WoW Hardware Recomendations

[Crul'shorukh]

Ok I am considering buying a gaming PC to replace my Mac system

I don't want to spend to much, under £500 maybe a bit more, the machine will obviously need to run WoW with excellent framrates especially in MC.

So any advice peeps

[zebhus]

no less than 128M graphic card m8

[Banedon]

at least 1 gig ram, and 2.4 processor

[Crul'shorukh]

looking at this

CPU
AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3200 (Venice) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)
Memory
1024 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
ASUS® A8N-E: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI etc
USB Options
SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)
Hard Drive
SATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache
Second Hard Drive
NONE
RAID
NONE
DVD ROM/Combi Drive
52 X 32 X 52 CD WRITER + 16X DVD ROM (COMBI DRIVE)
CD/DVD Writer
NONE
Graphics Card
256MB RADEON X800GTO PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
(SLI) Graphics Card 2
NONE
Sound Card
HIGH END ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND
Floppy Drive/Card Reader
1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Case
Stylish Black X-Plode Case + 2 Front USB
Power Supply & Cooling
Standard 350W PSU + 80mm Fan (See Case Info)

[Esus]

Thats pretty much the same spec that I've been using since beta (until an upgrade last weekend) you should have no problems at all with it :)

[Rabin]

Good spec for wow - go with that. :)

[Can-able]

Only issue i would say mate is the 350 W PSU , that GFX card will eat power , So if you upgrade in the future you might find you don't have enough power output.

Also ATI drivers suck. my only consern

P.S don't Don't get anything from PCworld... i work for there Tec support :D

[Catnip]

yeh power looks low for that lot, get more power in there

[Vermella]

looks good to me. Should run well. As with all MMOs memory is the key, both onboard and on vcard. 128 Mg is fine, and 1 gig is the minimum (get more if ye can), processor speed is less important if you want to cut corners.

One comment though; there have been problems with Asus and certain memory sticks in WoW (I know from personal experience). Use the recommended brand of memory for Asus : Kingston. Its a tad more expensive but worth it, as it avoids you alot of potential heartache.

[Banedon]

aye up the psu for definate

[Crul'shorukh]

Seem like a good price. Custom build

CPU: AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3200 (Venice) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)
Memory: 1024 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard: ASUS® A8N-E: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI etc
USB Options: 4 PORT USB 2.O CARD (TOTAL: 8+ USB 2.0 PORTS!)
Hard Drive: SATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache
DVD ROM/Combi Drive: 16X DVD ROM WITH 48X CD ROM
Graphics Card: 256MB RADEON X700 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card: HIGH END ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)
Modem: NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities: 10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND
Floppy Drive/Card Reader: 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Case: Stylish Black X-Plode Case + 2 Front USB
Power Supply & Cooling: Silent 550W PSU + 120mm internal Fan

£440.85 ex VAT.
£518 inc VAT and Delivery.

[Sprout]

Only thing I notice missing is a decent CPU heatsink/fan, would thoroughly recommend you buy a half decent one, as they are a very cheap upgrade.

Personally, for the tiny cost on top, I would get a slightly larger drive, maybe a 120Mb or a 160Mb, just because it would give me the real hump to run out of room.

Nice gaming PC tho Orcan, and a nice price too