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BAS2311

BAS2311

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A few questions for those who can be bothered to reply to such an idiot :lol: :

First a bit of back ground info:
Im getting a new comp but don’t have much money so im gona buy some of the basic parts/parts that are hard to upgrade first then buy some more a month later to improve it.
Mother board: ASUS A7N8X-E DELUXE
Processor: Athlon XP +3000
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
Memory: 256 Mb DDR333
HD: 40Gb
Optical: 52x CD-ROM
Graphics: 256Mb FX5700
PWR: 400w
Extras: keyboard mouse speakers (I can use my old monitor for a bit)
Cost: 450

Now the Questions:
1.what sort of quality will a system like that be able run UT 2K4 on with a reasonable FPS.
2.not really related to the rest but while im asking questions what does AA and AF mean. Iv heard it several times in threads relating to graphics and performance
3.does any one know any UK site/ places I can get a similar system cheaper.
4what sort of quality will UT 2K4 be played at if another 512Mb of ram were added (along with that I will be buying another hard drive and a monitor)

Thanks for taking the time to help a poor fool :lol:
 
Dead_Hood

Dead_Hood

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1. I would sat that system should be able to run at 1024x768 with all settings at 'Normal' or maybe one notch higher without any problems.
2. AA = Anti-Aliasing, a technique for smoothing out jagged edges.
AF = Anisotropic Filtering, a technique for increasing the visual appearance of textures.
3. (Since I'm the US, I'm not of much help)
4. Adding another sitck of RAM may or may not directly impact framerate. What it will do is lower load times and reduce hitching or loss of frames in-game.

I would say that you should go for a minimum of 512Mb and strongly consider 1Gb of RAM. Memory is something that you can't really have too much of, and if you want to play any of the next-gen games that are coming out (Doom3, HL2, etc.) you'll want to have more memory. Also, the current standard for RAM is DDR400 or pc3200. The memory you chose is a little dated, and will run at a slower speed than the FrontSide Bus of your CPU. Idealy, the FSB and the memory should always run at the same speed. Other than those things, it looks like a nice setup.
 
Zur

Zur

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BAS2311 said:
Graphics: 256Mb FX5700
Click to expand...

Perhaps a little too expensive for what it is. Ever considered an equivalent ATI card ?
 
BAS2311

BAS2311

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AMD Athlon64 3200+ (800MHz FSB) Processor
NEC 2500 ± 8x DVD/CD ReWriter
1GB Memory (2x Kingmax 512Mb 400MHz DDR)
3½ inch Floppy Drive
160G Maxtor SATA 7200 8MB Hard drive
Arianet MIDI 2 Blk/Cream Case with 430W PSU
Abit KV8 Max3 64bit Motherboard
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Optical
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB Graphics
16X Panasonic DVD reader
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Ch. Sound
As featured in Computer Shopper August 2004 4/5*
Microsoft Windows XP Home
VideoLogic ZXR750 7.1 Speakers
56k v92 Fax Modem
Norton Internet Security 2004
Nero Suite 1 oem incl. Nero Express
Cyberlink PowerDVD
1 year On-Site Warranty

1.what sort of quality will a system like that be able run UT 2K4 on with a reasonable FPS.

decided id go for sumthing a little more expensive
 
Dead_Hood

Dead_Hood

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That's not too far off from my rig, and I run everything @ max details at 1280x1024 with no AA or AF. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to run everything at max detail with that kind of PC.
 
Deathmaker

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That's a sweet looking system, bar the case, it's an el cheapo, £25 pile of poo. If you're spending that much money on a pre built rig from Aria, give them a ring and see about changing the case to something like a Lian-Li or a Skyhawk.
 
BAS2311

BAS2311

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what governs how good you can run the graphics

also what would the first set up be like with 1gb of ram and the graphics card cahnged to a 128Mb fx5900XT
 
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BAS2311

BAS2311

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also whats best in the ati cards saphire or pro
 
rajput_warrior

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i can run everything on max with my system 1024x768 resolution and get about 50-60 fos avg sometimes i can hit 80-90 or even go down to about 40, enver lower then that though
 
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