Will this system work for FULL graphics?

by **Adrian** on Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:19 pm

Hiya,

Im counting down the days.

Wondering..do you guys think that this system will work smoothly with MAX graphic settings etc....

Intel Celeron 2.6ghz
Intel P4PE Motherboard
Kingmax 512mb DDR RAM PC3200

You think this would be good enough for smooth gameplay on MAX graphics?

I didn't include the other details of my PC as those are not relervant I don't think.

I just want a system that will allow me to play Live 2004 in all it's glory, don't need to overkill it hey, the only game I'll be playing is NBA Live 2004 hahaha.

Thanks guys.

Adrian.

by **ReyJ** on Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:31 pm

You'll need a video card mate.

by **vinz** on Thu Oct 16, 2003 11:17 pm

strong enough i think.
but as ReyJ has mentioned, you need a video card- and that aint irrelevant at all. i suggest that you get a 128 MB DDR or better yet, a 256MB DDR video card i.e. GeForce FX5600 or ATI Radeon.

by **Adrian** on Thu Oct 16, 2003 11:42 pm

Hiya,

The video I got is Asus Nvidia Ti4200 8X, but of course I don't have the budget to get an 8X motherboard.

Will this combined with the celeron 2.6 be good enough to run Live 2004 on full graphics without any jerks?

NBA on Max is the only way to play

Cheers guys

Adrian.

by **Superchunk** on Thu Oct 16, 2003 11:56 pm

To be honest I doubt it. I didn't play 2003 on PC, but I know a thing or two about games, and I used to own a ti4200. I would be shocked if you got max settings out of that rig. Sorry bro.

by **BiggaAdams** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:35 am

Just to let you know, the celeron isn't made for gaming, its more for spreadsheets and business type stuff it will play games yeah but it isn't a gaming chip.

by **Adrian** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 2:31 am

Hiya,

I would of thought the Celeron being 2.6ghz or 2600mhz would be fast enough to cope with NBA Live 2003.

Other option is to fork out some extra cash and get the Pentium IV 2.4 800FSB, with the Asus P4P800 Deluxe Motherboard, that has 8 speed AGP and my current video is an 8 speed video card.

Thanks for all your info and thoughts hey.

Adrian.

by **arden_05** on Fri Oct 17, 2003 2:40 am

I'm sorry but..... hahahahaha Celeron... good luck :lol:

......get yourself a Geforce FX 5200 graphic card...its affordable and very good :wink:

by **Adrian** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 12:06 am

I just bought a copy of Madden 2004, and it works really well on my PC, full graphics and sounds. Smooth gameplay and videos.

I have a Pentium 3 1000 with a Nvidia Ti4200.

If Madden runs smooth, do you think other games such as Live 2004, FIFA 2004 and NHL 2004 will run smooth too?

Adrian.

by **bishibashiboy** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:07 am

Your graphics card is still decent, but your cpu has gotta go.

I think you should wait for the demo of Live 2004 and see how well it works cuz nobody really knows how well EA optimized this year (don't get your hopes up). Madden has always run well and it's obvious that team within EA knows what they're doing so don't go by that game to judge performance.

by **A.I.Rulez** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:39 am

Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

by **bishibashiboy** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:00 pm

A.I.Rulez wrote:Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

Is it $835USD?? if so you're getting ripped off.
In Vancouver, BC Canada I can get your specs for $889CAD ($635USD), and that's with a better motherboard.

- Your cpu is fine and is very overclockable.
- Your motherboard is using an old chipset. Get the i865PE chipset. The Asus P4P800-Deluxe is a great one.
- Memory is fine.
- HD is fine as well.
- Graphics card is good, but not GREAT.

Honestly I hope you don't mean USD when you said $835. I can still get it cheaper than $889CAD, since that was just a starting point.

by **FaT__MiKe** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 4:14 pm

sorry dudes, but Celeron sucks so bad

by **A.I.Rulez** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:02 pm

bishibashiboy wrote:
A.I.Rulez wrote:Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

Is it $835USD?? if so you're getting ripped off.
In Vancouver, BC Canada I can get your specs for $889CAD ($635USD), and that's with a better motherboard.

- Your cpu is fine and is very overclockable.
- Your motherboard is using an old chipset. Get the i865PE chipset. The Asus P4P800-Deluxe is a great one.
- Memory is fine.
- HD is fine as well.
- Graphics card is good, but not GREAT.

Honestly I hope you don't mean USD when you said $835. I can still get it cheaper than $889CAD, since that was just a starting point.

Yes, i do mean USD.
But i don't live in USA anyway, i live in Israel, and i really need a new computer (I have 16MB video card !) and i think this system will be good for another 3-4 years.

And don't worry, i didn't buy that system, yet.
I'm looking for other prices and stores to buy other system.
I'm doing a research now before i'm buying anything.

Any sites you can suggest to look in ?

by **EddyMVP** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:12 pm

A.I.Rulez wrote:Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

That is exactly what I have on my System. except that I have 2 hard drives, the 8- Gb and the other one is 160 GB

by **A.I.Rulez** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:31 pm

EddyMVP wrote:
A.I.Rulez wrote:Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

That is exactly what I have on my System. except that I have 2 hard drives, the 8- Gb and the other one is 160 GB

And do you consider this as a good system ?
Is $835 are too much for this PC ?

by **EddyMVP** on Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:58 pm

A.I.Rulez wrote:
EddyMVP wrote:
A.I.Rulez wrote:Do you guys can estimate how much money i will have to spend on this system:

CPU -
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512K 800MHz Socket 478 CPU BOX
Motherboard -
Asus P4PE-X Intel 845PE Motherboard (FSB800, AGP4X, 5.1 Sound, LAN, USB 2.0 )
Memory - (DDR) -
DDR-RAM 512MB 3200 Samsung Original Memory
Hard Drive -
Westeran Digital 80GB 7200 rpm ATA100 HDD
Video Card -
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR DVI Video Card

I can get this system in something like $835, is it a fair deal ?
And do you think i can get something better than this specific stuff on the internet ?

That is exactly what I have on my System. except that I have 2 hard drives, the 8- Gb and the other one is 160 GB

And do you consider this as a good system ?
Is $835 are too much for this PC ?

yes, It will be good

by **vinz** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:11 am

celeron is not really made for gaming. i got a P4 2.4b processor, an ASUS P4P800, 512MB ddr and a geforce fx 128mb card, and everything works so smoothly with Madden and other EA sports games.

what can you guys say about AMD Athlon processors with regards to gaming?

by **bishibashiboy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:34 am

vinz wrote:celeron is not really made for gaming. i got a P4 2.4b processor, an ASUS P4P800, 512MB ddr and a geforce fx 128mb card, and everything works so smoothly with Madden and other EA sports games.

what can you guys say about AMD Athlon processors with regards to gaming?

Athlon XP's are fine for gaming and perform almost on par with Intel's chips. Throw in the fact they're a lot cheaper, and I would never go for an Intel processor if I don't have a lot of money to throw around. The Athlon XP's also overclock like crazy. The 2500+ easily makes it to the 3000+ mark.

Hey you should have got the 2.4C, since your motherboard supports the 800mhz FSB.

by **Roland** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:17 am

With my last PC i wasn't able to play the game (2003) with all max details. My specs were:

P4 2.4Ghz 533Mhz FSB
768 MB DDR RAM 333Mhz
GeForce 4 TI4200 64MB
Intel 875E chipset

My question is, will my new PC with these specs do the job for 2004?

P4 3Ghz 800Mhz FSB
1GB DDR RAM 400Mhz
ATI Radeon 9800 128MB
Intel 875P chipset

by **bishibashiboy** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:19 am

shit you got a lot of money dude!

Anyways, if your system can't do that at 1024x768, I think a lot of ppl will be screaming. Yours is pretty much stacked. I'd kill for your system.

by **Roland** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:29 am

I'll take that as a yes.

The thing is, with my last PC when I put everything om max (high in some cases) the gameplay wouldn't go smoothly which pissed me off because my specs were great. A month or 2 ago I bought my new one and I really will go mad if I can't play at max with 2004.

by **Jowe** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:01 pm

thats because 2003 wasn't optimised for high end machines

by **fvdmc** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:32 pm

A friend of mine who's literally LOADED bought a new computer from a newly established complany (L). This particular computer he ordered is AMAZING. It features a P4 HT at 3.8 GHz, with one tetrabyte of hardrive, 4 GB of RD Ram, ATI radeon 9800 Pro, THX 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers, 35" LCD (Three hold) monitor, and a WHOLE LOT. I believe it cost him over $6000. The reason he bought it was because of the clockspeed, which is at 3.8 GHz! CRAZY. I guess... when the PC version of NBA LIVE 2004 comes out, I'll try it on his PC.

He is one crazy dude, but very unique. :shock:

by **Jowe** on Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:03 pm

fvdmc wrote:A friend of mine who's literally LOADED bought a new computer from a newly established complany (L). This particular computer he ordered is AMAZING. It features a P4 HT at 3.8 GHz, with one tetrabyte of hardrive, 4 GB of RD Ram, ATI radeon 9800 Pro, THX 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers, 35" LCD (Three hold) monitor, and a WHOLE LOT. I believe it cost him over $6000. The reason he bought it was because of the clockspeed, which is at 3.8 GHz! CRAZY. I guess... when the PC version of NBA LIVE 2004 comes out, I'll try it on his PC.

He is one crazy dude, but very unique.

imagine if it still runs choppy :lol:

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