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   Hi all,

I've finally decided to retire my 5-year old desktop.  I play mostly RPG and RTS games so I'm looking for a PC that will be able to run WoW:WoTLK and Fallout 3 at respectable visual settings.  I am on a budget, so affordability is important, but I'd like to try not to pinch too many pennies at the expense of upgradability.  Here's my config, any advice is appreciated.

Price $1589

            Chassis: Antec 900 
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) 
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: NVIDIA 650i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 650i Ultra)
System Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator DHX (High-Performance) 
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) 
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes) 
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

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Farseer Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Config to review Posted: 16 Aug 2008 at 10:38pm
	Hi all, I've finally decided to retire my 5-year old desktop. I play mostly RPG and RTS games so I'm looking for a PC that will be able to run WoW:WoTLK and Fallout 3 at respectable visual settings. I am on a budget, so affordability is important, but I'd like to try not to pinch too many pennies at the expense of upgradability. Here's my config, any advice is appreciated. Price $1589 Chassis: Antec 900 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache) Motherboard: NVIDIA 650i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 650i Ultra) System Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Modifications: - No Thanks Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

widdlecat Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 840	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 5:12pm
	Harleyman has come up with a nice setup that offers a lot of room for upgradability. As is, it should do well for what you want to play, and you can add more ram freely since you'll have Vista 64 bit OS. The more expensive mobo offers better performance so that you won't feel the need to upgrade it soon. (upgrading a mobo is a mofo) errr... yeah. You also have SLI available to you for later graphics improvement.


Sneakerz Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 386	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 7:43pm
	That is a nice setup that HM did for you. I would think about maybe switcing MB's and going with the 4850...it will run circles around the 9800GTX.
	Intel Core i5 6600k @ 4.6 240GB Samsung SSD Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Hybrid Corsair Hydro H80i GT

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