Preface: I was hoping to post this article almost a month ago, but I've been enjoying my computer so much that I didn't put much time aside to finish this post...
Well, my old(er) computer finally met it's demise. The computer was only 3 years old and I probably could have patched it up to extend it's life but it was really time to move on. The computer had difficulty playing modern games and it would have cost me quite a bit of money to fix it only to still be stuck with an under powered machine.
| Old Computer | New Computer | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (2 GHz x 2) | AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition (3.5 GHz x 4) |
| RAM | GEIL 2 MB DDR 400 | OCZ Reaper Edition 8GB DDR3 1333 |
| Graphics Card | BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX (512 MB) | EVTA NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX (1280 MB) |
| Hard Drive Capacity | 120 GB + 120 GB + 320 GB Hard Drives | 150 GB + 1000 GB + 320 GB Hard Drives Western Digital 150 GB VelociRaptor SATA 10,000 RPM Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Blue SATA 7200 RPM |
| Motherboard | Asus A8V-XE | ASUS M4N98TD (Supports SLI) |
| Power Supply | Rosewill 500 Watts | Cougar 1000 Watts |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate |
| Case | N/A | Cooler Master 692 |
As you can see, my new computer is quite an upgrade from my old one, doubling it in most cases. The main game I wanted to play on it is Grand Theft Auto 4, which has been out for several years now but the game was really designed for computers that were not available at it's release. I'm happy to say that my new computer plays GTA IV flawlessy and using high graphical settings.
Well, back to playing more games!
