Who Upgraded for HL2?

[TMPer Tantrum]

Instead of killing for it, just steal it. You won't get as long a jail-term then.

 

[Agent.M]

and there's more...

The Razer Viper possesses the most advanced optical tracking system of any mouse to-date. This is a high-precision, extremely accurate input device that operates at anywhere between 25 to 150% more resolution than other optical mice.


• Sleek ergonomic ambidextrous profile - translucent exterior design
• Two Ultra-large nonslip buttons - Finger tip grip for accurate and precise targeting control
• Nonslip side rails - performance grip design
• Ultraslick teflon feet - zero accoustic feedback
• Gold Plated Max-Conductive USB connector

Razer's first pure optical mouse - possesses the most advanced optical tracking system of any mouse to-date. The true 1000 DPI hardware-based optical engine, results in unparalleled, explosive game play. Viper is more responsive, offers smoother movement, and is faster than any optical mouse out there!

Some pics:


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And only two mouse buttons My mx 510 has 8 not to start a mouse war, just pointing it out.

 

[joule]

And only two mouse buttons My mx 510 has 8 not to start a mouse war, just pointing it out.

Yes. I know. The only downfall (minor) to this awesome mouse.

 

[Illegal Amigo]

Hi everyone. I upgraded my ATI 9600 to a http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-127&depa=0 and my CRT POS monitor to a http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-158&depa=0 . I've been saving my money all summer, and I think these both are good investments. (Haha, work stopped for me -- my boss was arrested.)

 

[Illegal Amigo]

To anyone who's interested, my specs are:

generic 350w power supply
ecs k7s5a mobo
amd 2000+
1 gb crucial 400 mhz ddr ram
200 gb and 60 gb hard drive
nec 8x dvd+/-rw burner
nec 52x cd burner
ati 9800 pro (soon to be overclocked to 9800xt numbers)

bring on hl2

 

[ShinRa]

Why are people debating over mice? To be honest, I can't tell the difference between a ball mouse (one that isnt ****ed up), and a top of the line optical mouse....they do the same thing to me, i dont notice a difference. anywho, most of you guys have sweet specs.

 

[Rafa 5.0]

Is not a "debate", it's just an educated discussion for us white folks... err hold up, I ain't white, doh!

 

[GorgeousOrifice]

The HL2 rig, assembled over five months:

Asus P4P800-VM
1GB DDR400 RAM
ATi Radeon 9600XT
SB Audigy 2 ZS
19" ViewSonic A91f+
WD80GB UltraATA HD

It's not God's own box or anything, but for about $800, it's a good deal for a rig that will run HL2 very well. It also plays Doom 3 nicely.

 

[Illegal Amigo]

$800!?
I don't think that's right. I mean, 19" monitor = 200 bucks probably, same for video card. do you remember how the cost broke down?

 

[Spyre]

I built this system last year just waiting for HL2. I followed a nice tech curve though, and this baby still keeps pace with the best of 'em!

$0.02: Buy a good monitor... they are usually the last thing you will have to replace, and for FPS I think there's nothing more important than a good view.

 

[Agent.M]

Buy a good monitor... they are usually the last thing you will have to replace, and for FPS I think there's nothing more important than a good view.

Quoted for emphasis!

 

[Xenomorph]

Ive kinda upgraded, I just got a new graphics card & overclocked my rig:

P4 2.4ghz 800 FSB running at 3.10ghz 1016 FSB
DFI Lanparty Pro875 mobo
1gig Corsair twinx PC4000 ram
Soundblaster Audigy
Just ordered a ATI X800XT Platinum.....but i was a bit hasty and sold my 9800 256mb Pro thinking that my X800XT would be here in a few days.......ive now got to wait 3 weeks minimum before i get it so im using an old nvidia geforce 2 MX 32mb until i get it! I cant even play flashpoint now!

 

[ferd]

your memory and HD choice is good
the cpu and also the mobo choice is less

 

[DarkStar]

I bought a 6800 GT for Doom 3 and HL2.

 

[CR0M]

Upgraded to an A7N8X-E with an AMD 3200 and a rad 9800 pro a few months ago. That lot runs D3 like a dream, bugs not withstanding. now I need to replace my old IDE harddrive (which doesn't) with a SATA, and get another stick of crucial DDR.

 

[crownest]

I only upgraded my gfx card last year to a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB from a GeForce 4 MX 440 SE 64MB. But not just for Half Life 2, other games as well

 

[Gunner]

I haven't upgraded for almost a year, but the last component I bought was indeed for Halflife2 last september: a hercules 9800. My cpu is two years old and can handle D3 at 1024 res with the eye-candy just fine, I dont see why I should upgrade for HL2 hehe

 

[pooter]

I just got my 6800 GT this week, up from a Radeon 9700 pro.

 

[creed]

Here it is, it should be in my house next week.

Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Space Black
Power Supply: None
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 Processor with HyperTransport Technology
Motherboard: ASUS® A8V Deluxe - VIA K8T800 Pro Motherboard
Memory: 1GB Extreme Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 SDRAM at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: ATI RADEON™ X800 PRO 256MB DDR3 w/Digital and TV Out
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Video Cooling: AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Terra Blue
System Drive: Extreme Performance - Serial ATA RAID 0 - 148GB (74GB x 2) Western Digital® Raptor™ 10,000 RPM w/16MB Cache
Optical Drive One: Plextor® PX-712A 12x DVD±R/W Drive
Optical Drive Two: Plextor® PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 High Definition 6.1 Surround
Network Connection: High Speed Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Headphones: Plantronics® DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Benchmark Software: 3DMark®03 Standard Edition
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black (a $10.00 value)
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad (a $14.95 value)
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated T

 

[Gunner]

Creed, just don't put all of that in your sig haha

 

[creed]

Creed, just don't put all of that in your sig haha

 

[Andy]

i'm upgrading as of right now.

Got me pentium 3.0 and a 250GB HD, jsut need all the other stuff

 

[obiwanquinobi]

X800 Pro VIVO + VGA Silencer on the way - 16 Pipeline X800 XT Wannabee here I come!

 

[calx]

Currently building a new pc.

ASUS "A8V Deluxe Wi-Fi" K8T800
AMD 64 FX-53
1GB Corsair XMS
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda SATA
Lite-On 52X32X52 CD-RW
Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM
Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Logitech Z-5300 5.1
Lian Li Case "PC-6077B"
Vantec Stealth 520 watt power supply

 

[RabidMeatloaf]

I updated for HL 2 (and so I could play my other games better). Went from a 1.3 GHZ with a Radeon 8500, to a 2.8 ghz with a Radeon 9800. Still have 512 megs of ram.

 

[Agent.M]

Here it is, it should be in my house next week.

Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Space Black
Power Supply: None
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 Processor with HyperTransport Technology
Motherboard: ASUS® A8V Deluxe - VIA K8T800 Pro Motherboard
Memory: 1GB Extreme Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 SDRAM at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: ATI RADEON™ X800 PRO 256MB DDR3 w/Digital and TV Out
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Video Cooling: AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Terra Blue
System Drive: Extreme Performance - Serial ATA RAID 0 - 148GB (74GB x 2) Western Digital® Raptor™ 10,000 RPM w/16MB Cache
Optical Drive One: Plextor® PX-712A 12x DVD±R/W Drive
Optical Drive Two: Plextor® PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 High Definition 6.1 Surround
Network Connection: High Speed Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Headphones: Plantronics® DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Benchmark Software: 3DMark®03 Standard Edition
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black (a $10.00 value)
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad (a $14.95 value)
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated T

Nice setup almost the same as mine, just dont go flaunting it around here as AlienWares are not highly looked upon in these forums!

 

[creed]

Nice setup almost the same as mine, just dont go flaunting it around here as AlienWares are not highly looked upon in these forums!

who cares bro, as long as i am happy about it. :cheers:

 

[-TaNaKa-]

My pc is kinda out of date LOL.

Here are my great specs:

AMD Athlon 900Mghz
384 mb ram
geforce 4 mx440
17 inch f.cked up monitor.

Try to beat that, 5 years old. I hope within 2 months i will have my new pc. New pc specs:

AMD Athlon64 3200+
1024 mb ram
ATI Radeon 9800pro
19 inch monitor.

Thats better

 

[Deljron]

I got an A64@ 2.5Ghz + 1gb ram + X800p = 24400 3dmark 2k1 pts so I hope to play hl2 nicely water cooled

 

[Conkorg]

I got Pentium 4 3.2 GHZ, 1024 RAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Megs Direct X 9.C 52 CDRW, Surround Sound 5 Speakers Dolby Digital 5.1

DooM 3 runs on medium quality 1024X748 Resolution 40-60 FPS Good Enough I am sure Half Life 2 will run good enough to enjoy the game

 

[pcxman]

I upgraded my pc for HL2/Doom3

earlier:

Processor: Pentium 4 1.5ghz S428
Motherboard: DFI WT70
RAM: 128 rimm
Video: GeForce2 MX400 32mb
Monitor: LF FLATRON 775FT 17"
HDD: Segate 20gb, Maxtor 40gb

now:

Processor: Pentium 4 3.0ghz S478
Motherboard: ABIT IC7-MAX3
RAM: 1024mb DDR (512x2, dual channel)
Video: GeForce FX5700 128mb
Monitor: LF FLATRON 775FT 17"
HDD: Segate 20gb, Maxtor 40gb

my new pc ran Doom3 smoothly on high quality about 40fps, and it should handle with HL2 (i hope )

 

[ShinRa]

glad to start seeing more people with an fx-53. now i dont feel so lonely.

 

[jabberwock95]

Well, my 9800pro with VGA silencer should be here thursday, to replace my GeForce 4 Ti4200. That's all the upgrading I have the stomach (or the pocket) for.

 

[DeEbLe]

I bought a radeon 9800XT! I just got a graphix card because we all know thats the most important component when playing a game. (well apart from a half decent processor but lets forget that.)

 

[creed]

glad to start seeing more people with an fx-53. now i dont feel so lonely.

tell me bro how do you like your fx, i'v been on Intel for to many years it's time to change.

 

[ShinRa]

tell me bro how do you like your fx, i'v been on Intel for to many years it's time to change.

all i can say is ill never go back to intel. :naughty:

 

[Malfunction]

Right now I don't want to mention my rig, but I'm ordering my new system soon with a budget of about $1500:

Nzxt Guardian ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
AMD® Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans
GigaByte K8N-Pro nForce-3 Chipset w/5.1 Sound, LAN, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard
1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair XMS PRO w/ LED Lights
Nvidia GeForce 6800-GT 256MB w/DVI + TV Out
120 GB HARD DRIVES [Serial-ATA] Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive
Sicuro Gaming Speakers 2.1 w/ subwoofer

There you have it. I should expect some nice high-quality gaming in the future. :cheese: :bounce: :cheese:

 

[Wookiez]

Wow dude....alienwares are a waste, you seriously should of built your own for 1k cheaper, i got the same mobo as you 1.5 gigs of ram (3200) geforce fx 5700 256 (it ran doom 3 like a dream on high settings) and its funny cuz i get 60-80 fpx on css almost the same as the 800xt which was also a waste of money i think, should of waited till the price drops, same sound card, case has 9 fans, and im getting a 21 inch crt monitor soon, guess how much my computer cost (1200 :-P)

 

[poseyjmac]

geforce fx 5700 256 (it ran doom 3 like a dream on high settings)

yea, a bad dream maybe.

 

[MetalliMyers]

I didn't even know they made the 5700 in 256mb. Either way, it is doubtful that it ran any better than mine, in which I got about 20-30 fps with medium-high settings.