Discussion » New 'thing' For My Pc

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Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 10:37, 19th June 2003:
 
Now, bearing in mind that I am pc Stupid, I have been told that i need a new graphics card and some more memory.

So, can someone advice me as to what to buy and where? Also, how much will this cost?
Posted by beargod, 10:41, 19th June 2003:
 
don't go to ebuyer,

whats your current graphics card?
how much ram do you currently have?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 10:43, 19th June 2003:
 
I have no idea what graphics card i have, but i need a 3d one.
Eh..RAM...hmmm, would that be 64?
Posted by jlittle, 10:44, 19th June 2003:
 
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 10:48, 19th June 2003:
 
Yeah cool, but i dont know what is good and what is shit..plus, how much should these 'things' cost me?
Posted by beargod, 11:01, 19th June 2003:
 
the ram depends on how much your motherboard can take.

goto www.dabs.com and type YVGWS into the quicklinks box, that will do you
Posted by beargod, 11:02, 19th June 2003:
 
10MNWS and that is the graphics card I have cheap and cheerful
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:03, 19th June 2003:
 
smashin! Cheers.

My mate just told me to go to Crucial.com .. so i shall.
Posted by beargod, 11:04, 19th June 2003:
 
Yes that is a very good site for ram cheap.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:13, 19th June 2003:
 
Basically I want to be able to play Baulders Gate 2, do does anyone know the requirements for that?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:14, 19th June 2003:
 
God, I am so dense when it comes to PC's.
Posted by beargod, 11:16, 19th June 2003:
 
System Requirements

Baldurs's gate II Shadows of Amin:
Windows 95 or 98
DirectX 7.0 or higher (included)
Pentium II 233MHz or faster
32MB RAM
800MB of free hard disk space
4x CD-ROM drive
DirectX certified sound card
4MB DirectX certified video card
100% Microsoft compatible keyboard
100% Microsoft compatible mouse


Baldurs's gate II Throne of Bhaal:
Windows 95 or 98
DirectX 7.0 or higher (included)
Pentium II 233MHz or faster(266MHz recommended)
32MB RAM
1.2GB of free hard disk space
4x CD-ROM drive
4MB DirectX certified video card
100% Microsoft compatible keyboard
100% Microsoft compatible mouse
Requires Baldur's gate II Shadows of Amin to be installed on your machine
Posted by beargod, 11:17, 19th June 2003:
 
you probably have good enough system for that, you have enough ram

depends on your graphics card and your cpu
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:20, 19th June 2003:
 
phew..my head hurts now :(
Posted by cal, 11:30, 19th June 2003:
 
no james, stfu

i have EXPLICITLY TOLD YOU not to recommend that service on this site. this is not free speech, this is my private site.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:33, 19th June 2003:
 
Cal, why have i not to use ****** then?
Posted by chris, 11:37, 19th June 2003:
 
Cal is cool

under no circumstances does cal wish to be associated with ******.

Cal remains cool :)
Posted by beargod, 11:39, 19th June 2003:
 
It is also a really really bad site of cheap crap that is worth nothing, I built my computer out of stuff from it about a year ago but had so much trouble, I updated it using dabs
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:40, 19th June 2003:
 
Right, someone say it again so i dont go there...
Posted by beargod, 11:43, 19th June 2003:
 
my first post says it
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:49, 19th June 2003:
 
ebuyer?
Posted by beargod, 11:50, 19th June 2003:
 
yes now stop saying it, its evil made from the sticks which support the door that leads to the gates of hell
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:56, 19th June 2003:
 
ok ok...i wont say it again. Sorry Cal et al.
Posted by jlittle, 11:59, 19th June 2003:
 
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:12, 19th June 2003:
 
Damn! I have windows 2000 Pro (or whatever it is called) does that mean i cant play BG2?
Posted by chris, 12:23, 19th June 2003:
 
grow up man!
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:24, 19th June 2003:
 
grow up? Excuse me?
Posted by chris, 12:32, 19th June 2003:
 
not you foghorn, you're lovely :)

must stop calling other men lovely... appart from warren
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:33, 19th June 2003:
 
cool, and thanks (i think)
Posted by chris, 12:36, 19th June 2003:
 
(i think too)
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:38, 19th June 2003:
 
Just get nervous when guys say I am lovely *back to wall*
Posted by beargod, 12:42, 19th June 2003:
 
Foggy, never meet warren then, he does that all the time :)

And yes you will be able to play it on your win 2000 os
Posted by cal, 12:44, 19th June 2003:
 
i play it on 2000 server. it rules
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:44, 19th June 2003:
 
Warren, ok then..I think he looks a wee bit like Eddie Izzard (who i am going to see soon i may add).
Posted by beargod, 12:48, 19th June 2003:
 
I don't like eddie izzard, but warren is cooler then eddie izzard and maybe camper, not too cirtain though, it will be a photo finish in the end :)
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:52, 19th June 2003:
 
You dont like Eddie Izzard? What? He is as funny as a very funny thing
Posted by beargod, 12:53, 19th June 2003:
 
There are alot of stand up comedians I don't like he is the main one
Posted by Grim...2, 13:27, 19th June 2003:
 
Get a Gainward Geforce4 Powerpack Ultra/750-8x AGP XP Golden Sample 128MBDDR Ti-4800 Se Chipset With Vivo And Dual Crt Or Crt+dvi Output like I've got...

Um, I'd link you to the cheapest UK place to buy one but Cal would probably ban me, so...
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 13:44, 19th June 2003:
 
oops :D
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 13:44, 19th June 2003:
 
How much Grim (roughly)? And I know the 'place' you mean..
Posted by November Eclectica, 13:56, 19th June 2003:
 
Don't feel bad Foggie, I don't know much about computers either. I still can't decide if I want a PC or a laptop for home. I am getting one in September.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:07, 19th June 2003:
 
Grim, that is £134! You havin a laugh! :D

Nov, I wont feel bad..I just like to ask people who know what they are talking about.
Posted by beargod, 14:22, 19th June 2003:
 
that GeForce 2 MX 400 will do you foggy, they are getting old now but still play all games but Doom 3. plus its only £25
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:42, 19th June 2003:
 
Probably will BG, going to open it up tonight and have a look around.
Posted by Grim..., 17:20, 19th June 2003:
 
Fog: No point in buying a crap one...