Hi casual gamer here, i know only the absoulete basics about computers, so my knowledge is limited i am looking fror a pre built computer that will run WoW and SWTOR on good to high settings smoothly, i also play counter strike source but i dont think that will be a problem, the two computers im looking at are: CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098) Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-4100(3.6GHz) 8GB DDR3 500GB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit for 540$ CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2107 Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-6100(3.3GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit 660$ Alienware X51 OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English PROCESSOR Intel® Core i5-2320 3.0GHz (6MB Cache) with Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 MEMORY 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz CHASSIS COLOR Matte Stealth Black with Dark Chrome Accents VIDEO CARD 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 545 Hard Drive 1TB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200RPM) 32MB Cache 900$ I just want to get the best bang for my buck honestly and i dont know much my budget is roughly 500-950$
Top one I would say, if you could get the second Cyberpower PC with an AMD Graphics Card then i'd go with that but from what I hear the FX4100 + AMD Graphics card is better than a slightly better AMD CPU with an nVidia graphics card but I could well be wrong.
You can build a much better computer with $950 as your limit. I just recently built my first computer a few months back, and it's beasting every game I throw at it. (1920 x 1200 resolution, near max settings at around 50-60 fps) All at the cost of $800 + shipping.
Of course I had some trouble putting them all together, but the manual guide is there for that. And Google :)
My build: US $800 HYPER 212 EVO 120MM CASE FAN WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA HD Corsair High Perform Vengeance 4GB DDR3 Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W 80+ Bronze Intel Core i5-2400 3.1Ghz LGA1155 CPU Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 MB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GDDR5 Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX Case
I'm not saying get the same build as I did, just use it as a reference. You can probably build a better computer than mine if you're willing to dish out a few more bucks.
Trust me, it's not as hard as it looks. Just a tad bit confusing at first. And for the love God, don't buy a pre-built computer. They're rip offs and under performers.... Most of them....
I don't play either WOW or SWOTR. But I did stress test it with Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 at maximun settings. It ran Battlefield 3 at 30 - 50 FPS online, and 40 - 60 fps for campaign. Crysis 2 with the latest patch, high resolution textures, and Directx 11 settings ran between 30 - 40 fps. Now keep in mind that none of my hardware are overclocked. Meaning these results are from factory settings.
By lowering the settings by a little bit, (like going from ultra to extreme for Crysis 2) both games run at 50 - 60 fps. So for the money I spent, the performance is very good.
And yes, it is cheaper and faster/stronger than prebuilt computers.
For Windows though, that's really up to you. I had a copy of Windows at the time, so that wasn't an issue for me.
[QUOTE="moondawg009"]Hi casual gamer here, i know only the absoulete basics about computers, so my knowledge is limited i am looking fror a pre built computer that will run WoW and SWTOR on good to high settings smoothly, i also play counter strike source but i dont think that will be a problem, the two computers im looking at are: CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098) Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-4100(3.6GHz) 8GB DDR3 500GB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit for 540$ CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2107 Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-6100(3.3GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit 660$ Alienware X51 OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English PROCESSOR Intel® Core i5-2320 3.0GHz (6MB Cache) with Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 MEMORY 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz CHASSIS COLOR Matte Stealth Black with Dark Chrome Accents VIDEO CARD 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 545 Hard Drive 1TB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200RPM) 32MB Cache 900$ I just want to get the best bang for my buck honestly and i dont know much my budget is roughly 500-950$ For 900 bucks you could build an awesome computer yourself. I left 50 bucks out because if you are scared of building your first one yourself any computer store or someone could build it for you for that money. With the 900 bucks you could get a rig far superior to that one and that would play the latest games at high to ultra settings. EVen bf3 :D. Just let us know if you are willing to build one and we will be happy to give u the part selection help.
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