Cheap powerful rig for hl2

[r1y23]

I made this rig a few months ago because my old comp could not handle most of the new games coming out.
Since i like it so much i decided to share it with the world.

AMD ATHLON XP 3200+
2 512MB Kingston value ram
2 SATA Hitachi 80GB Hard drives (striped)
Kingwin T-424 case with 450W power supply with or without neon light.
RADEON 9800 256 (< I have) or RADEON 9800 PRO 128(< my friend has)
Creative audigy 2 zs gamer (only if you have surround sound)
ASUS A7V8X-E Deluxe mother board
Floppy drive
sony 700A DVD_RW (duel layer)

Total cost = around $1200

you can find all the parts on www.pricewatch.com
thats it.
this computer runs cs source with all graphics options maxed at 70 fps (While in a fight)
It also can run doom everything maxed with about 30 - 40 fps.

PS. yes i know the faster AMD 64 3200 is out now but i built this before i could get my hands on the 64 3200.

 

[Nex321]

"this computer runs cs source with all graphics options maxed at 70 fps (While in a fight)"

On what res? Even I with X800 XT PE don't get 70 fps in fights, its hard to get it without any fire fights as well on max settings

 

[RussianEmpire]

the rig wont run half life 2 maxed out setting and high res
but i would suggest buying a 6800 NU insted of 9800 pro
its only 50 $ but you can unlock the pipes and overclock it
it ll run half life 2 75% better then 9800 pro

 

[Vigilante]

the rig wont run half life 2 maxed out setting and high res
but i would suggest buying a 6800 NU insted of 9800 pro
its only 50 $ but you can unlock the pipes and overclock it
it ll run half life 2 75% better then 9800 pro

how hard was it to unlock the other pipes? Did you have to do any hardware modding?

 

[RussianEmpire]

nope it took me
~ 1 min to go to guru3d.com ang get new riva tuner
~ 2 min to download the program
~ 1 min to install the program
~ 2 min to unlock the pipes and the vertex shader
~ 3 min for reboot and praying that the pipes work
~ 7 min to run 3dmark03
seeing the perfomance increase by 1000 point PRICELESS
(YES I GOT TO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS) :thumbs:

 

[r1y23]

i was running cs source at 1024 x 768 and i could have all the shaders/reflections all on high and world.

i would have gotten a more powerful rig if i had the money but im happy with this one and it runs the games great.

EDIT: i was playing LAN when i got 70fps. im not sure that makes a difference though.

 

[blahblahblah]

Hate to break it to your Russia, but you didn't unlock the pipes. Your score would be much higher if you did unlock them. You may have unlocked a couple of the pipes, but not all 16 of them. From my understanding, doing what you did to your 6800NU was potentially dangerous.

 

[The Caldo]

Cheap powerful = computing's biggest oxymoron

 

[halflifeguy]

will my 2.8 ghz, 9800 pro 128mb, 80gb Hard drive, and a gig of dual channel memory run HL2 good?

 

[blahblahblah]

will my 2.8 ghz, 9800 pro 128mb, 80gb Hard drive, and a gig of dual channel memory run HL2 good?

Yes, it will run HL2 at maximum settings.

 

[RussianEmpire]

Hate to break it to your Russia, but you didn't unlock the pipes. Your score would be much higher if you did unlock them. You may have unlocked a couple of the pipes, but not all 16 of them. From my understanding, doing what you did to your 6800NU was potentially dangerous.

well i got extra 1000 points on 3dmar03 :cheers:

and EVERSEST home edition says i got 16 pipes and 6 vertex shaders :E

 

[Mujuro]

Kingston Value Ram sucks so bad mate.