buy a new computer need a little bit help plz!

[zareksis]

I need to buy a new computer to play wow raid again =p i been out for like 4 monthlys how will this system play wow raid with ultar settings?
Computer A Processor AMD Athlon II X4 620(2.6GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 4GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drive 500GB SATA II
Optical Drive 1 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB
Audio Sound card - Integrated
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Power Supply 700W
Keyboard iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard
Mouse iBUYPOWER USB Mouse
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Special Features NZXT GAMMA Gaming Tower
Motherboard
Chipset AMD 770
CPU
CPU Type Athlon II X4
Installed Qty 1
CPU Speed 620(2.6GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 4 x 512KB
CPU Socket Type AM3
CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Graphics Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Memory
Memory Capacity 4GB DDR3
Memory Speed DDR3 1333
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 2GB x 2
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 2/4
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity 500GB
HDD Interface SATA II
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Audio
Audio Chipset Integrated
Audio Channels 8 channels
Communications
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports

[Corathor]

Looks to me like it'd probably do just fine.

[zareksis]

this computer B how will this run too
AMD Athlon II X2 245(2.9GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 2 x 1MB L2 Cache
Memory 4GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive 1TB SATA II
Optical Drive 1 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce G210 512MB
Audio Sound card - Integrated
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps
Power Supply 480W
Keyboard iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard
Mouse iBUYPOWER USB Mouse
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Special Features iBUYPOWER A235 Gaming Tower
Motherboard
Chipset AMD 780G
CPU
CPU Type Athlon II X2
Installed Qty 1
CPU Speed 245(2.9GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 2 x 1MB
CPU Socket Type AM3
CPU Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce G210
Graphics Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Memory
Memory Capacity 4GB DDR2
Memory Speed DDR2 800
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 2GB x 2
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 2/4
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity 1TB
HDD Interface SATA II
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Audio
Audio Chipset Integrated
Communications
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

[Wyndrunner]

Those will both run just fine, IMO. The first is much better though.

[Langianu]

Both of them look "ok" mostly, however both of them could really use a better Graphics card.
I'd personally suggest seeing if you can get a gfx from the new ati series, either 57xx or 58xx,
both of them at the moment gives the best bang for the buck.

Also about Cpu, as long as you atleast get a dual core (quadcore if ofc okay as well ^^), that is faster than 2ghz,
this should be fine for Wow. And about the Ram, depending on what os you'll go for, i'd suggest at the least 4gb, with Either DDR2 or DDR3.

As long as you get theese stats + 1 of the graphicscard, you probally wont even have to worry about upgrading for wow even when next expansion comes out.

-Langianu

[Nekhetyo]

Four gigs of ram seems a little weak imo. Even the average laptop can fit 8gigs now. I agree on getting a new gfx card though. Either the new 5 series of ATI or one of the newest nvidia cards the GTX 295/85

[Kuenai]

I believe that 4 gigs is more than adequate for gaming, especially WoW. You'd only need more if you're into rendering of some sort. Both systems are good, but you'd save more money by building it yourself with the same parts.

[shags the penguin]

Four gigs of ram seems a little weak imo. Even the average laptop can fit 8gigs now. I agree on getting a new gfx card though. Either the new 5 series of ATI or one of the newest nvidia cards the GTX 295/85

over 4gb of ram is generally not need tbh... only if your video editing or using very memory hungry programs will you need that much... I have 4gb and tbh while playing wow and other programs I hardly ever use more than 2.5gb at most (on windows 7...think vista takes a bit more )

[zareksis]

with computer A can i upgrade the video card down the road??

[Adon]

Buying a prebuilt PC is probably not the best idea. Some prebuilt PC's are hard wired to to use in house hardware exclusivly.
I suggest going to Newegg.com and putting together your own system.
If you want Windows7, who doesn't? Get a memory kit that has 3 sticks of 2gb ram.
As for a cpu, anything with dual core or better will be sufficient. I suggest the Intel 920 quad. It's cheap and easy to overclock.
Motherboard. Depends on what you want out of it. Pick something that has room for how much memory you want, plus enough slots for video/sound cards. Asus, DFI, Gigabyte, and EVGA are all good bets.
Graphics card. Ati 4000 series or Nvidia GTX 200 series will be overkill honestly. Anything from those catagories will give you 60FPS at max settings.
Powersource. Get a trusted name like Corsair or Antec. 550watts for single GPU, 850watts for SLi or Xfire.

If you choose wisely, you can easily build a PC with several years of top of the line gaming for $1000

Reminder, DX11 is just around the corner. You wont need it for WoW, but games will be coming for in around Christmas time. Also, going this route, you will need to put it together yourself. This isnt for everyone, but is not hard to accomplish.
Have fun with it!

[Adon]

with computer A can i upgrade the video card down the road??

Yes, any PCI Express 2.0 Graphics card will fit in it's slot. When you upgrade cards, you will need to remove the old drivers before installing the new card or you will suffer many problems.
If the motherboard has 2 PCI-E slots, you can install a second card of the same type/manufacturer and connect them with a SLI connector for even better results.

I hope this helps.

[Fooliecoolie]

Buying a prebuilt PC is probably not the best idea. Some prebuilt PC's are hard wired to to use in house hardware exclusivly.
I suggest going to Newegg.com and putting together your own system.
If you want Windows7, who doesn't? Get a memory kit that has 3 sticks of 2gb ram.
As for a cpu, anything with dual core or better will be sufficient. I suggest the Intel 920 quad. It's cheap and easy to overclock.
Motherboard. Depends on what you want out of it. Pick something that has room for how much memory you want, plus enough slots for video/sound cards. Asus, DFI, Gigabyte, and EVGA are all good bets.
Graphics card. Ati 4000 series or Nvidia GTX 200 series will be overkill honestly. Anything from those catagories will give you 60FPS at max settings.
Powersource. Get a trusted name like Corsair or Antec. 550watts for single GPU, 850watts for SLi or Xfire.

If you choose wisely, you can easily build a PC with several years of top of the line gaming for $1000

Reminder, DX11 is just around the corner. You wont need it for WoW, but games will be coming for in around Christmas time. Also, going this route, you will need to put it together yourself. This isnt for everyone, but is not hard to accomplish.
Have fun with it!

He plans to buy from IBUYPOWER so there is no fear of that. They use off the shelf components. If it was Dell, HP, Sony or Lenovo, they would use specially designed components.

[zareksis]

yes they both premades from newegg and both is ibuypower.