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   Hello all,

I am currently looking to buy a new gaming desktop and have some questions I hope some of you could answer.  Ill be the first to admit I do not have a lot of knowledge when it comes to the lingo, but I dont have a general sense of what is good and what is not.  I've been playing MMORPG's (mainly WoW) for about a year now on my laptop and its just gotten to the point where the lag is so bad that it's taking away from the content.  Given the fact that I am in law school, Im looking for a low priced solution that will let me play these games without interruption.  Im not looking for hardcore gaming options, just enough to let me play freely.  Here's a rough sketch of what I was looking at.  Due to the fact I'm in law school at the moment, my budget is a bit low:

            Case: Digital Storm Twister VALUE (Black Edition)
Power Supply: 500W Thermaltake (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) 
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks 
Hard Drive 1: 160GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB (Promotional Price) (While Supplies Last) 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)

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GeauxSaints Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Topic: Looking to buy desktop Posted: 18 Sep 2007 at 11:16am
	Hello all, I am currently looking to buy a new gaming desktop and have some questions I hope some of you could answer. Ill be the first to admit I do not have a lot of knowledge when it comes to the lingo, but I dont have a general sense of what is good and what is not. I've been playing MMORPG's (mainly WoW) for about a year now on my laptop and its just gotten to the point where the lag is so bad that it's taking away from the content. Given the fact that I am in law school, Im looking for a low priced solution that will let me play these games without interruption. Im not looking for hardcore gaming options, just enough to let me play freely. Here's a rough sketch of what I was looking at. Due to the fact I'm in law school at the moment, my budget is a bit low: Case: Digital Storm Twister VALUE (Black Edition) Power Supply: 500W Thermaltake (Silent PurePower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 160GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB (Promotional Price) (While Supplies Last) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2007 at 12:11pm
	Get rid of the case lighting and get 2GB 667mhz or 800mhz ram instead of 1066mhz. There really isn't a performance difference you will notice. I do recommend Vista Premium as it has a good amount of features for that $33 extra.
	The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.

Tyler Lowe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2007 at 12:56pm
	For $15 more you can have a bit better graphics performance and support for DX10: http://digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=81110 Maybe skyR will have a better suggestion than this config on where to allocate that budget. I'd certainly defer to his knowledge of the components. Edited by Tyler Lowe - 18 Sep 2007 at 12:59pm

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 2007 at 9:05pm
	Both are great ideas, GeauxSaints, it's really on your tastes. Going with a either a 8 series or a 7 series is good. A 7 series will give you great Direct X 9 power, and hey, it's on sale. A 8 series supports Direct X 10, but, it isn't as fast. As Sky said, drop the 1066MHz ram for your budget, and put that money towards a better video card if possible.

GeauxSaints Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Posted: 25 Sep 2007 at 7:18pm
	Thanks for the help guys. I took all of your suggestions and placed my order today. Can't wait for it to come. :)

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 2007 at 2:00am
	Awsome! Welcome to the family of great customers!

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