Topic: Some Informational Polls....

[E_Look]

Do unused, "retired", obsolete computers in your basement count??

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

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Do unused, "retired", obsolete computers in your basement count??  

Depends..if you use it to play SFCII then yep..otherwise I could care less lol  

Tiger  

[IKV Nemesis D7L]

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I would like to point out that games will ONLY USE 1 PROCESSOR UNLESS SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN TO USE MORE!!!

Tiger    

True.  But then again the other programs you may have running don't slow you down as much because they can run on the other CPU.  For example your firewall, comms program etc.  Not to mention that most crashes that lock up a single CPU computer can be handled without rebooting because the OS using the other CPU can stop the program that has locked one CPU up tight.  So dual CPUs do help even with programs not optimized for them.  

Also as games programers adapt to the P4s hyper threading the extra threads can be run on the 2nd CPU and or the hyperthreading module or both depending on how many threads they add.  

[The_Joker]

I might also point out that clock speed doesn't really mean as much as it used to, when comparing Athlon XP's with Pentium 4's.  

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

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I might also point out that clock speed doesn't really mean as much as it used to, when comparing Athlon XP's with Pentium 4's.  

I disagree....espically when a 2GHz Athlon XP can kick the snot out of a 3GHz P4

Tiger  

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

A few information polls if you will....

What is your Processor Speed???
Less then 1.0GHz
1.0Ghz-1.2GHz
1.2Ghz-1.4Ghz
1.4Ghz-1.6Ghz
1.6Ghz-1.8Ghz
1.8GHz-2.0Ghz
2.0Ghz-2.2GHz
2.2Ghz-2.4Ghz
2.4GHz-2.6GHz
2.6GHz-2.8GHz
2.8GHz-3.0Ghz
More then 3.0GHz

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

What Type of Processor do you have?
Intel Pentium
Amd Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP/Athlon 64
Other

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

What kind of Internet Connection do you have?
56Kbps Modem
DSL BroadBand
Cable BroadBand
Other

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

This one is going to seem weird..

What is the size of your Hard Drive
Less then 20GB
20 GB
21-29GB
30GB
31-39GB
40GB
41-59GB
60GB
61-79GB
80GB
More then 80GB

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

What kind of Video Card do you have?
NVidia GeForce 2
NVidia GeForce 3
NVidia GeForce 4 MX
NVidia GeForce 4 TI
NVidia Geforce FX 5200-5500
NVidia Geforce FX 5600-5700
NVidia GeForce FX 5800/5800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce FX 5900/5900 Ultra
ATI Radeon 7000 Series
ATI Radeon 8000 Series
ATI Radeon 9000-9200
ATI Radeon 9300-9500
ATI Radeon 9600/9600 XT
ATI Radeon 9700/9700 Ultra
ATI Radeon 9800/9800 XT
Other

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

How much VIDEO memory do you have?
Less then 32 MB
32 MB
64 MB
128 MB
256 MB
Other

 

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

And the Last One......

What is your Operating System??
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 98SE
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Ok thats it....this will help me build something for SFC...so please give your input!!

Ty,
Tiger

P.S. I tried to do this in 1 post, but it wouldnt let me!
Tiger  

[Sirgod]

My votes for the stats for my main PC, that I have barely running , after I had the Fire...

Here's the Belarc stats.

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 Operating System   System Model 
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600)   MSI MS-6712 1.0 
Processor a   Main Circuit Board b 
1.67 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache   Board: MSI MS-6712 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T 04/02/01 
Drives   Memory Modules c,d 
41.11 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
28.44 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

JLMS XJ-HD166S [CD-ROM drive]
MSI CD-RW CR52 [CD-ROM drive]

Maxtor 6E040L0 [Hard drive] (41.11 GB) -- drive 0   512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB
Slot '2' is Empty 
  Local Drive Volumes 
     
c: (on drive 0) 41.11 GB 28.44 GB free 
 
 

Note that this was from the Previous Build of my system, With the help of a few members here, I'm currently rebuilding my system.

So far, I've lost the DVD player, the memory, and the HD. But with what I believe, im recieving, It will meet or at least exceed what I have listed. Of course this is from my wifes Pc that I type this message, so the video card, has not been tested again.

Stephen

[IKV Nemesis D7L]

To add a bit to your data

How many CPUs does your system have?
1
2
More than 2
I don't know

 

[IKV Nemesis D7L]

How many computers do you have in your home?
0
1
2
3
4
5
More than 5

 

[Dash Jones]

The problem with the poll is that I have more than one computer with more than just one processor (I have both Intel and AMD machines as well as Ati machines and Nvidia machines available...so it was rather hard to put down what I should...I'll also put down another poll).

[Dash Jones]

How much RAM do you have
less than 128
128 MB
256 MB
384 MB
512 MB
640 MB
768 MB
896 MB
1024 MB
More than 1024 MB

 

[IKV Nemesis D7L]

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The problem with the poll is that I have more than one computer with more than just one processor (I have both Intel and AMD machines as well as Ati machines and Nvidia machines available...so it was rather hard to put down what I should...I'll also put down another poll).  

The polls can't be all inclusive.  I myself have 3 machine (and expect to soon have a 4th for a few months), 2  are dual processors.  The Duals both have ATI video cards and the single CPU has integrated nVidia nForce2.  Use your best machine to answer.  

[CFA_Admiral_Tige]

So far i have only 36 people responding...come on people i need more for a reliable sampling.

Tiger

[Pestalence]

Well, I responded to this poll.. but you can't tell what i have actually.. so i will list my system specs here.

here are my system specs for my laptop

Toshiba Satellite 5205-s705

Pentium P-IV 2.4Ghz Mobile
1 Gig PC 2100 DDR Ram
750MHZ FBS Motherboard
Geforce FX go5600 w/ 64 MB DDR PC 2100 ram
Yahama AC-XG Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround, THX / SRS Certified
Harmon / Kardon Dolby Digital 6.1 speakers (2) with subwoofer (1) built in
15" Diagonal viewable 1600x1200 res monitor with Clear Advanced Super View UXGA Display
OS : Windows XP Pro Media Center Edition
TV Tuner Card
DVD / CD Burner (DVD-ROM Drive, DVD -r/rw / cd -r/rw burning)
Media Center Remote Control w/ Cable Box Override interface
60 GB HDD @ 5200 RPM
Integrated 802.11b Wireless lan
I.Link (IEEE 1392) Port and SD slot
Canon BJC-85 mobile Color, Photo Capable Printer
Touchpad Mouse w/ scroll wheel
Several TV out / TV in... RCA Audio IN / OUT .. Conitor Out ports
v.92 56K modem
10/100 Ethernet lan card integrated..
3 HR battery pack

the nice thing about this machine is that the picture is clearer than any monitor or TV on the market today.. you can see this model's predicessor at Comp USA for sale @ $1400... the predicessor to this machine is the Satellite 5205-s119.. the difference is the OS (XP Home), TV Tuner (not installed), Remote Package (Media Center Components so not included with OS), slower CPU (2.0 GHZ)

the rest of the machine is the same.. however, they only come with 512 MB PC 2100 DDR Ram.. I upgraded mine to 1 GIG...

It works flawlessly with all games with exception to Edios games.. they do not support Laptop Keyboards, and as such, their games don't work correctly... but no problems with SFC (I, II: EAW, II: OP, III: TNG), Freespace, RTCW-GOTY, Max Payne 1 & 2, Siberia, NWN with both expansions, Armada 1 @ 2, Klingon Honor Guard, EF 1 and II, The Hulk, Spiderman, Wolverine's Revenge, FA-18, Tron 2.0, Mistmare, Splinter Cell, and many Many Console emmulator ROMs... and a boxfull of other games that I don't have time to list...

this is my primary system since i am on the road a lot.. I paid $2550 (Tax inclusive) for it the day it went on the market (shelf cost was $2850 + Tax but got business discount at Comp USA).