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Profile: newbie
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AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.46ghz 2000 fsb 1m cache
2 gig kingston hyperx PC3200 single channel
asus proactive sli mobo with overclocking abilities to GPU, CPU, and RAM
XFX Geforce 7800gtx 256mb PCI-e
400gig western digital HD 7200 rpm
soundblaster audigy 5.1
lite-on DVD-RW/cd-rw
Windows XP home W/ SP2

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it's alright yeah, the graphics card is a bit old tho :( (old flagship model)...

cpu is alright, faster than any pentium d in the same class, though core 2 duo e6400 could now beat it :( ...


doesn't look too good does it... well you can't always have the top spec, and hold it. :(

2gb for ram is good though :)

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Does it do everything you need it to? Then its great. Good is subjective, either define it, or upgrade if you can't do something.

Profile: newbie
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another "please measure my e-penis" thread.. lol.

If it does what you want it to do, its fine!

Yea, its an alright computer! Why is your ram in single-channel though? You could unlock some memory bandwidth if you put it into dual channel. :wink:

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It is faster then my system, and mine does anything I want it to... so, yeah, I'd say it is good. You GPU is still plenty capable, very capable, and your CPU is far from being outdated.

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yeah also i guess it's faster than my computer at the moment and mine is okay (well alright, perhaps a bit slow but...)

Also i agree with the other posters that if it does what you need it to do then its fine :)

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On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being a emachine and a 10 being something Jonathon "Fatal1ty" Wendel would use, I would call it a 5...

Your grasp of the english language however, rates an underwhelming 2...

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what was wrong with core 2 duo? Too expensive i guess? eeing as you only got a 7300gtand you're considering a 7600gt? Oh and it 's uneeded at the momment as most games are only single threaded? 8)

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yeah i see i ordered my core 2 duo system at the start of september and it still isn't here yet!!! :(

stock issues prevented (and still is) the order from being dispatched :(

and now im not getting any ram because it was out of stock for too long (i ordered from two places you see)... AND now the prices have skyrocketed :cry:

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mpilchfamily:
i totaly know how you feel i just upgraded my system about 3months ago and my budget was even tigheter.
gOdMan: Sence when was the gf7800Gtx not good? i mean it still plays games on max if i am not correct? i mean it is way better than a GF 7600GT and they can play almost everygame on HIGH.

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another "please measure my e-penis" thread.. lol.

If it does what you want it to do, its fine!

Yea, its an alright computer! Why is your ram in single-channel though? You could unlock some memory bandwidth if you put it into dual channel. Wink


hahaha that was a good one
and i agree if it does what you want it to then you are happy..mine does everything i that i want :)

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yes my 6800gt plays everything on high :D

well there is oblivion.

but it is soon to be wintertime here so have added my other 68gt
it will help on oblivion and for warming the house :D

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see my edit.

you might want to change your last post boy

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well since you are into calling people names
i say you are a goofball who sits at a computer all day
and post here at thg with what is apperently nothing else to do

you wouldnt happen to be in the oklahoma area would you?

if not lucky for you :tongue:

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AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.46ghz 2000 fsb 1m cache
2 gig kingston hyperx PC3200 single channel
asus proactive sli mobo with overclocking abilities to GPU, CPU, and RAM
XFX Geforce 7800gtx 256mb PCI-e
400gig western digital HD 7200 rpm
soundblaster audigy 5.1
lite-on DVD-RW/cd-rw
Windows XP home W/ SP2



>> Is My Computer Good?

AMD and Microsoft? No its definately evil.

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As everyone else has said, as long as it meets your needs. My A64 Socket 754 is over 2 years old and I still love it. Does everything I need it to. A slow clunker by today's stuff, but it's my dream PC.


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the socket size is 989 so i can upgrade my cpu to almost anything...

my computer doesnt have a internet connection, but its ran with windows perfectly....

thanx for your input guys.