need monitors! LOL

[ReefWreak]

There are no cards out from ATI for DX10. sad, really, because I prefer AMD/ATI. Anyways Ciro, you missed some awesome CSS that me and Rockblast just played. Zombie maps. zm_lila_panic. It was good.

 

[Rockblast]

Yeah it was awesome

Reefwreak is right ATI hasnt released a DX10 card as yet but the card is scheduled to come out in 1-2 months or even less.
If ATI is the card you want I recommend you on waiting for their DX10 card, but if you cant wait any longer get the card you were planning to buy in the first place. Its a great card.

 

[ReefWreak]

I would say to wait for the ATIs. It'll be worth the wait, and by then AMD may also have their 4x4 Quad core rig out too, which should be awesome. It's dual proc, but it's supposed to be awesome.

RB, I think thought that the upper limit on 32bit XP was like 8gb, where 64 was like 16 or something.

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223:

Here's a list of how much RAM the various Windows versions and editions support (as of Nov 2004):

Windows NT 4.0: 4 GB
Windows 2000 Professional: 4 GB
Windows 2000 Standard Server: 4 GB
Windows 2000 Advanced Server: 8GB
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server: 32GB
Windows XP Professional: 4 GB
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition: 2 GB
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition: 4 GB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition: 32 GB
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition: 64 GB

I always say that if someone is going big, they should go all the way. 64gb ram with Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition. Just load up HL2 or any other game or games for that matter into a RAM drive, and watch the framerates fly...

 

[ReefWreak]

Or go with the current generation opteron server processors. they're dirt cheap now because AMD is blowing out their current gen processors to make way for their new processors for when they come out.

I just saw this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103776

A combo for proc/video card. Get 2 sets of those, and find a dual-cpu crossfire mobo for that, and then you're set. those X2s are great processors.

 

[Rockblast]

XP can only handle/recognize 3GB. By a little programming you can make it recognize the 4GB but you will get lots of errors with your programs. To be safe stay at max 3GB.

 

[z00crazy]

lol just wanted to say that the one u posted on your first post is the one my school uses. They have over 100 boxes sitting in the back =p

p.s.-they work great