Curse

phoo slaya · Nov 02, 2007, 12:35 AM // 00:35

alright guys, thanks for helping me out with this stuff. ill save up a bit and see what i can do.

Tachyon · Nov 02, 2007, 02:55 AM // 02:55

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Originally Posted by Lavans

Thanks for the useless advice...I think we all already came to that conclusion.

Useless? I'm sorry, but it's good advice because that Dell is shit! Plus, going by your earlier comments you have a shit PC too because 64C just ain't good!

My severely overclocked system, and I mean majorly clocked, doesn't touch 50C, let alone 60C, so unless your's is powered by fire there's something wrong somewhere!

Lavans · Nov 02, 2007, 03:05 AM // 03:05

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Useless? I'm sorry, but it's good advice because that Dell is shit! Plus, going by your earlier comments you have a shit PC too because 64C just ain't good!

My severely overclocked system, and I mean majorly clocked, doesn't touch 50C, let alone 60C, so unless your's is powered by fire there's something wrong somewhere!

Lol...we already knew that his dell isn't meant for gaming without you having to point it out.

Also, don't start talking smack about temps and overclocking like you know what it's all about. Not every chip runs at the same temp. Oh and don't try to aimlessly bash other people's computers without knowing what's in it unless you like unexpected slaps to the face.

Tachyon · Nov 02, 2007, 03:12 AM // 03:12

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Originally Posted by Lavans

Also, don't start talking smack about temps and overclocking like you know what it's all about. Not every chip runs at the same temp. Oh and don't try to aimlessly bash other people's computers without knowing what's in it unless you like unexpected slaps to the face.

Here's a question for you. I've been building, and programming, computers for the last 30 years, so now would you care to guess what I do for a living at the moment?

Or, are you going to turn out to be the stereo-typical stupid American? I feel I should add that my wife is Texan, from Galveston, just so you can't claim I'm biased!

Lavans · Nov 02, 2007, 03:13 AM // 03:13

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Here's a question for you. I've been building, and programming, computers for the last 30 years, so now would you care to guess what I do for a living at the moment?

I really don't care what you do for a living, just like how you don't care about what's in my PC.

Also: Your statement about working on computers for 30 years doesn't really count for much if your the only one on the thread that even bothers to mention that a $300 slim-line Dell isn't meant for gaming.

Tachyon · Nov 02, 2007, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Any computer that costs £150 ($300) isn't meant for gaming! Why people buy such shit and then complain that certain games wont work is beyond me!

Hell, you need to spend at least £200 ($400) to get a decent graphics card these days, let alone a full PC!

Lavans · Nov 02, 2007, 03:48 AM // 03:48

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Any computer that costs £150 ($300) isn't meant for gaming! Why people buy such shit and then complain that certain games wont work is beyond me!

Hell, you need to spend at least £200 ($400) to get a decent graphics card these days, let alone a full PC!

Thank you captain obvious...though I take it you've never heard of the Radeon 1950Pro/XT?

phoo slaya · Nov 02, 2007, 11:30 PM // 23:30

lol, simmer down gents. first of all, i wasn't complaining azagoth, i was simply asking for suggestions to make a sub-par computer run a little better. im not expecting people to help me make my computer into a fbi system hacking supercomputer. as lavans demonstrated, i could upgrade my comp to be able to run gw fine for around $200. why people get on forums just to rip on and stress over other peoples computers is beyond me.

isamu kurosawa · Nov 04, 2007, 10:40 AM // 10:40

Wow, this sure got off topic. Well to recap, That pc cannot be upgraded and the best you can do is salvage the parts. You should at least be able to remove the memory, cpu and peripherals, Unfortunatly not the psu.

I recently rebuilt from a salvaged fujitsu scenic machine (3.4GHz p4, 2GB ram) running a 910GL chipset after the incompatablity issue in eye of the north.

I managed to find a tower case with a 350w psu for £35, new motherboard for £50 and an ati radeon x1650pro for £48. Not the best equipment but i was on a tight budget myself.
It currently runs on vista and can run gw with 40-60fps using x2 anti-alaising, 1280x1024res and almost everything set to higest graphics settings, so far i have had no problems and even got a slight boost when the vista catalyst drivers where released.

If your in the UK then the store i mostly used was: http://www.computerplus.uk.com/

iridescentfyre · Nov 04, 2007, 09:47 PM // 21:47

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Or, are you going to turn out to be the stereo-typical stupid American? I feel I should add that my wife is Texan, from Galveston, just so you can't claim I'm biased!

I agree with the point that the best advice is a new PC, but pulling out the "dumb American" card at an inopportune moment kinda destroys your post's credibility and makes it sound like you can't defend yourself using arguments related to the subject matter. Further, random insults based on apparently nothing make you look biased regardless of who you are married to.

phoo slaya · Dec 30, 2007, 01:34 AM // 01:34

thanks for all the help gents, i looked at the sticky and rolled back my drivers, problems solved, cept i still have 2 char stuck in wenhan terraces, ill figure that out later tho.

KZaske · Dec 30, 2007, 03:48 AM // 03:48

I skimmed the thread so if I missed this please forgive. Did you try setting Guild Wars into DX8 mode? It looks bad but it may be playable. There is a listing of command line parameters here on guru and on the wiki.

BabyJ · Dec 30, 2007, 09:13 PM // 21:13

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Any computer that costs £150 ($300) isn't meant for gaming! Why people buy such shit and then complain that certain games wont work is beyond me!

Hell, you need to spend at least £200 ($400) to get a decent graphics card these days, let alone a full PC!

Actually one can build a decent gaming system for around $400 or even less than that. My last comp i built cost me $550 for everything and the one i just built a few weeks ago set me back about $450. It called shopping around for the best price and rebates. I don't have to have a video card that costs $400 or more to have a good gaming system.

Tachyon · Dec 31, 2007, 02:57 AM // 02:57

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Originally Posted by BabyJ

Actually one can build a decent gaming system for around $400 or even less than that. My last comp i built cost me $550 for everything and the one i just built a few weeks ago set me back about $450. It called shopping around for the best price and rebates. I don't have to have a video card that costs $400 or more to have a good gaming system.

Decent gaming rig for $400? I very much doubt that as $400 is only £200 or so, and a motherboard, CPU and RAM would cost more than that on a decent gaming rig. Hell, the last rig I built for a customer had a CPU that alone cost over £650 which is roughly $1300!

phoo slaya · Dec 31, 2007, 03:57 PM // 15:57

azagoth, what's your definition of decent? don't even try to argue that a 2-3 grand comp is not high end. i guess if u get off on playing lots of high end games......at the same time, then yea u might have an argument.