APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2 Month's or w/e i get my bonus
BUDGET RANGE: 900-1600 before rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: None I need to upgrade all my stuff anyways
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg or w/e is cheapest and keeps in-stock almost always
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA/OR
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Fanboy <<< would also like to use Nvidia video card as i think its more idiot friendly
OVERCLOCKING: Never done it and most likely don't plan on
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want it to run windows 7, run World of Warcraft at max setting with 40 FPS or higher, and be able to run Aion and left for dead 2 pretty well i do occasionally burn movies too and i have never built a computer myself but i do have a friend who has built about 20 rigs so i think ill be fine
Heres what i have come up with so far as far as components id like to know if any of them are incompatible or if there's something better as far as bang for the buck
CD/DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 [i have heard a lot of good about antec cases however i dont know if i should get the 1200 case instead for the room as i do want some leeway for everything else]
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178 my friend has one of these and i love the grip on it
Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175103 i like saitek i have tried the cyborg model and didn't like it cause it was to big but i think ill like this model a lot
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193 im not to sure on this it was recomended to me by a coworker but im not sure about it
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254035 i have a 21" monitor at the moment with horrible quality
Mother-board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 again not 100% sure
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339 from what i have heard this is an amazing bang for the buck but i was hoping for 1 gb of video is there any other nvidia cards that have a little more video memory or any other good bang for the buck?
Headset: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836504001 doesnt really matter but i am getting a set of decent headphones included in the price
as for case fans i might add 1 more in the future
anyways is this a decent gaming rig for running WoW at max and running aion/lfd2 sufficient?
im welcoming suggestions on different parts too
BUDGET RANGE: 900-1600 before rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: None I need to upgrade all my stuff anyways
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg or w/e is cheapest and keeps in-stock almost always
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA/OR
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Fanboy <<< would also like to use Nvidia video card as i think its more idiot friendly
OVERCLOCKING: Never done it and most likely don't plan on
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want it to run windows 7, run World of Warcraft at max setting with 40 FPS or higher, and be able to run Aion and left for dead 2 pretty well i do occasionally burn movies too and i have never built a computer myself but i do have a friend who has built about 20 rigs so i think ill be fine
Heres what i have come up with so far as far as components id like to know if any of them are incompatible or if there's something better as far as bang for the buck
CD/DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 [i have heard a lot of good about antec cases however i dont know if i should get the 1200 case instead for the room as i do want some leeway for everything else]
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178 my friend has one of these and i love the grip on it
Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175103 i like saitek i have tried the cyborg model and didn't like it cause it was to big but i think ill like this model a lot
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193 im not to sure on this it was recomended to me by a coworker but im not sure about it
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254035 i have a 21" monitor at the moment with horrible quality
Mother-board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 again not 100% sure
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339 from what i have heard this is an amazing bang for the buck but i was hoping for 1 gb of video is there any other nvidia cards that have a little more video memory or any other good bang for the buck?
Headset: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836504001 doesnt really matter but i am getting a set of decent headphones included in the price
as for case fans i might add 1 more in the future
anyways is this a decent gaming rig for running WoW at max and running aion/lfd2 sufficient?
im welcoming suggestions on different parts too