jsut some comp advice

[MikeZilla]

alright here's the deal, all i wanna do is play some cs and be able to see smoke and not get a slideshow. right now, that's what happens so built this cs machine
http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishList.asp?DEPA=1&position=current&submit=add&item=20-141-425
that + 1800+ athlon and geforce 2(that i already have)
i was just wondering if i could play cs well for cheaper than that???

 

[MikeZilla]

anyone plzZ?

 

[jagec]

umm..you can play CS on a stick of RAM?

It seems to me that if you have a decent mobo, 256MB would be enough for CS...what are you current rig's specs?

Because the video card will be a HUGE bottleneck.

 

[MikeZilla]

i dont have a computer, its broken

 

[jagec]

well, you mentioned CS was a slideshow...what computer was it that gave you that impression?

 

[Mikesta]

I use my

AMD XP 2400+ @ 2.28GHZ
Kingston DDR400 512MB
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 440 SE

Absolutely for cs, but I do play side games but nothing primary besides cs.

 

[scottatwittenberg]

just so you know... your wishlist is only showing a 256mb kingston stick..

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by Mikesta
I use my

AMD XP 2400+ @ 2.28GHZ
Kingston DDR400 512MB
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 440 SE

Absolutely for cs, but I do play side games but nothing primary besides cs.

if you're seeing a slideshow with that rig, you're gonna see a slideshow with your "new" rig and a geforce2.

 

[MikeZilla]

in cs does 512 make that much of a difference as opposed to 256?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by MikeZilla
in cs does 512 make that much of a difference as opposed to 256?

not really, no. The video card in each of those two systems is soooo much the bottleneck it's not even funny.