Nolan

Not to downplay your finding of it on Youtube, but...Dante sorta beat you.

That motherboard is DDR2 and AM2 not AM3. You'd want something AM3 with DDR3. Check out the 785G or 770. As for a CPU I can't really suggest anything without having a total price range. Just about anything AM3 is nice though.

Hmmm you seem to really anticipate that sellout plumber though.:p

The random drop system that gets you hats and weapons.

Not possible. With their broken item system, you've missed out on like a whole 4 items in those 9 months.

Any more than 3.25GB of RAM is essentially wasted if you don't have a 64bit OS. now a days most CPUs are already 64-bit though. There is no harm in having 4GB rather than 3GB, in fact it may be better since you won't have mismatched RAM sizes and can run them in Dual Channel mode. If you use the Crucial scanner you won't have any problems with compatibility, but just to answer a previous question, Laptops use SODIMM RAM which is the same, but with fewer pins (connectors) and it's about half the length of DIMM desktop RAM. PC2 4300 is just another way of saying DDR2 266. PC XXXX is DDR XXX and PC3 XXXXX is DDR3 XXXX.

Just download and run CPU-Z. Then click on the SPD tab, this will tell you what type of RAM you have DDR DDR2(most likely) and the Max Bandwidth of what you currently have. On the left you can select which slot which will tell you 2 things. How many slots you have, and if there are any empty slots. It's likely that your 1GB is actually 2 sticks of 512MB, which makes getting to 2GB harder. Unless you just get a single (or even better 2) stick of 2GB.

I wish there was a CE, this is one of the few games I'd care about a CE, ofc I still wouldn't be able to get it. I certainly plan on playing it online plenty, which I find it interesting that you'll have persistent characters for offline/online play. I can play offline then use the same over/underpowered guy online. I'm surprised they did that rather than keeping the two separate.

With Buffalo Bill. In seriousness, random 3rd world country rife with poverty violence and a likely oppressive government.

I'll be getting it on 360. I'd love to day 1 it, but don't think I'll have the money. I'm also surprised by it's lack of a thread though.

The new certainly looks better, but I prefer the old font. It's crisper. Edit, wow 1500th post.

Kinda my point really, if I had that and did a powertrain swap it would likely be a Civic Si or something similarly small but fast. Plus while not impossible it's generally a bit ludicrous to drop an engine of that size into a car that small. Which makes it a great topic starter. And don't talk too much about getting power out of an engine, you can find all kinds from just about any manufacturer. Another thing would be America fell in love with the large muscle cars, and it's kinda stayed that way efficiency be damned.

Black rims are nice, but a different colored hood (bonnet?) just screams cheap. The checkered hood doesn't look as cheap but does look pretty dumb. The black trim along the side is fine if a bit high, looks almost stock. And since Moogle brought it up, the bumper does look an off-white, is that odd lighting or an age discoloration? A real mod would be like dropping in an engine, you know something like 6.0L V8....er waitaminute nevermind.

Riiiight, nevermind the fact that in Grid and Dirt 2 if you bump the difficulty up to the highest setting you aren't allowed to rewind at all. And I'm sure you're so hardcore of a racer that you always play on the highest setting right? Since you get so good that you never fuck up? And the AI never screws you over in a cheap manner right? The reason the option is in the games is for people who like to race, but don't have the time/patience/skills to become good enough to never ever mess up a race and not get first or try the race 40 times over to get first. All you're doing is making yourself sound like an elitist prick.

I need to change my avatar, you keep calling me dwarf.

The Ice Shriekbat is only available for scanning at that moment. If you miss it, you miss it.

Fix't it for ya.

Fun Fact, Horses are terrible animals. They're pretty much all stupid, and so much can go wrong with them. If they eat two much they might just lay down(and roll which can twist the intestines) and die, or they'll founder and the bones in their feet start changing position often to the point where they can't walk and die. I feel sorry for those that think of themselves as horses...

I hope the story is still bat shit insane and only makes sense never. Good to hear that the length has been improved, of course...the original seemed about the perfect length tbh. It lended itself to multiple playthroughs for the highscores and such, also Turbo Hard mode for the masochists.

I never got to play that one, so I'm sticking with my original story.

Yes indeed.

It's improperly listed as a AM3 board when it's only AM3 compatible, it's actually AM2+. The 785 comes in two variants.

What Moogle said, also... Most of that is likely cheaper on Scan.co.uk (I know the Mobo is). Your Mobo is DDR2 not DDR3, which is the RAM chosen. This is suitable though. Also, since I'm slightly dumb at times, the motherboard I selected from Scan is still pre-order only. Making Ebuyer cheaper in that regard.

Now that I have a price point I'll throw something else together that's a bit more complete later when I have the time. Moogle, the only thing odd about what you choose would be the DDR3 RAM. Which isn't a bad thing, it just adds an extra step of sifting through mainly DDR2 boards trying to find one that does DDR3.

Case w/ PSU 160GB Western Digital HD 2GB Corsair DDR3 AMD Athlon II X2 240 socket AM3 MSI 785G That will get you started at a decent price. The AM3 CPU's are excellent for their price (Intel would be more expensive), the motherboard has built-in graphics, which are nothing special (likely the same or a teensy bit better than your laptop), but it allow you to wait for more money to get a GPU. It's also DDR3 which is the way memory is going so no point in getting stuck with DDR2 and needing to upgrade later. The case is a nice little case that will likely serve you well (unless you want something like the 5870 which is nearly 30cm long) it also comes with a Power Supply. You don't need a highly rated power supply, but you do need a reputable one. So, when the time comes for getting a GPU, a new power supply would be needed as well, but this one will get you started. The RAM and HDD are nothing special, just somewhere to start. I didn't factor in things like Keyboard/Mouse and the OS. Currently it is still possible to get Windows 7 RC for free, otherwise you'd need to buy a new copy or figure something out. Also, a monitor. Finally you'll probably notice that the Case/PSU and HDD come from ebuyer while the rest are Scan. Scan is cheaper except for the HDD (unless you want Maxtor instead of Western Digital) and their Case selection didn't have low priced cases w/ PSUs and it would be more to get them separately. Edit: I'm stupid, I forgot the CD/DVD drive. There you go. All of it approx. 211