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Building a New PC
Sideways:
Yeah, it's a big difference. On the City of Villains boards, there are a number of screenshot threads... and people post their comp specs with their screenshots.
I've seen guys running the same video card as I do, with 1GB of RAM like I do, and a P4 3.4Ghz beast of a processor... and their screenshots are at lower resolution, because they have to turn their graphics down a smidgen. My Sempron 3000+ processor (which isn't even that great of an AMD processor in the AMD world) runs the game with cranked settings and resolution, and gives me a steady 45FPS in large city-zones, and an INSANE 90+FPS in missions. Since it's the same video card being used, and equivalent RAM, then the ONLY difference is the processor... and the AMDs outshine the Intels in a big way.
JJMitchell:
I'm still dreaming here but so far this is the motherboard/procssor that has grabbed my attention. It only has PCIe but I guess thats not such a huge deal for the performance I'll gain.
Clicky
Next, I'll be looking for the best video card I think I can afford. Eventually.
elcapitan:
FWIW, I'm running a two-year old Gigabyte mainboard atm (with an AthlonXP 2500+) and it's holding together just fine. The chip is starting to run a little hot though, and as a result the fan noise is almost intolerable.
JJMitchell:
I figure in two years it'll be about time to upgrade anyway.
Thats how old my PC is now.
Okay folks, now your mission is to start giving me recommendations on Video cards. I've always been an ATI guy but that was from a bad experience with one nVidia card years ago.
GO!
edscoble:
I was actually thinking the same, going for a Shuttle computer case, including motherboard.
highly recommended is to get a 64bits processor, thus your computer will be more future-proof for thing like Vista.
AMD 64bits is pretty cheap to get.
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