How old is your current hardware config?

Post by **tnf** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:52 pm

I'm going on close to 3 years now I think. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with how well this thing still runs things like the LoTR online game - I'm playing it on my 32" samsung with most of the details on high, AA at 2x, etc. and it runs very well.

Running an AMD 64 3500+ (2.2 ghz)
that old BFG tech Geforce 6800 GT overclocked and a measly gig of ram.
And a asus motherboard.

This is about the longest I've gone without upgrading, but there's nothing on the gaming horizon PC-only that makes me want to.

You?

Post by **Captain** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:58 pm

Last upgrade (not counting monitors or firewire cards) was last August when I grabbed a 250GB SATA-II.

Asus P5P800 SE
Intel Pentium D 805 (running at 3.2GHz)
GeForce 6600GT overclocked
2x512 DDR RAM

This thing still runs the current games perfectly which is what it's meant for. I think my bottleneck at the moment is the low graphics memory in my 6600GT (128MB) and the RAM, but I'm planning a huge upgrade before Christmas.

I need Gears of War for PC on launch date

Post by **Foo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:59 pm

Laptop is a HP nc4010 so about 3 years.

Desktop is a 3200+/1Gb/6600GT so about 2 years.

They're both holding up extremely well. I don't use the desktop for much cutting edge gaming and I don't load the laptop with crapware so it all works out.

I'm actually really close to 100% happy with my PC setups at the moment.

Post by **JooKed** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:00 pm

I hate my current setup.
AMD 3200+
1 Gig of ram
Geforce 6800 128mb AGP

I want to upgrade so badly, but I dont have the funds at the moment. I hate playing games on low quality, when I know I could be getting more out of it if it was on high quality. I tried to play Supreme Commander and my ass was raped. The game doesnt even look that fantastic, but it just goes to show how slow my pc is currently.

Direct X 10 looks like shit compared to its performance decrease over DX9. For now, I'm just blaming it on the drivers and current hardware. So even if I had the money, I don't think I'd upgrade right now anyways, even though I want to.

Post by **Foo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:03 pm

I'm running supcom OK at medium settings on the medium map sizes?

I think everyone had problems when it comes to running the largest maps with high unit counts... The best upgrade for you would prolly be to bung another 2Gb of RAM in and the fastest 939 processor you cna find. Both cheap too.

Post by **Scourge** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:03 pm

Athlon 64 3400+
GF 6600
1.5 gigs ram
around 2 years

I'm overdue for an upgrade. Probably be pretty soon though.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:38 pm

Asus A8N-E
Athlon 3700+ (Single-Core)
ATI x800 GTO (with unlocked pipes)
2GB DDR400 (I recently found out that I'd been running it at DDR333 for months by mistake

)

Runs most things I've thrown at it fine.

Post by **Silicone_Milk** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:50 pm

ASUS M2N4-SLi
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+
Two 7300GT (128mb) SLi
2gb DDR400

harddrive hasn't been upgraded since the computer originally ran Windows ME. 30gb pos. Next upgrade is 2 10,000 rpm 250gb sata drives for a raid 0 setup. If I get the money I'd buy two more drives for raid 1+0.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:52 pm

about 3 months

core 2 duo E6600 w/ 4MB L2 cache
2GB DDR2 RAM
2 x 7600GS SLi
320GB SATAII HD

HL2 with everything maxed out = awesome

Post by **shaft** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:58 pm

2 pcs and a laptop...all under a year.

cant say that I've ever hit the 2yr mark before upgrading something on my gaming pc. I went almost 3yrs on my old laptop.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:58 pm

laptops 2 and 1 year, pc about 4 years (rofl)

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:07 pm

Uhhh, 2 months?

core 2 Duo 6600 Clocked to 3.5ghz ( water cooling is going in next )
2GB OCZ DDR800 Cas 4
BFG 8800 GTS OC ( not OC2, they dident have it

) stock trim, for now.
the rest aint important.

p.s. HL2/Source @ 1920X1200 MAx EVERYTHING is awesome

Post by **Cory** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:10 pm

i think it's been over 2 years now.
4000+ running at 2.6ghz
2 gigs of ram
7800gtx
asus mobo

I plan on upgrading soon, I actually find myself running out of USB bandwidth, stupid fucking USB headphones i'm borrowing from my friend + all my other usb shit.

Post by **Grudge** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:16 pm

About 18 months

A64 X2 3800+ @ 2.4GHz
2GB RAM

replaced my 7800GT with a HD2900XT just a couple of weeks ago, so the rig is probably good for another year or so

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:23 pm

Cory wrote:i think it's been over 2 years now.
4000+ running at 2.6ghz
2 gigs of ram
7800gtx
asus mobo

I plan on upgrading soon, I actually find myself running out of USB bandwidth, stupid fucking USB headphones i'm borrowing from my friend + all my other usb shit.

.... and upgrading gets your more USB banwith?

your upgrade could be as simple as getting a PCI USB card, that way it has its own controller and take away form the PCI banwith.

Post by **Survivor** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:25 pm

last upgrade was +512 mb to 1 gb and from fx5200 to 7600 gs about 2 months ago. Before that 3 years of nothing.

amd +2200
1 gb ram
7600 gs

it runs quake wars so it will do. It's at the end of it's cycle though, after this it'll be an entirely new pc (like in a year or 2).

Post by **Deathshroud** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:31 pm

AMD Athlon 64+ @ 2.8 Ghz
1 gig RAM
XFX 7800 GT Stock O/C'd

I've had this setup for about a year and a half, I do feel it needs more RAM though.

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:35 pm

i got my current setup about a year ago and havn't touched a single thing in it. i rarely play PC games anymore and instead use my computer more for multimedia things like music production. my next "upgrade" will most likely be a macbook so i can work on my projects anywhere i want. plus those LED screens are sexy

Post by **menkent** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:36 pm

about 3.5 years, with a vidcard that's almost 6 years old since my gf4 died.

athlonXP2800+, 1GB corsair xms, gf2mx400

Post by **JulesWinnfield** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:45 pm

17" Macbook Pro, bought it in June

2.33ghz Core2Duo
2GB

Post by **l0g1c** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:52 pm

AMD Athlon XP 1600+ (1.4GHz)
256M of RAM (other stick went bye bye)
GeForce 3 Ti 128M

So, old.

My laptop is where my upgrade money went and is much more handy.

Post by **Foo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:25 pm

I remember you scrabbling around trying to get your PC to work right for ages memph. I have a mental image of this beige diseased looking thing with the side off, covered in fag ash.

Post by **Fjoggs** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:27 pm

Old enuff that quake3 lags when i got AA on.

Post by **horton** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:39 pm

athlon 2200XP 512mb some shitty video card
athlon 2000XP 1gb an equally shitty video card

various other shitty PCs kicking around the house, doing various BS.

I dont really have the time to game anymore, I will upgrade sooner or later, but whenever I do, it will be a waste of money.

Post by **obsidian** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:44 pm

Main PC is 3 years and running... I'll wait at least a year before starting a new one from scratch again:
P4 3.0GHz Northwood
Asus P4C800-E mobo
Gainward GeForce 6800 Ultra
2GB RAM

2 years, bought on the cheap:
AMD 64 3500+
Asus something mobo
BFG GeForce 7600 GT
1GB RAM

4+ years, spare parts box:
AMD 2800+
ABit NF7 mobo
ATI Radeon AIW 9800 Pro
1GB RAM

2 weeks:
17" iMac
Intel Core Duo
ATI X1600Pro
2GB RAM

How old is your current hardware config?

How old is your current hardware config?

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