UT2K3 Demo OUT!

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With the amount of time downloading it would take on my modem it's not worth it if it might not work. But when I get my cable I'll try it and see.

[sponge]

Bah, leave it on overnight.

What are your specs?

[benkenobi0]

Wheee, it works on my computer Anyways the online server was down so all I could do was play the AI but hey at least I know it works right?

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[Warren]

I know, and it's a Compaq, can't even frickin' OPEN the case! You have to peel the back away to get to anything, and it's really designed not to be upgraded.

I just went super web surfing looking up prices of stuff, and figured what my future computer will cost. The total price will be around $1800 without shipping. It will include:

-iBuyPower.com Clear Computer Case w/ 400watt power supply and bundled cables (also fans)
-AMD 2200+ XP
-Shuttle AK35GTR Socket A Motherboard (may change, I don't know much about motherboards, but this comes with the AMD 2200+ all for $230 with 6 USB ports, pretty good)
-Radeon 9700 Pro 128Mb (may go with nVidia GeForce4 TI4600)
-512Mb DDR-RAM PC3000 (may go with PC2100)
-Western Digital 120Gb Hard Drive
-Sony Trinitron E540 21" Flat Screen CRT Monitor
-Sony DVD-R/RW Drive and maybe Sony 52x CD drive
-Sony 1.44" Floppy Drive
-Colored Keyboard and Mouse by Alienware from second party
-Creative Labs 5.1 Audigy 1394 (may go with xGamer)
-Creative Labs 5.1 5300 Speakers
-and miscellanious like heat sink, cooling stuff, and networking

All this should be enough to play UT2K3, Battlefield 1942, and run Doom III at like 100fps!

[edit]In the troubleshooting, it says it is complatable with the Voodoo3 card, but that it would run REAL slow. I think it's my CPU, because it also says that the game is very picky about CPU speed, and I'm 233Mhz below minimal requirements. And you shouldn't have any problems running it with an ATI.

[sponge]

Mystic, the rest of your PC can handle it fine. Comprable to what I have, 1.6ghz, 256mb RAM. Use getright to dial in when you get disconnected.

The Radeon 9700 owns the Ge4.

Warren, your not going to get 100FPS in any of those games, unless your at low quality, ESPECIALLY Doom3. The Doom3 demos were on a Radeon 9700 at medium quality, 800x600 and a high end processor, and was pulling 60+FPS. You'll want at least 1024x768 on a big monitor.

[edit] Ah. Just saw the comment about Voodoo3. Since it's AGP, and you might be building a new PC, why not try and get the Radeon now, and get whatever speed increase you can from that?

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[Warren]

^-- Use this link, it goes the fastest, I got 120K/s.

I'd wait to get the Radeon 9700, the price will go down. The only thing I'd buy now would be the case, because it's on back order, and I don't want to have to wait for it when I have all my components stilling there in a box. Here's a of it with a lot of stuff in it. Some good component websites are , (they have a lot of crazy stuff, like a radioactive symbol fan grill I want, and the Alienware colored stuff), , and for comparison shopping around, is the absolute best.

[sponge]

Cool looking case. I don't forsee any price drops until NVidia releases a new card, or the XMas season comes.

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[Warren]

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[benkenobi0]

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