Good deal on a gaming computer? For $90...

[laxmiddi44]

I am buying this computer from my friend, is it a good deal? It has no harddrive or CD/DVD drives.

AMD AthlonXP 2200
XFX GeForce FX 5200 256MB DDR 8X AGP w/ TV & DVI
Soyo KT333 Dragon Ultra (Platinum) SocA Motherboard
Chieftec Dragon Series Blue w/ Clr Side/USB/1394 Case
WACA Hiro 400 Watt P4 Ready Power Supply
Ultra 512mb PC2700, 256mb PC2100, Kingston 256mb PC2100

(Would it be faster to run 512mb at 2700 or 1gb at 2100?)

Thanks for your imput...

[Foz2001]

looks to be a decent deal, although you are going to have a hard time running new games on that thing.

[Orr]

For $90 get it.

[laxmiddi44]

Would it be faster to run 512mb at 2700 or 1gb at 2100?

[kohan69]

Great deal, it would run any game to the extent of the word run

[ameoba]

Would it be faster to run 512mb at 2700 or 1gb at 2100?

It really depends on what you're playing - 512MB at 2700 is going to be faster until the system needs more than 512MB of memory. Personally, I'd try to play with memory timings/voltages to get it all running at 2700 speeds :D

[Maximus825]

What kind of system do you have now?

[saber07]

I say get it, could always just use it as a spare machine to run quake 3 or something at lanpartys

[sculelos]

I dunno, its a decent deal but it won't really run any modern games worth a crap, and you will also have to add a hd and cdrom that will ad at least 60$ on to the price, unless you just want a backup machine or one for someone else, otherwise skip.

[lesman]

I dunno, its a decent deal but it won't really run any modern games worth a crap, and you will also have to add a hd and cdrom that will ad at least 60$ on to the price, unless you just want a backup machine or one for someone else, otherwise skip.
I think it's a start...you won't get a deal anywhere else like that...if worse comes to worse, he can just buy a new video card sometime. For now, it'll do justice.

[synergyo1]

Good price for a secondary computer? Yes.
Is it a gaming beast? No.


What games do you play? If its old games like Starcraft, then yes it'll do the job. Just don't expect to play the newer games decently.

[FreiDOg]

Would it be faster to run 512mb at 2700 or 1gb at 2100?

The CPU FSB is 266, unless you intend to overclock or attempt to unlock it and run a 333FSB, the PC2700 is essentially wasted. (running async on the AXP offers little if any performance gain)
Go for the 1GB at 1:1 with the FSB.

[Asian Dub Foundation]

for 90 bucks u can't go wrong with that...

hell i'll take it off ur friends hands if u dont wnat it :)

[drdeutsch]

A gaming computer? Probably not.

A Folding@Home borg? Absolutely!

Fold on!

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/8523.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=8523)

[laxmiddi44]

What kind of system do you have now?

mac mini, i need a cheap pc to run counter strike source, thats all i really care about and i know it will run css pretty decently considering it ran good with my ti4200.

my mac mini will be used for AIM, Music, Videos etc....

[hungryduck]

buy it and borg it!

[laxmiddi44]

ok now it $105 with a 80GB HD and i have a extra CD drive so i won't need to buy one! :) now its even better.

[ameoba]

The CPU FSB is 266, unless you intend to overclock or attempt to unlock it and run a 333FSB, the PC2700 is essentially wasted. (running async on the AXP offers little if any performance gain)
Go for the 1GB at 1:1 with the FSB.
Crap.. you're right. I wasn't even paying attention to that.

[laxmiddi44]

The CPU FSB is 266, unless you intend to overclock or attempt to unlock it and run a 333FSB, the PC2700 is essentially wasted. (running async on the AXP offers little if any performance gain)
Go for the 1GB at 1:1 with the FSB.

What do u mean it would be wasted?
What setup should i run then? just 512mb 2700
Or 2x256mb 2100? Thanks

[texuspete00]

It's kind of a pain to overclock KT333's for noobies. So just run all the memory she'll take because default it will be PC2100 speeds anyways. This is also what the other guy was getting at. :)

Without the locked buses of today's boards OC'ing was a real pain.

[Mayhs]

$90....thats like change buy it man!

if it goes wrong u can just check it away and if it doesnt u get to play cs:s its a win win situation :p

[Nuzzles]

A gaming computer? Probably not.

A Folding@Home borg? Absolutely!

Fold on!

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/8523.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=8523)


Indeed.

[rayman2k2]

What do u mean it would be wasted?
What setup should i run then? just 512mb 2700
Or 2x256mb 2100? Thanks



No, keep the 1GB PC2100. Your chip has a FSB of 266mhz, meaning it needs DDR266 (a.k.a. PC2100) to run at its max. Since PC2700 will do nothing (since it will be downclocked to PC2100 speeds), its better to have 1gig of PC2100

[Mayhs]

No, keep the 1GB PC2100. Your chip has a FSB of 266mhz, meaning it needs DDR266 (a.k.a. PC2100) to run at its max. Since PC2700 will do nothing (since it will be downclocked to PC2100 speeds), its better to have 1gig of PC2100

and source requires one gig anyways....

[laxmiddi44]

buy it and borg it!

what is a borg?

[Foz2001]

what is a borg?

I'm not a hardcore folder, but I thought borging was running Folding@home under your username on someone else's computer?

[laxmiddi44]

I'm not a hardcore folder, but I thought borging was running Folding@home under your username on someone else's computer?

i dont even kno wut that means lol

[johnnq]

very good deal if you're in need for something at exactly those speeds.

[Rofl-Mic-Lofl]

You can run CSS on that, or fold and help cure diseases and earn points, or sell it for more than it's worth to some dummy. Buy it.

[pigwalk]

and source requires one gig anyways....

Wow I guess that wasn't Source I was running on my buddy's old 256mb machine.

-pig

[GeForceX]

and source requires one gig anyways....

Umm, no.

-J.

[kohan69]

mac mini, i need a cheap pc to run counter strike source, thats all i really care about and i know it will run css pretty decently considering it ran good with my ti4200.

my mac mini will be used for AIM, Music, Videos etc....

ti4200 > 5200

[GeForceX]

Yes, the FX5200 is very poor performance-wise. It will simply choke when it comes to CS:S.

-J.

[steviep]

So swap out the ti4200 for the FX :p
(use the FX in a media centre... lol)

Worse comse to worse, I bet you can find a higher-grade 5xxx series or ATI 9xxx series on Ebay for cheap.

[roz1281]

i'd give you 150 for that machine!

ps. source will run fine on that! i did it.

[commth225]

k, so this is the deal
im the one selling this comp
and all of u guys saying "o, it wont run css, blah blah, wont run modern games"
u dont kno what the fuck ur talking about
i had it for a good year
and i played css E-X-C-E-S-S-V-E-L-Y
and i had no problem (other than small lag due to internet connections)
so kno that it does play all that shit
and u cant say it doesnt till u ACTUALLY play it.....

[meatfestival]

It's definitely a steal for $90. It's also definitely going to chug on a lot of newer games, but nothing a couple of cheap upgrades couldn't fix.

[Rofl-Mic-Lofl]

k, so this is the deal
im the one selling this comp
and all of u guys saying "o, it wont run css, blah blah, wont run modern games"
u dont kno what the fuck ur talking about
i had it for a good year
and i played css E-X-C-E-S-S-V-E-L-Y
and i had no problem (other than small lag due to internet connections)
so kno that it does play all that shit
and u cant say it doesnt till u ACTUALLY play it.....

They mean modern as in cod2 and FEAR and the likes, noone said it wouldn't run CSS RTFM

[Foz2001]

^ exactly

and no need to come on here and flip out, maybe you should ACTUALLY read what people said.


F.E.A.R. being modern game is a lot different from CS:S and I am guessing you would have a hard time playing FEAR on that machine is what I think people are getting at. Sure it may "run" but it probably isn't very enjoyable in terms of eye candy, resolution, frame rate etc.

Tons of people said it was a good deal.

[texuspete00]

Everyone thinks it's a good deal regardless. :)

[GeForceX]

k, so this is the deal
im the one selling this comp
and all of u guys saying "o, it wont run css, blah blah, wont run modern games"
u dont kno what the fuck ur talking about
i had it for a good year
and i played css E-X-C-E-S-S-V-E-L-Y
and i had no problem (other than small lag due to internet connections)
so kno that it does play all that shit
and u cant say it doesnt till u ACTUALLY play it.....

CS:S on the "average settings" will choke. Not unless you put it at 640 x 480 with dynamic lights turned off. ;) If I said FX5200 could actually run Q4 with 60 FPS, what do you think the settings will be? 400 x 300, etc. Yes... ;)

-J.

[biohazard_nz]

Buy it.

And if you still have your Ti4200, Take out the FX5200 and put in the Ti4200 (waaaaaay stronger in DX7/8 than FX 5200 and Geforce FX + DX9 = :(.

That comp would play CoD2 in DX7 mode very well and, I would use it because i play a lot of CS 1.6

buy buy buy! ;)

[MrWizard6600]

yea for $90, sure.

but my friend has a cell phone with more powerful gfx then that thing. really. nvidia is now sticking FX5500 cores in cell phones. yea. cell phones. there like "you can run your pictures at 1600X1200 on your phone!"

[MrWizard6600]

k, so this is the deal
im the one selling this comp
and all of u guys saying "o, it wont run css, blah blah, wont run modern games"
u dont kno what the fuck ur talking about
i had it for a good year
and i played css E-X-C-E-S-S-V-E-L-Y
and i had no problem (other than small lag due to internet connections)
so kno that it does play all that shit
and u cant say it doesnt till u ACTUALLY play it.....

really?? with HDR? wow.