Raptor
Not a Dumptruck
join:2001-10-21
London, ON
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Re: Ideal WoW PC - $400 Budget
$30 for 2 gigs of decent RAM, my how the times of changed.
Might consider picking up another set. WoW is certainly known to be more CPU/RAM heavy. Just a thought at that price.
Having not posted a motherboard, make sure you get something that is user friendly in terms of O/C'ing. You'll want to crank that Intel chip up, even on stock heatsink. I run my e4300 (1.8ghz) at 3.2ghz. So that means stay away from Intel boards.
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Bes
join:2006-01-24
Canada
| Raptor:
This is the motherboard I was looking at just now. It seems really nice for the Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160. What do you think?
»www.directcanada.com/products/?s···30BD1399
Drew:
I was thinking of running it at 1280x1024 32bit. I think that's the highest the game allows, right? |
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drew
Reformation
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | nope.
I run it at 1680x1050 at home. It is hot.
That system should run at 1280x1024 just fine, you might want to not turn multisampling up too high though. |
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Bes
join:2006-01-24
Canada
| Hm, I don't think I've ever fooled around with multisampling options. But it would be nice if I could run the game at any high resolution flawlessly. I probably wouldn't bother using anything higher than 1280x1024 since I'm fine with that right now, but I'd like the option to do so if I ever felt like it in the future. I guess I shouldn't get greedy like that with a $400 budget, though. |
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drew
Reformation
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | I actually have gotten less-than-impressive results with my new rig (5400+ 2GB RAM 8600GTS) at my resolution. Turned the multisampling down to 2x and I get a solid 40fps when looking over a LOT of terrain. and usually at least 20fps in shat. |
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Bes
join:2006-01-24
Canada | Heh. Honestly, if my new setup can run at 1280x1024 flawlessly while running through Shattrath, then I think I should be OK. |
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drew
Reformation
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | Can't say flawlessly. a lot of that is dependent on the amount of people in shat. |
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Bes
join:2006-01-24
Canada
1 edit | Drew:
True enough. Them and all those guards and recruits in the middle circle area. It's a real killer for anyone with a less-than-decent PC, and it really sucks for them, too, because the flight master is right around there.
Chaud:
So far, I think I'm set on purchasing these two things here:
Processor:
»www.directcanada.com/products/?s···00BD3219
Motherboard:
»www.directcanada.com/products/?s···30BD1399
I'm stuck figuring out what video card to get. I can't seem to find anything really decent for under $200.
Any recommendations? Keep in mind, though, that I still haven't looked at any power supplies, and I'm not really set on RAM, yet.
Oh, and one more thing. Apparently Direct Canada has free shipping for any orders over $300 and are less than 100 lbs. So, I'm also trying to keep within that range. |
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thrillhaus
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join:2003-12-26
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
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said by Bes  :I was thinking of running it at 1280x1024 32bit. I think that's the highest the game allows, right? I run it at 1920 x 1200  |
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