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first time gaming builder unsure about his components
Im building this machine so i can play wow on the highest settings. I already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor. My monitor is not dvi or hdmi. its the circle connector with the pins. I hope everything will work. Also, i will probably upgrade my monitor, keyboard, and mouse in the near future. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.
$64.99 Mobo: ASUS M2A-VM AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail HDCP compliant w/ DVI support. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131172 $59.00 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103211 $104.99 Videocard: SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail HDMI adapter included and HDCP ready. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102719 $34.99 Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098 $41.99 Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075 $27.99 DVDburner: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151173 $99.99 Computer case and PSU combo: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKA1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 550W Power Supply - Retail. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119142 $99.99 Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488 Total: around $545 |
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11-14-2008, 12:40 PM
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Re: first time gaming builder unsure about his components
Hey,
Everything you have there is compatible and you will be able to run WoW on full settings. Other games (far cry, fallout3, etc) will be a little sluggish because of the lack of video card processing power. If I might make a suggestion, you might notice a better fps on WoW with windows XP. OR you could upgrade to 4GB of ram. I say this because Vista uses a lot more memory in the background that could be dedicated to rendering the lands of Northrend. See you in Naxx
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11-14-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: first time gaming builder unsure about his components
Personally I would advise you boost your budger another $150.00 / $200.00 and you wont need another upgrade for 2 years anyway ........ your current planned spec is at the edge of high settings right now!
plan on spending $125.00 on an intel chipset motherboard and $170.00 on a cpu then bump to the ati 4850 then you will be buying alot more time ............... thats my two cents ........ other than that ..... your spec will work as specified ...... but you will be "starting" at the middle of the pack instead of the front also ........ I would get the coolermaster centurion case for $50.00 and the Coolermaster real power Pro 650 watt ....... its $50.00 after rebates .......... the 650 watt will allow you to run alot of high end video cards ........ the 550 watt will NOT
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11-14-2008, 01:22 PM
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Re: first time gaming builder unsure about his components
I appreciate the timely and helpful responses. i dont really want to go the intel route because i want to start playing wow soon, and my budget and bi weekly paychecks only allow me to spend so much at this time. But, i did make a few changes to the Case, PSU, OS, and Video card. so how do you think this system will perform now? I hope I didn't screw up any compatability issues?
$44.99 Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 $79.99 PSU: COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171023 $89.99 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511 $159.99 Videocard: SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770 New Total: $603.92 |
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11-14-2008, 01:30 PM
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Re: first time gaming builder unsure about his components
BIG improvement ...................... enjoy!
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11-14-2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: first time gaming builder unsure about his components
no compatability issues to fear !
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