2.6 Ghz P4 socket 478.. 1 gig of (266) RAM here.. I can run everything I need VERY smoothly.. The only game I play right now is War Rock. I have all the settings on high on my Geforce 5950 Ultra (AGP). I wouldn't mind a small upgrade though. More RAM, better video card. Hopefully, I'll be getting a new job that will allow me to do that. On the flip side, I've got a friend who's getting ready to drop $4000 on a new PC so he can play vanguard. I'm gonna help him build it. I'll post specs later.
i love my dual core AMD X2 3800+ Oc'D to 2.46GHZ
and my 7900GT w/2gigs o' ram
I got more than i needed, just because i wanted this rig to last through 5 yrs of college.
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Of course, you all have to keep in how short technology cycles are going now. Socket 754 lasted for quite awhile, then 939 didn't go as long, and now AM2 is on the block.
Same for Videocards. About a year ago, the X800XL was the card to have. Shortly after, nVidia's 7800's showed up, and then the G80 (now 8800) was announced. Now the 8800 is out and DX10 compatable, but who knows how long that will last?
i5-3570k @ 4.40GHz // R9 380X @ 1020MHz // 2x Samsung 850 EVO SSDs // 2x 2TB HDDs
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Im still quite happy of my Pentium3 skt370-to-Slot1 converter 550E MHz, with 384Mb RAM, overclocked to 782MHz (137MHz FSB), with that Radeon 7500 64Mb AGP. Im playing Guild Wars on it, it needs at least 800MHz and a better videocard. I can also run World of Warcraft which requires a 800MHz and 256Mb to 512Mb of RAM.
Altho I'm thinking of getting myself two sticks of 256Mb, so I can achieve the total of 768Mb RAM capacity, then Ill be able to play the games I play, with more performance than some low-end P4s/Celerons can do. And, of course, a new video card would help... but in the 2x technology, that 7500 is probably the best thing I can have for now.
And if Im getting new RAM sticks, Ill push my overclock even further... who needs to spend about $500 for a new computer, when you can use one that costed you $2 700 for equal performance?
Neat. One thing I never got about processors:
How the hell do they make the core that damn small? I would expect odd things as they get smaller and smaller. Next theyre gonna be on the atomic level.
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Sheesh, Intel's already pushing forwards and pushing strong on the 45nm and wheres AMD's 65nm chips? And take a look at those 'Fun Facts' in the link, their pretty cool.