More with regards to the proposed specs that Chillbil posted. Regardless, I actually prefer to have the settings turned all the way down for multiplayer as there are less distractions.
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More with regards to the proposed specs that Chillbil posted. Regardless, I actually prefer to have the settings turned all the way down for multiplayer as there are less distractions.
Lil Chillbil
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I agree with you on the c2d boxes. They can be found on ebay for very cheap.
and on the topic of mw1 all you need to run that game is 1 gig of ram p4 and a 64mb graphics card. so if you can triple of double those specs, you can jack up the settings and the kids won't know the difference in the graphics of modern warfare vs something like battlefield on low settings
skateny
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Where is the OP indeed. Be nice to know whether or not he made a decision on all this.
You poor, poor thing...
Seriously though, how much power does it consume and how much heat does it produce?
Lil Chillbil
macrumors 65816
Well with all the hdds and dvd burners and the now 2 beefy old cards in the thing. I got it hooked up to a 1000 watt power supply and its running constantly backing things up from my network 24/7 and rendering footage in cs4.
This is the cooler I have on the thing http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2006/07/14/game_over_core_2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/cooler.jpg its just the stock intel cooler.
but I do have a total of 9 fans strategically placed inside the box to keep a massive windtunnel that keeps everything frosty.
It reminds me of my g5
Jethryn Freyman
macrumors 68020
It took me forever to figure out why hiding in the pretty foliage in UT2004 wasn't hiding me from anybody when I played online. Then again, I'm also the guy that played I think Quake 3 for 2 hours online, only to then realise they were actually bots.
Heh, I'm not sure if it's the same on Q3, but in QL the bots trash-talk you. A little un-nerving the first time as I thought I was supposed to be playing against bots.
Jethryn Freyman
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lolz. Yeah same in Q3, use your name and everything, I think I was playing Urban Terror, closest I could get to Counter Strike on PPC, and it uses the Q3 engine