Don't hitch together two lower-range video cards. Use the money to buy one good one. Also, no PSU beyond the 420W one in the case? Not sure that's wise ...
Re: Any recommendations for next comp to run Empire on
Don't hitch together two lower-range video cards. Use the money to buy one good one. Also, no PSU beyond the 420W one in the case? Not sure that's wise ...
Re: Any recommendations for next comp to run Empire on
Originally Posted by Lemur
I've never heard of having 2 power supply's in a case. I'm particulary sensetive here because my power supply crapped out on me in my old pc.
I've been a pc nomad for a while now
Last edited by ICantSpellDawg; 03-05-2009 at 15:10.
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Re: Any recommendations for next comp to run Empire on
No, not two power supplies, but rather selecting a higher-grade one to replace the generic PSU that comes with the case. I've always done this.
-edit-
P.S.: Is this the least ghetto-fabulous case you could find on the site?
Hmm, going through that website's selection of cases for AMD rigs, this looks like the quietest model, and it's not notably more hideous than the one you originally picked:
Oh, wait a minute, I see some of the AMD builds offer the Thermaltake Elements case. That would be an excellent choice, especially if you like quiet.
-edit part deux-
One more thought: Screens are really personal. I would consider buying the screen separately, especially if you can go someplace and look at them first. At the very least, if you cruise around a place like NewEgg you can look at the reviews and see what hordes of angry geeks have to say about them. All 22" monitors are not created equal, and it worries me that CybperpowerPC won't say which brands it's carrying.
Last edited by Lemur; 03-05-2009 at 18:59.
Re: Any recommendations for next comp to run Empire on
I posted this in the Parliament forum; thought I'd post it over here too:
I'm considering a "gaming laptop," since this game just came out and we've been considering a laptop for a while. Would GREATLY appreciate any recommendations among these three available at Best Buy. I assume laptops are something where you get what you pay for, more or less, but if the cheapest one ($750) will run E:TW at high settings, I'd like to go for that.
Toshiba Satellite Laptop $750
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
Intel® Centrino® Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile 2.0GHz
WXGA TFT-LCD 15.4" widescreen with TruBrite technology (1280 x 800)
4GB PC6400 DDR2 SDRAM
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650 512MB
Asus Laptop $1,000
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Intel® Centrino® 2 Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile 2.13GHz
WXGA 15.6" widescreen with 1366 x 768 resolution
4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS 512MB GDDR3
Gateway FX Edition Laptop $1,150
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
Intel® Centrino® 2 Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile 2.26GHz
WXGA 17" high-definition widescreen TFT-LCD with Ultrabright technology
4GB DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB GDDR3
Thanks very much for any input!!!
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