Not quite sure really, I'll have to ask my dad, he built it(Dad work's for Dell as a Computer Technician, so he can build em and take em apart), I'll ask em tomorrow, and Happy New Year guys!
New computer **56K WARNING**
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The video card.
2GB - 1.87GB = .13GB = 133.12MB roughly 128MB
Definately a nice start Starfox, but I'd recommend a video card when the cash beomes available. You'll see a huge improvement in both visual and general performance. A good 9600 GT or 8800 GT is a good place to start, and the wallet won't take a huge hit.
nicky: It may work, but for those that haven't run on a powerhouse there's nothing to compare to. Fact of the matter is the computer is a slow turtle, but it does do what he wants it to, and that's all that matters. Just remember there is room for improvement.
All things considered these days the 8800 GT is slow, if you want to show off I've got a monster ATI HD4870
BTW Starfox, I had a case like that at one time (still do infact) they still making those things out of paper thin aluminum and make about as much noise as a 747?
2GB - 1.87GB = .13GB = 133.12MB roughly 128MB
Definately a nice start Starfox, but I'd recommend a video card when the cash beomes available. You'll see a huge improvement in both visual and general performance. A good 9600 GT or 8800 GT is a good place to start, and the wallet won't take a huge hit.
nicky: It may work, but for those that haven't run on a powerhouse there's nothing to compare to. Fact of the matter is the computer is a slow turtle, but it does do what he wants it to, and that's all that matters. Just remember there is room for improvement.
All things considered these days the 8800 GT is slow, if you want to show off I've got a monster ATI HD4870
BTW Starfox, I had a case like that at one time (still do infact) they still making those things out of paper thin aluminum and make about as much noise as a 747?
From other posts, I see that you MotherBoard is also doing the video. That explains the weird amount of available RAM.
Like the others have said. You need a top-grade video card to truly enjoy Trainz.
titaniclover
TS2010EE SP3; Build 49933
Hey GP,
How is that ATI HD4870? I got a ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition right now (about to give out) and was wondering how that card performers over all on your computer. Could you post your specs to along with it too please?
Thanks!
Cheers,
Adam
Kinda tooting my own airhorn here (woot woot )
AMD Athlon X2 6400+ (3.2ghz, 2x1MB L2 cache)
DFI Lanparty DK 790FX-M2RS AM2+t
Crucial 4GB DDR2 PC-1066 (4x 1GB)
ATI HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Creative XF-I Champion Edition
Western Digital 500GB SATA II (2x RAID 1)
Antec 850W PSU
Windows Vista Business 64-bit
Quite honestly I built a monster (monster weight 55lbs!)
The video card itself is a monster, every game I've used with it shows no sign of stopping it. I bought it when it first came out so it was a tad bit more than it is now, but by far it was the best $300 I've ever spent.
Every setting in Trainz set to max, 24x AA 16xAF (I think 16 I haven't checked since I built the comp) and Trainz at the lowest still hits 30FPS where my old computer hit 7FPS. I could easily get higher, but there aren't many who can boast 24x Anti-Aliasing
I'll be trying TS2009 in the coming days, but I expect very good performance from this rig as well.
)AMD Athlon X2 6400+ (3.2ghz, 2x1MB L2 cache)
DFI Lanparty DK 790FX-M2RS AM2+t
Crucial 4GB DDR2 PC-1066 (4x 1GB)
ATI HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Creative XF-I Champion Edition
Western Digital 500GB SATA II (2x RAID 1)
Antec 850W PSU
Windows Vista Business 64-bit
Quite honestly I built a monster (monster weight 55lbs!)
The video card itself is a monster, every game I've used with it shows no sign of stopping it. I bought it when it first came out so it was a tad bit more than it is now, but by far it was the best $300 I've ever spent.
Every setting in Trainz set to max, 24x AA 16xAF (I think 16 I haven't checked since I built the comp) and Trainz at the lowest still hits 30FPS where my old computer hit 7FPS. I could easily get higher, but there aren't many who can boast 24x Anti-Aliasing
I'll be trying TS2009 in the coming days, but I expect very good performance from this rig as well.
My machine runs Crysis at 1680x1050 with an average fps around 60. Trainz sails along quite happily. Anti aliasing is also set to 24x edge-detect mode and 16x anisotropic filtering using Catalyst.
Asus M2N68VM
Phenom X3 8540, 2.1Ghz (no OC)
OCZ 4GB DDR2-800 Camo edition
HIS HD4850 IceQ4
Antec 900
Dual boots Ubuntu Linux and XP Pro 64-bit SP3
Seagate 7200rpm SATA500GB x3
Shouldn't cost more than 500 dollars in the UK I guess. My total (including motherboard, hard drives, dvd burners, 22-inch monitor was about SGD1200).
Cheerio,
Nicholas.
Asus M2N68VM
Phenom X3 8540, 2.1Ghz (no OC)
OCZ 4GB DDR2-800 Camo edition
HIS HD4850 IceQ4
Antec 900
Dual boots Ubuntu Linux and XP Pro 64-bit SP3
Seagate 7200rpm SATA500GB x3
Shouldn't cost more than 500 dollars in the UK I guess. My total (including motherboard, hard drives, dvd burners, 22-inch monitor was about SGD1200).
Cheerio,
Nicholas.
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