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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:13    Post subject: New Upgrades?
Alright, I'm looking at all these games recently, COD2, X3, even BF2 is a resource hog. I bought an AMD processor and motherboard a little while ago and have fallen in love with it. Athlon64 is the processor to be using now, and I've noticed (well, I noticed a while ago) that ncix.com, which is where i buy most of my hardware from, seeing as I only pay 7% tax on it, has got their price drops going on the Athlon64x2 processors. Seeing as I need a new motherboard for a new graphics card to upgrade, why not just do all 3? So my thoughts are...

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor S939 Manchester 2.2GHZ 512KBX2 90NM Retail Box ......... $533.36 CDN

MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E 4PCI SATA RAID SOUND LAN 1394 ........... $158.70

ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI HDTV-OUT Video Card Retail.......... $561.61

Also comes with
HALF-LIFE 2 - Voucher Only - *Bundle W. Athlon 64 CPU & Barebones System Only*
Nero 7 Ultra Edition *Promo Only - Bundle With AMD Athlon X2 Systems - Not For Sale*

I figure I can sell the Hl2 to a friend or something for 20 bucks or whatever.

What do you all think? I mean, if you've read my post here about using an LCD tv as a monitor, you'll know my next computer monitor (soon) is going to be a 37" LCD television. I figured to run at the native resolution in games and to really take advantage of its beauty I need an upgrade. What do you all think?

It appears to be the time of upgrades, seeing as theres a few posts like this.
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Injurious




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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:31    Post subject:
That's nice Very Happy
I can't upgrade now seeing how I'm short couple of zeros in my bank account.
And I'm not a gamer so I don't need to upgrade Wink only every once in a while a new toner for the printer Razz Razz

My next upgrade though will be nintendo revolution Razz

LCD TV as a monitor is a kick ass idea. But don't go cheap about it. Buy top of the line not middle class. It'll look nice as a monitor, but for watching tv it'll be like... rawr ugly!

I'm using a 27inch widescreen LCD TV as a monitor for my laptop.
Shite laptop, but the reception is fucking awesome.
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:36    Post subject:
You'll kill me, but it's the MDG deal. It's a BenQ model. I posted on AnAndTech and they all mentionned its an alright television. We talked a lot about Pixil Mapping and resolutions from the computer to the television..

I also just realized


AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4400+ DUAL CORE PROCESSOR S939 TOLEDO 2.2GHZ 1MBX2 90NM RETAIL BOX is what I'd prefer at NCIX for $629.98. I'd prefer the l2 cache at 2mb to cause some SERIOUS havoc.


Now, why would you think itll look like ugly for television?

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http://htpcnews.com/forums/uploads/post-6-1127598966.jpg

Thats such ownage.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=1721115&enterthread=y

Theres the discussion of the LCDTV as the monitor.
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Injurious




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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:44    Post subject:
Yeah as a monitor it'll be crisp. Sharp. Everything you'd expect from a monitor.

But the 27wide I got. Looks great as a source of HD and monitor. But basic tv and a dvd player... it looks smudged and shit. Yeah I didn't go for the top of the line. Very Happy but in my old tv I couldn't read shit. Hockey scores were all smudged. CP24 was unreadable and CTVNN ticker and highlights were just blurs. Now the text is crisp and clear but the image... well... I’m seein' ghosts cap'n and they're leavin' trails!

As a monitor it’s fuckin’ awesome. The laptop can barley run any recent games. But I loaded it up with NOLF, MP1 and some other old shooters along with HALO and it’s GREAT. Very Happy better than on my 19 inch. HAHAHAHA sometimes when I get back to this 19inch shite it feels as if it looks much worse and every time I have to get used to it.

HAHAHA god I need FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. It’s 7:45 pm and I haven’t made dinner yet Sad Fuck and i have to return a movie. Baaaaaaaah! hahahahah
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:47    Post subject:
Then change it back to 4:3 if its an analog in. Don't stretch the image unless its widescreen already. ANYWAY, back to these particular upgrades. Anyone have thoughts?
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Injurious




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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:49    Post subject:
looks worse in 4:3 Very Happy

anywho... yes... the upgrades... i'm not a techno junkie so i'll say this
ATI FTW Very Happy
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:51    Post subject:
I was going to post "Im done with Nvidia" before, but changed my mind. I don't understand why it'll suck so bad with the cable input. You probably are just retarded or something Razz
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Injurious




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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 01:59    Post subject:
Nah... I don't know. It improved once I changed it to SVIDEO input but it was still ghosts and such.

It's not a clear visual from TV Very Happy
Plus my satelite has the kick ass skills to change the singal into widescreen Very Happy
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 02:00    Post subject:
Well, I could use a VCR to receive the signal, and then send the signal from the VCR to the TV. That way the TV isnt handling the coax. Ghosts have to do with response timing and the signal. The TV im getting has 8ms response time
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Injurious




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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 02:02    Post subject:
oh there's no coax input. well it's there but it's not being used. the sat box has hdtv output, svideo output and composite output Razz
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 02:03    Post subject:
WELLLLLLLL then. I'll use my coax, seeing as Im on analog cable still. Then when we switch to Digital Cable, I might get an HDTV TV tuner for my desktop and go all through that.
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 03:17    Post subject:
K, i've been reading about the X1800XL and its appearing I should get the 7800GT
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