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Vagabond · April 29th, 2008, 09:52 AM

Hey all,

My wife bought me Orange Box (HL) but my computer does not really like it. I played episode 1 (barely) but Ep 2 does not even want to start.

Here is what I currently have:

Mobo: SOYO SY-KT600 DRAGON +V1.0 RTL
Video: VGA ATI|RADEON 9600XT 128M 8X
CPU: AMD|3000/400 ATHLON XP BARTON
PSU: 400W
HD: Seagate 200GB Ultra ATA/100
RAM: 512MB PC-3200 400 MHZ DDR STANDARD
Opsystem: Win2kpro

If say I would get another 512 RAM and a new video card like this one:
SAPPHIRE 100217L Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP

would that be worth it. I figure I could do the above for about $200. If not is it still worth it to build a computer or just go and buy one. And on that note which OpSystem is the one to go for (Vista, XP home, XP pro ??)

ok so i guess that was at least 3 questions.

Thanks

April 29th, 2008, 09:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vagabond Ultimate Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,693	Will upgrading specific parts help me Hey all, My wife bought me Orange Box (HL) but my computer does not really like it. I played episode 1 (barely) but Ep 2 does not even want to start. Here is what I currently have: Mobo: SOYO SY-KT600 DRAGON +V1.0 RTL Video: VGA ATI\|RADEON 9600XT 128M 8X CPU: AMD\|3000/400 ATHLON XP BARTON PSU: 400W HD: Seagate 200GB Ultra ATA/100 RAM: 512MB PC-3200 400 MHZ DDR STANDARD Opsystem: Win2kpro If say I would get another 512 RAM and a new video card like this one: SAPPHIRE 100217L Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP would that be worth it. I figure I could do the above for about $200. If not is it still worth it to build a computer or just go and buy one. And on that note which OpSystem is the one to go for (Vista, XP home, XP pro ??) ok so i guess that was at least 3 questions. Thanks __________________ You know dog spelled backwards is god..... coincidence ..... i think not.