Ok guys since all of you advised me to build my own pc i went to http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ (not sure if theyre trustworthy) and virtually built one to handle GW on High settings and hopefully GW2, it came to £741 inc VAT and Delivery.
Is it Alot better than this PC http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...ory&sku=035569 (was going to buy this instead)
Also did i build it right? (will edit sections you guys correct)
Note: I SUCK AT COMPUTERS
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM™ X4 9550 (2.2GHz) 4 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2+)
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M3N72-D: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD (£59)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
Graphics Card
1024MB GEFORCE 9600GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 54Mbps NETWORK CARD
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Silver/Black Trident case + 2 front USB
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)
Monitor
17 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 8MS, D-Sub
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection!
Anti-Virus
KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS 7.0 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return
Just built a pc online!
beserk
moriz
i'd say go to a more standard geforce 9600GT card. the 1gb vRAM will be entirely wasted, since the GPU is not fast enough, and your monitor is too small to benefit from it.
beserk
Ok 2 last questions
1.) so is changing it to 9600gt the only thing i have to do, no mistakes in other areas?
2.) would it still be better than the pc i was going to get shown in the link?
thanks.
1.) so is changing it to 9600gt the only thing i have to do, no mistakes in other areas?
2.) would it still be better than the pc i was going to get shown in the link?
thanks.
moriz
well, change it to a 9600GT with 512mb
it won't really be a better PC, but it will be a PC that performs similarly while costing slightly less money. you will never use the extra RAM on the 1gb card, so it's money wasted.
it won't really be a better PC, but it will be a PC that performs similarly while costing slightly less money. you will never use the extra RAM on the 1gb card, so it's money wasted.
Snograt
Monitors are fairly cheap nowadays. See if you can stretch to at least a 19". 20-22" would be even better (but then you'd need that 1024 9600GT)
Quaker
Or, you could go for an ATI 4850 based card.
Elder III
I suggest the ATI Radeon HD4850 - many people believe that ATI and AMD work best together (myself included), and the 4850 is very powerful indeed... I'd suggest a 500 watt Power Supply then, because that Processor and that video card would draw allot just themselves. Good Luck!