I have a daughter that has become intrigued by online gaming. In order to
further her interest, bond with her and (hopefully) to save some money, we
want to make a family project of building a gaming computer for her.
We have Comcast Cable as an ISP. I have built a computer before
I can see how building such a gaming computer would be an interesting
project in itself but my advice to you is that you should just buy one
but Dell Surplus in the next two weeks... before Jan 31st when their
business quarter concludes. (They always dump product via the surplus
warehouse
The only way to build a game machine yourself these days is to go buy
an issue of PC Gamer magazine and turn to the Hard Stuff section.
There, you'll find cheap, medium, and dream system components listed.
You usually can't go wrong building their medium system. Sometimes you
may want to get the
if AMD' and dual core are ok for online gaming, the Compaqs from office depot
are extremely inexpensive, and a very good start point. an upgrade video card
may be necessary. the very nice price units do not pop up on line, but they
are there when called by part number and only for the week
I have a daughter that has become intrigued by online gaming. In order to
further her interest, bond with her and (hopefully) to save some money, we
want to make a family project of building a gaming computer for her.
Looks like a fine family project.
Since you are doing professional audio
Actually, I think these are about the same now. The #1 video game
today is clearly World of Warcraft (WOW) with some 10-12 million
players. It's the old text MUD with graphics, which makes it an FPS.
Social text MUDs have, by these standards, virtually disappeared.
First question is what kind
I can't say I agree. You may get a cheaper system, but in the end not a
better built system. There is also the warranty, buy any computer and
you'll get a 1 year warranty, or if you pay quite a lot extra a 3 year.
Some companies have longer warranties like cyberypower (haven't checked
lately but
My question is: can I make the following changes to the registry of
Windows XP Home without fear of creating a big problem?
I purchased the latest version of a PC movie maker program (Pinnacle
Studio 12) and every time I start the program I receive 5 error messages
saying: The Creative ASIO
Mostly correct, although when gaming...or at the movies or anywhere else
where 5.1+ is in use, you don't move your head. Most of us can pick up the
sounds coming from different directions without moving...remind me not to
sit behind Tom at any movies.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Tom Piwowar
Oh and aside from not wanting to sit behind Tom at the movies:
http://www.jr.com/akr8-surround-pc-headphone/pe/TBS_AKR8/#productTabDetails
Some argue the merits of such headphones, others hear a considerable
difference between these and regular headphones.
Fact: Tom should stop calling people
I don't really understand how to interpret the speed I get on the
speed test sites. This is what I got tonight on Speakeasy
Download Speed: 16523 kbps (2065.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3077 kbps (384.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
I'm on cable. Is this considered a fast download speed?
2m/380k isn't bad. It's certainly broadband (as defined in the US,
anyway). So you're doing fine with downloads from THAT site.
Presumably you noticed a problem from another site? If you gave us a
link, we could try it.
It could be a problem with their server, or any server between you and
them.
Is there such a rule of thumb in the gaming computer world?
Yes. Your graphics subsystem and power supply are the places
to spend the bucks.
400W is not nearly enough to run a modern graphics card and
processor, plus at a minimum one optical and two or three hard
drives, plus other stuff. I
Let's not forget, for a gaming system you need 5.1 sound. Not only 5.1
speakers, but a good 5.1 headset too. I use one of the Turtle Beach
models.
This is news to me. I run the digital stream over an optical cable to
a DAC which can feed either my headphones or my main power
amp over balanced
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