[zxdragon777]

Hello ,
Budget £1500 must include case mobo memory psu chip cooler graphics card basically case and all relevent internal components i want a pre built supplied base system
Needed for gaming mainly world of warcraft ( no work ) and light internet use ebay and stuff ( not bothered about films really ) i will buy monitor windows keyboard mouse etc seperately
Wanted to purchase pre or post christmas anything worth waiting for ?
What advise can you give me about level of performance i should be looking at i3,i5,i7 and graphics card gtx460.470.480 (580?) as guide lines
I have looked at overclockers and mesh but would like advise as to suitability for running wow at max with good frame rates as a maxed out system maybe wasting my cash ( any pointers for suitable monitor would be nice as well )
cheers Andy

[EndlessWaves]

Intel are releasing a new processor architecture in January.

WoW is a five year old game and while it's had graphical upgrades I can't imagine it's terribly demanding.

How many and what type of monitors are you going for? If you want a demanding setup (triple monitors, 120hz, 3d etc.) then that'll influence the system you need.

[Arthur Hucksake]

Best bang per buck pre built machine right now is this one.

Gladiator BLACK OPS X Gaming PC - Aria PC

Amazing deal.

£1300 you get an i7 950 @ 4Ghz, 6GB Ram, 580 GTX. That gives you £200 left over to fit a nice SSD drive.

[Berties]

tbh I'd just pickup a second hand GPU, bet a 8800GT would be more than good enough

Graphics card that will play WOW at max settings - Graphics-Cards - Graphic-Displays

[EndlessWaves]

Originally Posted by Arthur Hucksake

Best bang per buck pre built machine right now is this one.

Maybe for people who want those specific parts but I get the impression that zxdragon isn't terribly bothered about what's inside and just wants appropriate performance and you can get the same performance for at least £250 less.

[Mavisk]

Just got the Nemesis from Cryo PC
Came in at around £1400 with a few changes.
Well impressed

[zxdragon777]

Originally Posted by EndlessWaves

Intel are releasing a new processor architecture in January.

WoW is a five year old game and while it's had graphical upgrades I can't imagine it's terribly demanding.

How many and what type of monitors are you going for? If you want a demanding setup (triple monitors, 120hz, 3d etc.) then that'll influence the system you need.

looking at a singular monitor setup

[zxdragon777]

Originally Posted by Arthur Hucksake

Best bang per buck pre built machine right now is this one.

Gladiator BLACK OPS X Gaming PC - Aria PC

Amazing deal.

£1300 you get an i7 950 @ 4Ghz, 6GB Ram, 580 GTX. That gives you £200 left over to fit a nice SSD drive.

looks nice fast setup anyone dealt with Aria PC at all are they good with customer service ?

[Berties]

spending £1300 on WOW stupid, a £700 PC will slaughter WOW

ystem Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Case with Nvidia Green case fans.
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Clarkdale overclocked to 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Nvidia 400 Series DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

Aria is in my blacklist of computer retailers (sent something, wrong item and point blank refused to replace it)

[zxdragon777]

looking at a singular monitor setup on big desk upto 24" directly infront of me max 18"-24" away from myself been comparing std 60hz lcd vs 120hz gaming monitor vs likes of Dell U2410 n Hp's LP2475 ( but these are 6ms ? but very high picture quality )
main uses world of warcraft and light internet use

[Berties]

I'd recommend TN panel for gaming, it may not have the widest gamut for photoshop and video use, but it doesn't lag that much. A few 2ms panels are around too, they're even nicer. WOW isn't exactly a fps demanding so 6ms will be fine. 2MS panels good for F.P.S. or fast action games.

Like I said spending £1300 on a PC for WOW is stupid, unless you're going to play latest games as well. I've just bought a new base unit. 580 for WOW is a waste of money. Buy that 580, give it to me and I'll give you a 8800GT and you won't notice the difference in WOW. lol

[zxdragon777]

Originally Posted by Berties

spending £1300 on WOW stupid, a £700 PC will slaughter WOW

ystem Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Case with Nvidia Green case fans.
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Clarkdale overclocked to 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Nvidia 400 Series DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

Aria is in my blacklist of computer retailers (sent something, wrong item and point blank refused to replace it)

thanks re your reply . what level of system should i look at i3,i5 and what graphics card level would you suggest ? gtx 460 or higher ? also heard gtx 460's are possibly hot and noisy would any of the radeon range be more suitable at the same price level

[Berties]

read this. I had a feeling WOW is very CPU demanding if lots of lots of other players in the field

Good Graphics card for World of Warcraft for 1920x1200 Res? - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

[zxdragon777]

Originally Posted by Berties

read this. I had a feeling WOW is very CPU demanding if lots of lots of other players in the field

Good Graphics card for World of Warcraft for 1920x1200 Res? - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

gonna have a look at the bad news then probably need an I7 high spec arrrrggggghhhh watch all those pennies gotto a computer company . anyway red5 going in here goes nothing ( bangs the old iiyama monitor as the tube fades to black at least i don't use my hand anymore after i hurt it thumping the monitor till the screen came back on )
very intersting rewiews / reports on gpu n graphics cards here re world of warcraft cheers for the heads up Berties nice one bro ( might have to treat myself to an ssd now )