PC USERS: What are your system BioShock system specs?

[warcrow]

I'll be running BioShock on the following system:

- Athlon 64 X2 4400
- ASUS A8N32-SLI
- 2GB DDR400
- 7900GTX 512MB

[Necros]

Celeron 2,8 GHz
GeForce 6600GT 256MB
768MB RAM

Not really powerful but it was good enough for R6: Vegas, so I guess it should be fine with BioShock too. I hope. :D

[Lucas78]

It's braggin' tiiimeeee ;)

Intel Core Duo 6600
Asus PN32-SLI-SE Deluxe
2GB RAM (Kingston 667Mhz DDR2)
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB
Realtek Internal Audio Device (:P)

[jackinthebox]

i've got 2 systems, but i will probably buy a new pc and replace the existing one.

pc:
Athlon 64 3000+
1 GB RAM
X850 Pro 256MB @ XT PE

laptop:
Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00GHz
2 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 256MB

my pc-motherboard is AGP, so i guess i will buy a new pc from scratch...

[Nik]

Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
640mb 8800GTS
2gbs ram ddr800
250gb harddrive
20.1" 1680x1050 widescreen

[ahrel]

Currently have

Intel P4-C 2.8ghz
Samsung 256x4 (1GB) PC2700 DDR 2.5-3-3-7
BFG 7800GS 256MB GDDR3 AGP
22" Viewsonic VX2235wm (16:10 ratio)
and Windows XP SP2

By the time this comes out I hope to buy an Intel Core 2 Duo 6400 (2.13ghz) maybe OC it to 2.8, but have a mobo that supports AGP because my card is fine for anything DX9 can throw at it. New DDR2 RAM too, but probably still 1GB.

[Adam Nuhfer]

Asus P5W64WS
E6700 with coolit Eliminator
2 gigs Corsair XMS2-6400c-4pro
EVGA 8800gtx
Creative x-fi
Xp Pro

Fate has given me a couple of extra months to assemble it. :(

[Adabiviak]

I'm on a P4 3.8GHz CPU (not overclocked). 2GB ram, nVidia 7800GTX. I plan to upgrade later this year though to something meatier. When the next gen games come out, I want to play them on full.

[FrenchTart]

Kids love system specs that don't mean much:

C2D @ 3.33 ghz
2GB of DDR800 4-3-3-16
8800GTS 640 @ 626/2200
etc

If it doesn't run BioShock in near to full at my dodgy LCD-limited res of 1280x1024 I'll not be impressed :)

[Glottis]

Why is it not easier to erase a post ?

[Glottis]

Mine:

E4300 @ 3.44Ghz 1.36v , Orthos blend stable for 5+ hours
Asus P5N-E SLI
2Gb kit of Crucial PC2 8000 @ 383 3-3-4-9 2t
Corsair HX520
eVGA 8800GTS @ stock
Dell 2407 WPF A04 and a, Hyundai L90D+
Samsung 18X dvd-rw SATA
Western Digital 5000YS RE2
2x 73Gb Seagate Cheetahs 15k.3 raid 0
Mylex Acceleraid 170 +128mb ECC SCSI Caching controller.
*Eats Raptors for breakfast* :D
SB X-Fi Platinum
AKG 240s headphones
cmoy portable Penguin amp
Microsoft Wave 4000 Ergonomic KB
Logitech MX500
Func 1030r extra large, black

Wife's:

AMD Atlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.42 Ghz
Asus A8N-E
Asus EN7800GT @ 440/1160
Corsair PC3500 LL PRO 2Gb kit
Antec True Power 2.0 500 watt
Dell 2005 FPW A03 and a, LG 1750s
Lite-On 1693s
Maxtor D740x 60Gb
Maxtor 200Gb SATA 16Mb cache
Western DigitAL 1200jb
SB Live 5.1
Sennhieser 497's
Microsoft Wave 4000 Ergonomic KB
Logitech generic optical mouse
Func 1030s large, black



Crappy creative 40$ speakers,so we both use headphones.Not the best,but pretty good all the same.

[TheQuestion]

Hey guys!
anyway some people have good RAM a good graphics card and a dated processor thats a little dated.

my experience with PC gaming is that the graphics card and the ram is what really gets you the good FPS. a physx processor will help a lot too so the processor can focus on other things therefore upping your preformance of the game a lot

my system right now is a
p4@3.4 ghz (not overclocked)
1 gig of ram (soon to be 2)
and a geforce 6800 GS 256 mb (buying a fatal1ty edition 8600 GT which is fairly decent soon).

[lilwyvern4]

Yyyyyeahhhh, mine sucks, but I'm getting a new one.

AMD Sempron 3300+ ~2.0 GHz
512 DDR? I have no idea what type it is.
VISIONTEK Xtasy Radeon 9550

Feel free to laugh at my situation. I can BARELY run Oblivion on lowest detail.

[Mr.Bubblez]

Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 (Overclocked to 2.8Ghz)
2GB RAM
Intel 965
2 x 250GB SATA RAID 0
8800GTX (plan on buying next month)

Hopefully I wont have to upgrade to vista to get the best looks out of the game.

[Derangel]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (stock speed, stock cooler)
Gigabyte P965-DS3
2gigs G.Skill DD2 800 RAM
250gig Seagate Baracuda SATA 3.0 hard drive
BFG Nvidia 8800GTS 320 OC Edition
600w Fontron Sparkle Power (FSP/Fontron Source) PSU
Samsung Tri-format (DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW/DL, DVD+ R/RW/DL) burner
Xcilo A380BK case
Hanns-G 19" LCD

If I manage to find extra money somewhere I'll get a
EVGA Nforce 680i SLI motherbaord
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (with an aftermarket cooler)
2 more gigs of G.Skill RAM and
1 more BFG 8800GTS 320 OC

A better PSU and liquid cooling are also on my list.

[Mr.Bubblez]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (stock speed, stock cooler)
Gigabyte P965-DS3
2gigs G.Skill DD2 800 RAM
250gig Seagate Baracuda SATA 3.0 hard drive
BFG Nvidia 8800GTS 320 OC Edition
600w Fontron Sparkle Power (FSP/Fontron Source) PSU
Samsung Tri-format (DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW/DL, DVD+ R/RW/DL) burner
Xcilo A380BK case
Hanns-G 19" LCD

If I manage to find extra money somewhere I'll get a
EVGA Nforce 680i SLI motherbaord
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (with an aftermarket cooler)
2 more gigs of G.Skill RAM and
1 more BFG 8800GTS 320 OC

A better PSU and liquid cooling are also on my list.

these is absolutely no reason to upgrade your CPU. Just spend about $40 on a good cooler and overclock the 6300. In will be more than enough to run BioShock; most newer games are GPU limited anyways.

[Mydriac]

It's braggin' tiiimeeee ;)

Intel Core Duo 6600
Asus PN32-SLI-SE Deluxe
2GB RAM (Kingston 667Mhz DDR2)
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB
Realtek Internal Audio Device (:P)

wah i've got same as you except my ram is 800MHz and my motherboard is Asus P5N-E SLI

[Derangel]

these is absolutely no reason to upgrade your CPU. Just spend about $40 on a good cooler and overclock the 6300. In will be more than enough to run BioShock; most newer games are GPU limited anyways.

Considering there is going to be another price drop next month, there is no reason not to get a 6600. I'm not much of an overclocker anyway, at least not with this board. I don't trust Gigabyte products enough to play with overclocking. The only reason I got a DS3 was because of its price and the various user and professional reviews I read on it. I'm really not a big fan of their mobos, not after having three of their NF2 boards fry out on me.

[redrain85]

Well, this is my current system:

AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe nForce 2 w/Soundstorm
1 GB DDR PC3200
2 x 80GB Western Digital HDs
Sapphire X800XT VIVO 256MB
Acer 2216WBD 22" 1680x1050 LCD

I just recently picked up the Acer 22" monitor. It's the first step in my upgrade plans for Bioshock, since I know my current system won't cut it for running the game. The majority of the components in this system are 5 years old, but have served me quite well up until this point. So I can't complain. This is the longest I've ever gone without doing a major upgrade.

I would really like to stick with AMD and get a Phenom processor/motherboard combination, but they're making it tough with all the delays. The latest news is that Phenoms won't be available for sale until November. I'm not sure if I want to wait that long to upgrade. It would mean not being able to play Bioshock until then . . . a 2-3 month wait after the game's release. :( So I might end up getting an Intel Penryn processor/motherboard combo instead.

This is what my next system might look like:

AMD Phenom FX-80 Quad Core
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe AM2+ motherboard
2GB DDR2 PC8500
750GB Western Digital HD
eVGA 8800GTS 640MB
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
Acer 2216WBD 22" 1680x1050 LCD

I'll also switch to Vista at that point. Maybe by then most of the issues in Vista will have been smoothed out.

But it's all still kind of up in the air: depending on when Intel releases their Penryn processors, how the cost compares between an AMD vs. Intel setup, and whether ATI brings out a 2950XT card (doesn't look like this year).

[Mr.Bubblez]

Considering there is going to be another price drop next month, there is no reason not to get a 6600. I'm not much of an overclocker anyway, at least not with this board. I don't trust Gigabyte products enough to play with overclocking. The only reason I got a DS3 was because of its price and the various user and professional reviews I read on it. I'm really not a big fan of their mobos, not after having three of their NF2 boards fry out on me.

I guess I can understand you situation with that cheap DS3. I purchased my ASUS P5B as a refurb so I got a great price on it. Its almost too easy... I was able to reach 3.4ghz with my 6300 on the stock cooler. I know it sounds like a lie, but with an ASUS + conroe those types of ocs are possible.

[Lythius]

il be running on this:
Aesus Motherboard(forgot the model, but its brand new)
2 GB RAM Corsair
AMD 64 X2 3800+(2.0Ghz) overcloked to (3.0 works perfectly)
Nvidia Geforce 7600GT

i can run Rainbow 6 Vegas on all high settings exept for the res which is at 800x600, never really cared much about resolution

[wsad]

A short and sweet answer;

E6700 (3.4 GHz)
eVGA 680i Mother Board;
Corsair DDR2 800 Ram (4 gigs)
2 eVGA 8800 GTX KO's;
Creative X-Fi 7.1 Sound Card;
ThermalTake 850 Watt PSU;

[Nik]

how many of these threads r there now?

evga 680i
core 2 duo e6600
evga 640mb 8800GTS
gskill 2gbs of ram

[Mr.Bubblez]

never really cared much about resolution

:eek:

how could you not care about resolution?

[Derangel]

I guess I can understand you situation with that cheap DS3. I purchased my ASUS P5B as a refurb so I got a great price on it. Its almost too easy... I was able to reach 3.4ghz with my 6300 on the stock cooler. I know it sounds like a lie, but with an ASUS + conroe those types of ocs are possible.

I know its possible. I remember the early C2D overclocking reviews where people got it that high. If I had a more reliable motherboard I might be more tempted to do some OCing, thats one of the reasons I want a 680i SLI board.

[Mr.Bubblez]

A short and sweet answer;

E6700 (3.4 GHz)
eVGA 680i Mother Board;
Corsair DDR2 800 Ram (4 gigs)
2 eVGA 8800 GTX KO's;
Creative X-Fi 7.1 Sound Card;
ThermalTake 850 Watt PSU;

very sweet and excessive at the same time :p

whats the word on SLi support?

[Derangel]

very sweet and excessive at the same time :p

whats the word on SLi support?

Unknown. I assume Nvidia will make an SLI profile for Bioshock, but its hard to tell.

[BioShockWins]

I 'coulda sworn I had posted my specifications here (that's what specs stands for right? lol) but yeah, I need to find the paper that I wrote this down on... lol

[BioShockWins]

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK

ATRIX CSCI-G8022C-C43 Black 0.8mm SECC steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Power Supply

HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLAT80 (0A33405) 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive

Hanns•G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speaker

BIOSTAR TForce TF570SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

XFX PVT84JUDF3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video/Graphics Card

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4400DDBOX

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic DVD

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black 102 Normal Keys 12 Function Keys USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included

Creative SBS380 12 Watts 2.1 Speaker


soo... yeah.. pretty good for my first (soon to by >.<) custom PC (with a little help =P)

[Derangel]

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK

ATRIX CSCI-G8022C-C43 Black 0.8mm SECC steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Power Supply

HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLAT80 (0A33405) 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive

Hanns•G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speaker

BIOSTAR TForce TF570SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

XFX PVT84JUDF3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video/Graphics Card

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4400DDBOX

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic DVD

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black 102 Normal Keys 12 Function Keys USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included

Creative SBS380 12 Watts 2.1 Speaker


soo... yeah.. pretty good for my first (soon to by >.<) custom PC (with a little help =P)

If you can afford it, get the 8800GTS 320 and a better PSU. The power supplies that come with cases suck 90% of the time. The 20x Light-On burners seem to have a lot of issues right now, I'd just go with a slower one. Not to mention, there is no 20x media out on the market. Wireless keyboard and mouse for gaming? I'd check reviews first. Usually wireless is not ideal for a gaming set-up. I use a cheap-o laptec PS/2 keyboard and MS Optical Blue mouse and couldn't be happier. I've had a wireless set-up from Logitech before and it was nothing but problems.

Vista Home Basic...Sucks. Your better off getting XP Home than Vista Home Basic. Buy an OEM version of Ultimate or Home Premium. Basic is totally worthless, it can barely be called Vista.

Are you buying all of this online or from a retail store?

[Duffasaurus]

i've got 2 systems, but i will probably buy a new pc and replace the existing one.

pc:
Athlon 64 3000+
1 GB RAM
X850 Pro 256MB @ XT PE

laptop:
Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00GHz
2 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 256MB

my pc-motherboard is AGP, so i guess i will buy a new pc from scratch...

Is your laptop an Asus G2?

[Lythius]

:eek:

how could you not care about resolution?

my monitor is pretty small, so 800x600 fits well, and 1024x700 makes the screen cut in half, and anything higher just really doesent fit, it just gets cut

[Nyghtfall]

Pentium D 3.2GHz / 2GB RAM / 256MB Geforce 7800 GTX.

Saving up for a 768Mb 8800 GTX.

[v.dog]

I'm upgrading my machine so much, that' it'll be all new apart from the HDD and DVD drives:

E6600 (or E6420) CPU, 8800GTS GPU (haven't decided on the MBs yet) 2GB RAM, SLi mobo, 600W PSU, and a ATX server tower I got second hand for $15.

[BioShockWins]

I'm upgrading my machine so much, that' it'll be all new apart from the HDD and DVD drives:

E6600 (or E6420) CPU, 8800GTS GPU (haven't decided on the MBs yet) 2GB RAM, SLi mobo, 600W PSU, and a ATX server tower I got second hand for $15.

whoa, nice

I might have to upgrade my PSU (It's lower than I expected, I thought it was higher when I bought it). But other than that I'll be putting in a XFX 8600GT type thing. I'll be adding a bunch of HDD space (not just for BioShock, but I need more in general).

But yeah, everything looks fine for my computer. Too bad that Crysis is estimating 2.8GHz. I'm short by .27 (2.53)! Haha, but its only an estimate, so I might luck out.

[Derangel]

I'm upgrading my machine so much, that' it'll be all new apart from the HDD and DVD drives:

E6600 (or E6420) CPU, 8800GTS GPU (haven't decided on the MBs yet) 2GB RAM, SLi mobo, 600W PSU, and a ATX server tower I got second hand for $15.

For motherboards I'd reccomend either the Nvidia reference 680i SLI boards (reference boards are under EVGA, BFG, XFX, ECS, brands) or the ASUS 680i board. The Nv reference boards have better BIOS support though and wih ASUS you better hope you never have to call customer service.

[Derangel]

whoa, nice

I might have to upgrade my PSU (It's lower than I expected, I thought it was higher when I bought it). But other than that I'll be putting in a XFX 8600GT type thing. I'll be adding a bunch of HDD space (not just for BioShock, but I need more in general).

But yeah, everything looks fine for my computer. Too bad that Crysis is estimating 2.8GHz. I'm short by .27 (2.53)! Haha, but its only an estimate, so I might luck out.

Ya know. I think it would be worth the extra hundred or so to get a 8800GTS320. They'll be able to last you longer. The 1440 x 900 that the monitor you are getting supports will end up being stressful on that card. The 320 will also pretty much allow you to max out any game currently on the market.

Just a sugestion though. If you plan on doing minor, incramental, upgrades as time goes on the 8600 will be workable until you can afford a better card.

[501105]

Will be upgrading right before or after bioshock with a e6750 (new model which is cheaper but faster then the e6600 now)
A Foxconn OC 8800gts 320mb and the mobo and ram I havent looked up that much about yet.

[Derangel]

Will be upgrading right before or after bioshock with a e6750 (new model which is cheaper but faster then the e6600 now)
A Foxconn OC 8800gts 320mb and the mobo and ram I havent looked up that much about yet.

You may know this already, but be careful which RAM you buy with a new mobo. Most motherboards these days, especially the mid-range to higher-end ones, are VERY picky about RAM.

[501105]

Jeah I know having build atleast 6 pcs I know how troublesome it can be.

[BuyAShock]

Core Duo 2 6600 - 2.40 Ghz
2 Gb DDR RAM
GeForce 7950 GX2 - 1 Gb
Monitor SyncMaster 205BW - 16:9
keyboard
mouse
Dvd Ram
and so on...

[Funky Cow]

No clue what model number the processor is, but it's 2.6 ghz
GeForce 7600 GT 512 mb GPU
1.5 gigs of DDR RAM

[mephisto123]

AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core @ 2,00 GHz
1GB RAM
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro

[TheColonel]

AMD 64 FX Dual Core
2gb Corsair memory
ASUS A8N SLI Mobo
Nvidia 7950 GX2 (2 gpu's, 1gb video memory)

Should definitely keep up with the best of them, though I won't be upgrading to Vista, so no DX10. I have been a PC gamer for years, but I went out on a limb and pre-ordered for the 360 because I want to be able to enjoy BS on my new 37" Dell HDTV.

I could certainly use the HDTV as a monitor, but that would be a hassle ("excuse me honey while I move our TV onto my computer desk...oh, I'm sorry were you watching something?"). First time for everything.

Afterthought: it would be great if cross platform titles like this allowed you to save your game and export it to the other platform. There are times I want to sit on my couch, and other times when I just need to play with a mouse and keyboard.

[TheColonel]

AMD 64 FX Dual Core
2gb Corsair memory
ASUS A8N SLI Mobo
Nvidia 7950 GX2 (2 gpu's, 1gb video memory)

Should definitely keep up with the best of them, though I won't be upgrading to Vista, so no DX10. I have been a PC gamer for years, but I went out on a limb and pre-ordered for the 360 because I want to be able to enjoy BS on my new 37" Dell HDTV.

I could certainly use the HDTV as a monitor, but that would be a hassle ("excuse me honey while I move our TV onto my computer desk...oh, I'm sorry were you watching something?"). First time for everything.

Afterthought: it would be great if cross platform titles like this allowed you to save your game and export it to the other platform. There are times I want to sit on my couch, and other times when I just need to play with a mouse and keyboard.

[BioShockWins]

OK, I've finaly (hopefully) finalized it!

here it is (I'm not sure about the motherboard though :p )

Final Computer Specifications:
* indicates purchases yet to be made


Mother board
Intel 82865G

Processor
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz

Original Hard Drive
Dell ST340014A 34GB

Additional Hard Drive*
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200RPM

Case
Default Dell Case 2 front USB and 4 rear USB ports

Memory
1GB RAM

Video Card*
XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Power Supply Unit*
XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX

DVD Drive*
LITE-ON Black 16x DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM

I’m not so sure if that’s the right Mother Board, I’m looking in the Hardware Directory, but it doesn’t actually use the words ‘mother’ and ‘board’ or anything similar.

[BioShockWins]

AMD 64 FX Dual Core
2gb Corsair memory
ASUS A8N SLI Mobo
Nvidia 7950 GX2 (2 gpu's, 1gb video memory)

Should definitely keep up with the best of them, though I won't be upgrading to Vista, so no DX10. I have been a PC gamer for years, but I went out on a limb and pre-ordered for the 360 because I want to be able to enjoy BS on my new 37" Dell HDTV.

I could certainly use the HDTV as a monitor, but that would be a hassle ("excuse me honey while I move our TV onto my computer desk...oh, I'm sorry were you watching something?"). First time for everything.

Afterthought: it would be great if cross platform titles like this allowed you to save your game and export it to the other platform. There are times I want to sit on my couch, and other times when I just need to play with a mouse and keyboard.

holy ****, 37 inch? (is it flat screen? *drools*)
hell, if you're willing to pay for all that, you should get a Laz E boy chair, and have a slide out flat surface for you keyboard and mouse. I've seen them before and they're amazing set ups.

But yeah, great for cross platform gaming (play shadow run... AGAINST YOURSELF! lol)

[BioShockWins]

holy ****, 37 inch? (is it flat screen? *drools*)
hell, if you're willing to pay for all that, you should get a Laz E boy chair, and have a slide out flat surface for you keyboard and mouse. I've seen them before and they're amazing set ups.

But yeah, great for cross platform gaming (play shadow run... AGAINST YOURSELF! lol)

but then again, it's a TV screen (not computer monitor) so I don't really know how big that actually is (three feet one inch) as far as price for a television

[FuKuy]

intel Core 2 Quad QX6700
nVIDIA GF8800GTX
4Gb DDR2-800
Windows Vista x64


These are the specs of the computer I'm gonna buy next month. To play BioShock at full. :)

[BioShockWins]

intel Core 2 Quad QX6700
nVIDIA GF8800GTX
4Gb DDR2-800
Windows Vista x64


These are the specs of the computer I'm gonna buy next month. To play BioShock at full. :)

hope you have fun with that, a lot more cash than what I'm shelling out, haha

[Pinky_Powers]

I am just Copy&Pasting my sig from a PC forum I hang around at. So, there may be more info in it than most might care about. But... 'step off man, I'm a scientist'... or something like that.

TT Silent PurePower 480W, DFI LanParty nForce4 Ultra-D, Athlon X2 4400+ Toledo @2.64ghz, ThermalRight XP-90, 80mm Tornado, 2x1GB Kingston DDR400, XFX GF8800GTS 640mb, Logitech Z-2300 2.1, 320GB Seagate SATA 3gb/s 16mb cash, 120GB SATA WD, NEC ND-3520A 16X DVD+R Dual Layer, Samsung 22" 226BW, Logitech MX3200 Laser Desktop . 4 case fans (3x28cfm & 1x72cfm). Vista Ultimate 64bit

[BigDaddySlayer]

You guys are so lucky! Im gonna upgrade, but here are my current specs:

Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 156 GB
Video Card: RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: SigmaTel Audio
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300

Go ahead and laugh...:(

[Pinky_Powers]

You guys are so lucky! Im gonna upgrade, but here are my current specs:

Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 156 GB
Video Card: RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: SigmaTel Audio
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300

Go ahead and laugh...:(

How did you end up with two CPUs, 2GB of ram but only a Radeon x600?? lol. That couldn't have been a cheap system back in the day. Who ****ed you on the graphics end? I would send anthrax to their house. It seems like the good American thing to do.

Also, Plug&Play is not a type of monitor, it is simply the driver Windows has chosen to use for your monitor. Which means XP has no clue what display you own. So... which do you own? What brand and size?

[Derangel]

OK, I've finaly (hopefully) finalized it!

here it is (I'm not sure about the motherboard though :p )

Final Computer Specifications:
* indicates purchases yet to be made


Mother board
Intel 82865G

Processor
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz

Original Hard Drive
Dell ST340014A 34GB

Additional Hard Drive*
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200RPM

Case
Default Dell Case 2 front USB and 4 rear USB ports

Memory
1GB RAM

Video Card*
XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Power Supply Unit*
XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX

DVD Drive*
LITE-ON Black 16x DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM

I’m not so sure if that’s the right Mother Board, I’m looking in the Hardware Directory, but it doesn’t actually use the words ‘mother’ and ‘board’ or anything similar.

Celeron? No no no. They are horrible for gaming. You'll have more problems with the Celeron than anything.

[BioShockWins]

it really is a bit late now
I can't replace it until about a year from now, so I'm going to keep it, because I hear running a computer with a motherboard tends to lead to ... issues ;)

[Pinky_Powers]

because I hear running a computer with a motherboard tends to lead to ... issues ;)

... what the f*ck does that even mean?

[Derangel]

it really is a bit late now
I can't replace it until about a year from now, so I'm going to keep it, because I hear running a computer with a motherboard tends to lead to ... issues ;)

Well, it might hold you for a year. If you can wait until the end of July CPU prices are going to drop the 22nd-ish.

[Saavan]

My PC is up to spec but I'm getting it for the 360 so.

its
Core 2 Duo,
4 gig ram
650 hardrive space
ATI Radeon xsomething 512 graphics card

[CodeMonkey]

As any good computer geek I have several computers but my gaming rig is:

Brand: Kaitain Heavy Industries
CPU: Intel Core Duo E6600
Motherboard: Asus P5B
Memory: Mushkin 3GB DDR2 XP2-5300
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
Main drive: 150GB SATA 10,000RPM Raptor
Storage drives: 2x 300GB, 1x 320GB, 1x 160GB
Sound: Soundblaster Audigy 2 NX
Monitors: Gateway 24" Widescreen LCD, 20.1" Samsung LCD
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX
Game controller: Ideazon Fang Gamepad
Case: Lian-Li PC-60 Plus II Silver Aluminum
Power: Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850 Watt
Mouse/Keyboard: Wireless Logitech combo pack, cheap but works great

[Freddo]

My current comp is an AMD 3500+ with 3GB RAM and a Radeon X1600 Pro. I doubt I will upgrade it anything for Bioshock.

I reckon it will run the game quite well in 1024x768 without any AA, and that's good enough for me.

[Giftmacher]

MSI P6N SLI FI @BIOS v2.1
Intel E6600
320MB EVGA 8800GTS ACS3
4Gb Patriot (PDC24G6400ELK) PC2-6400 2x 2Gb 5-5-5-12 rated @ 2.0V
X-Fi XtremeGamer
320GB Seagate SATA
NEC 18x DVD-RW RAM SATA
Corsair HX620 +3.3V 24A, +5V 30A, +12V1 18A, +12V2 18A, +12V3 18A
OS: Vista home premium (64)
In an Antec 900 case ;)

Gift.

[Bioshock_FTW!]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 3.1 GHz
eVGA 8800 GTX @ stock
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
2 GB G-Skill DDR2 800 @ 4-4-4-12 (190mhz OC to DDR2 992)
2x 36 GB WD Raptor RAID0
WD Caviar 320 + 500 GB SATAII (500 in Kingwin eSATA enclosure)
SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS
Logitech G15 + G5
SteelSeries 5L mouse pad + hyperglide feet
ViewSonic 22" Widescreen LCD @ 1680x1050
Modded Lian Li PC60B Plus II

Danger Den Z-Block (FSB)
Swiftech Apogee GT (CPU)
Swiftech/Petra modded pump
TOYO car radiator + coolant (teehee)

Line6 GuitarPort
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 speakers
ButtKicker Gamer
SteelSeries 5H USB v2 headset


Can't wait to move up to the 6000+ CPU and see how well it overclocks with this new liquid cooling system. Thinking of submerging the radiator in ice water in a cooler and see how well it does. *strokes beard*

[Derangel]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 3.1 GHz
eVGA 8800 GTX @ stock
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
2 GB G-Skill DDR2 800 @ 4-4-4-12 (190mhz OC to DDR2 992)
2x 36 GB WD Raptor RAID0
WD Caviar 320 + 500 GB SATAII (500 in Kingwin eSATA enclosure)
SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS
Logitech G15 + G5
SteelSeries 5L mouse pad + hyperglide feet
ViewSonic 22" Widescreen LCD @ 1680x1050
Modded Lian Li PC60B Plus II

Danger Den Z-Block (FSB)
Swiftech Apogee GT (CPU)
Swiftech/Petra modded pump
TOYO car radiator + coolant (teehee)

Line6 GuitarPort
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 speakers
ButtKicker Gamer
SteelSeries 5H USB v2 headset


Can't wait to move up to the 6000+ CPU and see how well it overclocks with this new liquid cooling system. Thinking of submerging the radiator in ice water in a cooler and see how well it does. *strokes beard*

Bah. Just get Liquid Nitrogen. That'll solve all of your cooling problems, plus its non-conductive. I wouldn't recommend submerging the radiator in a conductive liquid like water, unless you use distilled.

[Bioshock_FTW!]

Bah. Just get Liquid Nitrogen. That'll solve all of your cooling problems, plus its non-conductive. I wouldn't recommend submerging the radiator in a conductive liquid like water, unless you use distilled.

LN is ridiculous. I'd rather go phase-change than waste the time and money on something as ridiculous as liquid nitrogen (which is extremely temporary).

I don't have cooling problems. I have an insatiable urge to overclock and push the boundaries of hardware to get every ounce of worth of out em.

o_O i don't see why you wouldn't suggest submerging the radiator in liquid. There are no wires attached to it, it's a solid chunk of metal with hoses attached, that's it. It's been done many times before.
Check the Xtreme Systems forum if you wanna see more unorthodox cooling ideas that aren't your typical run of the mill water cooled setups.

[CodeMonkey]

Thinking of submerging the radiator in ice water in a cooler and see how well it does. *strokes beard*

Don't even waste your time with that, it's much easier to just dunk the whole thing in vegetable oil:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/page2.html

You get all the benefits of liquid cooling plus the delicious smell of french fries...

[Derangel]

LN is ridiculous. I'd rather go phase-change than waste the time and money on something as ridiculous as liquid nitrogen (which is extremely temporary).

I don't have cooling problems. I have an insatiable urge to overclock and push the boundaries of hardware to get every ounce of worth of out em.

o_O i don't see why you wouldn't suggest submerging the radiator in liquid. There are no wires attached to it, it's a solid chunk of metal with hoses attached, that's it. It's been done many times before.
Check the Xtreme Systems forum if you wanna see more unorthodox cooling ideas that aren't your typical run of the mill water cooled setups.

I know LN isn't worth the time, it was kind of sad attempt at a joke.

I have qualms about submerging anything I have attached to my computer in a conductive liquid. I'd rather not take the chance of it somehow leaking, spilling, dripping, or whatever on my parts. Thats one of the big reasons I havn't done a liqiud cooling set-up yet, that and its expensive.

[Giftmacher]

Well there are always Peltier coolers... just so long as you don't cool too aggressively, then you risk condensation.

Gift.

[Bioshock_FTW!]

Well there are always Peltier coolers... just so long as you don't cool too aggressively, then you risk condensation.

Gift.

The guy who set me up with the liquid rig I'm using now originally used it with TEC's (peltier's), and was extremely disappointed. TEC is an aging technology that doesn't yield the kind of results that the type of people who liquid cool would expect. I wish it was that simple. Besides, TEC's suck up a LOT of power and need their own seperate PSU's.

[Ectoplasm]

C2D E6420
Asus P5N32-E 680i
2GB Cotsair XMS2 DDR2 800
EVGA 8800GTS 640
160 & 320 HDDs.
Antec NeoPower 480.

[BigDaddySlayer]

How did you end up with two CPUs, 2GB of ram but only a Radeon x600?? lol. That couldn't have been a cheap system back in the day. Who ****ed you on the graphics end? I would send anthrax to their house. It seems like the good American thing to do.

Also, Plug&Play is not a type of monitor, it is simply the driver Windows has chosen to use for your monitor. Which means XP has no clue what display you own. So... which do you own? What brand and size?

To answer the question, it's a huge Hitachi CM771.
And I got the PC from the reburbished dell site. i really need to upgrade the graphics, you're right on that!:D

[Giftmacher]

The guy who set me up with the liquid rig I'm using now originally used it with TEC's (peltier's), and was extremely disappointed. TEC is an aging technology that doesn't yield the kind of results that the type of people who liquid cool would expect. I wish it was that simple. Besides, TEC's suck up a LOT of power and need their own seperate PSU's.

I dunno they've come a long way in a few years, and the newer ones aren't that power hungry (which is why Sparkle can probably get away with using them now). I use them at work in something called a thermal cycler, and the difference between older and newer models is pretty marked.

Gift.

[Maniac]

Amd Athlon 64 5200+ am2 with 1MEG L2 Cache
2 GB DDR2 667 RAM
Geforce 8600gts 256mb pci express 16x
Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate (haven't decided yet)
Onboard sound (currently) but going to upgrade to an x-fi soon
16x dvd-rom

-Maniac

[Pinky_Powers]

To answer the question, it's a huge Hitachi CM771.
And I got the PC from the reburbished dell site. i really need to upgrade the graphics, you're right on that!:D

You could probably sell that computer for a good price on eBay even today. It is not worth very much, but with those 2 Pentium 4 chips... It should not be hard to trick some dumb bastard into forking over hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

With the right mix of ignorance (on their part) and eloquent wording (on yours) a duel P4 system with 2GB of ram could certainly sell for well over what it's actually worth.

[Pinky_Powers]

Also, BigDaddySlayer, that is a very nice monitor. I would hold on to her until either it breaks or you come across an LCD you fall for.

I had a lovely 19inch CRT also, up until just recently when I saw this glorious Samsung 226BW I own now.

It took something very special to pull me away from Trinitron CRTs.

[Derangel]

Also, BigDaddySlayer, that is a very nice monitor. I would hold on to her until either it breaks or you come across an LCD you fall for.

I had a lovely 19inch CRT also, up until just recently when I saw this glorious Samsung 226BW I own now.

It took something very special to pull me away from Trinitron CRTs.

Before I got this LCD. I was using a 15", white, Dell monitor that came with a computer that my mom got from them in 2000.

[BigDaddySlayer]

You could probably sell that computer for a good price on eBay even today. It is not worth very much, but with those 2 Pentium 4 chips... It should not be hard to trick some dumb bastard into forking over hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

With the right mix of ignorance (on their part) and eloquent wording (on yours) a duel P4 system with 2GB of ram could certainly sell for well over what it's actually worth.

SWEEET!!! You just made my day!:D

[Mr.Bubblez]

You could probably sell that computer for a good price on eBay even today. It is not worth very much, but with those 2 Pentium 4 chips... It should not be hard to trick some dumb bastard into forking over hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

With the right mix of ignorance (on their part) and eloquent wording (on yours) a duel P4 system with 2GB of ram could certainly sell for well over what it's actually worth.

great job guys, way to stick it to em. thats why im so afraid of buying from ebay...

[Pinky_Powers]

great job guys, way to stick it to em. thats why im so afraid of buying from ebay...

Just so long as he does not lie about it, and does not sell a broken item, there is no shame in selling something for more than a wise person would pay for it.

[Mr.Bubblez]

Just so long as he does not lie about it, and does not sell a broken item, there is no shame in selling something for more than a wise person would pay for it.

well as long as he does not lie about, he wont get caught.

confession: ive done the same thing to people on ebay. I purchased a used ASUS motherboard at a forum for $70. The motherboard had be soldered so thats how a got it for such a good price. I removed the soldering and resold it on ebay for $185. They didnt ask if it was soldered and i tested the motherboard to make sure it was running ok just to be safe. So I ended up with a $100+ profit in my pocket, cha-ching!

lol thats why ebay scares me!

[borgdrone89]

athlon64 X2 4200+
MSI K9N-neo
1GB DDRII 667Mhz
palit 7600GT 256MB

will be running at my monitor's res of 1440x900

[Nemos]

My current system is:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2GHz, Clawhammer)
Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe
Memory: 2* 512Mb Corsair XMS-3200 LL
Graphics Card: ATi Radeon 9800 SE 128Mb (Softmodded to 9800Pro)
Hard Drives: 1x 80Gb Maxtor Diamond+2 IDE and 2x 120Gb Maxtor Diamond+9 in SATA Raid-0
Sound Card: Sound Blaster AudigyIn August i'll be upgrading to something along the lines of:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz, Kentsfield)
Motherboard: most likely some Asus X38 one :p
Memory: 2x 1Gb Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 2900XT 512Mb
Hard Drives: 2x 500Gb Seagate 7200.11 in Raid-0
PSU: Antec 850W Quattro

[aphe]

CPU: Intel C2Duo E6600 (2.4GHz, Conroe)
MOBO: EVGA nForce 680i
RAM: 2x1Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400
GFX: EVGA 8800 GTS 320MB
HDD: WD RaptorX 150GB
PSU: Corsair 620W

Soon I will be adding 2x 500GB WD/Seagate HDDs in RAID0, and swapping out my current heatsink with a Thermalright Ultra-120X + 2x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F fans.

[ZippyDSMlee]

CPU:XP3000 and 3700+
RAM:1GB 400Mhz ramm
MOBO:NF2 Abit nf7 sg2 (runs great)
Mobo 939:Asrock dual sata
GFX:BFG 6200 OC (my 6800OC has been lost in shipment...darn USPS...)

PSU:Ultra X2 550wat

did they have to go and remove the edit button,I have a hell of a time with words and spelling and meaning .....

[Vanrick]

X-box 360!

No need to worry. :p

[Vanrick]

Bioshock on a 42 inch tv! Yeeeee-Haaaaaww!!!!!!!!! :D

[Glottis]

Asus P5K-Deluxe WiFi-AP
Q6600 @ 2.97Ghz
eVGA 8800GTS 640
4x1 Corsair XMS2 ddr2 675 4-4-4-12 @ 4-4-4-10 333
WD 500Gb RE2 sata2
2x Seagate 15k3 Cheetah's
Mylex Accelraid 170 + 128mb cache = eats Raptors for breakfast !
Thermaltake Soprano
Noctua UH9F
Nex 2480WNX-BK
LG 1751S
MS Wave Ergo 4000
Logitech MX518
SB X-Fi Platinum
Beyerdynamic DT250-80 + AKG K601
XP Pro sp2 + Vista Home Premium 64

[Maniac]

Slight update. I have decided to get Vista Ultimate retail (which should include 64 and 32 bit versions as far as I can tell, so I can hopefully swap the os's on one machine whenever I feel like it).

The choice to go to ultimate basically came from the fact that only three versions of vista support dual core computing, and none of them were home premium. Those versions are ultimate, business, and enterprise.

I've got a amd athlon 64 x2 5200+ processor am2 socket. I will not buy an OS that will not support that processor to it's fullest potential.

-Maniac

[ZippyDSMlee]

Slight update. I have decided to get Vista Ultimate retail (which should include 64 and 32 bit versions as far as I can tell, so I can hopefully swap the os's on one machine whenever I feel like it).

The choice to go to ultimate basically came from the fact that only three versions of vista support dual core computing, and none of them were home premium. Those versions are ultimate, business, and enterprise.

I've got a amd athlon 64 x2 5200+ processor am2 socket. I will not buy an OS that will not support that processor to it's fullest potential.

-Maniac
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions_and_pricing

As with Home Basic, only 1 physical CPU is supported.[6]

6.^ a b c d e All physical CPUs may have an unlimited number of cores.

So unless you plan on spending 10K and putting 2 or 3 dual or tipple core CPUs in I would stick with 32bit home or 64bit premium,unless you get get the whole thing for under 300,vista right now is so bugy and so out of whack its barely worth half retail price,the OEMs are goign cheap tho...

plus thos restrictions MS just thought of putting in to pad sales will be removed and tweaked in time too,heck halo 2 PC has been hacked to run on XP and it runs better...,so MS is not playing with a full deck...

[Maniac]

Aw crap, once again I misread a damn ms sysreq sheet.

Must be the font they use or something. I had (mis)read the list in microsoft's official vista system requirements for vista ultimate at http://www.microsoft.com/vista where I thought I read that multiple core processors were only supported by those three os's. I did think this was a bit of a gip, since win xp pro supports multiple core cpu's and it was a hell of a lot less expensive than vista ultimate.

That having been said, I'll probably still get ultimate to cover my bases.

-Maniac

[borgdrone89]

um, maniac, i have home premium and it supports my athlon64 X2 4200+ just fine...

[tadpole1602]

I wanted to play it with this:
Windows XP SP2
Pent IV 3.1 GHz
ATI X740 XL
1024 MB ram

But now i have read that you need shader 3.0, but my graphic card (that's the correct translation?) doesn't support it. Can you recommend any graphi card thats good for this game(but i dont want to buy another new in 1-2 years) i dont know how much this costs, but i thougt about 100-150 € (if thats realistic,dunno)
thx Tadpole

[RLacey]

My laptop has:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2048MB DDR RAM
Geforce Go 7900 GTX
Windows Vista / Windows XP SP2 (separate installations)

[Giftmacher]

I wanted to play it with this:
Windows XP SP2
Pent IV 3.1 GHz
ATI X740 XL
1024 MB ram

But now i have read that you need shader 3.0, but my graphic card (that's the correct translation?) doesn't support it. Can you recommend any graphi card thats good for this game(but i dont want to buy another new in 1-2 years) i dont know how much this costs, but i thougt about 100-150 € (if thats realistic,dunno)
thx Tadpole

100-150 € is 8600 territory, I understand it's a bit unimpressive performance wise though and if you won't be using Dx10 an earlier gen ATi or Nvidia card might be the better option. I guess it should do for 1-2 years though...

Gift.

[borgdrone89]

yeah, if you're willing to pay more money, you can get a wicked-sweet
8800 GTS.
if you would life to pay less, the 7900 GT is a good card.

[Mr.Bubblez]

for <$200 my money is on the X1950XT

[Mr.Bubblez]

for <$200 my money is on the X1950XT

<$200 US dollars...

[Giftmacher]

for <$200 my money is on the X1950XT

That's probably sensible, unless people want Dx10 that card is a good buy around that price point.

Gift.

[tadpole1602]

thanks guys, I think I will buy a 8600 GT
hope bioshock gonna be a great game :D

[JoeAverage]

I don't think my iMac will run it, so I'll be on:
Xbox 360
40" Samsung LCD HDTV

[Glottis]

Celeron? No no no. They are horrible for gaming. You'll have more problems with the Celeron than anything.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=148382

:D

[Glottis]

my money is on the X1950XT

I agree,great card for the cash.


Update with less spelling mistakes.... :o :p

Asus P5K-Deluxe WiFi-AP ,bios 0311
Q6600 @ 2.97Ghz
eVGA 8800GTS 640 @ stock
4x1 Corsair XMS2 ddr2 675 4-4-4-12 @ 4-4-4-10 333
WD 500Gb RE2 sata2
2x Seagate 73Gb 15k3 Cheetah's
Mylex Accelraid 170 + 128mb cache
Samsung 183S 18x dvd-rw
Thermaltake Soprano Black
Noctua UH9F
Nec 2470WNX-BK
LG 1751S
MS Wave Ergonomic 4000
Logitech MX518
SB X-Fi Platinum
Beyerdynamic DT250-80 + AKG K601
XP Pro SP2 + Vista Home Premium 64 + Ubuntu / tri boot system

[Scott McGugin]

You could probably sell that computer for a good price on eBay even today. It is not worth very much, but with those 2 Pentium 4 chips... It should not be hard to trick some dumb bastard into forking over hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

With the right mix of ignorance (on their part) and eloquent wording (on yours) a duel P4 system with 2GB of ram could certainly sell for well over what it's actually worth.

Actually, he got the specs from dxdiag. It shows two CPU's because the P4 he has is dual core. It shows I have two as well with my E6600.

As to my specs, I'll copy-n-paste from the same forum Pinky is a member of.

Asus P5N-E SLI
Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.15Ghz
2GB OCZ Platinum Revision 2 PC6400
BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
X-Fi XtremeGamer
SeaSonic S12 650W

[Jiiiihad]

Currently:

Intel Core2Duo @ 3.3 Ghz / Cooled with AF7 Pro
8800GTX 768MB currently at stock
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
4GB DDR2 @ 944Mhz (Slightly faster than PC6400)
2X IBM Deskstars, 1 16MB cache, 1 8MB (The 8MB one is a year old or so)
Windows Vista 64 Bit Edition (32 Bit doesn't make use of all 4GB of ram)
20" HDTV being used for 360/PC
Logitech MX510 mouse
T6100 Creative 5.1 speakers

I plan to buy myself a quad core later this year probably, I'll have to get a better PSU for that too though.

Also hope to buy a better sound card soon, still this should handle Bioshock I hope.

[Jiiiihad]

2X IBM Deskstars, 1 16MB cache, 1 8MB (The 8MB one is a year old or so)
One of them is a 320GB, the other 160.

[Derangel]

Actually, he got the specs from dxdiag. It shows two CPU's because the P4 he has is dual core. It shows I have two as well with my E6600.

As to my specs, I'll copy-n-paste from the same forum Pinky is a member of.

Asus P5N-E SLI
Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.15Ghz
2GB OCZ Platinum Revision 2 PC6400
BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
X-Fi XtremeGamer
SeaSonic S12 650W

Nitpicking here, but it shows are two because P4s use Hyper Threading to emulate a second core. They are not dual core. They are one core chips that simply fake a second core.

[MA1Gardner]

System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 15 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~1993 Mhz
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 144.02 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Graphics Chipset

I don't have enough to run this game so I will be getting another system :)

[Thor]

my system specs are:
gigabyte quad edition mobo
e6700 dual core cpu
XFX 8800 Ultra XXX edition (makes the cpu clock 685 and raises the mem clock to around 1150)
4 gigs of corsair ddr2 800 mhz ram
running on vista x64

[BioShockWins]

my system specs are:
gigabyte quad edition mobo
e6700 dual core cpu
XFX 8800 Ultra XXX edition (makes the cpu clock 685 and raises the mem clock to around 1150)
4 gigs of corsair ddr2 800 mhz ram
running on vista x64

*dies*

well... uh... I know somebody will be playing on max settings

[Nias Wolf]

my system specs are:
gigabyte quad edition mobo
e6700 dual core cpu
XFX 8800 Ultra XXX edition (makes the cpu clock 685 and raises the mem clock to around 1150)
4 gigs of corsair ddr2 800 mhz ram
running on vista x64

...I hate you... :p ;)
Hey, nice name! (NORWAY FTW!!!)

[Scott McGugin]

Nitpicking here, but it shows are two because P4s use Hyper Threading to emulate a second core. They are not dual core. They are one core chips that simply fake a second core.

I know I'm late, but I've been stuck with moving blues... Anyways, Intel Pentium D's are Dual Core as seen on Intel's Website (http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium_D/index.htm). :)

[Mad Max]

core 2 duo e6600@3ghz
2x1GB team ddr2 pc6400 4-4-4-12
hd2900xt
audigy2
asus commando
xp pro/vista ultimate

[jonob2z]

core 2 duo e6320 oc's to 3ghz, 2gb ram (soon to be 4) and a BFG 8800gtx oc running either xp or vista (32bit, soon to be 64 bit)

I think i'm set :)

[gold soundz]

Core 2 Duo E6600
Radeon X1950XTX
2GB of DDR2 memory
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer sound card
2x250GB hard drives in RAID 0

I should be running this flawlessly on high settings at 1440x900 in DX9 mode. I'll upgrade to DX10 and a quad core processor when the Nvidia 9800GTXs are released.

[shocked]

I have an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Single Core Processor
1.5 gig RAM
GeForce 6800gs PCI-E 256mg
Nforce 4 ultra MB.


Yes before anyone starts I had to choose from either buying an upgrade for the PC, or this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/motherofashley919/GSXR750K7.jpg

Guess which one I chose?

[Inverted]

Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2.4ghz
4GB's Geil-HS pc6400 800mhz
ATI Radeon HD2900xt
Asus p5-deluxe
Creative x-fi xtreme gamer
Samsung 19'' Widescreen
Altec Lansing 5.1 Dolby surround sound speakers

[edgeofthecosmos]

Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
ABIT IP35 Motherboard
2GB GSKILL DD2 800
150GB WD Raptor
eVGA 8800GTS 320MB
Samsung Widescreen LCD
Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows XP Pro

[gold soundz]

Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2.4ghz
4GB's Geil-HS pc6400 800mhz
ATI Radeon HD2900xt
Asus p5-deluxe
Creative x-fi xtreme gamer
Samsung 19'' Widescreen
Altec Lansing 5.1 Dolby surround sound speakers
The Core 2 Quads are at a very nice price point right now. Too bad they weren't last November when I built this PC. Oh well, I'll be upgrading again this November.

[Inverted]

The Core 2 Quads are at a very nice price point right now. Too bad they weren't last November when I built this PC. Oh well, I'll be upgrading again this November.

I had a feeling they would come down in price, so I waited and picked mine up a few weeks ago.

I am laughing at the people who paid top dollar for them now.

[pointblank187]

NZXT Lexa Case
Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU
EVGA 122-CK-NF63 (NForce 680i)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.03 GHz
4 GB G.Skill DDR2 800 (5-5-5-15)
ATi Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB @ 808/833 MHz
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
500 GB Samsung SpinPoint T SATA-II HDD
250 GB Maxtor SATA HDD
250 GB Hitachi SATA HDD
20X Lite-On Dual-layer SATA DVDRW
52X Lite-On CDRW
Logitech G15 keyboard
Logitech G7 mouse
Acer X222WBD 22" Wide-screen LCD.

Vista 32/64 Ultimate dual boot

[Kram]

CPU: Q6600
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 700W
Motherboard: Asus P5K, Socket 775, Intel P35 Chipset
Memory: Corsair 2gb PC 6400 XMS2 DDR2 TwinX Matched Pair Series
Sound Card: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB

[Finch_SCF]

Core 2 Duo E6600
2gb G-Skill DDR2
eVGA 8800GTX
eVGA 680i Mobo
Onboard sound
22" BenQ LCD monitor
Yamaha NS-10M speakers

[pats]

Core2Duo T7200 (2Ghz)
2GB DDR2 Ram
GeForce Go 7800 256MB up to 512 (Hypermemory)

Yeah, I'm playing on laptop. :p

[stumpjunkman]

x2 3600 @2.9
biostar tforce 550
2g ddr2
8800gts 320
20in Sceptre lcd 1680x1050

[EatinMcRib]

AMD Athon 64 3500+
1gb RAM
BFG 6800gt OC 256mb

Its going to be GLORIOUS

/sarcasm

[bioshockz]

pentium m 1.6 GHz
nvidia 6800 go
Windows XP SP2
1GB RAM

Bought this comp a few years back and am perfectly happy to play it on low settings if it works (beats having to buy a new comp or a 360). I played R6:Vegas fine on this with low settings so I hope Bioshock will be the same. Just need that demo to confirm before getting the full game.

[Dragonforce1080]

Core Duo 2 6600 - 2.40 Ghz
2 Gb DDR RAM
GeForce 7950 GX2 - 1 Gb
Monitor SyncMaster 205BW - 16:9
keyboard
mouse
Dvd Ram
and so on...

lol nice mine is pretty similar besides the graphix card and monitor lol

GeForce 7950x2 (512 each)
Poloroid HDTV 1080p haha core 2s rock

[Zebadee2323]

Intel Duo Core E6600 @ 3ghz (only for the moment :D)
4Gb Corsair 800mhz 4-4-4-12 RAM
XFX 8800Ultra XXX
Asus Striker Extreme
Silverstone 850watt psu
Windows Vista x64

If this doesn't run bioshock on full, I think I will kill myself.
If I get that damn nvlddmkm.sys error on this game, I will kill myself, Resurrect myself and then kill someone else.

[Krelm1]

Athlon 64 3000+ OC to 2.3ghz
BFG GeForce 6600GTOC
Cheapo Ram 1GB

Im confident my machine will run this game smoothly, obviously with lower settings.

[Damien_Azreal]

AMD x2 4600+
2GB DDR2 RAM 800 mhz
GeForce 7950GT 512MB
Creative X-FI ExtremeGamer

[Quantium]

Intel Core 2 duo 2.4ghz OC'd to 2.8ghz
4ghz 880mhz ram
8800gtx 600/1900
Windows vista
300 gig hdd
nforce 680i sli mb.

newly bought the system.. i had sli for a while, but removed one gpu, cause they didnt work together.. and i tried everything.. really.. talked to everyone, not even the people i bought the pc from understood anything, so they refunded my gpu.. but *shrugs* i can live with "only" one 8800 ^^

[mintman]

Awaiting a Compal IFL90:

Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2 GHz w/ 4MB L2 Cache)
GeForce 8600M GT 512MB
2GB DDR2 RAM
1GB Intel Robson "Turbo" Memory (IT'S TURBO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_%28Judas_Priest_album%29)!)

Hesitantly moving to Windows Vista Home Premium for DX10 support.

[registered guest]

Mine:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1GB RAM
Nvidia 7600GT


Not going to enjoy any graphics, don't have money to upgrade.

[Terb]

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4GB of ddr2 800 ram
evga 8800 GTS 320
Vista home premium 64-bit
640 (320 x 2) GB hdd
gigabyte P35-DS3P (with 1333 FSB)

[Doppel666]

Athlon 4000+
2x 7800GTX's in SLi
2GB RAM
XP SP2

[SharpeShot]

Considering there is going to be another price drop next month, there is no reason not to get a 6600. I'm not much of an overclocker anyway, at least not with this board. I don't trust Gigabyte products enough to play with overclocking. The only reason I got a DS3 was because of its price and the various user and professional reviews I read on it. I'm really not a big fan of their mobos, not after having three of their NF2 boards fry out on me.

Well why the hell do you need liquid cooling for? thats an overclockers item. and you really are wasting your money getting a e6600, how much is the drop anyways? if its like 50 bucks do it if any more dont bother.

[Damien_Azreal]

AMD x2 4600+
2GB DDR2 RAM 800 mhz
GeForce 7950GT 512MB
Creative X-FI ExtremeGamer

I'm hoping to pull off high graphics on this setup. From most of what I've read I should be able to.

[trashd]

Opteron 180 dual core @ 2.4
Gainward 8800 GTS 320
2GB Kingston DDR
19" TFT display @ 1280x1024
Windows XP Pro SP2

3DMARK06= 7975
I am confident I can play at high settings but Is my processor a bottleneck? How many people out there still have socket 939? Any feedback on my system would be appreciated.

[Nyghtfall]

ASUS Intel Edition nForce 4 SLI
Dual Core Pentium D 940 3.2GHz
2GB PC5300 DDR2 SD-RAM
256MB PCI-E GeForce 7800 GTX

I play all of my games at 1024x768 with 16xAF and 4xFSAA. I've found those settings offer an optimum blend of performance and eye candy. Doom 3 benchmarked an average 100FPS under those settings; FEAR scored 70FPS.

I'm reasonably certain Bioshock will perform well. I'll find out, tomorrow.

[ConvexSpade]

Core 2 Duo E6400
3GB RAM
8800GTS 640mb
Some weird semi-old Sound Blaster audio card

[Dark_Figment]

Core 2 Duo E6850 @3Ghz (may or may not overclock)
XFX SLi motherboard
4Gb PC2-6400 (800Mhz) RAM
2x 8800 GTX (768 RAM per board) <---will be creating an SLi profile for Bioshock....hoping it'll use both cards.
2x Seagate Barracuda 500Gb HDD <---set in RAID 0 array for max performance.
Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit Edition) <----Dx10 goodness :D


So yeah I'm pretty confident my rig will run it on 1600x1200 with everything maxed out.

[Flibster]

ASUS P5n32E-SLI Motherboard

Core2Duo E6700 Oc'd to 3.2ghz

GF 8800GTX

2GB Corsair TwinX

150GB WDRaptor Drive

Customized Windows XP install 100% unattended with integrated apps/drivers

[Gotcha]

Q6600
8800 GTS 320mb
2 GB RAM
2x 320GB HDD in Raid 0
Good ol Vista Ultimate (not sure if i wanna go to 64bit or not)

[Nyghtfall]

Good ol Vista Ultimate (not sure if i wanna go to 64bit or not)

Trust me. You don't. From what I've seen and read, it's more headache than it's worth, and there aren't nearly enough apps (games or productivity) to justify going 64bit. For all intents and purposes, 64bit is still an infant.

[ahrel]

C2D e6400 (2.13ghz)
GeForce 7800 GTS
2GB DDR 5200
Windows Vista

[SpeechMan]

Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz
8800GTS 640mb Evga Super Clocked
2Gb 1066Mhz CL4
600W PSU (modified coolermaster - extra silent)
300Gb SATA2 7200rpm 16MB
XP Pro x64
A/C cooling (I have airhose from my AC to my case)

+I'll propably get another HD and Vista ultimate by the time BioShock gets out.

[taliosfalcon]

C2D E6400 @3.2 ghz
2 gigs ram
EVGA 8800 Ultra Black Pearl Edition
(all water cooled)

[Dark_Figment]

Good ol Vista Ultimate (not sure if i wanna go to 64bit or not)

Trust me. You don't. From what I've seen and read, it's more headache than it's worth, and there aren't nearly enough apps (games or productivity) to justify going 64bit. For all intents and purposes, 64bit is still an infant.

He is right about it still being in it's infancy but it's not as bad as some make out...generally most, stress MOST not ALL, drivers/patches that are available for Vista 32 bit edition have a 64 bit equivalent. At least that seems to be the case with all the devices and programs I've got running.

[Elghanz]

Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz
8800GTS 640mb Evga Super Clocked
2Gb 1066Mhz CL4
600W PSU (modified coolermaster - extra silent)
300Gb SATA2 7200rpm 16MB
XP Pro x64
A/C cooling (I have airhose from my AC to my case)

+I'll propably get another HD and Vista ultimate by the time BioShock gets out.

Pretty much an identical computer to mine ;)

[Metal-Geo]

Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66GHz)
8800GTX 768mb
2gb RAM
God knows what soundcard. :/

[darklord88]

AMD 3700+
1.5GB ram
7800GT 256mb

I'll be running at 1024x768.

I'll get medium right?

[SpeechMan]

Pretty much an identical computer to mine ;)

Can't argue with the best :)

[fischju]

X2 3800+ at 2.25ghz
2GB DDR2 800 at 900
X1950XT at 688/937

[empreality]

Pentium 4 @ 3.00ghz
Geforce 6800
1 gig Ram

I am pretty sure I will get to enjoy all the goodness of the "drivers being ready, and the game looking great on my computer" :D

[Elghanz]

Can't argue with the best :)

Indeed. Ready for some eye candy? :p

[lockload]

Core 2 Quad 2.6ghz
4gb RAM
NVIDIA 8800GTX
Windows Vista

[GTOViper]

C2D E6600 @ 3.6Ghz:)
2GB Corsair PC2-6400
XFX 8800GTX 768MB:)

I'm all good to go, bring it on!!

[Bio-wha?]

Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz
4 gigs ddr2 8500 corsair dominator ram
Asus EN8800 GTX
Fata1ity X-Fi pro
32 bit vista
2 150 gig Raptor X drives in Raid-0

Ya ya I know the OS only detects 3.25 gigs but I think its still worth it.
Its newly built so I'm just praying it doesn't give me any crap when launch day comes around.

[Bio-wha?]

Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz
8800GTS 640mb Evga Super Clocked
2Gb 1066Mhz CL4
600W PSU (modified coolermaster - extra silent)
300Gb SATA2 7200rpm 16MB
XP Pro x64
A/C cooling (I have airhose from my AC to my case)

+I'll propably get another HD and Vista ultimate by the time BioShock gets out.You don't get any condensation doing that?
Cause from what I hear water + expensive computer=baaaad.

[phoenixcreation]

Pentium Dual-Core 6400 (2.14 ghz)
2 GB Corsair Memory
2 x ATI 1950pro 512MB (Crossfire, total 1GB)
XP Pro 32bit
Samsung 226BW 22" Widescreen

Has handled everything to date without skipping a beat (chewed up Supreme Commander and spit it back out with such pretty graphics).

Really looking forward to putting Bioshock through its paces. ;)

[Rebelphoenix]

AMD X2 6000+
2 gb OCZ 800
7950 Nvidia card 512
Gigabyte S series motherboard

[apoc1234]

AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0Ghz @ 3.25
2 gigs Gskill Memory
E-VGA 8800GTS 320mb @ 625/965
ASUS M2N-SLI Mobo
Windows XP Home Edition

Getting an average of 65fps in F.E.A.R at 1280res 16xAA 16xAF so bioshock should be g2g!

[chrono legionaire]

mine-
E6850 3.0ghz
4gb of ram
8800gtx
22inch screen
2.1surround sound
creative labs sound blaster audigy se
liquid cpu cooling
neon light
(those last two just for kicks

[putthefootdown]

core 2 duo e6300
1900xt
22' Kds monitor
500 gig sata

[Ping5000]

P4 2.8 ghz
1 gig ram
6800 Vanilla

Please hold me.

[shocked]

P4 2.8 ghz
1 gig ram
6800 Vanilla

Please hold me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/motherofashley919/Jerry/329620628_0618b566b1.jpg

[Terb]

Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz
4 gigs ddr2 8500 corsair dominator ram
Asus EN8800 GTX
Fata1ity X-Fi pro
32 bit vista
2 150 gig Raptor X drives in Raid-0

Ya ya I know the OS only detects 3.25 gigs but I think its still worth it.
Its newly built so I'm just praying it doesn't give me any crap when launch day comes around.

Shoulda gone with 64 bit IMO (especially if it was recently built), wouldnt have to worry about the RAM limit, and those horror stories of compatability with 64 bit are things of the past. I havent had a problem yet.

[ch0rx]

athlon 64 3700
1.5gb ddr memory
evga 8800gts ko edition ;p

[Skullknocker]

Case: ATX Case ANTEC P182 Black
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM XMS3 Corsair DDR3
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640mb
Monitor: LG L1752S
Motherboard: ASUS P5K3 Deluxe Wi-Fi Edition
Power Supply: Cooler Master eXtreme Power Duo 650W
Speakers/Headphones: KOSS SB/45 Headphones
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit

[BioShockWins]

7900GT
3GB RAM
AMD x2 Athelon 64 +6000 3.0GHz

buncha other stuff too... lol

[jkevinf]

Vista Home Basic 32-bit
3.4 GHz Celeron D
1.5 GB RAM
EVGA GeForce 7600GT 560MHz - 256MB DDR3
Tons of HDD Space :D

If you make fun of my video card, I'll kill you in your sleep. I'm poor so it's the best I can afford.

[cyrax]

- Athlon 64 X2 3800 2.0GHz @ 2.5
- DLI LanParty UT SLI-DR Expert
- 2GB DDR400
- 8800GTS 320MB (XXX ed. by XFX)

[Lolz]

Well best in class....5 years ago

Athlon XP 3000
Radeon X850 Pro
WinXP SP2
1 gig RAM
Audigy 2


can i even play this game?

[Gerard]

Core 2 quad q6600 @ 3ghz
Vista 64 Ultimate
2x 2900xt's 1 gig dr 4 (each)
2 gig ocz pc2-8500 ram

[jkevinf]

Well best in class....5 years ago

Athlon XP 3000
Radeon X850 Pro
WinXP SP2
1 gig RAM
Audigy 2


can i even play this game?

You can probably run it on low to medium graphics settings.

[Lolz]

You can probably run it on low to medium graphics settings.

I gave up on PC gaming because when i buy a top of the line part, its no longer a top of the line part the next month. I just bought a laptop so no upgrades for me til next summer :/

[Eggskin]

AMD X2 5000+
2 gigs DDR2 ram
7900 geforce gs
audigy 4 soundcard
300 gig HDD


If I can't run it on high, I'll kill somebody. :(

[Unstoppable]

Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium (QTY=1, Price=$111.99)
DVD-ROM LITE-ON|DH-16D2P-04 BK % - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$16.99)
HD 320G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD3200AAKS - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$74.99)
CASE NZXT|LEXA BLACKLINE BK RT - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$99.99)
MB GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L P35+ICH9 RTL - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$104.99)
VGA EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR 8800GTS R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$379.99)
MEM 512Mx2|CRUCIAL BL2KIT6464AA804 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$69.99)
PSU ROSEWILL|RP600V2-S-SL 600W RT - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$74.99)
CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6600 2.40G 775 8M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$294.99)
MEM 1Gx2|CRUCIAL BL2KIT12864AA804 R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$109.99)
DVD_BURN LG|GSA-H54NK RAM % - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$27.99)
CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G% - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$5.99)
CPUCOOLER|ARCTIC P4|ACFZ7-PRO R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$34.99)
Westinghouse 19inch LCD Monitor (Free already own one) $0
Razor Deathadder mouse (Free already own one) $0

Extended Warranty Fee: $0
Subtotal: $1407.87
TAX: $0
Shipping and Handling Charge**: $43.92
Total: $1451.79

Building it on Friday. My computer could create it's own rapture. :)

[Unstoppable]

Oh yeah one more thing Soundblaster Audigy Platinum sound card for EAX Advanced HD :).

[NullSoldier]

Mehehe!

Intel Core 2 Duo 6600e
2 GB of 800 Mhz OCZ
Nvidia 7900 GT (popping in the 8800 as soon as I get Bioshock)

Eat that you ****ty console.

[NullSoldier]

I gave up on PC gaming because when i buy a top of the line part, its no longer a top of the line part the next month. I just bought a laptop so no upgrades for me til next summer :/

Your not buying smart then. When I build a PC I can run games for the next 2-3 years on it just fine.

[cyrax]

If I can't run it on high, I'll kill somebody. :(
Should be able to push high-end settings there but not some of the adv options I'd assume. GPU is the only thing holding you back.

[stewie2007]

I have a ecs 939 kn1 sli lite mobo a athlon x2 dual core 4600 cpu I have 1 gig of Mushkin ram a 19inch sharp lcd and a 400 gig hd

[Eggskin]

Should be able to push high-end settings there but not some of the adv options I'd assume. GPU is the only thing holding you back.

My GPU's decent. :(




Don't you be talking bout my mother.............board!



</mission hill>

[vironix]

current rig setup as follows:

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 3.0GHz w/ Asus Triton 70
Mainboard
Gigabyte P35-DS3R
Graphics Card
XFX 8800GTS 320MB XxX Edition
Memory
2 x Kingston DDR2-800 1GB
Display
Dell E207WP Widescreen
Storage
Seagate Barracuda 320GB
Optical Storage
LG H62N 18x DVD-RAM
Casing
Coolermaster Centurion 5
PSU
Silverstone Element Plus 500w
Audio
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS w/ Logitech X-230 2.1
OS
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

[Lolz]

Your not buying smart then. When I build a PC I can run games for the next 2-3 years on it just fine.

yeah true that. i need to rethink before i buy. im at least hoping i can play at low to mid settings. One can just hope....

[Reaper|SE]

Okay...I'll post mine.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 OC to 2.8 (some reason can't get 3.0 stable, whatever...)
2GB of DDR2 800 Memory
150 Raptor Hard drive (On sale back when i got it, thankfully because they really arent worth it, over-rated)
Radaon X850XT (its being upgraded sooon, lol he he he he:p I've been waiting for a reason to upgrade it)
Xfi Sound card (platinum verison)


I'm actually in very good shape for this game, only thing right now is my Vidcard, however that won't be a problem soon.

[pointblank187]

Hey Unstoppable, good to see someone else with the Lexa case. I bought mine when they first came out (God they are sexy lol). Only problem I had with mine was that the side view was cracked during shipment but contacted NZXT and had a replacement side (fan too) within a week. Didn't even have to send mine back to them.

[Dmak]

Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86ghz x2
Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS 256MB
3 GB Of Ram

[Winrarisyou]

C2Duo E6600 Overclocked to 3ghz~ish
4GB G.Skill 6400 DDR
GeForce 8800 GTX

[Lythius]

AMD X2 3800+ overclocked

[Lythius]

AMD X2 3800+ overclocked
Nvdia Geforce 7600GS Superclocked

2 gigs of Ram


i feel like one of those "other" kids in a high school locker room

[Zoso Fan]

My specs are:

e6700 duo core CPU
8800ultra
4gigs of ram

[nomisco]

Intel Q6700 @ 2.93
Asus Striker M/B
4GB 667 RAM
8800GTX
SB X-Fi Audio

Vista Home Premium

[NinjaCool]

Processor:
E6600 Core2Duo CPU at 2.6Ghz
Graphics Card:
BFG 8800GTS OC 320MB
Memory:
2GB Dual ram (800mhz)
Audio:
SB Audigy 2 (EAX4)
Storage:
WDC 500GB HD (16MB Cache) & WDC 200GB HD
Display:
Samsung Synchmaster 930BF "19"
OS:
XP and Vista

[Tonza_]

mine specs are:

intel C2D e6420 @ 3,2ghz
evga 8800gtx
2gb DDR2
Windows vista ultimate

[jAkUp]

almost ready :D I have to say, thanks Ken, the XB360 game/demo was the best demo I have played in over a year. On a console none the less!!!

http://i17.tinypic.com/4ue6zyv.jpg

[Lenin]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.83Ghz
OCZ Gold XTC DDR2 800Mhz 1024Mb x2
8800Gts 640Mb
Asus P5B-E

[fish99]

My system is-

C2D E6750
ABit IP35-E mobo
GeForce 8800 GTS 320 mb
2 GB Corsair DDR2 C4
Audigy 2 ZS
Dell 2007WFP

Pretty confident about running 1680*1050 on high settings bsaed on how Rainbow 6 Vegas ran. Expecting to play DX9. Might get Vista and dual boot if Bioshock looks a lot better under DX10, which I'm not really expecting it to.

[Nishido]

Pentium D 3.00 GHz
nVidia GeForce 7800GTX
2GB Ram

[cloud4me]

AMD X2 3600(overclocked 2.7G)
1 GB RAM
8600 GT (650/2000)

[Fleminator]

M y rig:

E6600 @ 2.4
8800GTS 320Mb
2Gig ddr2 667

and some other stuff. lol:p

[dozerking]

Athlon 3700+ (754pin) @ 2.6mghz
ASUS K8V Deluxe SE
ATI Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro 512mb AGP
1024 mb Corsair PC3200 XMS LLPT (2-3-2-6)
HP 23" Flatscreen LS2335
Zalman 7000-A HSF
500 Antec Truwatt PSU
2x 80 GB SATA Seagate (XP Pro)
1x 120 GB SATA Maxtor
1x 80 GB SATA Maxtor (x64)

[SergeantDevil]

Core2Duo E6600@3,05GHZ
GF 8800GTX@620/1000
2Gig Ram
22"TFT
5.1 sound system

[Shingro]

4300 core 2 duo@1.8
2 gigs of ram
8800 nVidea 320 GTS

hmmmm that processor won't be a problem right? >_> it's the last thing I haven't replaced for bioshock

[dozerking]

4300 core 2 duo@1.8
2 gigs of ram
8800 nVidea 320 GTS

hmmmm that processor won't be a problem right? >_> it's the last thing I haven't replaced for bioshock

I wouldn't worry about it, hell, I'm not worried about my Athlon 64 3700+, yet at least.

[1hrSleep]

4300 core 2 duo@1.8
2 gigs of ram
8800 nVidea 320 GTS

hmmmm that processor won't be a problem right? >_> it's the last thing I haven't replaced for bioshock

OVERCLOCK!

Seriously, the 4300 is well known to be a GREAT overclocker. You can probably get to 3ghz easily.

[webbo254]

My Computer(Vista Ultimate 64bit):
-Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 2.42GHz
-Asus P5N-E SLI
-2GB Kingston DDR2 667 ( Dual Channel)
-320MB BFG 8800GTS OC
-Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
-Acer AL1916WS (19" Widescreen, 1440x900)
-Logitech Z-5500

[Rebelphoenix]

OVERCLOCK!

Seriously, the 4300 is well known to be a GREAT overclocker. You can probably get to 3ghz easily.

my processor IS 3ghz :D

[BillTheButcher]

Intel C2D E6600 @ 2.4GHz
GeIL 2GB PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2
Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680
2x WD Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD
BFG GeForce 8800GTX OC

[Encynerate]

AMD Athlon 4200+
2x G.SKILL DDR PC3200 1GB
eVGA eGeforce 8800GTS 320MB PCIE
340GB total storage

Kinda sorta High End.

[Painman]

XP SP2
Dual core Opteron 165 @ 2.5 GHz
2GB DDR500
DFI NF4 Ultra-D
X-Fi Xtreme Music
8800GTX @ Stock
NEC 26" widescreen LCD

Not anticipating much trouble running it at 1900*1200.

[Dark_Figment]

Well best in class....5 years ago

Athlon XP 3000
Radeon X850 Pro
WinXP SP2
1 gig RAM
Audigy 2


can i even play this game?

I've got bad news for you bud - if I'm right and remembering correctly, Bioshock requires a shader model 3 compatible card. The X850 doesn't support SM3....I should know, just upgraded away from the X850XT.

Long story short I think the game will refuse to boot cause of your Gfx card.

[ZippyDSMlee]

AMD Athlon 4200+
2x G.SKILL DDR PC3200 1GB
eVGA eGeforce 8800GTS 320MB PCIE
340GB total storage

Kinda sorta High End.

Kinda sorta medium end,prehaps medium high I have a high low end system :P
ADM 3700+
1GB PC 400
GF7600 512MB

The 4200X2 is not that much faster than the 1MB cache 3700,you have a good amount of ramm witch will help loads times (play dark messiah with 1GB you can take naps I tell you!)
And your vid card is nothing to sneeze at but its just one of the normal clocked and memory 88's not a uber 88..altho ya I guess it is low high end....that card makes the diffrance 0-o
(sorry if I am confusing I think as I type ><)


I've got bad news for you bud - if I'm right and remembering correctly, Bioshock requires a shader model 3 compatible card. The X850 doesn't support SM3....I should know, just upgraded away from the X850XT.

Long story short I think the game will refuse to boot cause of your Gfx card.


it can run on a GF 6600/better/ATI X1300
http://www.digitalbattle.com/2007/07/09/bioshock-system-requirements-released/

it dose not "require" shader 3.

If they made it for shader 3 only they would lose half their PC sales.

Also there is lil diffrence in the XP3000 and ADM 3700 we are talking abotu steps in power of 20ish % when I tested rigs(not all mine) with a 6800OC AGP card it go 1000 points higher on 3Dmark 03 on the 3700 system with the same 1GB of ram.

Also the 4200 is about 20% more powerful than a 3700 it runs better for stuff thats optimized for dual cores of coarse.


In the end tho it may or may not run right,newer gmes are only bug tested on slightly newer cards making things like a 6200OC that has the power to run games like Call of juarez and MM:Dark messiah crash and glitch out becuse it was not within the rnage of bugtesting they have done.

Altho the Unreal engines are just more stable and run better than the Source engines and unbisoft is really bad about support.....

[Celeon999]

Athlon 64 2,2 Ghz
Win XP SP2
2 GB RAM
Geforce 8800 GTS-320

[paraphonatic]

Intel Quad Core 2400@ 3500

[Junkboy]

I know its not the best system out there, but this machine plays Shadowrun on high settings...

Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Athlon 64 Processor 64 3000+
1GB RAM DDR300
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Seagate 160 GB HD

[paraphonatic]

Argh sry for double post

Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX (sli)
4 Gig DDR² 800 ram
Vista 64bit

[Havok4]

Intel core 2 quad 2.4 Ghz
Nvidia geforce 8800 gts 320 mb
2 Gb of ram
Windows XP sp 2
250 gb hard drive (I think)

[BillTheButcher]

Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX (sli)
Holy monkey shizzle. :eek:

How are your 3DMark scores with those bad boys?

[pilferk]

AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 3600
Geforce 8600GTS
2GB Ram
250 GB HD
Windows XP SP2

Monitor is either (depending on where I plug in) a Viewsonic 22 inch wide screen...or my 50 inch Samsung DLP.

[Warrior]

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1GB RAM
Geforce 6800GT
2x 250GB SATA2 HDDs

I'm going to wait and see how well the demo performs for me before I buy this game.

[WaltX]

Intel Q6600
2 GB RAM
8800GTX

[Din]

Lessie now:

2.14ghz Dual Core [Heh, 4.28 ghz processing power effectively, hehehehehe. :D]

2 gig of RAM

2x 512mb Geforce 7600 GTX cards.

I reckons I can clinch Bioshock at highest DX9 settings...

[704jaffer]

Core 2 duo e6600 (2.4ghz each)
2 gb DDR2-667 OCZ gold ram
2x80gb sata 2 drives in raid 0
XP Pro
Razer Copperhead mouse
20 Inch BenQ FP202W
and the only bad part...
AGP (BARFF) x1600 Pro (meh..) 512mb of memory (makes up for the rest)

So I'll probably be running mid settings on 1440x (I hope, i really really hope...)

[sgi02]

386SX With Math Coprocessor overclocked to 42Mhz

8MB EDO 60ns Simms

3DFX Voodoo 4MB PCI

I can't wait for my rig to tear BioShock a new one!

[Grendel8001]

XFX 8800GTX
2 GB PC6400 RAM
Audigy 2 ZS - 5.1 surround (wondering if I should upgrade)
E6600 Core 2 Duo @ stock
10000RPM 150GB and 7200 RPM 320GB HDDs
Windows Vista Home Premium

[neildittmar]

it can run on a GF 6600/better/ATI X1300
http://www.digitalbattle.com/2007/07/09/bioshock-system-requirements-released/

it dose not "require" shader 3.

If they made it for shader 3 only they would lose half their PC sales.

According to the minimum system requirements in the page you linked to, the game does require Shader Model 3.0:

Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM

Compliant, in regards to hardware, means manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules. The rules in this case are those outlined in the DirectX 9.0c specification which includes Shader Model 3.0 hardware support. Moreover, the way 2K/Irrational games have stated this is exactly how the requirement reads on Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Rainbow Six: Vegas, SpiderMan 3, and other games that require Shader Model 3.0 hardware support on the graphics card. I imagine this is why GeForce 6600 and Radeon x1300 are specifically stated specifically. Both of these cards support Shader Model 3.0.

[The UK Lad]

My Pc isn't a performance or gaming one. but i thought i'd post the specs (as it has on the front) :p

laugh as much as you want :D

Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, 2MB
1024MB DDR2
300GB hard drive
(this is where it falls apart) ATI RADEON X600 Pro 256mb (:p )

oh and it's a media centre with TV tuner (acts smart):cool:

[The UK Lad]

would the be a hope in hell of mine running bioshock (not that im planning to)

[Dark_Figment]

Glad someone else realised this - on the issue of them losing sales cause they aren't (and until there is an official word on this I won't be say it's definate I'm just voicing my opinion) supporting SM2 - there have been a LOT of recent games that have switched to being SM3 only and above.

Neildittmar just mentioned 3 of the bigger ones in his post.

[Jadda]

C2d E6600
3 Gb Ram
8800gtx

[sgi02]

My Pc isn't a performance or gaming one. but i thought i'd post the specs (as it has on the front) :p

laugh as much as you want :D

Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, 2MB
1024MB DDR2
300GB hard drive
(this is where it falls apart) ATI RADEON X600 Pro 256mb (:p )

oh and it's a media centre with TV tuner (acts smart):cool:

You need a new video card. BioShock wont run on your machine.

[dikkijii]

Eizo Flexscan S2411W
Asus P5B
C2D E6300 @ 3.15GHz
2048mb ddr2 @ 900MHz 5-5-5-12 T2
8800GTX
HDDs RAID 0 stripe mode

+crap quality integrated audio chip :(

[The UK Lad]

You need a new video card. BioShock wont run on your machine.

I wasn't planning on running it on the pc, but thought if it stood a chance, doesn't look good :p

[elitekiller]

hey heres mine .....AMD anthlon 64+ 4600
ASUS M2N32 - SLi deluxe
ASUS GeForce 8800gtx
ASUS 19"widescreen lcd monitor
philips dvd rewriter(dont no wot make)
samsung 300 gb HDD
750 psu(forgot the make )
2gb OCz dule channel platinum edition memory
amd looking to totaly make out ma memory add andouth 2 gb of ram
and upgrade my cpu maby motherboard

this is a coustome built comp (ma first time)

steve

[Mister_Wilbur]

Intel Pentium D Dual Core 2.8 Ghz
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Turtle Beach Montego DDL
1024 MB of RAM
298 GB HDD


Yeah...

[The UK Lad]

hey heres mine .....AMD anthlon 64+ 4600
ASUS M2N32 - SLi deluxe
ASUS GeForce 8800gtx
ASUS 19"widescreen lcd monitor
philips dvd rewriter(dont no wot make)
samsung 300 gb HDD
750 psu(forgot the make )
2gb OCz dule channel platinum edition memory
amd looking to totaly make out ma memory add andouth 2 gb of ram
and upgrade my cpu maby motherboard

this is a coustome built comp (ma first time)

steve

i wish i had the patience, and money, and skills to build up my own pc.

ah well, leave it to dell :D

Or in my computers case, Philips????

[ozchris]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
7800gt 256mb
1 GIG Dual channel RAM
19" flat monitor


If someone has played on a system like this for recent games, how do you think It'll run it? playable? fun?

I know the guys with the more expensive rigs will say it'll run like crap but it would be good to hear from someone that has a similar rig.

Cheers!

not long now :)

[neildittmar]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
I know the guys with the more expensive rigs will say it'll run like crap but it would be good to hear from someone that has a similar rig.

My one computer is very similar in specs to yours. It contains a Pentium 4 3.0Ghz, GeForce 7800GS, and 2GB RAM. Most games run fine on this system at reasonable settings. Think 1024x768 or 1280x1024 with medium-high image quality settings at around 30-60fps depending on the game. The only games this system struggles with a bit are newer titles like DiRT and Lost Planet, although they are still more than playable at reduced graphics settings.

Based on all the official information that's out there regarding minimum/recommended specs, I'm expecting this system to run either 800x600 or 1024x768 and Medium image quality at around 30fps. Obviously, this is just a guess but an educated one I think given the published specs, the tech the game is based off of, etc.

[Gedd]

Intel Core 2 Quad on an Intel D975XBX2
4gb DDR 2 800mhz
BFG GeForce 8800Ultra OC
SB X-Fi Gamer
Dual 36gb 10k RPM WD Raptors - RAID 0
600w PSU (for now...)
Windows XP Pro x64 Edition

http://home.comcast.net/~send2tonym/Pics/newpc1.jpg

[Madmax007]

My Specs as follows :-

Amd 64 FX-62
Asus Crosshair
OCZ 3gig of DDR2 800 gold edition memory
Inno 3d 7900GTX 512 MB
Realtek on-Board HD
1.5 TB of Hard-Drive Space
Viewsonic LCD 19" WIdescreen Monitor
650W True Power Power Supply
Windows Vista 32Bit Ultimate

Any news on the demo ?????????:cool:

[Charmers]

i wish i had the patience, and money, and skills to build up my own pc.

ah well, leave it to dell :D

Or in my computers case, Philips????

You don't need much in the way of skill. Seriously building a PC isn't that difficult and totally worth while. I upgraded from a P4 2.4ghz single core, 6600gt card and 512mb. I spent a total of £500 and I now have a :-

C2D E6600 @ 2.7ghz
3072mbs of ram
8800gts 320mb

If they can't get bioshock to run at 1280 x 1024 with max graphics on those specs then I am seriously going to give the peeps at irrational a good spanking :p

[arsenic0]

E6600
Geforce 8800GTX
2 Gigs of G.Skill RAM

If this game doesn't look and perform atleast equal to my Xbox 360 demo i played i am going to be very disappointed and probably just play the 360 version.

So i am hoping the demo comes soon!

[briefacase]

intel quad core extreme 6700
2 gigs corsair xms2
geforce 8800 gtx 768mb
500 gig hard drive..

i should be fine eh?

[mdk]

I pray to play this game..my specs:

Intel Prescot 3,0 Ghz
1GB Geil 667 RAM
Nvidia 6600GT 256 Asus

really hope not to have problems..on low because my other computer isn't finished yet

[ViceNinja]

It's braggin' tiiimeeee ;)

Intel Core Duo 6600
Asus PN32-SLI-SE Deluxe
2GB RAM (Kingston 667Mhz DDR2)
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB
Realtek Internal Audio Device (:P)

oh how I wish my computer was that nice, I have to play on my good ol' 360

[kahjah]

Quad core 2.4 each core
500 gig HD
Nvidia 8800 gts card
playing on a 40 samsung lcd

[Pas De Charge]

You don't need much in the way of skill. Seriously building a PC isn't that difficult and totally worth while. I upgraded from a P4 2.4ghz single core, 6600gt card and 512mb. I spent a total of £500 and I now have a :-

C2D E6600 @ 2.7ghz
3072mbs of ram
8800gts 320mb

If they can't get bioshock to run at 1280 x 1024 with max graphics on those specs then I am seriously going to give the peeps at irrational a good spanking :p

3072 megs of ram? How did you manage that? or is that just what your os can map? but even then, your video memory should leave more headroom than that :confused:

[LeafCut]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2x 2,6 Ghz)
2 Gig of Ram (800 Mhz)
XFX Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB
160 GB Harddrive
Creative Audigy 4 Soundcard

[neildittmar]

3072 megs of ram? How did you manage that? or is that just what your os can map? but even then, your video memory should leave more headroom than that :confused:

3072MB of RAM divided by 1024MB equals 3GB exactly. There are multiple ways he could have it configured though, some supporting dual-channel and some not. It depends on the motherboard and number of RAM slots really. Some examples include...

3 x 1GB RAM
2 x 1GB RAM + 2 x 512MB RAM
1 x 2GB RAM + 1 x 1GB RAM

... and a number of other configurations.