For real, nice system there duder. The only upgrade I've made in the past few years was a 7800GS which plays all the games I'm interested in real Nice on moderate settings. I am somewhat envious of your system and can imagine how great the graphics must look with such games as Crysis and Farcry2. My son has a dual core, PCI express Nvidia 8800GT, 4Gigs of Memory and I've seen some amazing graphics on that so I can imagine what your getting.
Mine isn't quite as high as yours but here it is.
Was wondering what the difference is between 3D Mark 05 and 06.
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs) OC'd to 3.6ghz
- Motherboard: ASUS Striker II 780i SLI
- Memory: 4092MB RAM Corsair XMS2 PC8500 running dual channel mode
- Hard Drive: Samsung HD10 SATA/300 32MB buffer 1 terabyte
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3
- Monitor: HP mx70/Envision - dual 17" CRTs (yeah I know I need to upgrade those)
- Sound Card: Plantronics DSP
- Speakers/Headphones: Plantronics DSP Game Pro 1
- Keyboard: Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite
- Mouse: Logitech G5 Laser
- Computer Case: APEVIA X-Infinity
- Power Supply: BFG 680W
The difference is much better graphics - lighting and shadows.
You also beat me in 3dMark06. Score posted below.
Since yesterday - and after talking to MasterX - who also has a Black Edition - I discovered a couple of things. Number One... I am running an nVidia card on an AMD chipset. Not the smartest thing to do - since AMD owns ATI.
Secondly, Vista machines do better in DirectX 10 environments - which neither Mark05 or Mark06 use.
What I do know is that I can play Farcry2 and Crysis on Ultra High Settings with AA running and never break a sweat. The CPU's sit at 50°C while playing both of them. The Video doesn't lag at all... it is really fun to play and look at.
There are some people submitting those scores who scored 45,000 on machines OC'd to 6Ghz. All l I've been chasing is a good video experience since FarCry (the first one) made my 6800GT AGP beg for mercy. I'm happy now...I finally caught up.
Chasing the latest upgrades can become addicting as well as expensive.
Here is the 3dMarkVantage Result.
Originally Posted by Bluetiereign
That's all I'm really looking for. And while what I've got isn't the best out there it will run about anything out right now. And I have the option to upgrade (quad core CPU, 2nd or 3rd video card) at a later time. I got almost 5 years out of my last build with an upgrade here and there. Hopefully this one will last as long.
Here is my System:
Mainboard Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA
7.1 Sound on Board
CPU AMD X2 Dual-core 6000+ with 3GHZ
4Gigabyte DDR 2 800MHZ Ram from G.E.I.L.
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB Ram from AXLE
2x LG DVD Writer
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H62N SATA
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 ATAPI
My 500GIG HDDs
HDD1 SAMSUNG HD401LJ SATA
HDD2 SAMSUNG HD501LJ SATA
HDD3 SAMSUNG HD501LJ SATA
HDD4 SAMSUNG HD501LJ SATA (not connected) Complete Backup Partition
+ 2 Extern SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500Gig USB HDD from Trekstor
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR67 TV Card
Vista Ultimate 64Bit
Logitech G11 Keyboard
2x 19 zoll TFT Widescreen from ACER
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Happy new Year all
ZAK
Gateway GT 5662
AMD 9550 Phenom Quad, 2200 Mhz
3g Stock Memory
Nvidia 8500 GT OC W Physix Drivers, 512mb on board
Vista Home Premium w/SP1
2 MS response time, 20.6" Samsung Display
Mediacom Standard Home Internet
500 G HD...and a Partridge in a Pear tree
Rotor6 *CFS*
What I find interesting about this post is that it started in Sept. 2002. Kind of neat to look back at was was running then compared to whats out now. My how things change over the years.
Pretty interesting RAB, to see the comparison on how computer system can change in only a few years. Though I've set out to do a complete upgrade I settled for upgrading components instead, which I've had for a few years now and still does ok. I can not run games like Crisis, or FarCry and the like but it runs the games I love pretty decent.
AMD Athlon 3000+ (Barton - 2.1 GHz)
Biostar "M7NCD Pro" nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard
[2.5 Gigs] 1 GHz DualChannel-Memory (2x512 Matched)
[GeForce 7800GS] SA5500 Geforce FX5500 128MB DDR AGP 8X Video Card
160GB/80GB HD 2 80GB Hard Drives
DVD/CD Rom
17" LCD Monitor
Cable Modem
(Oh yeah and no mice, no rats and no duck tape!)
How things change... That's very true! I started playing C4 with dial-up, on a Gateway 800 Delux that only had 512MB memory when it came, and could only take 768 max..or something like that.
It had a 32mb vid card, that I upgraded to a 64mb, and then to a Nvidia 5200 with a whopping 256mbs... My biggest upgrade.. CABLE INTERNET (Woo Hooo) LMAO Once I had cable, that made all the difference... I could actually see who killed me (sometimes) and I learned to die alot faster...LOL
Man, that seems like a lifetime ago...
Rotor6 *CFS*
LOL I started playing C4 on a Gateway with a 433 Celeron, 128 MB of ram, onboard ATI Rage graphics and dial up internet through AOL. Picture was so grainy it was hard to tell what anything was.
The New System is finally complete. I went ahead and ditched the Radeon Motherboard for an nVidia board with SLI.
- AMD 9950BE Quad-Core 125W -- OC'd to 3.00ghz
- ASRock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi Mainboard
- 8 Gigs OCZ 8500 -- Running in Dual Channel @ 1066
- 2 x EVGA 260GTX/216 Core SC running SLI
- SILVERSTONE ST70F 700Watt PS
- Sceptre 24" LCD -- 1920 x 1200
- Antec Nine Hundred Gaming Case
I also decided on this build to have an XP install... even if only a 32 bit. This allowed me to test 3dMark05 and 3dMark06 as I had the previous systems. Results posted below.
And yes, it is interesting to see the computers change over the years. My first C4 computer was a 233mhz dell - with a 32MB Radeon7000.
And what a difference SLI makes.Yep, I'm happy.
I hear you Charger... But you need to quit being jealous that I can play solitaire at 900fps....
Well, that was 'Performance' testing. They offer 'Extreme' testing which humbles you.
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