Try and get something better than a 9500. I haven't seen any benchmarks on it, but anything below a x6xx card is NOT for gaming. I suppose a CPU ugrade would be ok too, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. The C2D's are very good CPU's.
If I remember correctly, Turbocache allocates a portion of your system memory to your videocard. Basically, you're magically getting more video memory at the loss of system memory.
Well, first thing is to figure out what your specs are. I assume you know how to do it. If you go onto one of the Design Unions here on GS, you'll find some really good tutorials on the forums.
I don't think I'll have that problem. I plan on having them build a machine that'll run AoC on high settings. Something I've seen is they don't tell you if you need a more powerful power supply when you choose a better graphics card. Only thing I'm still worried about is whether or not I choose like motherboard / power supply that's compatible because doesn't look like they warn you about that kind of stuff. BTW I'm planning on them building me something like this:
2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 12MB Cache FSB 1333 Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler Extremely Quiet ASUS P5N-D (nForce 750i SLI , 2xPCIEx, 8-Channel Audio, LAN, 4xSATA2, 1394, 1333FSB, Wifi) 8GB (2GBx4) PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory Lifetime Warranty 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA300 20X Samsung SH-S202G Dual Layer DVD+/-RW/CDRW w/Nero 512MB nVidia GeForce 9800GTX GDDR3 PCI Express DVI/Tvout Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 Antec Black Nine Hundred (6 5.25, 6 3.5 bays) 4 Fans, Front Audio/USB/1394 850watt Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-850
felenor
Well, that setup will work very nice. If you can get that, you will have nothing to worry about.
There's no end all solution to piracy, and this alone won't change things. It amuses me greatly when people talk about it being "hacked" - that's not how it works, unfortunately I am unable to go further into such things, because my knowledge could unwittingly provide some future no-goodnick with the know-how to steal. - Within the realm of what I can say on GS, I shall simply say that systems such as STEAM and LIVE provide a more effective means of catching pirates, and a more effective deterrent than does a chip that aids online activation.
subrosian
You took the words right out of my mouth subrosian
It is the general consensus of this forum that iBuyPower/CyberPower shouldn't be bought from. Some people have received half-built computers or ones with nothing connected. I've never owned one, so I'm just going on what I hear.
Either way, I'd suggest that you consider building your own computer. It's not as hard as it seems and there are guides for building everywhere online. You can save a decent chunk of change in most cases and you learn a lot about computers in the process. If you're interested, we can help you select some parts.
kodex1717
This I have to agree with. Either you are going to get a wildly overpriced machine, or one of poor build quality.
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