I looked around for an introductions forum, and came short. So let me introduce myself in my first thread.
I am from South Africa, yes that’s in Africa (so many people ask that question). We are classed as a first world country, but we are really more like half a first world country. A couple of months, if not a year sometimes behind the times (technology, movies and so on).
I lived in the UK for most my childhood and have been playing games almost every day of my life since my Commodore Amiga 500+ with 2 meg ram upgrade.
I am not new to tom’s charts, I have used them for a few years. Also trying to use the advice given in these forums lately.
I know it’s such a noob thing to do asking for advice/help straight off the mark but I am in need of some
My current desktop (don't laugh at it too much please, its hanging on by a string) was put together by myself around about 2004, I was able to play games up until BF II and it struggled with SIMS II with some add-ons. So since then I have been glued to the Xbox 360 or attempted using my lappy to play newer games :s
My old sys. specs :
AMD Athlone 1400 with an oversized copper heat sink,
2gig ram (been through a whole load of different modules),
80 gig hdd(again must have been through 2 shoe boxes of these, at 1 point I had 4x 20gig's),
some AGP FX5500 128mb graphics card(been through a few of these also),
PSU's (let’s not mention them too much, as this is what’s made me get a new PC),
2 x 19" CRT's,
Now I apologise for all the South African currency and links, but we are a tad limited here The current US dollar -> Rand exchange rate is : 1 U.S. dollar = R 7.43
Intended new sys. specs.
Motherboard : Gigabyte/Asus G31 or Gigabyte G41 - R700(max)
CPU : Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 2.33(R1253) - R1300(max)
CPU cooler : Some thermaltake job for around R350
Case & PSU : Coolermaster RC-335 - R800(max)
RAM : 2 x Corsair 2Gb DDR2-800 or 2 x OCZ 2Gb DDR2-800 Plat XTC - R1000(max)
HDD : Seagate Baracuda 500gb(R402) (3 partitions, dual boot win xp pro/linux & and storage)
Graphics card : 1 x Sparkle GTS250(R1481) or 1 x Asus EAH4770 FML/HTDI/512MD5 Formula edition - R1500(max)
Optical media : (any reasonable DVD-writer) - R300(max)
Monitor : I want to keep the 2 x 19" CRT's and also be able to use my 32" Sony HD LCD
All other peripherals are still fine and will suffice for now.
(The prices in the some of the links aren't the same that I pay, I have a account with a supplier)
Now I am not looking to be able to play games for years to come. I just want to be able to play my SIMS II without lag, maybe SIMS III, Diablo III. (StarCraft II if it ever comes out)
Thank you for taking the time to read this thread If you could give me any advice on my intended build, please speak up. I hate unexpected surprises
I am from South Africa, yes that’s in Africa (so many people ask that question). We are classed as a first world country, but we are really more like half a first world country. A couple of months, if not a year sometimes behind the times (technology, movies and so on).
I lived in the UK for most my childhood and have been playing games almost every day of my life since my Commodore Amiga 500+ with 2 meg ram upgrade.
I am not new to tom’s charts, I have used them for a few years. Also trying to use the advice given in these forums lately.
I know it’s such a noob thing to do asking for advice/help straight off the mark but I am in need of some
My current desktop (don't laugh at it too much please, its hanging on by a string) was put together by myself around about 2004, I was able to play games up until BF II and it struggled with SIMS II with some add-ons. So since then I have been glued to the Xbox 360 or attempted using my lappy to play newer games :s
My old sys. specs :
AMD Athlone 1400 with an oversized copper heat sink,
2gig ram (been through a whole load of different modules),
80 gig hdd(again must have been through 2 shoe boxes of these, at 1 point I had 4x 20gig's),
some AGP FX5500 128mb graphics card(been through a few of these also),
PSU's (let’s not mention them too much, as this is what’s made me get a new PC),
2 x 19" CRT's,
Now I apologise for all the South African currency and links, but we are a tad limited here The current US dollar -> Rand exchange rate is : 1 U.S. dollar = R 7.43
Intended new sys. specs.
Motherboard : Gigabyte/Asus G31 or Gigabyte G41 - R700(max)
CPU : Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 2.33(R1253) - R1300(max)
CPU cooler : Some thermaltake job for around R350
Case & PSU : Coolermaster RC-335 - R800(max)
RAM : 2 x Corsair 2Gb DDR2-800 or 2 x OCZ 2Gb DDR2-800 Plat XTC - R1000(max)
HDD : Seagate Baracuda 500gb(R402) (3 partitions, dual boot win xp pro/linux & and storage)
Graphics card : 1 x Sparkle GTS250(R1481) or 1 x Asus EAH4770 FML/HTDI/512MD5 Formula edition - R1500(max)
Optical media : (any reasonable DVD-writer) - R300(max)
Monitor : I want to keep the 2 x 19" CRT's and also be able to use my 32" Sony HD LCD
All other peripherals are still fine and will suffice for now.
(The prices in the some of the links aren't the same that I pay, I have a account with a supplier)
Now I am not looking to be able to play games for years to come. I just want to be able to play my SIMS II without lag, maybe SIMS III, Diablo III. (StarCraft II if it ever comes out)
Thank you for taking the time to read this thread If you could give me any advice on my intended build, please speak up. I hate unexpected surprises