if i....would i rvr again?

[lukaris]

set my vid card settings to low(16 color instead of 32) and set my moniter to 800x600 and play in full screen, would that save me from crashing when i zone(port around toa, and /release from rvr deaths)?

would save me about 1500+ that i'll looking at spending on a new computer.

[Tammarion]

Hard to say - my personal guess would be no. I think your system is being handicapped by the lousy amount of ram in it.

Something I didn't notice before - Intel licenced the ATI crossfire (their version of SLI) for their own motherboards. Its a little more difficult to use than SLI, but it has the advantage of not requiring identical paired vid cards.

[Tammarion]

Just a quick romp through Newegg:

Intel Core2 6400
Asus P5N-SLI
2 x 1G 667 DDR2
eVGA 256-P2-N583-AR Geforce 7900GT 256MB
WD 250G SE16 SATA2
Thermaltake TR2 500W PSU
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Came out to about $950 before shipping. :)

[Rooster]

Yeah - there's no way you need $1500 to play DAoC.

You could get playable for about $800 easy... maybe less.

[lukaris]

Just a quick romp through Newegg:

Intel Core2 6400
Asus P5N-SLI
2 x 1G 667 DDR2
eVGA 256-P2-N583-AR Geforce 7900GT 256MB
WD 250G SE16 SATA2
Thermaltake TR2 500W PSU
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Came out to about $950 before shipping. :)

i like it, but i'd have to get a moniter,keyboard,cd drives also...totally whole system so i can run 2 computers. since this one still works, i could use it for 'boting' ;)

[Morety]

Then you'd need a router as well.

[Syri]

if the current pc were to be pure bot, nothing more, then you could just get a kvm switch. lets you use 1 screen, keyboard and mouse, and switch between which it is operating at the touch of a button. also means less desk space needed ;)

[lukaris]

Then you'd need a router as well.

yup, got a router and plenty of cat5 cables

if the current pc were to be pure bot, nothing more, then you could just get a kvm switch. lets you use 1 screen, keyboard and mouse, and switch between which it is operating at the touch of a button. also means less desk space needed ;)

that would be interesting. have 2 towers setup with 1 keyboard, and moniter...i shall research the kvm switch.

[Rooster]

You'll want a good one... cheap ones take longer between switches.

[Ivyrielle]

You want a new computer anyway, Luka... That's not the time to be cheap about it. :)