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Bulsajo
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| Yup, as I said it's the only game I've played on my current computer that's left me wondering how much better it would play/look on a real gaming rig.. and so far the game play has been spectacular. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Yup, as I said it's the only game I've played on my current computer that's left me wondering how much better it would play/look on a real gaming rig.. and so far the game play has been spectacular. |
That's how I'm feeling about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Holy moly!!! I started it last Saturday and can't really put it down. I've never played a game like this It's an awesome epic with an expansive, open-ended feel to it, but, it is literally killing my computer. P2.4, 6600GT, 1gig RAM, 450W PSU, and this game is barely running.
My computer actually over-heated and shut down at one point. That's the first time that's ever happened.
If you have a good gaming rig Oblivion will give you so much fun.
I've got Ghost Recon ready to go, Bulsajo. Just need to install it. I'm worried it will melt my graphics card though. |
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Bulsajo
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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You should be fine I think, at least I've got the same CPU speed and RAM and you've got a better video card!
I'm in a rock and a hard place- I want to upgrade my video card but in order to do so properly I'd need to get a PCIe motherboard... If I'm buying a new motherboard and video card, I might as well get a new CPU... and RAM, and I'll probably need a new power supply... |
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ejmlab
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Location: Pohang
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, it's a slippery slope. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
You should be fine I think, at least I've got the same CPU speed and RAM and you've got a better video card!
I'm in a rock and a hard place- I want to upgrade my video card but in order to do so properly I'd need to get a PCIe motherboard... If I'm buying a new motherboard and video card, I might as well get a new CPU... and RAM, and I'll probably need a new power supply... |
Welcome to upgrade hell..........I'm there too.
I think I'll be trudging the halls of Yongsan before long.
Is swapping out motherboards and CPUs a hard job? Could a moderately competent person do it for the first time?
Will the Windows on my hard drive be totally confused when I start up the computer with a different CPU and Motherboard? |
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Bulsajo
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Is swapping out motherboards and CPUs a hard job? Could a moderately competent person do it for the first time?
Will the Windows on my hard drive be totally confused when I start up the computer with a different CPU and Motherboard? |
I've never had any problems doing it, and Windows 2000 and XP will sort themselves out on the first boot (you may need to reboot a few times, make sure bios settings are kosher, etc.).
Still, I'd recommend you be fairly knowledgeable with motherboards etc. first. If you can comfortably swap everything else out of the box already then you are ready to give it a try. You can Google for step by step instructions with illustrations- I don't have a link to a recent one, but I know they're out there... |
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