I still need to know: Is the E6750 fast enough for a 8800GTS? Yes, don't worry, it won't bottleneck that graphics card. Cheers PHeMoX, Innervision Software (c) 1995-2008 For more info visit: Innervision Software

Thanks! [Re: PHeMoX] #149542 09/25/07 09:16 09/25/07 09:16
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 969 ch Loopix OP User
Loopix OP User Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 969 ch	Thanks everyone...especialy for advising me not to buy a already built up system but rather to assemble the system myself. I did follow this advice and have now a really slick machine...and it wasen't even that hard to find the fitting components and to build it up. I have now (for about 980$): Mainboard: ASUS P5KR (FSB1333). This board also supports internal RAID settings CPU: Intel E6750 CPU-Cooler: Arctic Freezer Pro7 (very effectiv and silent...and cheap!) RAM: Corsair DDR2 800Mhz CL4 (2x1024Mb) HD: 1x sATA Samsung Spin Point (320Gb), 2x IDE WD-Caviar (160Gb) my old ones! GPU: ASUS 8800GTS (320Mb) DVD-Writer: NEC(Sony) with DVD-RAM support Case-Fans: 2x 120mm Scythe S-FLEX (10db...really super silent!) I just played the Bioshock demo in highest settings (dx10 surfaces disabled cause of WindowsXP...) and it run absolutely smooth The CPU temperature so far never got over 38'...system temperature (when playing Oblivion for about 3h) was at 41'. Those components even seem to have a good OC potential...but I think I won't need that until Crysis is out I can really recomend this System...it's powerfull, not too expensiv and super silent (if you decouple the HD's and activate ASUS's Q-Fans tec) Get MystyMood for free...now! You need plants and trees for your game?

Re: Thanks! [Re: Loopix] #149543 09/25/07 20:36 09/25/07 20:36
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,236 San Diego, CA M Marco_Grubert Expert
Marco_Grubert Expert M Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,236 San Diego, CA	Nice setup. Now just link the two old HDDs as RAID-0 and store your games on that disk.

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