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thecow · 04-24-2003, 10:09 PM

My boss got one, and I just suggested he make sure it had an agp port. He bought the computer, an extra 256mb of ram(to make 512 total), and a gf4 ti4200. It runs BF1942 flawlessly at high resolutions, and that game is one hell of a resource hog. Ended up being pretty cheap.

Anyway, on the subject of building your own - it is usually cheaper only if you already have a copy of windows. Otherwise you have to tack on an extra $90 for home XP, $150 for pro, or stick with linux (last I looked at OEM prices). I had a hacked XP for a while, but I got sick of hearing about all of the holes and not being able to patch them. Just a reminder not to forget the price of an OS when talking about building your own.

I finally just bought a PC after years of building them. I was able to get exactly the parts I wanted from ABS for a couple hundred less than I could assemble it at newegg. At that point I said screw it, and decided to let them deal with making it run smooth and replace any failed hardware. I couldn't be happier with the results.

04-24-2003, 10:09 PM	#30 (permalink)
thecow Crazy Location: Fayetteville, AR	My boss got one, and I just suggested he make sure it had an agp port. He bought the computer, an extra 256mb of ram(to make 512 total), and a gf4 ti4200. It runs BF1942 flawlessly at high resolutions, and that game is one hell of a resource hog. Ended up being pretty cheap. Anyway, on the subject of building your own - it is usually cheaper only if you already have a copy of windows. Otherwise you have to tack on an extra $90 for home XP, $150 for pro, or stick with linux (last I looked at OEM prices). I had a hacked XP for a while, but I got sick of hearing about all of the holes and not being able to patch them. Just a reminder not to forget the price of an OS when talking about building your own. I finally just bought a PC after years of building them. I was able to get exactly the parts I wanted from ABS for a couple hundred less than I could assemble it at newegg. At that point I said screw it, and decided to let them deal with making it run smooth and replace any failed hardware. I couldn't be happier with the results. Last edited by thecow; 04-24-2003 at 10:11 PM..