Wanting a new computer for wow

PtearGryphon

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hey

Im looking to build a new computer for running wow at max setting for everything i,e, heroics , raiding ICC.

looking for some good suggestions on either pre built packages or something i can put together myself
 

cmcghee358

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Well sir I am at your disposal, I need to know some specifics!

Budget?

What resolution is your monitor?

Do you need an OS?

What components do you have left over from your old build that you plan to re-use? (mouse, keyboard, case, monitor, hard drive, etc etc)
 

PtearGryphon

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budget is around 1500 and wanna use every penny of it, the monitor resolution im using ATM to play wow is 1600x1200, and as for the OS ill be getting window's 7, will b re using the mouse /keyboard, getting eveything else new
 

cmcghee358

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Links:
Motherboard is AM3, 890X w/ USB 3.0 and Sata 6 GB/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128438

Heatsink Fan is one of the best, and costs less than 40 bucks:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Thermal Paste for the HSF Arctic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

XFX 5870 Gfx card, this will allow you to play all the way through Cataclysm with max settings:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456

Intel 80 GB SSD. Load Windows, Internet browser and WoW onto this SSD. I noticed a significant decrease in instance load times on my SSD:
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Modular Corsair PSU, best in the business and modular to help with wire management.
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Samsung Spinpint F3 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD This is used for storage, good reliability awesome speed/performance, lots of space
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Antec 900 Two Case. Great airflow, good cable management. All around solid case you will use for future builds as well.
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AMD Phenom IIx4 955 3.2 GHz CPU. This is the most recent C3 stepping ending in MBOX. This runs cooler than the previous 955. Feel free to immediately set the multiplier to 17x to get the same clock/speed as the 965.
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4 GB of RAM:
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DVD Drive:
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Enjoy!