World of Warcraft

[warcraft2007]

I am looking to buy my own computer to play world of warcraft. I have 600 dollars which is means the computer i can buy should  cost about 550-575. Any suggestions on a computer that would play wow good in this price range. (i already have a monitor)

[unlovedwarrior]

ummm... look into a custom built rig... there cheaper then prebuilt ones


heres my custom WOW rig

amd 3800+ duo 64 x2
2 gigs of ddr2 800 ram
400 gigs of hhd(80 windows hhd and 320 linux and windows back up)
geforce 7600 gs 256 card
two monitors
full tower

i can play wow(on the highest settings) and msn and internet

but that cost me 1400 USD

[Calum]

Building your own PC would be cheaper and you could get exactly what you want.
But only if you have some experience or someone who knows about it to help you - I wouldn't advise someone with no prior experience to try it.
I'm not sure on components and pricing over there, I'm in the UK.
But I do know a fair amount about what's good for gaming and what's not, etc.
I'll stick around anyway and see if I can help out at all.

[Neil]

Just look at the recomended requirements for the game, and get a bit extra. Aim for more than 512MB and hm a 7600-ish graphics card if you can.

[unlovedwarrior]

calum depends on if his town has a place like pcxgen or another computer that will build it and install all of the software..


pcxgen does it for 75 USD

[warcraft2007]

I have considered building my own computer! I dont really know anyone who can build one but i do know some about computers. I think i could do it. I know about each part like RAM, CPU, motherbord ect......... How difficult is it to build your own computer and scence i havnt ever did it do you think i can? (I have installed RAM before though)

[unlovedwarrior]

[highlight]calum depends on if his town has a place like pcxgen or another computer that will build it and install all of the software..


pcxgen does it for 75 USD[/highlight]

[CBMatt]

I have considered building my own computer! I dont really know anyone who can build one but i do know some about computers. I think i could do it. I know about each part like RAM, CPU, motherbord ect......... How difficult is it to build your own computer and scence i havnt ever did it do you think i can? (I have installed RAM before though)

With the right tutorials, you might be able to pull it off.  When I first came here, I had no idea how to even set up a slave drive (only weeks later, this is funny to me because I know find it so simple).  But after spending a few days messing around with the inside of a computer and reading up on how things work, I'm fairly confident I could build my own computer without much hassle.  If you have the time to sacrifice, it might be worth a shot.  Just make sure you catch up on some reading first.

[Raptor]

I'd forget about playing WoW, buy a better computer with the money my wise advise has saved you and play some real games that require skill and not endless grinding. In the end, you'll regret it.

[unlovedwarrior]

raptor whats up havent heard from you in a time

[Raptor]

raptor whats up havent heard from you in a time

I got team-killed, but someone revived me.

[unlovedwarrior]

k?? team-killed

[Raptor]

You're not into online games, are you?  

[unlovedwarrior]

yea i am...but im not to crazy on some of the vocab..

[Calum]

raptor whats up havent heard from you in a time

I got team-killed, but someone revived me.

TK'd . . . gutted.
Who was it?
I'll nail them for you.
LOL.
Edit: Team kill (TK) = killed by your own team.