Desktop for up to $500 that can play WoW smoothly?

Do you mind building one or would you rather buy a pre-built one? Either way, you could possibly max WoW with $500.

WoW does not take much to max, my old computer from 2002 could almost run it on max.

Do you mind building one or would you rather buy a pre-built one? Either way, you could possibly max WoW with $500.

Phoenix534

Do you have a monitor already or will you need to cover that as part of the $500?Mazoch

WoW does not take much to max, my old computer from 2002 could almost run it on max.

coolseth123

I am not sure if I am abiding by forum rules, but after a quick research, I saw a bunch of rather decent computers on Newegg, budget wise getting a 17 inch or 19 monitor would hit your budget perfect.davidline

pretty much anything with an actual GPU

pretty much anything with an actual GPU

scoots9

Whats a gpu? yes sorry im ignorant with some of this stuff...

Uh Isn't the new WOW expansion coming out soon? I would wait for that to come out and see what the requirements are for it. They might add some graphical improvements with the next expansion. But as others have said a $500 rig will be able to max out the current Wrath of the linch king expansion. BTW! Edit button is in the drop down menu right over there in the corner ------>dan_plus_o

thank u kind sir. do you think a Nvidia 9100 integrated chip would still be able to max even tho its integrated and...not really that gr8?

Might not be able to max it if you expect a monitor to be included in the $500 price tag.

Might not be able to max it if you expect a monitor to be included in the $500 price tag.

gosmo

ok lets say i dont need a monitor..

thank u kind sir. do you think a Nvidia 9100 integrated chip would still be able to max even tho its integrated and...not really that gr8?snipergun2895

[QUOTE="snipergun2895"]thank u kind sir. do you think a Nvidia 9100 integrated chip would still be able to max even tho its integrated and...not really that gr8?dan_plus_o

All rite heres a link of the computer im gonna get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147105

pretty nice specs except for the graphics card..I was thinking of putting in a BFG 450W with a 9400GT. The GPU requires PCI 2.0. But the computer has PCI 1 X 16. I think it can handle it tho from what ive herd in the customer reviews...some kid put in a 9800GT with a BFG 550 so i assume i can do what im tryin to do..

BTW how much watts does the Radeon HD4870 that u sed above require?

^^ make that 9500GT.

^^ make that 9500GT.

snipergun2895

Try this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+CQ5320Y+Desktop+with+AMD+Athlon%26%238482;+II+Processor+%26+18.5"+LCD+Monitor/9999126100050005.p?id=pcmprd126100050005&skuId=9999126100050005

And get one of these for it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102855&cm_re=hd_4670-_-14-102-855-_-Product

It should suit your needs pretty well, and you won't need a new power supply or a 6-pin power supply adapter for the 4670, which is pretty uncommon for any card that performs anywhere near as well.

Stupid glitchspot won't let me linked. My html is not formed well my ass.

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^^ make that 9500GT.

SF_KiLLaMaN

truee. i keep changing my mind on gpu..but yes now i am thinking definitely 9600 or higher.

Try this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+CQ5320Y+Desktop+with+AMD+Athlon%26%238482;+II+Processor+%26+18.5"+LCD+Monitor/9999126100050005.p?id=pcmprd126100050005&skuId=9999126100050005shakmaster13

your best buy link dont workk lol =[[

the GPU you sent me looks very nice for the price though!! :D so much better than a 9600GT. Do you need an hdtv monitor though to use it or can you use any monitor?

your best buy link dont workk lol =[[

the GPU you sent me looks very nice for the price though!! :D so much better than a 9600GT. Do you need an hdtv monitor though to use it or can you use any monitor?

snipergun2895

You can use any monitor or tv with a HDMI or DVI port. It can also work with a VGA port if you get a cheap $5 DVI to VGA adapter.

Since that link doesn't work try

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&id=pcat17080&type=page&lcn=Computers&sc=abComputerSP&st=processingtime:>1900-01-01&usc=abcat0500000&cp=1&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&nrp=15&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0501000%23%230%23%2329~~nf396||5061636b616765204465616c73&pagetype=listing

It's the one that costs $429.98, third one down the list I think

EDIT: God damn it. Why won't GS let me link?

you could easily build something in that pricerange, but getting a prebuilt is gonna cost u loads of crap, i suggest you buy the parts and let a company like frys build it for you

[QUOTE="snipergun2895"]

your best buy link dont workk lol =[[

the GPU you sent me looks very nice for the price though!! :D so much better than a 9600GT. Do you need an hdtv monitor though to use it or can you use any monitor?

shakmaster13

You can use any monitor or tv with a HDMI or DVI port. It can also work with a VGA port if you get a cheap $5 DVI to VGA adapter.

Since that link doesn't work try

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&id=pcat17080&type=page&lcn=Computers&sc=abComputerSP&st=processingtime:>1900-01-01&usc=abcat0500000&cp=1&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&nrp=15&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0501000%23%230%23%2329~~nf396||5061636b616765204465616c73&pagetype=listing

It's the one that costs $429.98, third one down the list I think

EDIT: God damn it. Why won't GS let me link?

aha thanks man. I kinda like the pavillion better though. It's quad core and has more ram. Although...The pavillion is DDR2 and the compaq u sent me has DDR3...does that matter?

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MrUnSavory1

yee sorry bout that. still new to these forums.

aha thanks man. I kinda like the pavillion better though. It's quad core and has more ram. Although...The pavillion is DDR2 and the compaq u sent me has DDR3...does that matter?

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MrUnSavory1

Okay, aside from the fact that this is in the wrong forums...

aha thanks man. I kinda like the pavillion better though. It's quad core and has more ram. Although...The pavillion is DDR2 and the compaq u sent me has DDR3...does that matter?HOMIE_G64

DDR2 and DDR3 doesn't really matter that much. The clockspeeds are higher on a DDR3 stick, but unless you are going to do some overclocking, getting more DDR2 memory is probably going to be better than less DDR3 memory.

ya haha ok thanks man thats all i needed to know =]

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FPS_Gamer123

LOL IS HE EVEN A MOD?

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snipergun2895

LOL IS HE EVEN A MOD?

ahah thats funny..

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[QUOTE="FPS_Gamer123"] That's all I've ever seen you post on here. FPS_Gamer123

LOL IS HE EVEN A MOD?

http://www.gamespot.com/users/MrUnSavory1/contributions?mode=forum&tag=profile-nav;contributions

Wow.....

You could get a laptop for that much that would play the game fine.. sSubZerOo

Yea but i need something that will last long.