Thinking of getting a newer pc but could use some opinions

[Deleted]

Hey guys, been looking at getting a newer pc but haven't got the first clue if i'm brutally honest, usually i'd just go for the cheapest/as upto date as i could afford, while trying to aim at either quad core of some kind with Nvidia graphics.

The pc i'm looking to get next though is differently spec'd:

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor
- 3.2 GHz
- 2.5 GT/s FSB
- 4 MB Smart Cache
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM - 4 GB
Graphics card ATI Radeon™ HD5570 graphics processor
Screen type None
Hard drive 1TB 7200 rpm SATA
Optical disk drive DVD-RW
Memory card reader Yes
USB 4 x front, 6 x rear
FireWire 1
Modem/Ethernet 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
WiFi Yes - 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth No
Video interface HDMI, DVI
Audio interface 3.5mm, SPDIF, Optical
TV output HDMI
Expansion card slot 2x PCI-Ex1, 1x PCI-E x16
Sound Onboard 7.1

Anyone got any idea on what kind of performance i would get form a setup like this when playing WoW?
Don't really got much of a budget, would be looking at spending no more then £500 total, only after a tower as i got keyboards, monitors etc.

[chazus]

Can you build it, or know someone who can? You can usually get a much better deal if its custom built over prebuilt. That's a fairly tight budget as is. You'd need to get a newer graphics card pretty much at the get go. The hardware is 3 years old as it is.

Where are you located?

[vesseblah]

usually i'd just go for the cheapest/as upto date as i could afford, while trying to aim at either quad core of some kind with Nvidia graphics.

The pc i'm looking to get next though is differently spec'd:

Yeah, it's differently spec'd alright... Dualcore processor and not Nvidia graphics, both of which are three years old at this point so not really up to date either.

Anyone got any idea on what kind of performance i would get form a setup like this when playing WoW?

Pretty bad. You can probably play at low settings just fine, but medium won't happen in any group content. Biggest problem is the graphics card which is meant for facebook/porn/minesweeper, not for any kind of 3D games.

[Deleted]

Try this one for size:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£60.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.00 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£144.69 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.92 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £515.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-13 21:00 BST+0100)

Slightly over £500, but what do other people think?

[Lemmiwink]

Your CPU is fine for now. Wait for Haswell. Get a new GPU and some more RAM if you can afford it though, it is your biggest, if not only, real bottleneck. Ask me how I know? Just re-built some old rig for a friend with exactly that CPU, slapped a 6950 on it and it runs WoW on ultra just fine. (40-50 fps in pandaria, 35ish fps during lfr)

[Deleted]

Your CPU is fine for now. Wait for Haswell. Get a new GPU and some more RAM if you can afford it though, it is your biggest, if not only, real bottleneck. Ask me how I know? Just re-built some old rig for a friend with exactly that CPU, slapped a 6950 on it and it runs WoW on ultra just fine. (40-50 fps in pandaria, 35ish fps during lfr)

So, something like this set, I guess?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£57.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£206.78 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£75.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £340.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-13 22:36 BST+0100)

[Lemmiwink]

That upgrade should have him playing WoW perfectly for the next 2-3 years yes.

[vesseblah]

Your CPU is fine for now.

List in first post is not what the OP has now, but what he's buying (I think). Definitely need verification for this before going any further.

[Lemmiwink]

lol, assumed that three year old build was what he had atm. I wouldn't buy that today unless it was ridiculously cheap. Talking maximum 250$ cheap. Even that would be stretching it.

[Deleted]

List in first post is not what the OP has now, but what he's buying (I think). Definitely need verification for this before going any further.

Yeah that was what i was looking to buy but if i can find better for between £500-£550 - and yeah i know, seriously tight budget, as it is, i'd probably be asking me dad to get it upfront and me pay him back after.
I'm located in the UK.

[vesseblah]

Yeah that was what i was looking to buy but if i can find better for between £500-£550 - and yeah i know, seriously tight budget, as it is, i'd probably be asking me dad to get it upfront and me pay him back after.
I'm located in the UK.

The list tenangrychickens wrote in post #4 is significantly better. It just needs you or somebody else to assemble the parts.

[Deleted]

id change the HDD to http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digi...5893563&sr=1-9, which is £43.57 from tenangrychickens list and get a http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=54944 gpu instead at £148.74, unsure if aria charge delivery for just standard delivery, prob see a better performance boost, though keeping the rest the same

[Deleted]

Nice, shouldn't be too much of an issue finding someone locally who could do the build for me, plenty peeps I play WoW with are local hehe.
If Tenangrychickens build is only £515, i shouldn't see it being too much of an issue.
Cheers for the help peeps

Thorianrage:

I don't got a great budget size so changing the £43,57 for something £148.74 wouldn't be an option sadly

[Deleted]

emi, youve misunderstood me, on tenangrychickens list, change the HDD on there to the one i linked to, and also change the GPU he suggested to the one i suggested, its roughly around the same price in total and you get a bit better gpu out of it

[Deleted]

emi, youve misunderstood me, on tenangrychickens list, change the HDD on there to the one i linked to, and also change the GPU he suggested to the one i suggested, its roughly around the same price in total and you get a bit better gpu out of it

Well, Emi said £500-550, so why not keep my HDD and upgrade to your suggested GPU? That still comes to under £525.

[Deleted]

ah nice, was just trying to control the budget as best as :P, good call dude

[Eroginous]

Yeah that was what i was looking to buy but if i can find better for between £500-£550 - and yeah i know, seriously tight budget, as it is, i'd probably be asking me dad to get it upfront and me pay him back after.
I'm located in the UK.

This is going to be your best bet for $500. $515 should be doable. You could always drop the optical drive and the hard drive, and just get another stick of ram (8gb if you have 64 bit windows is nice).

Try this one for size:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£60.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.00 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£144.69 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£35.92 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £515.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-13 21:00 BST+0100)

Slightly over £500, but what do other people think?