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Raybrite2
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 13:14 Edited at: 17th Jun 2009 13:39
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I now am running a 2.4Ghz Intel Celeron, with a Nvuidia GE 5500 video card. I have 80Gb on one drive and 40Gb on the other.
I am going to run Dark Game Studio as soon as it arrives. I also notice that Leadworks want a GE Force 8800 video card.
What would you buy if you were putting together a good CPU?
Right now, I cannot run some of the games that people post on these forums. (Probably doing something wrong.)
I only do this every 6-10 years.
Also I am not wealthy.
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Hockeykid
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 22:04 Edited at: 17th Jun 2009 22:06
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Quote: "if you were putting together a good CPU?"


When you say CPU do you mean computer? (CPU stands for central processing Unit meaning the processor.)

If not here are a link to a processor I would suggest you buy and a video card.

Intel 2.8GHz dual core-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091


Geforce 8600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130297

If you want to build a whole new PC I can help you with that, the parts above are just a new video card and Intel dual processor.

Believe it or not you could build a whole new computer ( a good one) for around $300-$350 dollars, you just need to know the basics of what your doing and know how to read a manual.

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The Wilderbeast
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 22:13
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If you were building and didn't have much experience then the simplest option would be to go for a barebones which aren't that expensive and already come with a case+motherboard+PSU.

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djmaster
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 22:35
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Ive built my monster with 350€ (Athlon x2 2,3ghz,Geforce 9500gt 1GB,2gb ram).

A.K.A. chargerbandit
[href]http://chargedstudios.netne.net/index.htm[href]
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Lemonade
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 23:07
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Quote: "Ive built my monster with 350€ (Athlon x2 2,3ghz,Geforce 9500gt 1GB,2gb ram)."


That's a bad deal. My brother bought a quad-core 2.4GHZ Q6600, a GeForce 9800 GTX+, 4 GB of 1066 MHZ ram, a sweet motherboard with built in 7.1 surround, and 250GB of HD space, all for about $400 US dollars which is about 286 euros.

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http://cooltech-sciencelab.blogspot.com/
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 17th Jun 2009 23:12 Edited at: 17th Jun 2009 23:14
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Well you're not in Europe so you're not tax raped. To be honest, in the UK that wouldn't get you a decent new desktop PC full stop unless you built it yourself and had a great deal of leftover parts.

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lazerus
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go for small computer shops, pile of idiots lol.

small shops custom order in parts for very cheap, any people in liverpool/- crosby area, try spacebar computers, the fella made me this monsta of a computer for me, well it was at the time...

pentium 2ghz*2 //2gb ram //geforce 8500.
for £350 at the time that geforce card was £90-£150 lol i got a 2yr warrenty of certain parts, cpu motherboard, power adpter, graph card ect lol pretty much everything but the screws that hold it in place.

yes tax rape occurs everyday, cooking oil in france less than euro
brtian over £1.90 since we found vwe can run diseles on it...


Freedom has always had a price... Most will never know it, Some will pay your dept,
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Raybrite2
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What I am concerned about is, the Leadworks program requires a GE Force 8800. I thought the higher the nuber, the better the card ( 9500 better than a 8800).
I also do not understand the dual core concept as that has come out since I have had this one.
I am figuring on about 2GB of RAM to keep things moving and 400Gb of Hard Drive.
I think the processor and GE Force card are the big things I do not understand.
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Hockeykid
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Ok if you want to build a new computer just say the word and ill throw together a group of links.

An 8800 gt is better then an 9500 gt, the 8800 gt is just as good as a 9800gt.

Dual core means two cores, think of each core as a horse thats pulling a carriage when you have one horse its gonna get the carriage moving, when you have two horses its gonna help it move faster.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 18th Jun 2009 05:44 Edited at: 18th Jun 2009 05:44
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Intel Core i7 920. Dual processors are a thing of the past.

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Quote: "Intel Core i7 920. Dual processors are a thing of the past"


Actually there not, most programs are only programed to run on 1 or two corea.

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Raybrite2
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Posted: 18th Jun 2009 09:21
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I think I will wait until my package with the programs arrives so I can see what I need. I cannot find a list of requirements for Dark Game Studio. I guess you just have to go to each program and see what is required.
I probably have enough for them.
I do know that I need more ram to make it run a bit faster.
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Posted: 18th Jun 2009 09:23
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Quote: "I do know that I need more ram to make it run a bit faster. "


Be careful, motherboards only support a specific amount of ram. If your computers old it might not support the new ram.

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Raybrite2
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I think everything inside the case will probably be replaced and the one I am using will be passed on to my 5 year old.(He just made a Ben10 game on the internet and posted it.)
Mine will probably be a game making machine purchased from here (Philippines) component by component.
Are the requirements for making a game more than for playing it?
I am not cetain what is available here and don't want to look until I know what I want. They will tell you anything for a sale in most stores here.
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