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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundWhy not have two computers (use a KVM cable so you have one mouse, keyboard, monitor).
I have Tiberium wars, and it pains me to say it....i can't get by the round with the mammoth tank (Egypt somewhere). I plan to get big hard drives because my other passion is movies, and the downloading thereof....could i use three, and have one 60GB for games, and 2 biggies for My movies ? That'd work, right ?
I use the above and keep one machine for games and the other for surfing and what not.
I can burn while playing offline games and the games machines registry doesn’t get bogged down with rubbish.
If you have a proper router (which you should for gaming, not a USB Alcatel modem or the like) then you can connect both to the Internet. (USB modems rely on system resources, which you are trying to keep down like a frenzied lunatic).
There are many configurations you just have to find what works for you and your budget.
Edit: I use 160 gig internal and 2 * 320 gig external on the non-games machines. The games machine has a small drive so the heads inside are not thrashing around too far.
Originally posted by WoodgieSeriously though, how did you get past Alexandria in Tiberium wars ?
Why not have two computers (use a KVM cable so you have one mouse, keyboard, monitor).
I use the above and keep one machine for games and the other for surfing and what not.
I can burn while playing offline games and the games machines registry doesn’t get bogged down with rubbish.
If you have a proper router (which you should for gaming, not a USB Alcate ...[text shortened]... hines. The games machine has a small drive so the heads inside are not thrashing around too far.
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI did that about 8 years ago dude.
Seriously though, how did you get past Alexandria in Tiberium wars ?
I am getting my butt kicked at 8 player Yuris Revenge these days.
But if I remember rightly, is it the bit with the lightening storms every now and again?
I remember that being the hard part of Tiberium.
Edit: You have all the joys of Red Alert to come, lucky sod.
Originally posted by WoodgieIt's the port with the cranes, and the first time you have to mine two tiberium fields......Yuris revenge ? I haven't seen it, and don't buy enthusiasts magazines....is it a mainly online game ?
I did that about 8 years ago dude.
I am getting my butt kicked at 8 player Yuris Revenge these days.
But if I remember rightly, is it the bit with the lightening storms every now and again?
I remember that being the hard part of Tiberium.
Originally posted by Woodgie80 Gig isn't that huge, is it just naturally slow? A faster RPM job would speed things up, some of the faster ones are up around 15,000 RPM.
2 gig would do nicely.
Keep your hard drive size down to about 20 - 40 gig (anything more is a waste and increases the seek time, read write).
I am a Command and Conquer man myself and have no social life.
(Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz , 2 gig RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX )
I am trying to get a 20 gig hard drive to replace this rubbish 80 gig.
You will ...[text shortened]... to fit the games.
What OS are you going to use (and will you be ripping the guts out of it)?
Also, don't forget about defrag, if parts of the program are scattered all over the drive, it whacks itself to death going from track to track hunting it all down.
Originally posted by WoodgieWoodgie, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or for real about the hard drive thing.
2 gig would do nicely.
Keep your hard drive size down to about 20 - 40 gig (anything more is a waste and increases the seek time, read write).
I am a Command and Conquer man myself and have no social life.
(Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz , 2 gig RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX )
I am trying to get a 20 gig hard drive to replace this rubbish 80 gig.
You will ...[text shortened]... to fit the games.
What OS are you going to use (and will you be ripping the guts out of it)?
Disks should be sized according to need and budget. Seek time doesn't increase as a function of storage size. It describes a physical relocation of the drive head, not a "seek" through data on the volume. Things like rotational speed, max seek time, buffer size and max transfer speed are the things to look at for HD performance. Things like noise level, heat output and manufacturer reliability are also some real world things to look at when choosing a drive for home use. Right now, I think you pay around $10 to go from a 40gb to an 80gb drive. So the price/size sweet spot is definitely above 80gb at this point.
Originally posted by Woodgiei thought i knew what ram was and does!!! yes you're right, it has to be checked, but thats only at boot up, it is the job of the bios to check it, once cleared it passes this info to the os, from there.... as far as i know, ram just sits there.... waiting for something to happen... why would the os check it a second time.... it will only check whats be used....
Each bit of RAM has to be checked and taken into account.
(That is what I was taught anyway).
You could always google and find out exactly what RAM is and does.
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Originally posted by WoodgieWaste of money and hardware. You'd be far better off buying a decent PC that can just handle both.
Why not have two computers (use a KVM cable so you have one mouse, keyboard, monitor).
I use the above and keep one machine for games and the other for surfing and what not.
I can burn while playing offline games and the games machines registry doesn’t get bogged down with rubbish.
If you have a proper router (which you should for gaming, not a USB Alcate ...[text shortened]... hines. The games machine has a small drive so the heads inside are not thrashing around too far.
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Originally posted by Daemon Sinbut you didnt answer the question... i didnt dispute the fact if it's a waste, 32bit os's cant handle more than 4gb, but it wont slow the system down like he said
Woodgie's right. Anything over 4gb RAM is a waste unless you're running x64 bit.
