Is Yor Computer Ready For ET:QW?? ~Free DIY Upgrade Help!~

[_Evil_Obl_vion]

I have:

DFI Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D socket 939
Amd Athlon 64 3800+ X2 Toledo @ 2.9Ghz (stock 2.0Ghz)
2x 1GB OCZ PC4000 Gold DDR1 @ speed to make it run @ pc4000 fergot the number LOL
eVGA 7900GT CO @ 557/1670
LG L204WT 20" Widescreen
Logitech mx1000 laser
Speed-Link 5.1 headset.

When running Quake 4 @ high (1680x1050) or Doom 3 @ ultra (1680x1050) I get constant 60 fps, but I have strange drop-outs to 30 exactly, a second later its 60fps again. What’s causing this? My pc struggeling at this quality? Anyways I think my pc is capable of running ET:QW at high res

[ParanoiD]

Nice overclocking. Ofcourse your PC is capable, its great. The drops could be caused by other apps using the disk at the same time like a virus scanner. You don’t need a upgrade, unless you want DX10

[WEARESURROUNDED]

Hi there, thanks for your replies!

If you’re getting decent stuff then you’re also gonna have to add ram and a new PSU to the list that the 1ltr bmw owner said.

How much RAM is appropriate at the moment, two 1GB sticks?
And how much watt needs a current hardware configuration at the moment?

I suggest you wait 2 months or so before buying new parts.
For once, Intel will drop the prices for its Core 2 Duo processors (E6600 29% off, E6700 40% off) starting April 22nd.
Plus, in the near future nVidia/ATi will finally reveal their middle-end dx10 video cards. You will get a change to buy a next-gen video card at an “affordable” price.

Yeah, I planned actually to wait until QW:ET is released

Every gamer using XP will eventually switch to Vista so it doesn’t make sense to me to buy a dx9 video card today, unless you use to replace your hardware every 6 months.

I think I don’t switch from Linux / XP dual boot to Linux / Vista dual boot because fortunately there will be a ET:WQ Linux client. (Unless theres a new game, Vista only, which i absolutely have to play)

[DarkangelUK]

Yeah, id say around 2gb atleast. If you’re upgrading to todays high end cards, they suggest a 500w minimum and a 600w recommended PSU.

[Moriarty]

Hello there,

i just downloaded and installed the Linux Quake IV demo because of the “When it runs quake4 it will run ET:WQ” statement. Guess what. On high quality setting it was a freaky lagging show. So heres my system:

Motherboard: A7N8X
CPU: AMD 2500+ Barton
Memory: 1GB RAM
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
Powersupply (watt output): BeQuiet 350W

I planned to buy a complete new system which includes Mainboard, CPU, RAM, Graphics Card, what components would you approve?

My budget is max(!) 800 Euros / 529.84 British Pound / 1041.84 U.S. dollar / 1226.55 Canadian dollar / …

Thanks in advance!

I can understand the LAG from your last comp… lets make your new one a “lag free” environment. This is what you will need.

eVGA 680i Motherboard
Intel Core2duo E6300
1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 PC800
eVGA 8800GTS

all of this came out to $913.00 U.S. Dollars

leaving you just enough to get a new power supply. Now Gut out all the components in your case you will be replacing, and get to gaming!

[ParanoiD]

He starts off with euros which probably he is from Europe. Therefore you could say Dollar=Euro because of all taxes etc.

Get 2GB dualchannel 667 if you want to overclock. It will be at the max of the CPU FSB of 1066 (2x533 dualchannel). so better (800MHz) memory wont make a difference. Then get the E6300 and OC it to a E6600. That would be easy. Get a supply and a nice Mid-end DX10 GFX by then. That would be possible.

[Tron1]

When running Quake 4 @ high (1680x1050) or Doom 3 @ ultra (1680x1050) I get constant 60 fps, but I have strange drop-outs to 30 exactly, a second later its 60fps again. What’s causing this? My pc struggeling at this quality? Anyways I think my pc is capable of running ET:QW at high res

Sounds like you have vsync enabled. When that is on it throttles the framerate so that it fits into 60hz without tearing (that odd effect where for a frame half the screen will seem to be a moment behind the other half)

So I wouldn’t worry about your hardware, it’s more than possible your computer could render those slower parts at 59fps, but vsync makes it drop down to 30, preserving visual quality over speed.

[Covernant]

Im worried that im unable to play QW… lol…

So i run an:
AMD Athlon 64, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 2800+
640 MB (DDR SDRAM)
ATI Radeon 9550 128mb (thats the one im worried about <.<)

And i run doom 3 fine… must try quake 4 i quess…

[ParanoiD]

Those would probably be like almost the minimum requirements. At least your GFX will be and also almost your RAM.

[WEARESURROUNDED]

Thanks for your replies!

I can understand the LAG from your last comp… lets make your new one a “lag free” environment. This is what you will need.

eVGA 680i Motherboard
Intel Core2duo E6300
1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 PC800
eVGA 8800GTS

all of this came out to $913.00 U.S. Dollars

leaving you just enough to get a new power supply. Now Gut out all the components in your case you will be replacing, and get to gaming!

He starts off with euros which probably he is from Europe. Therefore you could say Dollar=Euro because of all taxes etc.

I searched and added together the components which Moriarty suggested:

• EVGA nForce680i SLI: 267,19€
• Intel Core2 Duo E6300 2x1.86GHz BOXED: 199,99€
• 1024MB Corsair PC2-800: 130,09€
• EVGA (Retail) 8800GTS 640MB 2xDVI/TV: 369,99€

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                                                              967,26€

So ParanoiD was quite right.

Okay this components are getting cheaper until April, but are there any other, ehm, at the moment cheaper, quality parts for e.g. the mainboard and graphics? (is SLI necessary?)

Get 2GB dualchannel 667 if you want to overclock. It will be at the max of the CPU FSB of 1066 (2x533 dualchannel). so better (800MHz) memory wont make a difference. Then get the E6300 and OC it to a E6600. That would be easy.

I think i don’t want to mess around with overclocking, I’m to afraid too damage something… :\

[2fast4u]

Cooler Master - Make It Yours.

Is this psu strong enough to take on a E6600 + 8800GTX ?

[Salteh]

Probably, but it usually also depends on how much other hardware you have installed and on how good the power supply really is.
My shuttle 240W psu has no problem powering my A64 3000+ / 7800GT for example :).

[ParanoiD]

Yeah, I think it would handle it. CoolerMaster is a good brand!

[knuckles]

well… here’s my rig… :shock:

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (1.8 Ghz)
1 GB Mem
Nvidia Geforce Ti 4200 AGP 8x

so what are my chances for ET:QW on this ?

[Nail]

the disk should fit in the drive, after that… :moo:

[ParanoiD]

well… here’s my rig… :shock:

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (1.8 Ghz)
1 GB Mem
Nvidia Geforce Ti 4200 AGP 8x

so what are my chances for ET:QW on this ?

Hmm, 640x480 low max 30fps… I think the system is just at the edge of capable running ETQW. My old rig (Athlon XP 2000+, 1GB, Radeon 9600Pro) was just capable of running Quake4. I think you would need a whole new rig to get decent fps and performance. An little pgrade would be possible, but you would still be 1.5-2 years behind…

[k0z4k]

AMD Athlon 3200+ (2 GHz)
1 GB Ram Memory
Geforce 6600 128MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte Nforce 440

All I want is 45 fps+ and QW demo in march :evil:

[Moriarty]

Good hunting for cheaper parts WEARESURROUNDED!

but not until the newer lower priced DX10 cards come out will the nVdia 8 series cards get any cheaper. I would think that buying one part at a time when you find sales might help with saving your cash.