Build or upgrade for Warhammer online?

[snarcbite]

I have a 3 year old Nforce4 AMD 939 chip set with 2 gigs of ram, a Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz) processor and a GeForce 6800.... i'm on an extremely tight budget and want to have a computer to play Warhammer online.

I can upgrade my processor to a Athlon 4000+ (2.4Ghz) for $30 and probably get a better graphics card for another $65 bringing my grand total to $95. Not sure though if this would be fast enough to provide frustration free gameplay.

Or I can keep my old case, powersupply, drivers ram etc and upgrade to a good motherboard like ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ($120), a Wolfdale E7200 (2 core 2.4 ghz processor; $120) and a Sub $100 PCI-E 2.0 for a grand total of $340....

Which sub $100 graphics card is the best?? Please advise.

 

[WR2]

List your power supply and RAM for a compatibility check. In fact list every thing you'd move over to the new system.
What size monitor do you use?

Warhammer Online is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive.
See benchmarks here: PCGH Warhammer Online benchmarks

 

[auscanzukus]

Don't forget the $85 4Ghz chip E5200.

HD 4670 is a good budget gpu.

 

[snarcbite]

For power i have an antec 500W Ram is 1G (2 x 512), mobo is a nforce4 socket 939 that takes 3200 ram with a express PCI x 16 slot for graphics, 19" monitor and a cheap ATX case...

the problem with the HD 4670 is that my mobo doesnt have the 2.0 version of the ePCI x 16... =(

 

[WR2]

PCI-e 2.0 cards like the HD 4670 work fine in a PCI-e 1 motherboards.

The Antec 500w PSU should handle P5Q Pro/E7200/4670 without a problem.

 

[coupe]

I would recommend a dual core processor and ATLEAST 2 GB of ram. I notice a marketed improvement in load times and HD access stutter when I upgraded to vista and 4GB of ram

 

[lunyone]

Don't forget the $85 4Ghz chip E5200.

HD 4670 is a good budget gpu.

It's not a 4ghz chip stock, but can be OC'd to that speed, under certain conditions. For this type of build it'll fit the budget, but please don't quote something like it's a stock speed.

Here's what I'd consider:
CPU/Mobo combo - $168 - $10 MIR = $158!! Has p43 mobo and good CPU too!
4th combo down from the top!

Memory - $38 - $13 MIR = $25!!! One of the better sets to get for the $!! Your DDR won't work on todays mobo's, except for a select few.
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

GPU - $108 - $20 MIR = $88!! Solid GPU and doesn't require any extra power from the PSU!!!
HIS Hightech H467QT512P Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Total ~$315 - $43 MIR's = $272!!! Now that is going to be hard to get. If you wanted a bit more GPU power, than I'd get the 4850, which your PSU (assuming it's not too old) should be able to handle it.
$160 - $20 MIR = $140!!! Only $52 more, but a heck of alot more power!!
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
With that GPU you'd be at $324 after the MIR's!!