Computer Specs

[tobias]

I've been a reader of the forums for some time now and I am looking for some help. I had a bad experience with a system I built a while back and I want to buy a computer from a site such as ibuypower for cyberpower. The only problem is I need some help deciding on which parts to choose. My budget is no more than $1000 and I want to be able to run WoW without any problems whatsoever. If I could get some help as to what parts to choose, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

EDIT: How would this build look:
Case: Apex Vortex 3620 Mid-Tower
CPU: Core i5-750
Motherboard: Asus P7P55 LX
Memory: 4GB DDR3/1800 MHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
PSU: 600 Watss
Hard Drive: 1TB
OS: Windows 7

[op3l]

Oy...

There are countless other threads already in the first page of this forum guy...

Intel I5 CPU
Radeon 5850 CPU
4gb RAM
Some sort of HD(like the WD Raptor series)
600+watt brand name Power supply
A cardboard box or something to hold the components
64bit win 7 so you can use all 4gb of ram.

[tobias]

I should've mentioned is that I mainly need help deciding on the motherboard and graphics card.

[tobias]

How would this build look:

Case: Apex Vortex 3620 Mid-Tower
CPU: Core i5-750
Motherboard: Asus P7P55 LX
Memory: 4GB DDR3/1800 MHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
PSU: 600 Watss
Hard Drive: 1TB
OS: Windows 7

I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks.

[Shammypower]

Don't no much about that case but parts are good. I would suggest getting a good brand PSU like Corsair or Coolmaster. PSU is one thing you don't want to cut corners on. I learned the hard way <.<

[Cilraaz]

I should've mentioned is that I mainly need help deciding on the motherboard and graphics card.

Picking a motherboard is difficult without knowing your CPU of choice.

Graphics card, go for a Radeon 5770 if you're trying to keep your build under a grand.

[tobias]

I decided I'd like to go with the i5-750 given my ~$1000 budget.

[Cilraaz]

In my opinion, Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 or (if you want CrossFire/SLI) Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P. Both have USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 (6.0Gb/s).

[tobias]

I don't know as much about computer hardware as I'd like so I have to ask, what is SLI and CrossFire?

[op3l]

I don't know as much about computer hardware as I'd like so I have to ask, what is SLI and CrossFire?

That's when you have two of the same model video card linked so they share their processing power.

SLI is the Nvidia term while CrossFire is the same thing except for ATI Radeon cards.

[kythless]

How would this build look:

Case: Apex Vortex 3620 Mid-Tower
CPU: Core i5-750
Motherboard: Asus P7P55 LX
Memory: 4GB DDR3/1800 MHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
PSU: 600 Watss
Hard Drive: 1TB
OS: Windows 7

I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks.

Unless your going to be doing some really high overclocking I wouldn't go with 1866 Mhz ram. I would drop down to 1600 Mhz. Reason for me at least I've had bad experience trying to get a stable overclock with 1866 Mhz ram.

Your system looks great. It looks almost identical to mine and will server you very well for WoW.

My system is
Intel Core I5 750 (Overclock @ 3.5Ghz)
MSI GD-65 motherboard (great overclocking feature and ability for xfire and sli (OC Gene that comes with this mobo kinda sucks, it overvolts.))
4GB G.skill 1600 Mhz ram
WD black HDD
Win7 64bit
60 FPS everywhere in WoW.

[tobias]

Thanks for help from everyone, I really appreciate it.

[tobias]

Does anyone know where I can find out what video inputs the GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard has? I can't find it on newegg or Gigabyte's website.

[Cilraaz]

Video inputs? It's got a single PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, if that's what you mean (NewEgg page, specifications tab, Expansion Slots section).

[tobias]

I meant video ports as in D-Sub, DVI, etc.

[Cilraaz]

I meant video ports as in D-Sub, DVI, etc.

Those would be on the video card, not the motherboard.

[tobias]

I just smacked myself.

EDIT: By the way, does the monitor I use make a difference on the way my system performs? I'm thinking about one of these two:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-8326
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236063

[None]

Monitor does make a difference depending on the resolution. If you're playing a game at 1920x1080 it's going to stress your video memory more than it would in a lower resolution. A 5770 is more than enough to play games at 1600x900 at high settings.

[tobias]

About the resolution, would using this monitor (recommended resolution 1920x1080) at 1600x900 affect the view?

[Powder]

Running LCD monitors on resolutions other than native resolution is not a very good idea, unless it's really needed. From my experience it makes everything look pixelated.