Hello,
I need to build a computer for 500 hundred dollars that will play world of Warcraft good. This is for my cousin but I am building it for him. I have a 1700 dollar build so I know very little about budget pc's I don't want a computer that will barely make the cut but I don't want an overkill either.
Me, and him barely play any graphic intense games. We play mainly WoW, AoE, and minor RPG's. But he is barely pulling 30 fps with his current laptop. I came up with a build, and was wondering if he could turn the graphics on medium with it, and still get a solid 40-50 fps in WoW! Help me out here give me any feed back or estimates on FPS!
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903
(I'm pretty sure WoW can Only use 2 cores, and it has a decent clock speed so it should be fast enough right?)
Motherboard: MSI AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $90 ($80 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130310
(It has the core un-locker, and was hoping to get this up to a triple, or even 4 core if possible)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ($50)
(we are going to be running XP so 4 gigabytes is going to be the max supported memory anyway)
GPU:XFX HD Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 ($115)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448
(Anything more than this is an overkill for WoW isn't it?)
PSU:XFX Core Edition PRO450W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $55(45 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012
Case:NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
(although it is expensive it is so attractive I want it!)
Optical: LG Dvd 24x burner ($20)
I went with an After market cooler cause people say the stock ones are crap so this is the one I have for my PC, and keeps it at Idle 32C for an I7 that's Impressive
XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight $45 ($25 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
I have an old 5400rpm Hard drive with windows XP home that we are using for, an OS, and Storage 320 gigs
Now I know there are few things that can be changed like the case but for the most part i'm thinking it's a decent build for the money. For $520 you can't go wrong right? Any Suggestions on the specs?
I need to build a computer for 500 hundred dollars that will play world of Warcraft good. This is for my cousin but I am building it for him. I have a 1700 dollar build so I know very little about budget pc's I don't want a computer that will barely make the cut but I don't want an overkill either.
Me, and him barely play any graphic intense games. We play mainly WoW, AoE, and minor RPG's. But he is barely pulling 30 fps with his current laptop. I came up with a build, and was wondering if he could turn the graphics on medium with it, and still get a solid 40-50 fps in WoW! Help me out here give me any feed back or estimates on FPS!
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903
(I'm pretty sure WoW can Only use 2 cores, and it has a decent clock speed so it should be fast enough right?)
Motherboard: MSI AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $90 ($80 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130310
(It has the core un-locker, and was hoping to get this up to a triple, or even 4 core if possible)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ($50)
(we are going to be running XP so 4 gigabytes is going to be the max supported memory anyway)
GPU:XFX HD Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 ($115)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448
(Anything more than this is an overkill for WoW isn't it?)
PSU:XFX Core Edition PRO450W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $55(45 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012
Case:NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
(although it is expensive it is so attractive I want it!)
Optical: LG Dvd 24x burner ($20)
I went with an After market cooler cause people say the stock ones are crap so this is the one I have for my PC, and keeps it at Idle 32C for an I7 that's Impressive
XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight $45 ($25 with mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
I have an old 5400rpm Hard drive with windows XP home that we are using for, an OS, and Storage 320 gigs
Now I know there are few things that can be changed like the case but for the most part i'm thinking it's a decent build for the money. For $520 you can't go wrong right? Any Suggestions on the specs?