Post by Galland on Sept 24, 2003 7:46:05 GMT -5
Actually it has been up and running for close to three weeks. I exchanged the Abit motherboard for an Intel D875PBZ and the Corsair ram for 1gb of Crucual PC3200 Non-parity. This combination is very stable. I've not yet had a crash as a result of hardware conflicts.
I did find out, however, that the USB drivers published by Motorola are complete garbage. They won't work with Windows XP worth a damn. If you contact Motorola Tech support they'll try to blame the crashes on your computer, even though it'll be clear to an experienced user that the error messages indicate a buggy USB driver.
My old Surfboard SB4200 modem also had a dead ethernet port. So, I took it in to the Roadrunner office and got a new modem- a Surfboard 4220. It doesn't seem to have any new features for the end user. But it does have a working ethernet port!
So far so good with games. Everything runs well at 1024x768x32bit. I've downloaded a lot of eyecandy. Some of the effects are almost photorealistic. I think in the next five to six years our video card technology will reach the level of what they used to film Jurrassic Park. I don't think game artists are up to the challenge of using all this power, but that is another subject for another post.
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Antec SLK3700 with 350w PSU
Intel D875PBZ i875P mobo
Intel P4C 2.4ghz CPU with HSF
1GB Crucial PC3200 ram
128MB Radeon 9800 Non-pro
Hercules Fortissimo III sound card
40GB Seagate HDD
120GB Seagate HDD
Lite-On 48x12x48x CD-RW
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My spending total was in the range of $950 dollars. I think I did a good job. I've also learned a LOT about building one's own system. The next rig will go a lot faster if I run into any mistakes.
Galland
I did find out, however, that the USB drivers published by Motorola are complete garbage. They won't work with Windows XP worth a damn. If you contact Motorola Tech support they'll try to blame the crashes on your computer, even though it'll be clear to an experienced user that the error messages indicate a buggy USB driver.
My old Surfboard SB4200 modem also had a dead ethernet port. So, I took it in to the Roadrunner office and got a new modem- a Surfboard 4220. It doesn't seem to have any new features for the end user. But it does have a working ethernet port!
So far so good with games. Everything runs well at 1024x768x32bit. I've downloaded a lot of eyecandy. Some of the effects are almost photorealistic. I think in the next five to six years our video card technology will reach the level of what they used to film Jurrassic Park. I don't think game artists are up to the challenge of using all this power, but that is another subject for another post.
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Antec SLK3700 with 350w PSU
Intel D875PBZ i875P mobo
Intel P4C 2.4ghz CPU with HSF
1GB Crucial PC3200 ram
128MB Radeon 9800 Non-pro
Hercules Fortissimo III sound card
40GB Seagate HDD
120GB Seagate HDD
Lite-On 48x12x48x CD-RW
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My spending total was in the range of $950 dollars. I think I did a good job. I've also learned a LOT about building one's own system. The next rig will go a lot faster if I run into any mistakes.
Galland
