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Hawks484

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Hawks484

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May 24, 2012, 5:24:31 AM

LordErrorprone wrote:
Trust it would take allot less time to build one then to order one but if that's the way you want to do it then I wont make you (Not that I could).

I have:

ASUS MB M5A78L-M LX

AMD Phenom II X4 (Quad Core) @ 4 Ghz OC'ed

4Gb of DDR3 RAM (Speed dosen't matter)

NVIDIA Geforce 550 Ti

Two power supplies, one 650 W and another 400 W, this is unusual and most people probably wouldn't recommend it but I did it. The 650W isn't powerful enough on its own and I don't have the money for a better one.

That costs about $600 in all.

That site you mentioned seems trustworthy for the most part but they are overpriced. I can't say for sure, I've never gotten anything from them.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I have windows 7 64-Bit, you would have to buy a copy of that, I got my copy for free because of my school but that's about $100.

I might consider it now, i just have confidence issues with it being kinda daunting. Can i check back with you tomorrow morning on this?

EDIT: in comparison, from 1 to 10, 1 being a sucky computer to 10 being Gods computer, how good is yours?

Also, while i understand computers better than most people, i definitely don't know as much as you and am only 14. (After thinking about it, i doubt how old i am matters.

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May 23, 2012, 8:53:06 PM

All you who looks like they know something about Nvidia card, do you know something about the nvlddmkm.sys BSOD problem with NVidia and windows while gaming ?

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May 23, 2012, 8:54:16 PM

Photon_Ventdesdunes wrote:
All you who looks like they know something about Nvidia card, do you know something about the nvlddmkm.sys BSOD problem with NVidia and windows while gaming ?

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/181509-bsod-error-nvlddmkm-sys.html

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 8:57:21 PM

Thanks guys! it looks like im gonna luck out, my moms buying me a gaming computer for graduation!!! i've been using this crappy computer forever, my sister can have it...

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May 23, 2012, 8:58:03 PM

Photon_Ventdesdunes wrote:
All you who looks like they know something about Nvidia card, do you know something about the nvlddmkm.sys BSOD problem with NVidia and windows while gaming ?

Thread hijacking much?

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mokaiba

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May 23, 2012, 9:04:49 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
Thanks guys! it looks like im gonna luck out, my moms buying me a gaming computer for graduation!!! i've been using this crappy computer forever, my sister can have it...

nice one!...

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Hawks484

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13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 2:02:59 AM

another question, where do you guys buy your computers from? my price range is around 800 dollars

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LordErrorprone

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May 24, 2012, 4:48:28 AM

I didn't buy my computer I built it. In my experience computers bought from companies don't last as long as DIY computers.

I would be happy to help you find parts to buy and I know of some tutorials on building computers.

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Hawks484

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May 24, 2012, 4:52:28 AM

While i'd love to build a computer by myself (i know i can do it!) neither my mom nor I have the patience and time for it. Can you tell me what the specs are for your computer and how much it cost?

Plus, Can i ask what your opinion of this site is? www.ibuypower.com

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LordErrorprone

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May 24, 2012, 5:03:33 AM

Trust it would take allot less time to build one then to order one but if that's the way you want to do it then I wont make you (Not that I could).

I have:

ASUS MB M5A78L-M LX

AMD Phenom II X4 (Quad Core) @ 4 Ghz OC'ed

4Gb of DDR3 RAM (Speed dosen't matter)

NVIDIA Geforce 550 Ti

Two power supplies, one 650 W and another 400 W, this is unusual and most people probably wouldn't recommend it but I did it. The 650W isn't powerful enough on its own and I don't have the money for a better one.

That costs about $600 in all.

That site you mentioned seems trustworthy for the most part but they are overpriced. I can't say for sure, I've never gotten anything from them.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I have windows 7 64-Bit, you would have to buy a copy of that, I got my copy for free because of my school but that's about $100.

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13 years ago

May 23, 2012, 8:52:25 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
how do i find that?

EDIT: its a QUADRO NVS 280 PCI-E

That is a business video card meant for basic video and dual screens. You're lucky the game loads properly.

If you want a card that'll last for awhile go for an 1GB GeForce GTX 560Ti ($204, card can play games like skyrim on highest video settings) - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7191409&CatId=3585

560Ti in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHVZNqnd6fQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ZKU7LOcmQ

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LordErrorprone

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May 24, 2012, 5:43:52 AM

Sure, you can PM me and we can talk more about it, I would recommend those turtorials, i havent looked through them but I have watched some of his other tutorials and can tell you he is very good at teaching and is way smarter then me.

I would rate my computer at 6, maybe 7. It can play almost any game no problem and I have thrown some big ones at it.

How old you are matters, when I was 14 I wasnt anywhere close to as good with computers as I am now and i'm 19 now.

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13 years ago

May 24, 2012, 11:38:09 AM

I can run the game on an old centrino laptop - not bad in its day but not uber by any means.

Graphics turned to fastest - running at 1280 x 800 resolution.

Reducing the resolution on your pc will make quite a difference.

If you have PCI-E slot there are some ok 3d capable gcards on the market with .5gb ram for under 40 euros

You could do with upping your Ram to at least 2gb too really.

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May 24, 2012, 3:24:46 PM

LordErrorprone where did you mostly buy your parts from? I am thinking of building myself a new computer sometime within 2 to 3 months from now and have been looking at several websites....

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May 24, 2012, 4:32:56 PM

My computer is an ancient relic from 6~8 years ago, running WinXP on a single-CPU Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0 Ghz), with 1 Gig RAM and an old ATI 4600 series AGP video card. And it runs this game fine.

It does not run Sims 3 fine, or Supreme Commander 2 fine. But this game works well on my old hardware.

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LordErrorprone

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May 24, 2012, 7:49:09 PM

I bought all my parts from newegg and he cant play the game because he is using business class graphics card, those aren't built for gaming.

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May 24, 2012, 8:07:04 PM

Well I also have issues with the game, I have a low powered graphics card because I spent my money on the processor and RAM so I run the game in fastest and get around 60-70fps. But the end turn takes forever and after a while it slows the whole game down, and I have monitored this and I think the the issue is that the game does not make full use of the resources available to it. I mean, I have 8gig of RAM and it has never used more than 2gig to my knowledge and I have tried to monitor it carefully.

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LordErrorprone

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May 24, 2012, 8:12:05 PM

I've noticed the it only uses 1 core and the game is in alpha.

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May 25, 2012, 1:28:49 PM

macr05s wrote:
LordErrorprone where did you mostly buy your parts from? I am thinking of building myself a new computer sometime within 2 to 3 months from now and have been looking at several websites....

http://www.scan.co.uk/ are quite good if you want to get all from the same supplier (helps with any future support - the supplier cant just blame a part from another supplier).

http://www.dabs.com do some really good motherboard, processer, memory bundles

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May 23, 2012, 8:27:37 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
my computer is from 2002 and has windows xp service package 3, has 1.25 gigs of ram. but i dont see my graphics card there

Do Start> Run

type dxdiag

One of the tabs will says the video card. it may be a built-in video card.

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May 23, 2012, 8:06:10 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
The game works fine on my computer (desktop) and i already have the graphics turned down to fastest. but the game is still slow to respond to my commands. Does anyone know how to speed up my processor or slow down the game enough for it to run smoothly?

EDIT: BTW, my processor runs at 2.8GHZ

A processor is only one part of making a game run smoothly.

What is your:

Memory?

Video Card?

OS?

Age of computer?

laptop/desktop?

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May 23, 2012, 8:12:34 PM

The video card is probably going to be the problem, as it takes a 256mb video card; by far this is the most demanding requirement for the whole game.

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 8:15:56 PM

where do i find my system specs, last time i checked it looked like everything was fine, and the game doesn't crash

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May 23, 2012, 8:16:49 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
where do i find my system specs, last time i checked it looked like everything was fine, and the game doesn't crash

If it is a windows; Start > right-click computer and choose properties.

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May 23, 2012, 8:21:32 PM

mokaiba wrote:
If it is a windows; Start > right-click computer and choose properties.

I still havent found them, i don't see anything labeled just "computer"

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May 23, 2012, 8:24:03 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
I still havent found them, i don't see anything labeled just "computer"

Its probably on the desktop then. Computer or My Computer.

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 8:24:26 PM

my computer is from 2002 and has windows xp service package 3, has 1.25 gigs of ram. but i dont see my graphics card there

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LordErrorprone

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May 23, 2012, 8:25:06 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
I still havent found them, i don't see anything labeled just "computer"

Which version of windows?

Edit: Never mind you answered the question while i typed it, its called my computer then.

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May 23, 2012, 8:26:13 PM

LordErrorprone wrote:
Which version of windows?

Never mind you answered the question while i typed it, its called my computer then.

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 7:47:36 PM

The game works fine on my computer (desktop) and i already have the graphics turned down to fastest. but the game is still slow to respond to my commands. Does anyone know how to speed up my processor or slow down the game enough for it to run smoothly?

EDIT: BTW, my processor runs at 2.8GHZ

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Hawks484

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13 years ago

May 23, 2012, 8:30:13 PM

i have a NIVIDIA quadro PCI-E series

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LordErrorprone

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LordErrorprone

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May 23, 2012, 8:32:08 PM

oh, there's your problem that graphics card is for Graphics Design not gaming.

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Hawks484

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 8:32:45 PM

so theres nothing i can do short of getting another card?

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LordErrorprone

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LordErrorprone

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13 years ago

May 23, 2012, 8:35:14 PM

Maybe, could you get the model of the card?

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mokaiba

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May 23, 2012, 8:35:33 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
i have a NIVIDIA quadro PCI-E series

What type of Quadro?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Quadro#Video_cards

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Hawks484

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May 23, 2012, 8:43:24 PM

how do i find that?

EDIT: its a QUADRO NVS 280 PCI-E

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mokaiba

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May 23, 2012, 8:46:10 PM

Hawks484 wrote:
how do i find that?

In the dxdiag.

Location of other info

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LordErrorprone

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May 23, 2012, 8:49:41 PM

That card is definitely not fast enough to play this game.

Edit: Just a suggestion for mokaiba, you would get more performance if you turned your page file off, you have more then enough ram.

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