Comments on: Wasn’t Meant To Be http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html Wrestling with PHP, SEO, Social Media & Networking Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Manuel http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34283 Manuel Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:54:24 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34283 I heard from some of my friends that TF2 is pretty fun, but they barely play it as they are busy with Unreal 3 and Call of Duty 4. I heard from some of my friends that TF2 is pretty fun, but they barely play it as they are busy with Unreal 3 and Call of Duty 4.

]]> By: Joel http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34282 Joel Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:01:23 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34282 When you gonna inform the other readers about your Mondy night exploits!!! Its all well and good talking about the Bay but if you are gonna run a golden goal and things for the May game you need to inform all about your progress and whats going on! When you gonna inform the other readers about your Mondy night exploits!!! Its all well and good talking about the Bay but if you are gonna run a golden goal and things for the May game you need to inform all about your progress and whats going on!

]]> By: Sibz http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34280 Sibz Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:21:45 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34280 Ok, I'll stop posting boring PC bits after this, but browsing the site you said AM2 Athlon 64 4000 £37.33 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-64M240 1GB PC5400 RAM £18.57 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?RAM-67/1GB Gigabyte Motherboard £33.78 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-M61SME Case with 400W PSU £26.97 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-DAGON Which is, I'm guessing, the same Case/PSU, RAM and either the same or possibly slightly better Motherboard (there were cheaper), and a better CPU (4000 against 3600), all for about £7 less, which, as I say, should go on the graphics if possible. I think if you could say wait for a month or two and put £45-£50 or so on a graphics card instead, the difference would be pretty big though. Ok, I’ll stop posting boring PC bits after this, but browsing the site you said

AM2 Athlon 64 4000
£37.33
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-64M240
1GB PC5400 RAM
£18.57
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?RAM-67/1GB
Gigabyte Motherboard
£33.78
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-M61SME
Case with 400W PSU
£26.97
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-DAGON

Which is, I’m guessing, the same Case/PSU, RAM and either the same or possibly slightly better Motherboard (there were cheaper), and a better CPU (4000 against 3600), all for about £7 less, which, as I say, should go on the graphics if possible. I think if you could say wait for a month or two and put £45-£50 or so on a graphics card instead, the difference would be pretty big though.

]]> By: Sibz http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34276 Sibz Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:55:25 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34276 Hmm, it's difficult to know. A site I quite like is overclockers.co.uk, but it's not the cheapest, however, picking out the bits in that barebones PC Athlon X2 4000+ £41.11 Corsair 1GB RAM £16.44 Asrock motherboard £35.24 Gigabyte PSU £27.01 Which is getting you brand name parts (rather than generic stuff) and a better processor for slightly less (admitedly no case, but you could re-use your current one). I'm sure if you browsed on the site you sent, you could get the same components for less, and then maybe put the £10 or so towards a slightly better graphics card (that is the main thing for games, you could be below min specs on everything else, except RAM maybe, and a nice graphics card, and games would still play wonderfully) Hmm, it’s difficult to know. A site I quite like is overclockers.co.uk, but it’s not the cheapest, however, picking out the bits in that barebones PC

Athlon X2 4000+ £41.11
Corsair 1GB RAM £16.44
Asrock motherboard £35.24
Gigabyte PSU £27.01

Which is getting you brand name parts (rather than generic stuff) and a better processor for slightly less (admitedly no case, but you could re-use your current one). I’m sure if you browsed on the site you sent, you could get the same components for less, and then maybe put the £10 or so towards a slightly better graphics card (that is the main thing for games, you could be below min specs on everything else, except RAM maybe, and a nice graphics card, and games would still play wonderfully)

]]> By: Rhys http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34275 Rhys Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:32:12 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34275 Thing is though I'm not a huge gamer on the PC. What I'm looking at is this: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?BB-AM366M and http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-73GS And then just stick my HD/DVD/Floppy in it. Thing is though I’m not a huge gamer on the PC.

What I’m looking at is this:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?BB-AM366M

and

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-73GS

And then just stick my HD/DVD/Floppy in it.

]]> By: Sibz http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34274 Sibz Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:29:21 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34274 Well, if you are in any way interested in buying pc bits (sounds like pretty much all of it) it's never been a better time to buy stuff. You could spend about £400 and have a new PC that would kick ass. You could get something for probably £250 which would play any of the Source engine (Half life 2's, TF2, portal) beautifully. Actually, scrap that, you can have a lovely dual core Intel proc which would be plenty for £56, 2 gigs of DDR2 RAM for £35, a nice motherboard for £65 or so (cheaper ones are out there) and a graphics card which beats mine for about £80 (and mine plays these games, as well as Bioshock, unreal tournament 3 etc fine, only struggles slightly with Crysis). So whats that? Yeah, £250 ish. Buy a beer less each time you go out, save up the pennies and you'll be there in no time :-) Well, if you are in any way interested in buying pc bits (sounds like pretty much all of it) it’s never been a better time to buy stuff. You could spend about £400 and have a new PC that would kick ass. You could get something for probably £250 which would play any of the Source engine (Half life 2′s, TF2, portal) beautifully.

Actually, scrap that, you can have a lovely dual core Intel proc which would be plenty for £56, 2 gigs of DDR2 RAM for £35, a nice motherboard for £65 or so (cheaper ones are out there) and a graphics card which beats mine for about £80 (and mine plays these games, as well as Bioshock, unreal tournament 3 etc fine, only struggles slightly with Crysis). So whats that? Yeah, £250 ish. Buy a beer less each time you go out, save up the pennies and you’ll be there in no time :-)

]]> By: Rhys http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34273 Rhys Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:52:33 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34273 Well, looking at my system specs, they say that the graphics card, cpu and ram are inadequate for TF2 and Portal :( Well, looking at my system specs, they say that the graphics card, cpu and ram are inadequate for TF2 and Portal :(

]]> By: Sibz http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html/comment-page-1#comment-34272 Sibz Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:28:59 +0000 http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk/2007/12/wasnt-meant-to-be.html#comment-34272 The 6 hours or so Portal takes are worth the money alone... I've played it through something like 5 times already. HL2 ep2 is also absolutely stunning, both would easily be in my top 10 games. Not tried TF2 yet, so can't comment on that, out of interest, is it one component (e.g. graphics card) thats letting you down? The 6 hours or so Portal takes are worth the money alone… I’ve played it through something like 5 times already. HL2 ep2 is also absolutely stunning, both would easily be in my top 10 games. Not tried TF2 yet, so can’t comment on that, out of interest, is it one component (e.g. graphics card) thats letting you down?

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