help on PC

[gobi]

hi, my cousin just bought a new pc, with all updated specs.  from p4, video card, harddrive, cdrw drive, memory to asus mother board.

the problem is i notice when he's using it for playing games like nba live 2004.  there's a bit slow movement in graphics.  but its doing fine.  its just you can still see the difference when playing to his pc and ps2.  specially when he installed the hitman: contracts "ang bagal talaga" .  should he update something like video drivers?

if i may ask what would you recommend specs for pc that is not only best for HT setup but also best for gaming purposes? like in computer cafe's and network gaming.

thanks

[johndoe]

anong video card nito? try muna downloading nvidiafx drivers..

[Bimmer535d]

What is your videocard? is it a 64-bit?

just buy a new videocard. u wont go wrong with ATI Radeon 9800Pro or X800 Pro. Both are available at your local PC store.

the videocard probably cant keep up with graphic tasks.

[gobi]

forgot the brand but its a 64 bit video card.  how much bit this ATI radeon 9800pro and x800 pro have?

thanks for the tips!

[Bimmer535d]

The ATI Radeon X800 Pro is only 27K. ATI Radeon 9800pro [I think the current price is ~18K (full package)] is what i'm using coz im waiting for the ATI Radeon X800 XT prices to go down [currently at 45K].


Good luck

[gobi]

its a bit pricy.  thanks for the info.

[Bimmer535d]

yes it is, indeed. but you will forget that once u use it and able to play at MAXIMUM settings. max aa, AF. all video optimizations you can think of. kaya super smooth nung game experience.

[jojitv]

How much memory does the system have?

[gobi]

it has 128mb ddr memory

[Bimmer535d]

p4 on a 128? bottleneck yan bro.

try increasing the mem to 256 at least, but better if 512 or more.

[jojitv]

it has 128mb ddr memory

That could be the culprit. I would go with Laptopman's suggestion.

[gobi]

thanks guys your right medyo mababa yun memory.  susunod yata sa 512 is 1 gig? not so sure

[Bimmer535d]

you should determine first if the board or chipset is dual channel capable.

if it is,

then put memories in pairs of four. say, 1Gb should be = 256MB DDR400 x 4

512MB  = 128 x4

according to Intel white paper, that would produce the best result rather than duos.

[elmers]

you should determine first if the board or chipset is dual channel capable.

if it is,

then put memories in pairs of four. say, 1Gb should be = 256MB DDR400 x 4

512MB  = 128 x4

according to Intel white paper, that would produce the best result rather than duos.

wow.. you read intel white papers.... do you work there?

[bumblebee]

forgot the brand but its a 64 bit video card.  how much bit this ATI radeon 9800pro and x800 pro have?

thanks for the tips!

the ati cards mentioned are top of the line. inno3d has a fx5200 card w/ is 128 bit and won't cost more than 4k. this card may be entry level but it is a pretty solid card.

also, check if your mobo can support ddr400. 256mb at least. if the mobo requires overclocking to make use of the ddr400, do so.

get the lastest drivers for your card.

and disable all memory resident programs like anti virus programs. especially anti virus programs.

for htpc, get the thx-certified audigy sound card. for speakers, get the klipsch promedia ultra, logitech z5300 or the new z680 upgrade, the z5500.

[bumblebee]

another thing, while high end video cards require the pci slot adjacent to the agp slot to be left unused, it is a good idea to apply the same for lower end video cards.

[boss_onie]

Hi mayor,

Pwede mo din icheck yun speed ng harddisk, if its a 5400. Mabagal kse talaga yun 5400. If it is a 7200, much better. Then, pag nagupgrade na kayo as mention above, might as well, try to defrag your harddrive.

Just adding.

[gobi]

bumblebee & boss_onie,

tnx for all the advice, as of now nagcacanvas plng kami ng cousin ko, its a bit pricy kasi

i think its 5400 only 

[FaFa_RoLaNd]

check mo sa TPC! i got a x800pro for half the price and theres alot of v.cards der at very cheap prices! pero prob is warranty personal lng.

[gobi]

tnx bro, ok naman ba yun mga binibenta doon?  no experienced pa ksi on transaction dun

[Control]

tnx bro, ok naman ba yun mga binibenta doon?  no experienced pa ksi on transaction dun

Sir, the best way is to have a friend there who you trust. Mahirap nang magbaka-sakali. Lalo na sa part mo na hindi masyadong aware sa mga parts e.g. what to look for, and how it is evaluated. In fairness naman dun sa iba, meron din namang good sellers..but you'll never know... 

[jerix]

Hi! my 80g hardisk has yet been partitioned will u share your thoughts on how to do this please... btw, what software should i use? salamat po

[indie boi]

Partition Magic is a no-frills windows-based partitioning utility. It also has a feature that allows you to partition disks or resize partitions even with data on it. 

[jerix]

bro indie tnx for the info --  followup lang, will this not disturb the files once i do the partitioning? tnx again

[indie boi]

bro indie tnx for the info --  followup lang, will this not disturb the files once i do the partitioning? tnx again

In principle, partition magic claims that it will not damage your files -- but since we're talking about data it's still a good idea to back it up so if ever something untoward happens while you're partitioning your drive you can always restore your backup. 

[elmers]

where can we get the partition magic software.. downloadable ba?

[indie boi]

I think there's a demo version available for the software. Of course, there are other sources available too but we can't discuss it on this board.

[Pogi]

Hi! my 80g hardisk has yet been partitioned will u share your thoughts on how to do this please... btw, what software should i use? salamat po

the best way is still the old fashioned way...  that is partitioning your harddisk using fdisk... 

[jerix]

bro pogi,

the old fashioned way of partitioning, requires that i have to back up my file first isn't it ? got a lot of PIX there -- so how many floppy disk kaya naman kelangan ko? this is my issue with the old way of doing it, kaya in lieu of this, thinking of using the partition magic software instead. 

[YrNeH]

bro pogi,

the old fashioned way of partitioning, requires that i have to back up my file first isn't it ? got a lot of PIX there -- so how many floppy disk kaya naman kelangan ko? this is my issue with the old way of doing it, kaya in lieu of this, thinking of using the partition magic software instead. 

bro, kung may CD or DVD writer ka e di dun mo na lang i backup kesa naman sa floppy.  o kaya naman tanggalin mo yung HD mo tapos ipakabit mo sa kaibigan mo na may malaking HD space then tsaka mo dun ibackup or kung kung meron kang mahihiram na spare HD dun mo na alng i-backup.