P4 1.7 mhz
766 megs RAM (it uses that Rambus crap)
Decent DVD-ROM
Good CD burner
Topline GEForce4 (rather than FX), 128 megs RAM (or maybe 256, frankly I can't remember)
Pinnacle DV500 Video Capture Card
Optical Mouse, Ordinary Keyboard
Simple Speakers and Sound Blaster Card
80 Gig hard drive (but I don't store music and delete my video files when I finish them, so that's been enough space).
Microsoft Office XP
Microfoft Windows XP
Now I don't do much gaming on the machine any more, but I am wondering how much longer until this bad boy becomes obsolete, and which parts will go first. Is processor speed really crucial, or will I survive? I don't need to have state of the art, and KOTOR runs fine, as I learned last night. I'm going to be a "three games a year maybe" guy from now on, so just tell me where my weak points are. If you need to ask additional questions, I will try and answer them. Thanks.
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Blindy Claus had this to say about Tron:
honestly that's still a pretty snappy computer.
You might want to upgrade the video card at some point next year but nothing really needs upgrading right now. I'd say you're going to be good on new games until end of 2004 or so at the earliest.
Glad I overpaid in 2001, then, I guess.
Had a lot left in savings after I bought my house (my downpayment was lower than I thought) and splurged....
Thanks, Blindy Claus! And I didn't get you anything......here, have a cookie from my sock drawer!
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Gydfather had this to say about John Romero:
Glad I overpaid in 2001, then, I guess.Had a lot left in savings after I bought my house (my downpayment was lower than I thought) and splurged....
Thanks, Blindy Claus! And I didn't get you anything......here, have a cookie from my sock drawer!
you can pay me back by sicking your minions on the bastards that keep putting me in the same group as Somthor and Delphi.
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Gydfather had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Glad I overpaid in 2001, then, I guess.
Indeed. And, when it comes time for a video card, there's some pretty cheap and decent ones running about.
It's not something people hear about.
On my 1.2GHz Athlon (pre-Athlon XP)/GeForce3 ti200 64mb, I find I can play things well enough. Yes, I lose the high quality, but ::shrug:: had this since Jun of '01 and it still plugs along very well.
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From the book of Gydfather, chapter 3, verse 16:
I have minions?
Horray for plausible deniability!
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Gydfather still thinks SARS jokes are topical, as evidenced by:
I have minions?
Hey boss, this guy buggin' you?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj impressed everyone with:
Hey boss, this guy buggin' you?
No!
I mean, who are you?
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Sean had this to say about Robocop:
Indeed. And, when it comes time for a video card, there's some pretty cheap and decent ones running about.
Examples plz I need Christmas ideas....
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Gydfather wrote this stupid crap:
Examples plz I need Christmas ideas....
Well, which GF4 do you have? Ti4600?
I just picked up an FX5900 for $188, waiting on FedEx to get off their asses and get it here, 
It's not something people hear about.
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So quoth Sean:
Well, which GF4 do you have? Ti4600?I just picked up an FX5900 for $188, waiting on FedEx to get off their asses and get it here,
Yes, I think that's it.
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