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Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:00 am
by Tossica
It's a Gateway but looks pretty solid for $600.
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:20 am
by Naethyn
It says onboard video memory. I wonder if it has a PCI-X port.
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:42 am
by Tikker
quad core with an 8500
It's not an onboard video chipset I don't think
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:22 am
by Naethyn
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500GT
# 256MB onboard video memory
# DirectX® 10, BluRay/HD-DVD Capable
# VGA Port
# DVI-I with HDCP Port
# S-Video Port
If that is supposed to mean the graphics memory is "onboard" the actual card and not "onboard" the mobo I don't know what to think.
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:31 am
by Tossica
Naethyn wrote:Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500GT
# 256MB onboard video memory
# DirectX® 10, BluRay/HD-DVD Capable
# VGA Port
# DVI-I with HDCP Port
# S-Video Port
If that is supposed to mean the graphics memory is "onboard" the actual card and not "onboard" the mobo I don't know what to think.
It means it's on the card board. It would be called shared if it was using main ram.
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:24 pm
by Tikker
Naethyn wrote:Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500GT
# 256MB onboard video memory
# DirectX® 10, BluRay/HD-DVD Capable
# VGA Port
# DVI-I with HDCP Port
# S-Video Port
If that is supposed to mean the graphics memory is "onboard" the actual card and not "onboard" the mobo I don't know what to think.
yeah, it means it's on the card itself
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:32 pm
by Lyion
Buy a PS3 for 399. You'll get a better gaming system, and be able to watch Bluray movies and play online free.
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:16 pm
by Naethyn
Lyion wrote:Buy a PS3 for 399. You'll get a better gaming system, and be able to watch Bluray movies and play online free.
Does this shit really need to bleed into other topics?
Re: Gaming rig on WOOT
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:47 pm
by numatu
That particular Q6600 is most likely a B3 stepping which is older and has heat issues and other problems when compared to the newer G0 stepping (which is fantastic).
The 8500GT uses 128bit memory -- and has about half the raw power of a 7600GT (which was low-end two generations ago)
The other thing is:
# Power Supply: Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V
# Power provided: 400 Watt
That supply will bottleneck any video card upgrades unfortunately. I'm not sure if Gateway uses their own proprietary BTX or not anymore which could limit your supply options.