Is This Good?

Haze · August 2003

Can anyone tell me if my computer is good?

<span style='color:yellow'>Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600)
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 2200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901)
Grapics Card: Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440
Sound Card: Creative SB Audigy Audio [E400]</span>

Is that good, average, or poor for todays "standereds." I'm not rich, but I'm not poor either. I'm getting it wiped tommarow ($85 to wipe) so I just wanted to know. And on top of that I think I'm getting a new modem, having somone from road runner come out tommarow also and check out my cable. It will be like I got a new computer, so I wanna know how good it is.

MrMojo · August 2003

I'd say average.

Testament · August 2003

Wiped? As in formatted? For 85 dollars?

Edit: The PC's okay...the video card is basically a Geforce 2 though.

Grendel · August 2003

The MX card sucks a little, as does XP home.

Otherwise pretty decent.

Overall, average for what people own. About 12 months old by comparison to a decent system for sale now.

Stakhanov · August 2003

It's twice as fast as my own...

Shouldn't be this Off Topic ? (fps in NS aren't a real issue now)

Haze · August 2003

I dont know what formatted is, I just know that wiping my comp will get rid of everything and start from scratch. And...whats an MX card?

Dubbilex · August 2003

Geforce MX cards were basically created to screw people out of their money.

Folks walk into stores and see a hot new 'Geforce 4' card and see the price. it is now that they fall in love. But it's whn they get home that they realize they've purchased a quite inferior card.

New, but geforce 2 quality, hence the low price. Needless to say, it's best to avoid them <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Sirus · August 2003

Get XP Pro, and upgrade your video card to a TI.

Brad_R · August 2003

haha...$85 for a format. what crooks.

Dubbilex · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mcclane @ Aug 18 2003, 07:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> haha...$85 for a format. what crooks.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Crooks indeed. you COULD do it yourself, you know <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Javert · August 2003

Better than average, but not freaking empowered.
HL2 should run bearably. (NS should run very well).

ZiGGY · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mcclane @ Aug 19 2003, 01:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> haha...$85 for a format. what crooks.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
yeah well they shipped the harddrive off to the vatican for it to be blessed personally by the pope.

CommunistWithAGun · August 2003

Above average. The video cards holding ya back a little though. I give it above average because its not an intel. I have a range to cook my eggs on.

OMG 85 bucks? I do this for free for people all the time. Losers.

fo_sheezy_my_neezy · August 2003

wow, I'm playing on an 1800+, geforce4 ti4200, 512 DDR, XP Pro, and on-board sound..... I'd say he has me beat in all but the OS and vid card, and I think my system is better than most.

edit: I'm still trying to figure out why I bought the geforce4, since my geforce 2 ti (64 mb DDR) plays just about the same. gah......

Stoneburg · August 2003

Sad to hear about the MX card. Man. I bought an MX card (GF2).. I was young and didn't know better... been regretting it ever since. As someone said, they were made just to screw you over. The GF4 MX is inferior to the standard GF3, pretty much on par with a GF2 non-MX.

elchinesetourist · August 2003

are times changing that fast for you, Stoneburg?

I remember what it was like..

Wookie_nookie_is_the_best_nookie · August 2003

my friend tried erasing his hard drive with a magnet. to the monitor. not only did his parents make him buy a new monitor, but guess where he set down the magnet (a very powerful one indeed) when he saw what it did? the chassis. what a sap.

CForrester · August 2003

Drop the OS. Get XP Pro. It's much better.
Drop the CPU. Intel is more reliable, even if it's a bit more expensive.
Drop the video card. Get an ATi.

Also, don't pay $85 for a format that you can do for free.

Ape · August 2003

Don't listen to the intel fanboy <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
There's nothing 'unreliable' about AMD CPUs, unless you can't fit a HSF properly (yes they do run hotter than P4s, no biggie there - the performance difference is negligable and AMD pricing is far better value).

That system is pretty much average these days, besides the inferior video card (a Ti4200 would give you much better performance) and I'd steer clear of XP Home if possible.

Apart from that, not too bad.

My advice? Ditch the guy who's charging you 'only' $85 to wipe your HDD - search google for instructions on how to do it yourself.
You might learn something, and you'll save $85. It's really not hard to do.

Javert · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stoneburg @ Aug 18 2003, 09:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Sad to hear about the MX card. Man. I bought an MX card (GF2).. I was young and didn't know better... been regretting it ever since. As someone said, they were made just to screw you over. The GF4 MX is inferior to the standard GF3, pretty much on par with a GF2 non-MX.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
True. A 'Ti' would help a bit.

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