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small fish
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 14:42
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I'm going to buy a computer and the only reasion I'm going to do this is to make games with FPSC. This is the system I'm buying is there any chance FPSC won't install
Acer Aspire E500
AMD Athlon64 3200+ cpu (s939)
512Mb Fast DDR400 Memory
160 Gb SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive
256Mb NVIDIA 6600PCI-E Graphics
DVD/RW CD/RW Dual Layer Drive
9 in 1 Card Reader
Windows XP, Norton 2005 NTI DVD Maker
USB 2.0 and Firewire Ports
56k Modem and Network Card
Integrated AC97 Sound Card
Matching Keyboard, Mouse and Speakers

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Lost Soul
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 15:01
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ur gonna buy a pc just for fpsc? wow good 4 u. ill check the rquirements

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Lost Soul
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 15:02
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ye it should work

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Black Terror
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 15:38
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So if your going to buy a PC just for FPSC, are you going to sell large games (like 50 dollars)?

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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 17:37 Edited at: 27th Mar 2006 17:37
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I wouls build a computer. and this is the reason.

1)super easy to build
2)in most cases you can build it cheaper than you can buy a prepackaged machine
3)the joy of wondering did I hook this up right
4)if you didn't the awsome feeling of your left arm going numb and you developing a slight stutter.

I am a firm believer in building my own machines---everyone should try it. how much is that acer gonna cost?

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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 17:43 Edited at: 27th Mar 2006 17:45
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I built my own pc. I keep adding to it, as some where down the line, a park packs up.

Only thing that will set you back, is the OS software. Dont bother getting XP Home, as ive heard its a load of crap, get XP Pro. It might cost you around £200 for the OEM Retailed one, but then you have it for life.

Also, get a mother board which can hold the newest processors, and over two gig of ram. Just having 512 mb wont do you any good. You need at least one gig for todays standards.

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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 21:38
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you do not need the newest processors. two gig of ram just for this program is a bit much, but then again if you go with a mid grade processor you can always flood your motherboard with ram to make up for the lack of processor power.

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Black Terror
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 21:47
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XP Home and Pro are like the same. I have both, but Pro does sound better.

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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 23:30
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the only real difference between XP home and XP pro is that pro can network more than 10 computers

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Lucifer
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Posted: 27th Mar 2006 23:43 Edited at: 27th Mar 2006 23:43
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acer rules , small fish, where are you from?

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Posted: 28th Mar 2006 01:43
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well everyone is allowed their own opinion.

Build it yourself you know you want the twitch!

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Les Horribres
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Posted: 28th Mar 2006 05:59
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Acer Sucks: They won't let me customize, and personally, their laptops felt kinda flimsy. Other then that, I would trade in my Compaq anyday.

Talking about laptops, isn't the Aspire a laptop.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 01:19
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yes

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Les Horribres
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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 02:08
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Thought so, seriously consitered buying an Acer... I think there were a few things that turned me down... can't remeber off my head.

So, everyone, he CAN't build a laptop.

Also Home is better, pro just loads more crap that you will never use.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 03:48
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your right you can't build a laptop but you can build a desktop!

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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 03:54
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Yeah... or you can build a nuclear powered super computer.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 04:21
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lol true but very unlikely. though I would not put past anyone to try. and who knows maybe in a few days someone will claim that they have built one.

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small fish
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Posted: 29th Mar 2006 17:41
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Well palmanni I'm from England the home of the damp
Thanks for asking

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small fish
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 14:38
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I've got the pc now and I just want to say thanks to everyone you were really helpfull

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Mr Love
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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 21:47
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I wourld rather buy P4!!!


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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 22:04
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AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core


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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 22:35 Edited at: 15th Apr 2006 22:44
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Quote: "I am a firm believer in building my own machines"


im straight up with Reality on that.

Its IS cheaper and you will be more aware of your PCs setup and be more "intimiate" with it. Including installing your OS,your self, and tweaking it.

I firmly beleive that any hardcore coder,programmer,developer,builds his own PC with his development plans in mind.

This alone:
Quote: "Matching Keyboard, Mouse and Speakers
9 in 1 Card Reader
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SCREAMS that you havent a clue what youre going to own and its limits and abillities.

In a very poor analogy,it is the diffence between just hoping on a horse and urging it go with no clue as to what to expect,its personallity and habits,traits,etc,and having raised one from a Foal and knowing it "intimately" and how to best work with it.

Small fish,I absoluetly implore you to build your PC or get guidance on how to build one AND study all of its components by RTFM and google research.

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Quote: "I've got the pc now and I just want to say thanks to everyone you were really helpfull"


Ashame.


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K Jah
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Agreed, Build or ccomplain that the manufacturer left you know room for expansion.

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Posted: 17th Apr 2006 02:24
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XP Pro manages memory better than XP Home.
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Les Horribres
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Posted: 17th Apr 2006 03:19
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By using a hell lot more of it.

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Quote: "Dual-Core"

I heard that.
That's what my third owner built is going to be.
The one I am using has lasted five years so far.
The one before that lasted four years before it was obsolete.

I'm going with dual core technology and at least 4 gigs of ram next time.
I guess I'll go with that new Media Edition of Windows out of convenience.
No telling when that will be though, and until then I am stuck with this 1ghz crapola.
Unless of course I hit the lottery or sell 1000 add-ons, neither of which is likely to happen.
But as a wise man once said...
"It doesn't cost anything extra to dream big."


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"All it takes is one good dream and the power to make it a reality"
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