Who's planning an upgrade when DOOM 3 Comes out???

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Originally posted by Tac
Sorry for rezzing a slightly old topic but...I had to let this out:p

Well I'm planning on doing a massive upgrade...but I want to wait till PCi express and the new processors come out...this wait is killing me because I am scraping whatever $$ I have and I'm not happy w/ current gaming performance...but it's hard for me to earn money so i don't want to upgrade anything. I got $391 in cold, flimsy cash sitting here and another $200 I'm supposed to get for working 20 hours...:D

Edit: BTW Milo my mobo supports up to a 2 ghz processor....so HA!:p

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I know the feeling. When you're over $20k in debt and not sure if you will have a job when you graduate college you're not exactly eager to start spending tons of money. I just hope my system can limp through hl2.

Huh? Think there's a big diff here. I'm a student jsut entering High School and can work for about $100 a 10 hour day, but is just too busy too.:p You're an adult 20K in debt....:p

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Originally posted by Tac
Huh? Think there's a big diff here. I'm a student jsut entering High School and can work for about $100 a 10 hour day, but is just too busy too.:p You're an adult 20K in debt....:p

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Ouch!:p Leave the man alone, you'll find that as you grow older, you CAN get into quite a bit of debt w/o realising it:( . Mortgages and credit card bill CAN pile up.:eek: I'm fortunate in that I've cleared all my debts and have a relatively wealthy family which I don't have to support.;) I've got an apartment to call my own and life is sweet (for now:) ) I've got a new BMW 735 and a new Porsche Carrera 4S parked in the driveway of my family home. Life is like waves, there are hi points and low points (and the occasional eddies throwing a curve ball at you). I'm not blowing my own horn here, just merely stating that diff ppl lead diff lives, so don't put someone down w/o knowing what your life is going to turn out to be!:mad:

PS. 20 years ago, my family was poor, not dirt poor, but poor none the less. Hard work and prudent business investments over the years have improved my family's situation (maybe that's why we're over-compensating with the cars:p ) Sorry about the rant guys but I'm just a little POed by this guy's attitude!:mad:

Huh? I didn't mean to insult anyone dude, I was just stating that.....forget it I'm going to get flamed anyway. Sorry if i insulted you Harbinger.:(

if you think I'm some rich snobby kid Mikey, think again. My parents are 10k in debt from equidy loans and are lucky they have jobs. Most college students do get into debt while in college b/c of well college IS expensive. Heck with a few years going to a good one you could buy a nice house.:p The only reason I can make $100 day is if I work for my self employed father who has to drive 40 miles every day to Boston to get work.

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Originally posted by Tac
Huh? I didn't mean to insult anyone dude, I was just stating that.....forget it I'm going to get flamed anyway. Sorry if i insulted you Harbinger.:(

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I'm sorry too :( , sometimes I DO get carried away :o . Hope we're all still friends here :)

Ya I just hope Harbinger isn't mad at me.:(

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Originally posted by Tac
Ya I just hope Harbinger isn't mad at me.:(

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Cool!;) But I'd be worried if I were you, Harbinger hasn't reponded yet!!!:eek: I'm sure it's alright, most Sharkyites aren't temperamental (unlike me:o ) BTW, I built both my rigs inpreparation for D3 ;) , I wasn't even aware of HL2 (shame on me!:o ) so HL2 is a great bonus!;) :)

Not offended :) But yeah, debt builds up in a hell of a hurry, something to watch out for. Btw, all my debt is from student loans for tuition, college is ridiculously expensive :(

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if you think I'm some rich snobby kid Mikey, think again. My parents are 10k in debt from equidy loans and are lucky they have jobs. Most college students do get into debt while in college b/c of well college IS expensive. Heck with a few years going to a good one you could buy a nice house. The only reason I can make $100 day is if I work for my self employed father who has to drive 40 miles every day to Boston to get work.

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I understand now, but ya gotta admit that this :

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Huh? Think there's a big diff here. I'm a student jsut entering High School and can work for about $100 a 10 hour day, but is just too busy too. You're an adult 20K in debt....

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can be misconstrued:o . I know I may have shot off my mouth but I'm quick to anger, I'm still working on enhancing my calm ;) . Like I said, when I was younger, life was really tough :( . Skipped lunches at times, walked to school and walked home from school quite a few times (had no $$ for public bus), wore hand-me-downs and so forth. When I think of my family's past, I'm amazed that we're where we are today.;) Tac, I really do wish you all the best in your studies and all your future endeavors!:)

PS. Harbinger, it's real cool of you to be so understanding about this:) . I'll try to emulate your example :cool: .

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Originally posted by mikeysg
I've got a new BMW 735 and a new Porsche Carrera 4S parked in the driveway of my family home.

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I wasnt aware of a new BMW 735...

thats because their arent any in the US. I've got a 540i by the way, got any pics of that c4s? Anyway Im Doom III ready, Halflife 2 approved baby. :D All I need now is another half gig of memory, a video card and a soundcard.

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Originally posted by KiD5Er
thats because their arent any in the US. I've got a 540i by the way, got any pics of that c4s? Anyway Im Doom III ready, Halflife 2 approved baby. :D All I need now is another half gig of memory, a video card and a soundcard.

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Strange, why isn't there any new 735s in the US? (where there's a huge market, sorry, a damn huge market!):confused: As for the pics, I'll take a couple of shots and ask the C man to host them for me.;) BTW, the latest news is that HL2 will (Surprise! Surprise!) be delayed till the year end (looks like :( )

Not me. Games don't dictate when I upgrade. Times does, which is every 4 years. j/k;)

The one thing that determines if I upgrade or not is Money, if I have enought to upgrade I will, if I don`t I won`t.

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Originally posted by mikeysg
Strange, why isn't there any new 735s in the US? (where there's a huge market, sorry, a damn huge market!):confused: As for the pics, I'll take a couple of shots and ask the C man to host them for me.;) BTW, the latest news is that HL2 will (Surprise! Surprise!) be delayed till the year end (looks like :( )

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BMW, Like Mercedes, Only brings the models with larger engines into the US so as to keep the Brand name "Elite." Their is a 745iL in the US, and a V-12 powered recently introduced 760iL costing over $100k. But I hate all the new Bimmers anyway Since Bangle became head of the design team. New 7, Z4, and the upcoming 5-series are all HIDIOUS. But to stay on topic, sucks that HL2 has been pushed back, ehh? ;)

I just bought a whole lot of stuff in order to play Doom 3, and all the other new games.

Intel Pentium 4 2.8c
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
2x512mb Corsair XMS PC3200
eVGA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
Maxtor 160GB HDD

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Originally posted by imayoda
I just bought a whole lot of stuff in order to play Doom 3, and all the other new games.

Intel Pentium 4 2.8c
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
2x512mb Corsair XMS PC3200
eVGA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
Maxtor 160GB HDD

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:eek: Looks kicka$$!:eek: Looks like you're good to go;) .:)

Here is mine:

Intel 2.4C @ 3.2Ghz
Asus P4P800 Deluxe
1GB (2x512)OCZ PC3700 DDR Dual Channel Kit
Radeon 9800 NOn Pro

Have a nice day!!!

Computer Maniac ;)

I'm currently building my own rig JUST to play HL2! :D I want to be able to play it 1600 x 1200 with all details, aa, EVERYTHING on max settings. :D So far all i've got is the case, psu, and neon light kit, lol, but I'm ordering most of the guts of the system come Monday when I get my commission check. Might pick up the monitor then too, well just have to see how well I sold this last month, heh.

When it's all said and done...

P4 3.0 w/ 800 FSB & HT
1 gig Corsair DDR400 PC 3200 Ultra Low Latency Ram
WD 120gig Caviar 7,200 RPM HD w/ 8meg cache
WD 36.7gig Raptor 10,000 RPM HD w/ 8meg cache (my game HD :) )
Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
Gigabyte GA-8iK1100 i875P mobo
Lite-On CDRW (CoolerMaster Aluminum Faceplace)
Lite-On DVD (CoolerMaster Aluminum Faceplace)
Floppy Drive (Silver)
Logitech Freedom Cordless Joystick (black/silver) (already have it, it rocks!)
Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical Mouse (Black & Silver)
Eluminex (sp) Lighted Keyboard (Silver w/ blue lighting)
JBL Creature Speaker System (3-Piece) (Silver)
Vantec Round Cable Kit (blue)
Antec Cyclone Blower Case Fan - PCI slot
Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer Sound Card
Aero 7+ CPU heatsink & fan
Enermax Silver 430w PSU
Blue, Sound Activated CCFL

All wrapped up in a CoolerMaster ATC-210B-AX2 case w/ included case window, 80mm intake fan and 80mm blowhole. (Love this case!!)

The whole theme is gunna be silver/blue with a touch of black. I'm even going to go to a little shop down the street and try to get them to swap out the green LED's that shine down underneath the speakers to blue ones. :cool:

Also going to pick up a wireless router pretty soon. I want to be able to share a dsl connection with my other comp which I'm giving to my g/f's mother (emachine unit). Probably going to go with a linksys wa54g (sp?) router with compatible PCI cards. Kinda new to wireless stuff, and lan networks in general, but I think I can get it to work without too much trouble.

Not sure if I'm going to get a 19" or a 21" CRT monitor. Deff. want high-grade though, so around $300-$600 depending on size. All together I'm looking at a hair over $3k including a 19" screen. I'll be ordering everything but the CPU, gphx card, speakers and keyboard come Monday pending on the check. Hope I'm pleasantly surprised. :)

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Originally posted by ObsydianDragon
I'm currently building my own rig JUST to play HL2! :D I want to be able to play it 1600 x 1200 with all details, aa, EVERYTHING on max settings. :D So far all i've got is the case, psu, and neon light kit, lol, but I'm ordering most of the guts of the system come Monday when I get my commission check. Might pick up the monitor then too, well just have to see how well I sold this last month, heh.

When it's all said and done...

P4 3.0 w/ 800 FSB & HT
1 gig Corsair DDR400 PC 3200 Ultra Low Latency Ram
WD 120gig Caviar 7,200 RPM HD w/ 8meg cache
WD 36.7gig Raptor 10,000 RPM HD w/ 8meg cache (my game HD :) )
Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
Gigabyte GA-8iK1100 i875P mobo
Lite-On CDRW (CoolerMaster Aluminum Faceplace)
Lite-On DVD (CoolerMaster Aluminum Faceplace)
Floppy Drive (Silver)
Logitech Freedom Cordless Joystick (black/silver) (already have it, it rocks!)
Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical Mouse (Black & Silver)
Eluminex (sp) Lighted Keyboard (Silver w/ blue lighting)
JBL Creature Speaker System (3-Piece) (Silver)
Vantec Round Cable Kit (blue)
Antec Cyclone Blower Case Fan - PCI slot
Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer Sound Card
Aero 7+ CPU heatsink & fan
Enermax Silver 430w PSU
Blue, Sound Activated CCFL

All wrapped up in a CoolerMaster ATC-210B-AX2 case w/ included case window, 80mm intake fan and 80mm blowhole. (Love this case!!)

The whole theme is gunna be silver/blue with a touch of black. I'm even going to go to a little shop down the street and try to get them to swap out the green LED's that shine down underneath the speakers to blue ones. :cool:

Also going to pick up a wireless router pretty soon. I want to be able to share a dsl connection with my other comp which I'm giving to my g/f's mother (emachine unit). Probably going to go with a linksys wa54g (sp?) router with compatible PCI cards. Kinda new to wireless stuff, and lan networks in general, but I think I can get it to work without too much trouble.

Not sure if I'm going to get a 19" or a 21" CRT monitor. Deff. want high-grade though, so around $300-$600 depending on size. All together I'm looking at a hair over $3k including a 19" screen. I'll be ordering everything but the CPU, gphx card, speakers and keyboard come Monday pending on the check. Hope I'm pleasantly surprised. :)

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That's a sweet rig.I dunno how you guys can afford those things!:eek: HL2 should run awesome on that dude. Have fun with it!:D

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Originally posted by mikeysg
:eek: Looks kicka$$!:eek: Looks like you're good to go;) .:)

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I hope so. I can't wait to have it all assembled and running. I'm still waiting on some of the parts. :D

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Originally posted by imayoda



I hope so. I can't wait to have it all assembled and running. I'm still waiting on some of the parts. :D

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Yeah, waiting for parts REALLY sucks!:( I've been waiting for the Zalman vpu cooler for 2 freakin' weeks!:mad: BUT i'm gonna get it today!:D :D Just gotta tell everyone 'bout it as I'm pretty jazzed up 'bout it!:o :D

Thanks TAC. I think so too :) . Ordering the "guts" as we speak on googlegear.com , Probably pick up the keyboard from crazy pc too, and the speakers tomorrow. Waiting till the next check for the screen. Then its only the proc and the card left. Can't hardly wait :D

Oh, and I sell satellite systems, lol. You can make $$$ if you sell well. By the way, wanna dish? :p

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Originally posted by ObsydianDragon
Thanks TAC. I think so too :) . Ordering the "guts" as we speak on googlegear.com , Probably pick up the keyboard from crazy pc too, and the speakers tomorrow. Waiting till the next check for the screen. Then its only the proc and the card left. Can't hardly wait :D

Oh, and I sell satellite systems, lol. You can make $$$ if you sell well. By the way, wanna dish? :p

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Down with satellite dishes... give me digital cable!! Too many storms here... cuts signal like a hot knife through butter.

Actually the average national downtime for DISHnetwork is less than 1 hour per YEAR. Even cable companies can't top that. If you had sat. before and the signal cut out alot then you:
A. Live in Alaska with year-round blizzards

B. Had faulty equipment that should have been replaced
or
C. Poor installation / something that blocks the dish or can possibly block it (i.e. tree branches and such that can swing into the path of the dish during storms).

Dish is actually a really good deal, but I won't go further due to the spamming rules, lol.

Anyways, Down with Cable! Evil, blood-sucking, lying Tyrants!!!
Do you know they actually pushed the govener of Ohio (or maybe it was Idaho..) to sign a law that taxes 13-20% of ONLY satellite owners? Calling it a "fair tax" since they have to pay the government for using their cable system and thus tax the customer more to cover it? Incredible. And have you seen all those advertisments bashing dish? Quoting problems that were solved many years ago (such as the "rain fade" problem, and watching different channels on diff. TV's)....

Sorry. Just alittle venting there. Had about 4 people call and cancel installations today because the cable company told them "the truth on how aweful and horrible satellite TV really is." Morons. Cable's "High-definition" is not even close to what our basic signal quiality is. Pathetic....

ok...I'm done...really, I promise. Sorry everyone, lol