The time has come for me to upgrade one of my gaming machines. My computer needed to be beefed up so I thought I’d give you a before and after look at the past and present of my PC transformation.
My computer has been in need of an overhaul for the longest time. I’ve just been putting it off because it has been getting the job done as far as gaming and internet browsing, so I saw no need to drop the cash on a better system. My GeForce 128MB MX 4000 PCI graphics card and 512MB of RAM was more than enough to keep World of Warcraft running decently and looking good on the Dell Intel Pentium 4, 2.20GHz processor, and 60gig hard drive kept the machine operating smoothly. It came with a 17” flat screen Dell monitor that looks pretty sweet.
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I’ve had my eye on another MMORPG named Vanguard Saga of Heroes but after some research, I found that my system was barely meeting the minimum requirements to run it at a playable performance. After some research on some new parts, I found out that it would probably be cheaper (and safer) to purchase a new system rather than attempt to upgrade my current one.
As of last Friday, I am the proud owner of a Compaq Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz processor with 1gig of RAM, 160gig hard drive, and a GeForce NX 6600 LE 256MB graphics card. This baby is running Windows Vista Ultimate and I’m loving it. I can’t believe I waited so long to get this done. As soon as I fired it up, I noticed the difference in video playback and internet performance. I was completely floored to notice the improvements in graphics when I booted up World of Warcraft on my Phillips/Magnavox 32” widescreen LCD HDTV monitor. The game was good-looking before, but now it’s absolutely gorgeous. The new MMORPG, Vanguard, installed and loaded up with no problems, but I’ll get into more details on that once I do my review of the game after the initial trial month.
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Don’t get me wrong. I know that my new computer is nowhere near the top of the line uber systems that are on the market, but as for what I need out of a computer at the moment, this baby does deliver. I look forward to bringing you more gaming, anime, and gadget news from this machine and to all of those who are unfortunate to come across me in WoW PvP Battlegrounds now, I only have these words for you.
YOU BETTER RUN AND HIDE, ARTARDS!!
My computer has been in need of an overhaul for the longest time. I’ve just been putting it off because it has been getting the job done as far as gaming and internet browsing, so I saw no need to drop the cash on a better system. My GeForce 128MB MX 4000 PCI graphics card and 512MB of RAM was more than enough to keep World of Warcraft running decently and looking good on the Dell Intel Pentium 4, 2.20GHz processor, and 60gig hard drive kept the machine operating smoothly. It came with a 17” flat screen Dell monitor that looks pretty sweet. I’ve had my eye on another MMORPG named Vanguard Saga of Heroes but after some research, I found that my system was barely meeting the minimum requirements to run it at a playable performance. After some research on some new parts, I found out that it would probably be cheaper (and safer) to purchase a new system rather than attempt to upgrade my current one.As of last Friday, I am the proud owner of a Compaq Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz processor with 1gig of RAM, 160gig hard drive, and a GeForce NX 6600 LE 256MB graphics card. This baby is running Windows Vista Ultimate and I’m loving it. I can’t believe I waited so long to get this done. As soon as I fired it up, I noticed the difference in video playback and internet performance. I was completely floored to notice the improvements in graphics when I booted up World of Warcraft on my Phillips/Magnavox 32” widescreen LCD HDTV monitor. The game was good-looking before, but now it’s absolutely gorgeous. The new MMORPG, Vanguard, installed and loaded up with no problems, but I’ll get into more details on that once I do my review of the game after the initial trial month.
Don’t get me wrong. I know that my new computer is nowhere near the top of the line uber systems that are on the market, but as for what I need out of a computer at the moment, this baby does deliver. I look forward to bringing you more gaming, anime, and gadget news from this machine and to all of those who are unfortunate to come across me in WoW PvP Battlegrounds now, I only have these words for you.YOU BETTER RUN AND HIDE, ARTARDS!!
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