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#1 User is offline   sven 

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 08:41 PM

here it is:

Intel® Pentium® M 740 1.73GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB
17" WideXGA 1280 x 800 LCD
Intel® 915PM + ICH6 Chipset mobo
80GB 5400 RPM SATA hd
256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 6800
8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo
1024 MB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz


this pc is not for high end gaming. its a work computer to run moderate games.

opinions welcome :)

[edited january 4 to modify stats]

This post has been edited by sven: 04 January 2006 - 09:34 AM



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Posted 03 January 2006 - 09:06 PM

looks great so far, link please if u can

if u want to do any gaming or photoshoping then get 1gig, otherwise 512 is fine.

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 09:38 PM

Why such a heavy duty video card? I KNOW you're not gonna be doing THAT much extreme gaming on that... I'd lower the video card and up the RAM! ;)

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 09:44 PM

cant lower the video card, thats the only one :P and im upping the ram to 1 gig, now that i think it over. www.tomshardware.com helped me make up my mind lol.

i cant really get a link cuz its like, my settings lol. i can give the link and request number. its an alienware pc (and please, no one tell me to go to dell, the've been p***ing me off like mad these day)

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 10:19 PM

The VC really isn't that fast. It's clocked down so that it'll use less battery power. Also, the processor isn't powerfull enough to play any high end games like "Fear", which recommends 3GHz proc., well. It's good for all around use though so that's cool. It's also awesome that the Pentium M has internal wireless capability. It's good for an everyday use, but no laptop can ever trully beat a good ol' desktop.

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 10:56 PM

View Postsven, on Jan 3 2006, 07:41 PM, said:

here it is:

Intel® Pentium® M 740 1.73GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB
17" WideXGA 1280 x 800 LCD
Intel® 915PM + ICH6 Chipset mobo
80GB 5400 RPM SATA hd
256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 6800
8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo

im just not sure if i should get 512 or 1024 MB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz
if its possible to run properly with 512, tell me. it will save me 150$ :P

opinions welcome :)


well whats the maxium ammount of ram ur computer will take?

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Posted 04 January 2006 - 09:32 AM

the max is 1 gig, which is probably what i'll do. im not gonna be using it for hardcore gaming. i should add that in the top post. its going to be a work pc, possibly running a few games that have been running on my 2.Ghz machine. also, these games arn't high end lol ;)

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Posted 04 January 2006 - 12:09 PM

View Postsven, on Jan 4 2006, 08:32 AM, said:

the max is 1 gig, which is probably what I'll do. I'm not gonna be using it for hardcore gaming. i should add that in the top post. its going to be a work PC, possibly running a few games that have been running on my 2.Ghz machine. also, these games aren't high end lol ;)


well u know the saying, the more the merrier, it applies to bites of RAM too :lol:

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Posted 04 January 2006 - 02:28 PM

View Postwolf7448, on Jan 4 2006, 01:09 PM, said:

well u know the saying, the more the merrier, it applies to bites of RAM too :lol:
It even applies to bytes of RAM! :D


That chipset should support more than 1GB RAM...unless Intel limited the mobile version.

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Posted 04 January 2006 - 02:37 PM

View PostnmX.Memnoch, on Jan 4 2006, 01:28 PM, said:

View PostWolf, on Jan 4 2006, 01:09 PM, said:

well u know the saying, the more the merrier, it applies to bites of RAM too :lol:
It even applies to bytes of RAM! :D




bits, bites - to-ma-to, tom-at-o

did you know the tomato's a fruit?

which brings me to my point, dont put a tomato in a fruit salad

ok i'm gunna go stand over there now :lol: :hello:

This post has been edited by wolf7448: 04 January 2006 - 02:38 PM


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Posted 04 January 2006 - 10:18 PM

nope, nothing is limited, i just have 2 slots though, and the max i can add (because im buying a specific laptop but upgraded) is 2 gig on their site. i dont need more anyways.

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i can add 2 gig, i just dont have the $$ or need to.

This post has been edited by sven: 05 January 2006 - 08:04 PM


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