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Originally posted by Mad Bomber
I think that the RAM was the difference maker, not the HD.
I think that the RAM was the difference maker, not the HD.
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What are you doing awake at this time in the morning?
tis better to be thought stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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Update - I'm now using a brand new 2 GHz DellOriginally posted by metalhead
Not so fast there, Randolph. Get a load of this:
Dell Dimension
Intel Celeron at 333 MHz, 64 MB RAM, as for audio/video cards, I really have no clue.
Runs standard maps w/8 civs perfectly fine - even in the modern ages, turns rarely take more than 20-30 seconds, but large and huge maps are impossible - the first turn alone on a large map takes 2-3 mins. Didn't quite stick around for the industrial era lag
I only have 128 MB RAM, but that is soon to become 1 Gig, so I'm running with approximately 6 times the processor speed, and 16 times the amount of memory. Civ3 runs a bit faster on my new system.
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I was getting ready to go to work but I always check my e-mail before leaving.Originally posted by Th0mas
What are you doing awake at this time in the morning?
And what were YOU doing awake at that ungodly hour?:
* A true libertarian is an anarchist in denial.
* If brute force isn't working you are not using enough.
* The difference between Genius and stupidity is that Genius has a limit.
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I know my collegues at work might scoff, but I am normally awake at 0930, certainly in body if not necessarily in mindOriginally posted by Mad Bomber
I was getting ready to go to work but I always check my e-mail before leaving.
And what were YOU doing awake at that ungodly hour?:
however for you it would have been 0430hrs? That is a shocking time to have to get out bed and go to work.
I complain when my alarm goes off @ 0600.
tis better to be thought stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
6 years lurking, 5 minutes postingComment
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Originally posted by Th0mas
I know my collegues at work might scoff, but I am normally awake at 0930, certainly in body if not necessarily in mind
however for you it would have been 0430hrs? That is a shocking time to have to get out bed and go to work.
I complain when my alarm goes off @ 0600.
I work in building security for first shift which starts at 0600. I usually wake up at 0200 and play a little CIV 3 before going into work
* A true libertarian is an anarchist in denial.
* If brute force isn't working you are not using enough.
* The difference between Genius and stupidity is that Genius has a limit.
* There are Lies, Damned Lies, and The Republican Party.Comment
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CoolOriginally posted by Mad Bomber
I work in building security for first shift which starts at 0600. I usually wake up at 0200 and play a little CIV 3 before going into work
tis better to be thought stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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P3 - 600
TNT 2 - 32 MB
512MB Ram
Win ME (sucks)
works OK.
the other comp (roomates)
in the house
is much betterComment
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All I know is it's XP, has an Athlon, and a sub-bass unit four times the size of my head.Lime roots and treachery!
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P41.6ghz
512mb PC2100 DDR RAM
80gb Seagate hdd
GeForce4 MX 440
SoundBlaster Live! 5.1
WinXP Home
Runs it pretty well, used to play Large map, 11 or 12 civs for Civ3 and turns never got to more then two to three mins. Started playing Huge maps and 16 civs and turns were only a bit higher. Now playing Huge/24civs, and turns are 6-7mins, heh. Takes a little while now, but with more civilizations its funner. And I figure we'll wipe some out soon. Its 1355 in game, almost into Industrial age. 95% of map is settled(map of Earth), only bits of Australia, parts of Canada, and the tip of South America is left."Every good communist should know political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." - Mao tse-TungComment
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Well, It seems i'm still in the Dark ages with My PC, but i've been looking into my options recently.
I have an old AMD K6-2 500mgh comp with 56mb of ram, shoot graphics,tiny hd ect , and Civ III has always crawled on it, Scrolling takes forever in the modern age!!
The other day me dad gave me 64mb sdram , so i put it in, and the boost to 120mb seems to have really improved things, but it still takes the pish between turns.
I'm not sure what to do now. It seems i'm using an ol' Socket 7 board so chucking in a new processor doesnt seem an option, unless anyone knows any Socket7 friendly processors better than the K6-2 ???
It seems to quick fix to upgrade would be to buy a new basic socket a motherboard with all inclusive(graphics,sound,lan ect) , chuck in a load of (old sdram) memory along with 1.3ghz athlon. That lot would cost me £115, and i imagine make a whopping difference.
However, methinks this is still going to be as dinasoured as my current PC by next christmas.
The Other option is to go all-out and buy a new PC with an Athlon in, is this worth it??? will i buy this just as socket A is made redundant as like when i got my last one with socket 7, I could expect to pay at least £500 for that lot
Will beefing up the Ram even more on my current machine solve anythigng!??!?!
Help plz!
Cheers
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@matt,
my guess is, your using win98 or at least something similar. If you are, don't go overboard with the mem.
Anything more then 256 is a waste, and can even slow down your machine, yeah I know
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Upgrading is still worth it, but you will have to buy new DDR mem (well, you don't have to, but then it will be a waste of proc.)
Why not try to pick up something second hand (especially now the new nvidia cards are going to come along, Geforce4 prices are dropping very fast)Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Im running a Compaq Presario, 600mhz, 256ram, geforce 2
It has done well running most games up until the last 6 months or so, a few have brought it to a crawl.
As for Civ3, I keep it at Standard to Small maps, no more than 6-8 civs........very playableComment
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Intel Celeron 500 mhz. 96 RAM, i believe. Voodoo 3 if that matters...
Runs like a b*tch. I play huge maps, though, with about 400 military units. Takes 2-3 minutes to load the game and 2-3 to exit, too. Loads for a minute or more between turns.I use Posturepedic mattresses for a lifetime of temporary relief.Comment
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My current system ( in a state of transition )
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ running at 1.6ghz ( axp 2400+ on order )
1024 megs pc2100 ram
2 80 gig maxtor 8meg cache drives running RAID 0
1 40 gig WD Special Edition for random files
Radeon 8500 ( all in wonder 9700 on order )
Giga-byte GA7VAXP mobo
Thermalright SLK-800 heatsink with delta HO fan.
24x cd burner ( all the speed i need, don't burn much )
16 x dvd rom drive
mag 19 inch monitor ( about to be replaced because it has insane flicker on any refresh rate or resolution )
erm.... that's about it I think.Comment
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Impressive, how does it play huge mapsOriginally posted by Krakan
My current system ( in a state of transition )
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ running at 1.6ghz ( axp 2400+ on order )
1024 megs pc2100 ram
2 80 gig maxtor 8meg cache drives running RAID 0
1 40 gig WD Special Edition for random files
Radeon 8500 ( all in wonder 9700 on order )
Giga-byte GA7VAXP mobo
Thermalright SLK-800 heatsink with delta HO fan.
24x cd burner ( all the speed i need, don't burn much )
16 x dvd rom drive
mag 19 inch monitor ( about to be replaced because it has insane flicker on any refresh rate or resolution )
erm.... that's about it I think.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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