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The make and model numer for the system is simply entered at the manufacturer's support site for a look at the online specifications. One freeware great for giving a total breakdown on softwares and temps as well as hardwares is called SIW. You can grab that free at http://www.gtopala.com/siw_on_pc_world.html
The magnified view seen here from a screen capture shows the make and model cpu as well as the make and model board installed here. This will easily show what you have installed there.
The magnified view seen here from a screen capture shows the make and model cpu as well as the make and model board installed here. This will easily show what you have installed there.
Once you know the make and model of the system you can easily look for drivers and updates at the support site provided this is a rather recent not too old of system now only found in archives. Then you have to contact support direct to see if they can provide a link for that or some 3rd party site that carries the old stuff.
If you look at the left column going down to the hardware section you can see the link for sensors. That will show the temps for cpu, board, and even hard drives installed. This is about the best freeware for system information to be seen here in several years and it's free! There's no ads to buy any full retail version.
If you look at the left column going down to the hardware section you can see the link for sensors. That will show the temps for cpu, board, and even hard drives installed. This is about the best freeware for system information to be seen here in several years and it's free! There's no ads to buy any full retail version.
It's a Socket 775 model for P4/Celeron CPULGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron processor
FSB 800/533 MHz
Support Hyper-Threading Technology
http://www.xpcgear.com/ecs915gm.html
Unfortunately that information is confirmed at the manufacturer's own support site. http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pr...74&DetailName=Specification&MenuID=44&LanID=9
You would need a newer board that runs DDR2 not DDR memory that supports the Intel quad core models.
FSB 800/533 MHz
Support Hyper-Threading Technology
http://www.xpcgear.com/ecs915gm.html
Unfortunately that information is confirmed at the manufacturer's own support site. http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pr...74&DetailName=Specification&MenuID=44&LanID=9
You would need a newer board that runs DDR2 not DDR memory that supports the Intel quad core models.
With the quads being the latest out you have to plan on a new build with the updated hardwares to go along with it. DDR3 is also available whcih simply is DDR2 starting off at 800mhz rather then 533mhz. You can upto 1325mhz at this time there.
If you are not after any high end gaming machine you can save on the overall costs by simply price shopping for bargains on good hardwares without going overboard. This is actually the 3rd build I;ve run in the last 15 months or so.
You would be surprised to learn that some games now 6-7yrs. old seem to actually run better on Vista then more recent ones. Yet I never have to spend some $300 on a video card to run any of them.
If you are not after any high end gaming machine you can save on the overall costs by simply price shopping for bargains on good hardwares without going overboard. This is actually the 3rd build I;ve run in the last 15 months or so.
You would be surprised to learn that some games now 6-7yrs. old seem to actually run better on Vista then more recent ones. Yet I never have to spend some $300 on a video card to run any of them.
Well i wanted a Gaming system because thats all i use computer for, that and spending 6+ hours/day deciding on computer parts hah. I honestly dont care for Vista, I can get XP for free so im not worried there. I want something that will work with games to come in the future, i want/need the 8800gts (320 or 640 :-/ ). I would get a e6750 but i want it to be at least a little future proof. The only problem i have is justifying spending $1000 on a new comp, when mine still works. :/ Its hardly upgradeable though, New graphics leads to new PSU, then new Mobo, new monitor with DVI, more ram, blah blah. Might as well start over.
The future spells DX10! That won't run on XP but Vista and the versions that come later like Vienna?! For newer hardwares that's always going to changing. With Vista the idea was geared around things like automatic repair tools as seen with the ability to fix startup problems by simply booting from the installation disk and selecting the options button at the bottom of the first screen instead of the "install now" seen there.
XP was geared more towards speed being the fastest to see the desktop after the ME flop several years ago and combined the NT core with the back compatibility with Fat. Having been out this long before Vista arrived it has seen more fixes and security updates while mainly geared for performance. The 8800s are to be followed by the 9800s apparently meaning everyone will be after those once the next line is out. The real problem is that the hardwares move faster then the OSs.
XP was geared more towards speed being the fastest to see the desktop after the ME flop several years ago and combined the NT core with the back compatibility with Fat. Having been out this long before Vista arrived it has seen more fixes and security updates while mainly geared for performance. The 8800s are to be followed by the 9800s apparently meaning everyone will be after those once the next line is out. The real problem is that the hardwares move faster then the OSs.
Hah well shit, dont tell me that, i dont want to have to drop another 150$ on Vista 
I heard that the 9800's werent going to be built for high speed performance in gaming like the 8800 ultra?
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20070902154658.html
Correct me if im wrong.
I heard that the 9800's werent going to be built for high speed performance in gaming like the 8800 ultra?
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20070902154658.html
Correct me if im wrong.
$150 on Vista? You would have to be talking about the OEM version of Ultimate there since the Home Premium OEM runs about $111.99 as seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202
I dual boot Vista here with that seen on the ide hard drive as a secondary OS. I wouldn't be surprised if NVidia had other olans for the next lineup of models coming out since ATI leads in image quailty after losing the edge in gaming performance. That's where NVidia needs a bit of work having been focused on performance only all this time.
As far as running games with the settings high I was doing that on the 939 build here with a lower end ATI model running games at 1280x1024. You won't see the best results in screen captures due to the low end model's lessened image quality. You won't find super fast frame rates. But the games still ran trouble free for the most part.
Simply rushing out to grab a $300 or more card is for those with the extra cash not those on a tigher budget like yourself. The MSI Radeon HD 2600XT in the new build here still isn't a high but mid range for a step up and does well so far. Creative Labs has a big headache to correct with their support site however.
The OS selector for the Xtreme Audio model for XP brings you to two updates in the drivers section. The December 2006 update is actually for XP. The second July 2007 release is not! That apparently is for Vista?!
I don't know if this problem is also seen with the other X-FI lineup of models like Xtreme Gamer or Fatality models. On a new build with plans to add a pci type sound card I thought I would pass this along.
I dual boot Vista here with that seen on the ide hard drive as a secondary OS. I wouldn't be surprised if NVidia had other olans for the next lineup of models coming out since ATI leads in image quailty after losing the edge in gaming performance. That's where NVidia needs a bit of work having been focused on performance only all this time.
As far as running games with the settings high I was doing that on the 939 build here with a lower end ATI model running games at 1280x1024. You won't see the best results in screen captures due to the low end model's lessened image quality. You won't find super fast frame rates. But the games still ran trouble free for the most part.
Simply rushing out to grab a $300 or more card is for those with the extra cash not those on a tigher budget like yourself. The MSI Radeon HD 2600XT in the new build here still isn't a high but mid range for a step up and does well so far. Creative Labs has a big headache to correct with their support site however.
The OS selector for the Xtreme Audio model for XP brings you to two updates in the drivers section. The December 2006 update is actually for XP. The second July 2007 release is not! That apparently is for Vista?!
I don't know if this problem is also seen with the other X-FI lineup of models like Xtreme Gamer or Fatality models. On a new build with plans to add a pci type sound card I thought I would pass this along.