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Sammas · Post by **Sammas** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:14 am

Sooooooo, time to buy the new computer. I know I wanna get the recommended specs in my new comp so I can play WoW. Just wondering if there is anything else yall suggest I get? PC game controllers? Lazer mouse thinger? a big jug to pee in so I can play more? lol

So pumped up! im gonna play, im gonna play! Especially good since my last eqoa disc bit the dust today. lol

Sokaris · Post by **Sokaris** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:22 am

A laser mouse is a good idea.

You won't need a game controller, and I don't even think they're compatible with WoW.

You're better off learning to move with a mouse and key board, and binding all your spells to the keyboard. Start off that way and you'll be in good shape.

Post by **86er** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:49 am

/w raymug, crawlpappy, explicit, severian, or cuda when you make your char

cya soon!

Smelly old Hob · Post by **Smelly old Hob** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:10 am

I will now post two of them ost burning questions on everyones minds. How ya doing? and Can I have your stuff?

p.s WINTERSON!!!!!!!!!

Sammas · Post by **Sammas** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:53 am

lol who are you smelly hob?

Cyren · Post by **Cyren** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:34 am

For WoW I recommend:

A fast processor (3.0 GHz or better)
1 gig of Ram
Decent video card (complicated subject)

I guess it depends how much you can afford, here is a good one...

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... 00G1&s=dhs

Sammas · Post by **Sammas** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:03 pm

nice, thats around my price range too, no credit card though. hahahaha *sigh*

I think im gonna tour around town today and see what I can find locally.

Severian · Post by **Severian** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:01 pm

Fuck Dell, build this:

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Motherboard - ABIT Fatal1ty AN8-SLI
Memory - 2 x 1024MB Corsair XMS-3500LL Pro
Graphics - 2 x BFG GeForce 7800 GTX OC 256MB Water Cooled
Sound card - Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
Speakers - Creative Labs Gigaworks S-750
Keyboard - Avant Prime
Mouse - Logitech G5
Display - Dell 2405FPW
Hard drives - 3 x Western Digital 4000YR 7,200RPM, 400GB
Optical drive - Sony DRU-810A
Floppy - Mitsumi FA404A w/flash memory reader
Case - Silverstone TJ-06
Cooling system - Koolance Exos-2
CPU cooler - Koolance CPU-300-V10
CPU cooler adapter - AMD64 Adapter
Hose adapter - Koolance Y 3/8" - 1/4" Hose Splitter
Hose adapter - Koolance L 3/8" - 1/4" Hose Splitter
Power supply - PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 SSI
Operating system - Windows XP Pro, SP2

not sure on prices now but it cost around $6500 for all these parts last year.

Smelly old Hob · Post by **Smelly old Hob** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:03 pm

Smelly Old Hob = the MAN the MYTH the LEGEND. JESTIE Jestie Uber Mage on Aim. If you forgot you bastard.

Post by **Rayne** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:21 pm

6500 for overkill, or 1500 for great performance?
I play on a dell that i upgraded a tad with more ram and a better video card and it was 1500. I'm never over 300 MS and my frames per second in a molten core raid are in the 40s. If your like a computer designer then you may just wanna go all out and get a 6500 computer so you can do more than just play games, but if your just looking for a game box a dell will do just fine. I played EQ2 on max settings with no problems with my dell. The water sure looked pretty in eq2.

Post by **Crawlpappy** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:31 pm

screw dell!!!

New Egg ftw!!

built mine for 1200. gonna upgrade video card maybe monday for shits and atm im running radeon 9800 pro.

any recommendations on vid card Severian, im wanting to spend maybe 500$

Severian · Post by **Severian** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:37 pm

Crawlpappy wrote:screw dell!!!

New Egg ftw!!

built mine for 1200. gonna upgrade video card maybe monday for shits and atm im running radeon 9800 pro.

any recommendations on vid card Severian, im wanting to spend maybe 500$

What motherboard do you have?

Post by **Rayne** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:41 pm

I still am fine with dell, threw in a sick monitor flat screen for free and i only had to make a few payments since i paid with financial aid. College materials writeoffs for the win!

Post by **Crawlpappy** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:52 pm

idk ill check when i get home..on the motherboard.

Sammas · Post by **Sammas** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:27 pm

lol Heya Jestie! I had no idea you were over here =)

Okay, heres what i can afford, remember, this is canadian money so its like 1800 usd.

http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/con ... AT_CHXPP14

Will that do me more than fine?

Oh! and whats the stuff you need to make your tv act like a PC monitor? Got a big ass high def tv id like to take advatage of.

Sokaris · Post by **Sokaris** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:49 pm

If you're going to spend that much, just build one yourself.

It'll be way easier to upgrade it, and will be a much more quality system.

PCs are intimidating at first, but so easy to put together. Plus you can buy a bad ass case and have it look pimped out.

newegg.com and zipzoomfly.com ftw!

Severian · Post by **Severian** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:26 pm

Sammas wrote:lol Heya Jestie! I had no idea you were over here =)

Okay, heres what i can afford, remember, this is canadian money so its like 1800 usd.

http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/con ... AT_CHXPP14

Will that do me more than fine?

Oh! and whats the stuff you need to make your tv act like a PC monitor? Got a big ass high def tv id like to take advatage of.

Build this:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wis ... =cheap+sli

Sammas · Post by **Sammas** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:31 pm

Heh all I see when i look at pc stuff is latin words. Not a clue how you go about such things as building a computer. Id rather just spend money and have it over with lol.

Once ideas get too complicated I get rid of them in a deep hole somewhere lol.

Sokaris · Post by **Sokaris** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:34 pm

I'm no expert on Dell PCs, but I have heard that they are very hard to mod and upgrade most of the time. You'll probably be saving yourself money in the long run if you do it yourself.

There are tons of "how-to" guides to build a pc, as well as sample PCs built.

It's not much of a hassle, but to each his own.

Sokaris · Post by **Sokaris** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:51 pm

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 645,00.asp

Something like this is a good guide to get started. Some things are different, but you can easily upgrade whatever you want to, like the video card, etc.