Newbie Needs WoW Rig SuggestionsPost Date: 2009-06-25 |
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Halcyon
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Topic: Newbie Needs WoW Rig SuggestionsPosted: 25 Jun 2009 at 3:54am |
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Hey guys, I'm new to this forum. Lately, I've been wanting to buy a new desktop for mainly playing WoW. I don't need much media stuff or anything like that. However, I have no idea what kind of specs I need to run WoW at high/ultra settings with decent framerate. By decent, i mean like 50-60 in normal/slight crowded areas(old cities), and like 40-50 in crowded areas such as Dalaran(more like 25-40 fps here =P) or 25-man raids. I don't know how much money this would cost, but seeing as I'm a young teen, an affordable ($1000-2000) solution is much prefered. I've researched everywhere, but can't find good answers. Also, I'm pretty sure WoW doesn't support SLI, so please keep that mind.
Thanks in Advance,
Halcyon
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 4:26am |
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Here you go Ticket# 299133 --- Price: $2142 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $1942
Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W PC Power & Cooling (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silencer Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus 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 Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty since wow does not support sli, 275 gtx is your best bang for the buck.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 12:31pm |
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you can stand behind words all you like, show some proof.
everybody has said and provided proof that ram makes no difference if any. I have said/proved it, justin said/proved it, venom said/proved it. just because I get up one day and say "I think we are on planet mars" with no proof, doesn't mean we are on planet mars now,does it Edited by DST4ME - 25 Jun 2009 at 12:31pm |
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Halcyon
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 4:30pm |
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thx for the fast response, however, is it possible to get a more affordable comp? although this is in my price range, its at the top end and it would take me quite a while to save up $2000.....so ya, if there is a cheaper alternative, enlighten me plz
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 5:19pm |
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look at the bottom of this page at the Power and Value
if I'm not mistaken you get another $100 off the price listed. |
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 7:52pm |
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Here is a good article on ram speed and its effects. http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=3589
Venom proved one thing, his GPU is slow.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009 at 8:07pm |
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and just to show the difference in games:
Crysis Warhead DX10
Far Cry 2
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DST4ME
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Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 5:35pm |
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they are called facts, words are cheap
justin's link has got some more facts/pretty graphs if you like, oh but thats right, you don't believe in facts, you think the world is only as big as your experiences, outside of that nothing counts
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<8) slunK parade
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Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 5:40pm |
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not saying your wrong but those could be "skewed facts"
those could be test result "facts", doesnt mean theyre right tho ;) |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 26 Jun 2009 at 5:53pm |
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if all the sites do test and all show that ram makes no difference, that includes our own members here like justin, venom the DS tech, then its a fact.
if one site showed it didn't make any difference but then 5 other creditable sites showed it did, then I would understand what you are saying, but every creditable site, users, members, techs are showing it makes no difference, then its a fact. one or two site might have skewed facts, when ever body has the same results, that can't be skewed facts.. Edited by DST4ME - 26 Jun 2009 at 5:55pm |
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