At 07:48 p.m. 12/02/2008, you wrote: >Speaking of slow computers running audio games. I could play gtc and sod on >an old compac I used to have, 700mhz AMD athlon TM with 256mb ram. I had >troopinum and all that on it. Sometimes it would start stuttering, you know >how laptops tend to do that sometimes, well it was really bad at it, it was >old ya know. I had windows xp on it and as far as I can remember those games >worked just fine. I was playing gtc on it when the hard drive crashed, now >it won't boot. That was the first laptop I ever owned, paid 200 bucks for >it. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "constantine (on laptop)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:05 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Buy great gaming PCs? > > >> Well, just because I could, I installed some demos onto an old desktop I >> hope to upgrade. The specs go something like this: 1.3 GHZ AMD Duron, 256 >> mb >> ram, 30 gb hard drive and a SiS onboard soundcard. It ran quite smoothly >> with no other apps running except jaws, though when I ran jim kithcens >> homer >> on a harley using AT&T voices, I got slightly lagged due to the higher >> quolity sound. >> >> Just my thoughts >> Have a good day from Tyler C. Wood! >> >> contact details: >> >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> skype: the_conman283 >> >> system details: >> Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc >> AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram, >> Fujitsu >> 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Valiant (on laptop)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Buy great gaming PCs? >> >> >>> Hi. >>> Yeah pricy has it pegged, I bought an alienware laptop, 2.2ghz core2duo >>> processor and 2gb ram, had them put windows xp on it. over 2000 dollars. >>> It's fast and stuff but I don't like the keyboard and it certainly isn't >>> optimal for gaming, missing the right control key, the delete key is >>> where >>> the right control should be, the top right hand is num lock, and they got >>> the ctrl and fn keys backwards, fn is on the very bottom left, and ctrl >>> is >>> just to the right of that, I think ctrl should be on the outside. Course, >>> a >>> desktop wouldn't matter right? Here's a fact though, audiogaming doesn't >>> take as much computer as videogaming does I believe. I'm running audio >>> games >>> fine and dandy, and I like it better too, on a soney Vaio here, it's a >>> 1.66ghz core2duo, it has 2gb of ram, and it's running vista business. It >>> sells for about 1800 dollars. As for a computer that'll run audio games >>> good. My guess is almost anything you can buy today. Dual core processor >>> based pcs are selling dust cheep they say because the cpu manufacturers >>> want >>> everyone to switch to their quad cores. anything you find on the shelf >>> that >>> runs fast and is in your price range and stuff will do I reckon. Maybe >>> one >>> thing to look out for is that it has a good offboard sound card, one >>> that's >>> actually a dedicated expansion card rather than one built into the >>> motherboard. Creative makes excellent sound cards and I'm told turtle >>> beach >>> does too. I'm satisfied with Realtech too but I believe they're lesser in >>> quality than creatives. To know whether you're using an offboard or >>> onboard >>> sound card, check out the back of the pc, is the soundcard jacks at the >>> bottom of the tower placed in one of those long horizontal rectangular >>> indentions? or are there like 3 or 6 jacks on the large rectangular part >>> back there where all the other ports are, UUSB, PS2 for mouse and >>> keyboard, >>> etc. Unfortunately, I have found the best way to get a new computer is to >>> just get one you fall in love with and that has good specks and try it, >>> if >>> it doesn't satisfy, take it back within the return period. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Casey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:16 PM >>> Subject: [Audyssey] Buy great gaming PCs? >>> >>> >>>> Hey I'm just wondering if anyone has some good web sites to by fantastic >>>> gaming pcs. Good sound cards, speakers etc. I hear that Alienware is >>>> great, but extremely pricy! >>>> Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> >>>> Casey >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1266 - Release Date: >>> 08/02/2008 10:06 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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