Can't find AGP vid card that will run Bioshock, so need whole new pc. fawk.

[Coleston]

anyone selling an older mobo or video card, just enough to run bioshock and fallout 3?

I dont need new fancy shiat, and I'd much rather hook a NR guy up with cash then go down to college street.

Or conversely, if noone is, anyone recommend any places for buying PC's? I've bought all manner of things from like every computer store downtown, but never a PC.

Thanks for help/advice.

[Sweetlou]

talk too Wes im sure he's gots a few thing kickin around

[Rolo]

I've got two AGP cards laying around.
ATi 9800 AiW
nVidia 6800 GS

Don't know if it's enough for you though.

[Slaughter]

RFD (www.redflagdeals.com/forums)

[Fabulous D]

i have a nivida fx 5200 i think if you want it.. its goin in the trash soon...

[Ishu]

Both games require SM3.0 which none of the listed cards above have. Any and all older agp systems from socket 939(amd) to socket 478(intel) will be bottlenecked from their cpus even if you threw in a hd3850 agp card. Better off putting a couple c-notes into a new system.
Tomshardware did a good write up about aging systems and new graphics check it out... www.tomshardware.net TOM'S HARDWARE GUIDE > Articles > How To > Tweaking & Tuning > Can Your Old Athlon 64 Still Game?

[Knight Templar]

Cheap AM2 CPU = $60 4400
Cheap AM2 Mobo = $70 Asus blah blah
2gb DDR2 = $30 Anyone
Cheap GPU = $130 AMD 3870

Grand total = $300

[rk-]

I think I've got a solution for you, if you're willing to downgrade to an older processor.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/rk76/untitled.jpg

You can have my old mobo, processor and I'll throw in a ATI x1950 Pro PCI-E Card that should run everything you need, though you'll have to turn down most of the settings. I'm pretty sure I played BioShock with this setup (certainly the mobo/processor, though I might have had my HD card by then), and Fallout 3 seems to be pretty low-end friendly, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Here's the rundown if you're interested:
CPU - Intel P4 3.0Ghz (http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium_4/Intel-Pentium%204%20531%203.0%20GHz%20-%20JM80547PG0801MM%20-%20HH80547PG0801MM%20(BX80547PG3000EK).html) - But again, it's only the 531 (http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/pentium4.htm)
Motherboard - Intel D915GEV (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D915GEV/) - Supported Processors (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d915gev/sb/CS-026957.htm)
GPU - Connect3D ATI x1950 Pro (http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/connect3d-x1950-pro/)

[Coleston]

Both games require SM3.0 which none of the listed cards above have. Any and all older agp systems from socket 939(amd) to socket 478(intel) will be bottlenecked from their cpus even if you threw in a hd3850 agp card. Better off putting a couple c-notes into a new system.
Tomshardware did a good write up about aging systems and new graphics check it out... www.tomshardware.net TOM'S HARDWARE GUIDE > Articles > How To > Tweaking & Tuning > Can Your Old Athlon 64 Still Game?


thank you my friend, saved me time looking up those cards.


So... essentially what I was saying is no problem. A few c-notes is no prob, I think I can budget 500$ without incident.

Now does anyone on TNR want a crack at that 500?
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I think I've got a solution for you, if you're willing to downgrade to an older processor.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/rk76/untitled.jpg

You can have my old mobo, processor and I'll throw in a ATI x1950 Pro PCI-E Card that should run everything you need, though you'll have to turn down most of the settings. I'm pretty sure I played BioShock with this setup (certainly the mobo/processor, though I might have had my HD card by then), and Fallout 3 seems to be pretty low-end friendly, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Here's the rundown if you're interested:
CPU - Intel P4 3.0Ghz (http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium_4/Intel-Pentium%204%20531%203.0%20GHz%20-%20JM80547PG0801MM%20-%20HH80547PG0801MM%20(BX80547PG3000EK).html) - But again, it's only the 531 (http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/pentium4.htm)
Motherboard - Intel D915GEV (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D915GEV/) - Supported Processors (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d915gev/sb/CS-026957.htm)
GPU - Connect3D ATI x1950 Pro (http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/connect3d-x1950-pro/)

an older processor ahahahhahahashahahaqhahahhahahahahah


Ive got a P4 2.4 currently ;)


How much coinola you want? When can I pick it up?
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Cheap AM2 CPU = $60 4400
Cheap AM2 Mobo = $70 Asus blah blah
2gb DDR2 = $30 Anyone
Cheap GPU = $130 AMD 3870

Grand total = $300



hmmmmmm. I did not realise things had dropped so much in price.

Whats an AM2?

[Sweetlou]

Whats an AM2?

AMD cpu

[Coleston]

AMD cpu

I have always preferred AMD products ever since my very first computer (that I owned lol) with a 1700+ wooo wooo. Sniff those were the days lol.
So much trepidation upgrading a radeon 7500 to a 9000... lolol.

Anyways, KT, that looks wicked, under serious consideration, but as I said I would rather hook some random TNR dude up with the moolah, so lets see if RK pans out.

If not, I'll PM you, hopefully you have a moment to recommend me some specific products in those categories you mentioned.

Thanks a ton everyone

[Sweetlou]

my last rig *amd4200+* was great had it for 5 years and its still in my old box just waiting on my other vidcard too find its way home... looking at Chris -_-

[GreenEnvy]

For 500 you should be set:

Palit Radeon 4850 512MB = $195 (165 after mail in rebate)
AMD Phenom X3 8650 (tripple core) cpu= $137
A-DATA DDR2 800 240pin 4GB Kit = $68
Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI motherboard = $91
----
$491 + tax.
If you do the MIR, you could get a Phenom X4 (quad core) which is $180

This was using canada computers prices.

[rk-]

Don't worry about giving TNR money, if you can do it get a new rig - always a better idea then buying second hand :)

[Ishu]

Build just for you
Mobo -
$117 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30906&vpn=GA-EP45-DS3L&manufacture=Gigabyte
or
$150 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30495&vpn=GA-EP45-DS3R&manufacture=Gigabyte

cpu -
$160 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29805&vpn=BX80571E7200&manufacture=Intel

RAM -
$70 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26701&vpn=PDC24G6400LLK&manufacture=Patriot
or
$80 after MIR and other savings http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=24035&vpn=TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX&manufacture=CORSAIR

GPU -
$175 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33502&vpn=4850PE3512V&manufacture=Diamond

PSU -
$95 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18185&vpn=OCZ700GXSSLI&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology
$85 after MIR http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33041&vpn=OCZ600MXSP&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology

In total around $600 after MIR including a gigabyte p45 mobo, intel e7200, hd4850, 4gb Patriot ram, and OCZ/Corsair psu.
Pretty pro system with wicked deals and awesome performance for all past, present and future games.

[Sweetlou]

Ishu u fucker give me back my VID CARD!!!!!!! rain needs sumthing too play on tongiht

[Ishu]

well petie if you would have come up to montreal this weekend you may have got it back, but nope you're screwed its mine forever

[Sweetlou]

pff u think i want too ride down with the swamp donkey for 6-7 hours
i got plans tomorrow for once

[Knight Templar]

It's really a matter of spending a few hours looking at anand benchmarks for the cpu and the gpu, everything else is pretty generic.

[Coleston]

ok, so drove to new brunswick this weekend and just flew back, its nice out there, for sure.

so thanks for all the links guys, i'm going to take a closer look into things tomorrow, i'll let you know when I place an order.

[SharpShooter]

ok, so drove to new brunswick this weekend and just flew back, its nice out there, for sure.

so thanks for all the links guys, i'm going to take a closer look into things tomorrow, i'll let you know when I place an order.

What happened to your car?

[Wesley Crusher]

rental? what's your budget for the upgrade? i don't think i saw one in the thread

[Coleston]

What happened to your car?

gave it to the owner, me and some friends drove it out to the guy who owns it.

Long story.

http://santaclausfund.ca/Business/article/52969

the guy in the article, him and his bro live with my good friends, so we drove his car out to him so he can get around while hes at home with his family awaiting news.
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rental? what's your budget for the upgrade? i don't think i saw one in the thread

I'm lookin to lay out around 500 bones

[GreenEnvy]

a guy at work does that every year. There is some website he is on and basically you drive someones car for them from southern ontario to wherever they live in the winter (california, florida, arizona, etc..). They pay for gas, your loging and food, and for your flight home.
So you get a mini vacation out of it. nice arrangement.

[Coleston]

a guy at work does that every year. There is some website he is on and basically you drive someones car for them from southern ontario to wherever they live in the winter (california, florida, arizona, etc..). They pay for gas, your loging and food, and for your flight home.
So you get a mini vacation out of it. nice arrangement.

wow, u didn't read the article at all.

Anyways, so I ended up just buying a 360 and bioshock. Its wicked.

[GreenEnvy]

wow, u didn't read the article at all.

Anyways, so I ended up just buying a 360 and bioshock. Its wicked.

pfft, who reads linked articles? Thats for the weak :)

[MiNdWaRp]

I thought Bioshock kinda sucked. Glad I didn't pay for it.

[Cleavage Monkey]

Bite your tongue Mike. I loved that game.

[monty slick]

Bite your tongue Mike. I loved that game.

Hellz yeah! Good game with fantastic atmosphere. Aquasphere?

[WiseGuy]

all i think when i hear bioshock -

OlYPC1vr1pA

[Cleavage Monkey]

Haha I love that video. She is hillarious

[Coleston]

all i think when i hear bioshock -

OlYPC1vr1pA



lol fawk, my girlfriend has been watching me play tons, fuck she is so much cooler lol. Funny when things make you appreciate what you have all the more.


Thats the part I just beat lol, finding to the rose.


So I took my 500 bucks and went and got a 360 instead... :/

Its awesome though, really. fawk.

I got a ton of games including bioshock, and I just got gears 2 and played it for like 6 hours yesterday, that game is bloody brilliant.

Bioshock is definately living up the expectations though, its freakin excellent.
Atlas's voice acting is excellent, THE SUB NOOOOO lololol.
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Haha I love that video. She is hillarious

omg so freakin annoying, and furthermore she didnt do the ol' 1-2 ONE FREAKIN TIME DURING THE WHOLE VIDEO.

and thats like the most important move. zap bang.

[WiseGuy]

'yayyyy mr. bubbles' lol i love that

[Freezerburn]

I'm late coming into the thread, but...

The HD 3850 will still keep any AGP mobo kicking. Tom's Hardware did a pretty good review of it, with a single core processor. The price is around 100-150 on NCIX.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ati-agp-3850-agp,1939.html