Warhead PC, for a guy whos scared to build, to play warhammer online

[Pidol]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/crysis-warhead-pc-ea,6344.html

i was wondering how this pc would fair on warhammer online

 

[kazuya-kun]

It should be fine, although I would swap the gfx card for a 4850 or a 4870. Also the E7300 is good but if your tight on money get the E5200 since it'll do almost as well as the E7300 but at a much lower cost. With the money you save you might as well pick up the cheapest P35 mobo you can find, but I'm more of an Asus person so... Get an Asus mobo...

Also, 2 gb of ram is a little too low, at least for my taste given with today's drop in memory prices, you might as well get urself a 2x2gb sticks unless you're using Windows XP 32-bit, then just stick with the 2gb as they'll do just fine.

 

[Pidol]

the gpu and ram, can i upgrade those later?

 

[robertito]

GPU and RAM are the easiest components to swap out later. Just make sure you delete the old GPU drivers or you'll get problems.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Is there any reason you're scared to build? If you can read a manual and feel comfortable upgrading computer components, you can build your own rig. Pre-built computers always cut corners to save $, especially with the power supply. The power supply is the heart of your system and should always be good quality or you risk it taking out your whole system. The system linked to is a decent computer, but you could build a better one for not much more $. Something like this would be awesome:

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

$23.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

$84.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347

$89.99

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731

$82.99 - $20 MIR - $62.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052

$119.99

Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

$59.95

PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005

$109.99 - $20 MIR - $20 coupon code = $69.99

ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

$169.99 - $20 MIR - $139.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

$99.99

This comes to a total of $751.87 after MIR's and coupon

This would not only give you a better rig, but 4Gb of RAM and 64-bit Vista

 

[chookman]

The other question is , is the Warhead PC going to be locked down in anyway shape or form, IE proprietry BIOS, locked features onboard. As this can cause issues with upgrading later on.

 

[Pidol]

how about this?
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive


CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory


GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard


Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor


PALiT Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card