It's been years since I've looked at any computer hardware and there is just so much stuff on the market I don't know where to begin. Pretty much I want to build a new computer, nothing too crazy or expensive, I just need it to run world of warcraft at max settings(or near maxed). Is like to stay under 500 USD, but can spend a little more if necessary. I already have kb, mouse and monitor. The cheaper the better! Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me
There's been a recall of all new intel motherboards. You will have to wait. If all you have is $500, I would advise you go to dell outlet and get a refurbished system. They have great prices which can combine with twitter coupons for an unbeatable low price. Refurb 22 inch monitor $80 Refurb tower $380-500 free shipping Or you can go with amd CPU3.0GHz AMD Athlon II X4 640 MotherboardMSI 770-C45 Memory4GB 1,333MHz DDR3 Graphics CardSapphire ATI Radeon HD 6850 PSUCorsair 400CX 400W CPU Cooler (US)Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CaseAntec Three Hundred Optical driveSATA DVD-RW Storage500GB SATA 3Gbps X2 RAID 0
World of Warcraft runs on damn near anything. All you really need is an Athlon XP with a 6800gt and I'm sure it'll run at 60fps with VSYNC on at 1600x1200. Now if you want something a bit more substantial (folding@home, BF:BC2, Crysis) then ASSEMbler's suggestions work just fine. For a bit more cash there are 6 core AMD procs out there but I would advise against Intel not only for the above reason but because their CPUs run hotter (typically that is) and cost quite a bit more than comparable offerings from AMD.
