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View Poll Results: Whats your expected CPU-power then Civ-3 is released?
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Pentium 166-200 Mhz
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7.84% |
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Pentium 233 and above (within old Pentium-line)
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Pentium II 233 Mhz and above (within Pentium-II line)
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Early Pentium III/ AMD Athlon 450-700 Mhz
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Improved Pentium III/ AMD T-bird above 700 MHZ
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Latest Pentium-4/ AMD Palomino versions
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June 4, 2001, 04:50
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King
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Your expected CPU-power around christmas 2001
This Poll is about what processors-power you plan to have around christmas 2001. Its NOT about what you have now, or what you think the minimun/recommended game-specs should be.
If you have (or plan to buy) a celeron/ duron, just pick an estimated speed-group.
Last edited by Ralf; June 4, 2001 at 06:23.
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June 4, 2001, 05:11
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After 4 years of suffering with my pentium 200 i'm ready to invest in something realy good.  
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June 4, 2001, 05:26
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King
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I still have a pIII800, and i guess it goes to the second from bottom choice. It is very unlikely to change.
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June 4, 2001, 06:18
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Emperor
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Voted for the "above 700MHz" fraction (Athlon 1000). I´m well prepared for Civ3, now it is Fireaxis´turn...
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June 4, 2001, 08:41
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King
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I dream about changing my old notebook with something new with a GeForce2go inside, but my bank couldn't agree if my employer will not raise my monthly check... 
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June 4, 2001, 09:39
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Warlord
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for the next 20 years, I'm stuck with a P200/64MB. It serves me well in everything, and I don't play games. I mean, I play only Civ, and nothing else...
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June 4, 2001, 10:15
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i have 2 dual gigahertz, but then again im a webserver 
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June 4, 2001, 10:25
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Emperor
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My 400 MHz (Overclocked to 450 MHz) Celeron is not likely to be replaced before Star Wars Galaxies comes out.
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June 4, 2001, 12:32
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Just another peon
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Just got a 933 machine that will have to last awhile.
It does have 256 memory so it cooks pretty good now, but we know how fast that changes.
RAH
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June 4, 2001, 13:21
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King
Local Time: 03:36
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my upgrades come from my buddy's castoffs. I have a p2/450 right now, but don't expect to see a p3 until next year. good enough for me. just hope civ3 isnt a system hog.
incidentally, my first civ2 machine was a 486/25. kind of slow, but I didn't care. used to go to the bathroom while the computer took its turn.
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June 4, 2001, 13:52
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King
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After this summer I will have completed my building of my new computer. It will be awesome. Right now I'm not too sure if my comp. could really support Civ III. I have Celeron 500, 64 mb, crappy Video Card and sound card, and a piece of crap motherboard. It really doesn't pay to buy comps. from a store. I like to have mine customizable.
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June 4, 2001, 14:51
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Deity
Local Time: 06:36
Local Date: October 31, 2010
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Location: Virginia
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pII, 266.
I know its slow, but its fine for everything but games, and i can't justify either a new PC or messing with the innards on this one just for games.
LOTM
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June 4, 2001, 15:32
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Deity
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I have just bought an PIII 850Mhz, 256 MB, and I don't think I will have any better in such a short time... 
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June 4, 2001, 16:09
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Prince
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Dual PIII 700s, 256 MB SDRAM, 32 MB GeForce DDR, 640kb ADSL...and I'm still not fast enough to make me completely happy. 
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June 4, 2001, 21:53
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Settler
Local Time: 10:36
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AMD 1.3 ghz, 256 DDR SDRAM, 64MB GeForce 2....in one month, almost have to enough, but a couple more paychecks! Can't wait. 
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June 4, 2001, 22:36
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Prince
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AMD K6-2 266 3D MMX, 64MB SDRAM, 6GB HD, Win98, OPTi PnP sound and video. Flat-broke, not bloody likely I'll be upgrading any time soon . But SMAC runs absolutely flawlessly, so why change anything
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June 4, 2001, 23:23
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King
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P2-400, 128MB RAM, sincerely doubt I'll see any new hardware for a while
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June 5, 2001, 16:21
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Firaxis has stated that it plans to release this game with the lowest system requirements possible.
Can't they release a game that is scalable?
Even if it takes two CD's, I would like to have a gaming experience that allows my upper-end system to be properly utilized (It's like towing a Ferrari with a Pinto ).
For the longest, people complained that hardware was far behind the software and that led to dismal gaming experiences, the tides have changed drastically. Can't the software developers catch up?
What's the "real" problem? 
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June 5, 2001, 17:28
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Prince
Local Time: 05:36
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I have a pentium 3 running at 800. Its already to slow for my habits but i would like to upgrade to a AMD Thunderbird system made by falcon NW. Its a 1ghz but it put with a good video card and it run faster than a Pentium 4 at "1.7 ghz" which is really a joke.
Last edited by ancient; June 5, 2001 at 17:35.
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June 5, 2001, 19:28
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Quote:
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What's the "real" problem?
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It Call DOS better known at 640 k base memory. One of these days Mr. Gates is suppose to make window DOS free. When he does, there will be no minimal base memory. It then will be RAM, how much do you have. The Computer gamer can then go wild and make whatever they want.
My computer was a P-II 350 MMX w/64 ram., 3dfx 24 meg, Sound Blaster 128, now it is a P-III 600 MMX w/128 ram, Matrox G-400 32 meg. VC, Sound Blaster Live SC.
For you guys that are short on money. If there is a computer show in your city attend it and see what you can do with a few dollar to upgrade your computer. My computer is made by DSi and if you have not heard of them, go to Window Update and click on Hardware support and they will come up. I was surprise to find that out a week ago when I was downloading most of the new window driver.
My hard drive, modem, and DVD drive went bad and they replaced all of them for free while I waited for them to be replaced and was talking to the tech. as he was working on my computer.
My upgrade from a 350 to 600 in Aug. of 2000 only cost me $267.00. My new VC was $119.00 and SBL was $89.00.
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June 6, 2001, 02:34
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Prince
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Probably my trusty PIII-500.
Never know, the folks might feel generous and get me something new though  .
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June 6, 2001, 02:42
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Deity
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I will not be upgrading by then, so I will have my trusty old Athlon 700 (first generation Slot A, about 1 1/2 years old), which I don't think will have too much problem coping, especially if I purchase a memory upgrade by then as well...
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June 6, 2001, 12:27
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Warlord
Local Time: 06:36
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Currently I have a PIII 500 with 450MB RAM, Matrox G400 dualhead video, SBLive, RealMagic DVD, and a TV tuner. If I can get the money together, I plan on having a system with two PIII 500 processors in it for Christmas. Can we say cool?
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June 6, 2001, 13:06
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Emperor
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Athlon 800, 128MB Ram (yeah still not upgraded, though I will)
GeForceDDR
Good stable Mainboard
And I think I need a Palomino with GeForce3
Ata
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June 7, 2001, 00:47
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King
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Originally posted by ajbera
Dual PIII 700s, 256 MB SDRAM, 32 MB GeForce DDR, 640kb ADSL...and I'm still not fast enough to make me completely happy.
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Pardon me, wich S.O. do you use to take advantage from a dual PIII?
I'm afraid I doubt Firaxis will build any Civ III version able to spread tasks to more than a CPU
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June 7, 2001, 15:19
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Pentium 200- There will be no upgrade for at least a year
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June 7, 2001, 15:55
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King
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P3 533 with 128mb ram, crappy-ass sound and video cards - i spent my extra cash on dvd and cdrw instead of video and sound cards - probably no upgrade for at least 2 years.
joesph, i thought it took a lot more money to upgrade your processor...
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June 7, 2001, 17:40
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Guest
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Nope, and I have the receipt to prove it.
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June 7, 2001, 18:22
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Settler
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Propably the same old crap that i have but i hope for a faster one..
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June 7, 2001, 18:31
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I'm with serapis
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