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Lasereth · 08-09-2004, 06:33 PM

1. Fuck if I know about the hard drives. I have no RAID experience. I do have a 10k RPM SCSI drive, but I couldn't tell a difference between it and my ATA HDD. I assume the RAID-0 would be better, but I'm not certain.

2. The Athlon 64 processors kick ass. Are they used for 64-bit applications? No way. They won't be for a long time. What are they good for then Lasereth? GAMING OF COURSE!! These processors kick ass in gaming...there's no way around it. I suggest either a socket 754 Athlon 64 3200+ or a socket 939 with a 3500+ if you want to spend a ton of money. The Athlon 64 won't be outdated for a very long time. You can go with a Pentium 4, but the only P4's that can keep up with the Athlon 64's is the E-Core 3.2 GHz + and Extreme Editions which tend to be expensive. A P4 would certainly be a good choice, however! A 3.0 GHz P4 would be cheaper than an Athlon 64 3200+, but you wouldn't see as much power.

3. I hope you're from the not-USA because those prices are terrible. I assume you're from overseas, possibly Australia? Anyway, a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit would last a long time in gaming. They kick ass in the games you listed and will be great videocards for a good two years. It's the best deal on the market. Of course, if you want to spend a ton of money on a videocard, the new X800's and 6800's are actually worth their hefty price tags. The raw increase in power is uncanny.

-Lasereth

08-09-2004, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	1. Fuck if I know about the hard drives. I have no RAID experience. I do have a 10k RPM SCSI drive, but I couldn't tell a difference between it and my ATA HDD. I assume the RAID-0 would be better, but I'm not certain. 2. The Athlon 64 processors kick ass. Are they used for 64-bit applications? No way. They won't be for a long time. What are they good for then Lasereth? GAMING OF COURSE!! These processors kick ass in gaming...there's no way around it. I suggest either a socket 754 Athlon 64 3200+ or a socket 939 with a 3500+ if you want to spend a ton of money. The Athlon 64 won't be outdated for a very long time. You can go with a Pentium 4, but the only P4's that can keep up with the Athlon 64's is the E-Core 3.2 GHz + and Extreme Editions which tend to be expensive. A P4 would certainly be a good choice, however! A 3.0 GHz P4 would be cheaper than an Athlon 64 3200+, but you wouldn't see as much power. 3. I hope you're from the not-USA because those prices are terrible. I assume you're from overseas, possibly Australia? Anyway, a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit would last a long time in gaming. They kick ass in the games you listed and will be great videocards for a good two years. It's the best deal on the market. Of course, if you want to spend a ton of money on a videocard, the new X800's and 6800's are actually worth their hefty price tags. The raw increase in power is uncanny. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert