"To run some of these games with lots of Eye Candy, you will need a pretty beefy machine - more than $1000."
not world of warcraft that is overkill
you can get a nice 15 inch laptop with a 8000-9000 series video card that will run wow just fine at medium-high settings for 700-800 dollars on sale.
Yes. "these games" as in today's newer games. I never said WoW would need a Cray. As pictured, my 3 year old VAIO could run WoW at pretty high(Max?) settings with a 7600. Anything new would have a bit more than a 7600 card in it, right?
Nearly any new computer with a dedicated(and even some integrated) graphics will play the hell out of WoW.
I was trying to convey that OP could get a pretty decent machine for $1000 that could play beefier games than WoW.
Hope this helps straighten out any confusion. -- Think outside the Fox... Opera