Thx for that Jakg. Great info as usual. Jakg FTW ))

Hi - just a quick question, is 2 X1650 pro's in Crossfire any good?. Is the performance anywhere near a 8800gts 320? i kinda doubt it BUT id love to hear from anyone using 2 graphics cards together. Peace

90 fov @ 144 x 96 inches (1280x768)

Fluidic Muscles anyone? the Video is just down the page abit.

Anyone reakons this beats the Force Dynamics Motion Rig?

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/0 ... ideo-game-accessory-ever/



PS - They are using LFS as the sim - nice.

Last edited by neilmichaelcasey, Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:44. Reason : pic added

Nice 1 for saving Chi-Chi Spanky. You will both have lots of laughs!

Heres my new arrival - Its 'Muzzle' cos the marking look like a muzzle i think

Mother 'Sparkle' is Fine whilst 'Shaggy' the resident Queen, is most dissaproving.



heres all of em at once



If anyone wanna LOLCAT em then feel free.

Last edited by neilmichaelcasey, Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:53. Reason : bananas

If u like Shelbys - DONT watch

http://www.break.com/index/dum ... rashes-shelby-cobra3.html

aaawww bless....

Thx again Jakg for all the advice. I might just buy a couple of good components first - then add more later, untill i have a full system. Then i should be set for a year or 2 of the latest games. I spose i just wanted to avoid the whole Vista thing as ive heard nothing but bad about it.

I was looking for prices of the 8800gts and saw this on ebay >>

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-VISION ... ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

for £158 - is it best to avoid cheap makes & go for a more well known brand at a slighly higher price?

ALSO - ive just seen this bundle (mobo, processor & 2g memory >>

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-77 ... geNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

for £144 - that sound good but is that processor quite slow?

sorry for all the questions - i just dont know when to stop when i get rolling

Peace!

Last edited by neilmichaelcasey, Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:40. Reason : ebay

hehheheheh - Thanks Jakg for all your help m8. I really really dont wanna embark on the DX10 Vista path yet. I know ill have to upgrade to those eventually but I think most of the games i want work ok on dx9 & xp (though im prolly wrong).

Ill go and read-up & find best prices on those items. Cheers.
Also - I wont be able to do this upgrade straight away so I have afew months. Just wonder what popular processor/graphics cards combos people r running. Then theres the whole ati - nvidia thing. Ill update my first post as i settle on hardware. Peace & thx again Jakq - u r an asset indeed - oh yes!

Hi Jakg. The Power is a Q-Tec 500w Bigfan, !!!?

Im not really into overclocking being somewhat of a n00b.

If I could get a average (play the latest wave of games - Bioshock, Crysis, UT2007, COD4 etc) Internal setup (mobo processor graphics & memory) for around £300 - £350max. Then i would prolly save up abit for a case, power, drives later on. I heard that a big price drop is on the way soon for processors though i could be wrong.

There may be a way to do it on the cheap with one of those 3 series radion cards (the ones afteer the 9800 pro) as I know that will run Bioshock. then id just need another gig of ram BUT my processor sucks really - doh!

Im not sure how much i could get second hand for my current hardware as its preety old now BUT i could prolly get enough for the externals, so id end up with a better spec pc overall. soz 4 the rambling, i dont get out much )))

Hi all. Sorry about hitting you Hardware Gurus with yet another upgrade Post.

Current Specs >>

Mobo - Asus K8V-X rev 2.00

Processor - Athlon 64 3400+ @ 2403 MHz

Memory - 2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM

Graphics - Radeo 9800 Pro

2 Hard Drives

1 DVD Writer

500w Power

Standard Case

Not Much Cooling


OK then - So I just downloaded the Bioshock demo, only to discover after much anticipation that my 9800Pro doesnt support some new fangled Sharder3 thingys. Imagine my dissapointment .

So It looks like Upgrade City for me. Budget as close to £300 squidleys as possible.

With only that kind of funds to work with I reakon I need to concentrate on Mobo, Processor, Graphics & Memory.

I have no Idea at all about the new Graphics Cards & Processors & stuff so any info/advice will be greatly appreciated.

Theres alot of new games comming soon, and they will all need quite a good spec setup I believe. So I just need something to play these, though i dont expect high resolution & super high quality graphics but I would like to run them OK.

Peace & Thanks in advance.


UPDATE - OK here is the LIST (feel free to critique) I got prices from Dabs but realise i can prolly get em cheaper.
Jakg, where ur prices from m8?


Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTS 320MB PCIE DVI - £185 inc vat
Question - Is it worth saving for 640mb version?

Crucial 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM PC2-6400 Unbuffered Non-ECC CL4 - £83 inc vat


Total £268 - that leaves 32 for a quadcore & mobo )) think im gonna have to look at lower spec Graphics card & maybe Value Ram - doh!

Last edited by neilmichaelcasey, Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:41. Reason : rainbows

Bloody Norwegians - Comming over here and stealing all MY stuff

Well done endy - you can cruise in style now bro

Hi Endy - Great Topic Dude. I love the bit at the start ) youre a right 'sort' u r m8. Anyway seriously i would like this from my childhood. I used to put 3-1 oil on the bend for added realism.

got me one of these badboys.....

heheheh - Take Lonnngggg deeeeaaappppp breaths Endy - and think of squirrels riding rainbows - it helps with the pain

hehehehhe - lol - sorry if ive started a Holy Forum War :0 - its only abit of fun and it helps if you know about the topic. Sorry to upset you General.

sorry if youve seen this already

http://www.flickr.com/photos/echrisindy/542387837/

Quote from anttt69 :

:wow: that looks awesome. Do you know how good the projector is that you are using? Spec, Price?

Hi - Yes - Its only 800x600 native BUT i run it at 1280 x 768 (12x8 foot)

Better resolution would be nicer but tbo you get used to it & the distance from screen helps alot. Cost about £450 - Bulb lasted 18 months, just got new 1 for £125 delivered.

it made me laugh - could be a new sport really Shift U to the main straight bridge as fast as u can to see the first wave of contenders. Points awarded for Distance - Style - Tricks - & Landing.

files to big for attachments so its Rapidshare (sorry)!

http://rapidshare.com/files/37441160/BF1jump.spr

http://rapidshare.com/files/37441654/FZjump.spr


i really wanted to do a film with all the lfs cars seperately and overlay them all into 1 shot so its hundres of cars flying - slow mo would be nice & some waltz music. i wouldnt know where to start with it really.

i cant waut for the new system tbo. Thx for all the effort you guys/gals put in for us lot. I hope iy all works out.

PS - Becky - Sorry to hear about the cat thing. Im a cat person aswell. I just wanted to say I have 3 kittens atm - 6 weeks old - potty trained (my bed). and guzzling tuna like the homeless You can have 1 if you want. PM me if interested - I have pics Peace.

Quote from theirishnoob :

i already done chuck norris... ..

lol - hoped you used protection, we dont need any little chucks running around the place.....

lol some funny stuff happenin'

got - thz devs - u r Heros

Quote from STROBE :

Carefully processing and cutting out photos of a fitness instructor I did a quick photoshoot with last weekend. Right now I'm carefully selecting around his crotch and inner leg, so I can transplant him onto different backgrounds. It's not particularly pleasant. :sour:

C'mon patch X.

lol - im filling up, and it aint tears!