Spec for WoW Machine...

Mull3t · 24 Aug 2009 at 20:40

Recently my PC breathed its last breath, so I am looking for a PC just for playing WoW.

Obviously at the moment, WoW does not use too much compared to other games out there. I have my 360 etc for other gaming, so really this PC would be just for WoW, Browsing, Downloading, so nothing to demanding.

Can any one recommended a good setup for what I need?

Budget, no budget really, but obviously for what I want a rig for the lower the better. Already have monitor, keyboard, mouse, & drives so we would just be talking about the actual base unit.

If anyone don't mind speccing, I would appreciate it.

Thanks

RJC · 24 Aug 2009 at 20:58

Stuck a PSU in for good measure. Case can be changed to a personal choice.
What are you doing for a operating system.

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £97.99
(£85.21) £97.99
(£85.21)

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)

OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3G16004GK) £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £26.99
(£23.47) £26.99
(£23.47) Sub Total : £359.08 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £55.55 Total : £425.88

Mull3t · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:01

Thanks RJC.

OS would be XP tbh. Can't go far wrong with XP!

paininlife · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:15

^^ i wud suggest to lower the cpu to AMD x2 550 be , and OCZ mod X stream 700w for 67 quid

Xelene · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:18

Mull3t said:
Thanks RJC.

OS would be XP tbh. Can't go far wrong with XP!

It's time to ditch XP. It isn't up to the task of modern hardware any more.

Mull3t · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:24

sldsmkd said:
It's time to ditch XP. It isn't up to the task of modern hardware any more.

I hate Vista with a passion & don;t like the look of 7..

Xelene · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:37

Well if 640K is enough for you....

Kennysevenfold · 24 Aug 2009 at 21:59

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)

OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3G16004GK) £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £50.99
(£44.34) £50.99
(£44.34)

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £26.99
(£23.47) £26.99
(£23.47)

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £397.32 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £61.36 Total : £458.43

BIGBC · 24 Aug 2009 at 22:15

700W is massive overkill for that system. 500W covers it no issues.
For a system of that requirment I would be looking at mATX.

EDIT:

You just dont need anything more for WoW.
You can get better mATX cases elsewhere - in my experience OcUK dont cater for mATX systems very well.