i have not custom built a PC in yrs. i have been running my system with happy results for almost 5 yrs.
But it is time to up grade, and i will be honest. I have no idea anymore as to what i am doing.
When i built mine, there was no DDR2 mem, unless it was on a video Card. and SLi was still very new and 512mb on a card was the best you could get.
And as for DXT10, lol that was no where to even be seen. it was only a rumor.
but i have been flying flight sime from the flight sim 98 Days. lol o how we all thought that that was amazing graphics then.
my questions are simple.
Yes i will be going DX10.
Money is not that big of a deal, but i would like to stay under $10,000.
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Right now im running:
Processor:
2.80 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 FX
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cach
Main Circuit Board:
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-SLI DELUXE 1.XX
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 1015 10/21/2005
Memory Modules:
2560 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A3' has 1024 MB
Drives:
497.33 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
261.20 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
DVDRW IDE 16X [CD-ROM drive]
LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1693S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Maxtor 6B120M0 [Hard drive] (122.94 GB) -- drive 2, s/n B404BZEH, rev BANC19J0, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD3000JD-00KLB0 [Hard drive] (300.07 GB) -- drive 0
WDC WD740GD-00FLC0 [Hard drive] (74.35 GB) -- drive 1 <--- game HHD, Raptor with 10,000rpm
Graphics:
SLi
CamdVideo [Display adapter]
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX [Display adapter] (2x) 512mb
Default Monitor
Gateway FPD2185W [Monitor] (20.9"vis, s/n T5C 50N 08133, December 2005)
Multimedia:
CamdAudio
Creative SB X-Fi
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port
Tunebite High-Speed Dubbing
7.1 Surround Sound
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I want to know if Vista unlimited is worth it.
Im thinking i should go Intel, but i have no idea witch of there new chips are good for gaming, and work best with what mother boards.
Is DDR3 worth it? or stick with DDR2? witch ones are the hot brands?
you know how you see good names for cheep...... do you still get what you pay for? or has the price gone down for real?
i would like to stay with Nvidea, but again with there new stuff i have no idea witch one is best for running FSX. i do also run active sky, FEX, GEX, and would love to add more upgrades. i wish to add lots of AI, ground traffic and ground details. at the moment i cant do much with light bloom.
I do not really play anything else but FSX. i do listen to music and browse the web. but i know that stuff will work on anything.
i will say with what i have now, it runs great and looks good. i have no real complaints. i just know that its getting time for DX10, and some better mem. plus, i want lintel. AMD is no longer the best thing for gaming.
i do hope this is all the info that you need. let me know please if you need more. i thank you all for your help. its hard for me to admit that i dont know much about upgrading anymore.
thank you very much for the help.
cheers to all,
Dan
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