Gamin Machine

3.2 Gig Intel Prescott Processor 875 fsb
2 Gig DDR 3700 Ram
Nvidia 5950 AGP Graphics / ATI 9800 Pro XT ( second back-up system)
LG 52x CD Rom LG DVD Rom/Burner/LG 48x24x48 Burner
Secondary back-up Intel 3.0 Northwood 875 fsb Processor
Western Digital 160 Gig Drives x 2
SoundBlaster Audigy ZS Sound System with Yamaha Surround Sound
External 80 Gig HD for Gamin (Plug and Play) take it with you
ASUS A7N8X-E DELUXE AMD 2800 Athlon 1 Gig Ram ( kids machine)
Seagate Serial ATA 133 80 Gig HD x 2

All this and more in a refrigerated stainless steel temperature controlled unit that houses 'World Server's' for Soldier of Fortune and Call of Duty ..
just never know who your playin with....

I would have gone with the AMD 3400+ instead of the 3.2Ghz w/HT

Should have gone in post ye specs...

but...

You OCing it at all?

I would wait on those 64 bit machines a bit yet, since theres no real standard mobo out yet(?).

4 entries found for Gamin.
Entry: boy
Function: noun
Definition: young man
Synonyms: buck, cadet, chap, child, chip, dude, fellow, gamin, guy, half-pint, junior, lad, little guy, master, punk, puppy, runt, schoolboy, shaveling, shaver, small fry, sonny, sprout, squirt, stripling, tadpole, whippersnapper, youngster, youth
Antonyms: girl, man
Concept: human entity
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright Â© 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Entry: imp
Function: noun
Definition: rascal
Synonyms: brat, demon, devil, deviling, devilkin, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellcat, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain
Concept: unsocial entity
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright Â© 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Entry: ragamuffin
Function: noun
Definition: poor person
Synonyms: beggar, bum, gamin, guttersnipe, hobo, loafer, orphan, scarecrow, street arab, tatterdemalion, tramp, urchin, vagabond, vagrant, waif, wastrel
Concept: financial entity
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright Â© 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Entry: urchin
Function: noun
Definition: brat
Synonyms: brat, cub, dickens, gamin, guttersnipe, holy terror, imp, juvenile delinquent, monkey, mudlark, punk, pup, ragamuffin, snot nose, snot-nose kid, street arab, waif, whippersnapper, youngster
Concept: financial entity
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright Â© 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

I use my Xbox and Gamespy with the Xbox Game Tunnel or Xbox connect to play online because I still have a problem with giving Microsoft money to play on Xbox Live. That and I can play Halo over Gamespy against other people where as XBLive has got jack for Halo support...

Whoa.. sorry for the triple post... I dunno wtf happend there...

I had an Xbox but sold it to upgrade my PC. PC games are better and the grahpics are WAY better, i like the mouse/keyboard a lot more then i like a game controler.

My gaming machine (not as nice as yours :cry:

)

P4 2.4Ghz (400MHz FSB, 512k cache)
Raidmax 868 scorpio w/420w PS
Aopen AX45-V motherboard
Crucial PC2100 1024mb ddr ram
ATI Radeon 9600XT
80GB maxtor 7200RPM HD
Logitech MX due
JBL creature 2.1
ViewSonic 19" E90FB CRT

My case

holy crap... the money you spent on your new rig just bought me a new XC mountain bike... I wouldn't say PC games are better than console games... they tailor to a different crowd. I don't have to upgrade my Xbox every 4 monthes with a new video card so I can play the latest game that PC developers threw lazy code into so you have to buy a new video card just to play a pc game. I have way more resepct for console developers because they have to squeeze out the leanest code to still within specs of a console to make a better game, if developers get lazy on a console game it really shows in the final product. On the other hand with PC developers if they get lazy they just up the system requirements for the game and all is good... provided you have the fastest processor with the fast twin X corsair 1gb stick of ram or FSB or whatever...anyways... I'm just speaking up for us poor people out here that still run Athlon 800 Classics on 512megs of pc133 DDR :wink:

. Basically for me there are more titles that I find appealing for my heXbox than on PC... mostly because my PC couldn't run Jack if Jill was buck naked a with boob job and her twin sister... I keep my Xbox around because I have the HD kit and CRT projector that gets me 1080i output to a 120inch screen at 1800+ luminence... oh and the whole Dolby Digital 5.1 thing ain't bad...

Oh I totally understand what your saying. Why pay $2000 for a top of the line machine just to play games with when you can get an Xbox for $200. Now PC didnÂ’t cost close to $2000 though. But It's for more then just games, I use my pc for video editing, picture editing, music, games, work, everything. I wouldnÂ’t be able to live without it. So spending that much for a top machine is worth it for me, because I can also play top of the line games.

Now, i do agree that in the last few years the PC gaming industry has been lacking. But in the last year huge leaps have been made in the industry and its come a long way. Game like Starwars: Knights of the old Republic, Call Of Duty, Starwars Galaxies, War Craft, Battlefield Vietnam and with Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 coming out the sky id the limit for PC gaming.

True, true. But a lot of the titles you mentioned are also going to be on consoles as well... and yeah I know what you mean by using your computer for more than one purpose. I work in the tv and film industry so my computer IS my online video edit suite. Thankfully I have a dedicated hardware card for just video editing so I don't have to upgrade every 6 monthes to keep up. I think the advantage for me with playing console games on the inter is that it's a lot harder for players to cheat. Knowing that everyone else out there I play against has the exact same system as me also doesn't give me the excuse of "Oh he has a better framerate than me and more ram that's why he fragged me some many times." At least know I know when I get a continuious ass kicking online it's because I suck and not because the other guy is hacking a game or has a blazing hot system... :wink:

Well yes its not fair to play agiants somone with a AMD 1.3 and an intagrated video card with 256mgs of ram on a 56k if your using a AMD 64 with 1 gig or ram and an Radenn 9800 on a t1 line. And i know pc gaming is FULL of cheaters. Pc gaming is not for everyone, all my friends have xboxs, none of them use the PC's to game. just a matter of opinion i guess.

I just use the pc for mmorpg games, the rest i play on console.

Lineage 2 open beta starts in 2 days :lol: