Understanding Computer specs?

I'm going to Best buy within the next couple weeks and going to be looking for a desktop around the 600 mark not anything crazy just something to run mostly mmos, but when it comes to graphics cards and all that other spec stuff I don't know if I'm looking at something good.

For a Pc that run games like MMO well what kind of specs should I look for and how do you tell if the graphics card is good?

If you build it yourself, the specs will be better.

I'm going to Best buy within the next couple weeks and going to be looking for a desktop around the 600 mark not anything crazy just something to run mostly mmos, but when it comes to graphics cards and all that other spec stuff I don't know if I'm looking at something good.

For a Pc that run games like MMO well what kind of specs should I look for and how do you tell if the graphics card is good?

Chaotix410

It helps to say 600 what. ;)

A mid range card, e.g. an Nvidia 560ti or AMD HD6850 or HD6870 would probably suffice for MMOs and most other games, to be fair.

Mostly WoW and GW2

If you really want a prebuilt, don't go to best buy. Literally the worst place to get a prebuild. Either build your own, or go here. Drop the case and heatsink/fan to the cheapest then upgrade the GPU to 6770 and the power supply to the 500w.

Seriously though, build your own. You'll feel good about yourself and your experience will be better(and cheaper).

Building your own PC increases it's performance by up to 600%.

But on a serious note, many PC places have technicians that will charge you, not much either, generally around $20 for a full install or hardware. OS excluded you can get a nice PC for $580.

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I'm going to Best buy within the next couple weeks and going to be looking for a desktop around the 600 mark not anything crazy just something to run mostly mmos, but when it comes to graphics cards and all that other spec stuff I don't know if I'm looking at something good.

For a Pc that run games like MMO well what kind of specs should I look for and how do you tell if the graphics card is good?

LordRork

It helps to say 600 what. ;)

A mid range card, e.g. an Nvidia 560ti or AMD HD6850 or HD6870 would probably suffice for MMOs and most other games, to be fair.

I used to run WoW on a now ancient ATi x1950 Pro with pretty much every setting on it's highest apart from AA and shadows. So even those cards are a bit overkill for a MMO. :P

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I'm going to Best buy within the next couple weeks and going to be looking for a desktop around the 600 mark not anything crazy just something to run mostly mmos, but when it comes to graphics cards and all that other spec stuff I don't know if I'm looking at something good.

For a Pc that run games like MMO well what kind of specs should I look for and how do you tell if the graphics card is good?

sune_Gem

It helps to say 600 what. ;)

A mid range card, e.g. an Nvidia 560ti or AMD HD6850 or HD6870 would probably suffice for MMOs and most other games, to be fair.

I used to run WoW on a now ancient ATi x1950 Pro with pretty much every setting on it's highest apart from AA and shadows. So even those cards are a bit overkill for a MMO. :P

try getting a quad core cpu. also, the video card should have 1g vram at least.

best buys website is pretty cool itll tell you everything u need to know about what they carry.

youll probably finda fewgood candidates for the price..

no he wont.

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[QUOTE="LordRork"]

It helps to say 600 what. ;)

A mid range card, e.g. an Nvidia 560ti or AMD HD6850 or HD6870 would probably suffice for MMOs and most other games, to be fair.

spittis

I used to run WoW on a now ancient ATi x1950 Pro with pretty much every setting on it's highest apart from AA and shadows. So even those cards are a bit overkill for a MMO. :P

Well I was playing it with that computer all the way up to the late WoTLK days. :oops:

Prebuilts tend to have crap gpus but overpowered cpus and too much ram.

You should be looking for:

Nvidia GTX 460 768mb or better in the 400 series

Nvidia GTX550ti or better in the 500 series

ATI 5770 or higher in the 5000 series

ATI 6770 or higher in the 6000 series

ATI 7750 or higher in the 7000 series

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I used to run WoW on a now ancient ATi x1950 Pro with pretty much every setting on it's highest apart from AA and shadows. So even those cards are a bit overkill for a MMO. :P

sune_Gem

Well I was playing it with that computer all the way up to the late WoTLK days. :oops:

Well I remember a good excuse for me to quit was that my old Macbook couldn't play Cataclysm as the minimum requirements came out. (it could barely run WOTLK). Blizzard has upped it's engine slightly to require more demanding "toasters" for it to run on. :P

I Started looking at ecollegepc's stuff for a little under $700 would this be any good?

AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Zambezi 3.6Ghz 8MB Cache AM3+
AMD Heatsink and Fan Included
ASUS M5A97 (AMD 970, 2xPCI-E 6xSATA, 4xDDR3)
8GB (4GBx2) PC3 10666 DDR3 1333Mhz Memory Lifetime Warranty
500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA3 (Major Brand)
24X LG SATA Dual Layer DVD /-RW/CDRW w/Nero
1GB GeForce GT 440 GDDR5 PCI-E DVI/HDMI (Major Brand)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Raidmax Black Blackstorm (4 5.25, 5 3.5) 4 Fans, Audio/USB
ISO400 Foxconn Stock Power Supply
Onboard LAN included
Onboard Sound included
Black PS2 Internet Keyboard
Logitech Black USB Optical Scroll Mouse
Wires and Cables neatly tied up away from fans
3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

That does look awesome. I've heard alot of people complain about ibuypower shipping broken things, is that just bs?

That does look awesome. I've heard alot of people complain about ibuypower shipping broken things, is that just bs?

Chaotix410

That does look awesome. I've heard alot of people complain about ibuypower shipping broken things, is that just bs?

Chaotix410