My new beast of a system

rz30 · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:31

Wait for this, not all new parts,

1 x Celeron D 336 @ 2.8Ghz
1 x MSI P4M900M2-L Motherboard
1 x 8600GT 256Mb GDDR3
1 x 1 Gig Value Geil DDR2 6400Mhz (5-5-5-15)
1 x Akasa AK-956SF Heatsink Fan
1 x Sumvision Gaia PS2 Keyboard
1 x 300 Watt PSU
1 x 40 Gig IDE

I read that the celeron D's overclock very well though maybe push the 8600GT a bit as well

If i run Crysis demo at all, just for a look, i will be happy with it..

Question is will this beat my old,

Barton 2500+
9700Pro
512Mb PC2700

Kerplunk · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:37

Not really a beast of a system is it! lol

rz30 · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:38

Kerplunk said:
Not really a beast of a system is it! lol

It is in my mind/budget!

nichorob · 24 Oct 2008 at 15:44

I imagine the barton would be quicker than the celeron? Obviously the RAM and graphics would be a lot quicker.

moomoomoo · 24 Oct 2008 at 18:16

Hope you got some extreme cooling for that beast.

keogh · 24 Oct 2008 at 18:36

40 Gig IDE... haven't seen one of those in a while!

Strife212 · 24 Oct 2008 at 18:38

It would be ok but that hard drive... save up a little and get a new one, 250gb ones can be had for cheap and it will be faster too, even a modern 80GB would be fine.

Deleted member 77746 · 24 Oct 2008 at 18:44

your taking the water????? lol @ beast. How old are you 6?

yashiro · 24 Oct 2008 at 18:48

It wont be much faster in Games. I'd re-examine your spec a bit.

md99 · 24 Oct 2008 at 19:34

No offense but I have a pocket calculator that would probably put up a good fight against that particular beast

fobose · 24 Oct 2008 at 19:48

My old PC was a P4 Northwood C overclocked to 3.35GHz with 2GB of ram and a 7900GS (AGP), which was about 4 years old I think (apart from the graphics card). That would be a beast of a PC perhaps in 2003 ;D

rz30 · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:03

Looking forward to seeing what i can get the 336 up to though, hoping for 3.8Ghz...

The Hitman · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:32

If I was you. I'd goto a car boot sale.Find a stall with any iteim for 50p or less. Then add a p4 cpu in that beast. Then watch it fly

rz30 · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:36

The Hitman said:
If I was you. I'd goto a car boot sale.Find a stall with any iteim for 50p or less. Then add a p4 cpu in that beast. Then watch it fly

I'll add a gig of ram and a E8400 sometime, but this will be ok with a decent OC...

fobose · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:40

Depends what your doing with it I guess. If your just using it for web browsing/MS office it will be fine.

G_Wizz · 25 Oct 2008 at 01:52

Should do Super Pi 1M in about a minute and a half.

OrphanBoy · 25 Oct 2008 at 10:30

I see you listed a keyboard...did you get a mouse as well?

MofoKilla · 25 Oct 2008 at 13:25

This must be a wind up

Looking forward to seeing what i can get the 336 up to though, hoping for 3.8Ghz..

rofl

rz30 · 25 Oct 2008 at 13:41

MofoKilla said:
This must be a wind up

rofl

explain?

J.B · 25 Oct 2008 at 17:33

Wow that is a beast if I ever saw one :rolleyes:

Here's a tip; a celeron isnt even worthy of being my boot scraper so a I dont tred mud on my freshly hoovered carpet.

EDIT: Just noticed you mention Crysis in the OP, are you related to dvdbunny by any chance?