Priceless

[Apgad]

1 new Asus P5KR motherboard - $159
1 new dual core 2.33GHz processor - $211
1 new HD3870 512MB video card - $320
2GB DDR2 memory - $49

Lightning fast EB with 1 minute load time and 30 seconds between turns, all video settings at maximum and runs like a dream - priceless

Life is good :2thumbsup:

[Watchman]

It doesn't sound very priceless when you can break down the cost by component, though. :beam:

[jman47]

actually for how much getting a new computer would cost, upgrading it is alot cheaper if its not an old model

even i could afford to buy those upgrades, what other games do u play that run really good with that equipment?

wanna kno cause i play medieval 2 and it is a little laggy on mine even though its only 1.5 years old. i dont play vanilla tho i play The Long Road mod which is really cool.

[Apgad]

Oh, this is Australian dollars too, so that makes it look a little more expensive.

I haven't had a chance (or desire) to play anything else on it just yet. I've lent M2TW to a friend, so will get that back next week and see how it runs. I think it should go very well also.

And yes, it's a lot cheaper than buying a whole new computer. When you consider the money saved not buying a box, power supply, hard disks, disk drives, monitor, keyboard and mouse, it cost about a third of the price of the closest "complete" package I could find.

And since I work from home it's all tax-deductable!

[antisocialmunky]

I thought Australian dollars were close to parity with American dollars. Those don't sound outrageous for parts in USD.

[skuzzy]

Yeah, 2GB of quality RAM for $49 seems even cheaper than the USD conversion, mail me some.

[cmacq]

Right, I'm also in the market, as it were.

P5KR, 2.33GHz, HD3870 512MB, and 2GB DDR2???