New CPU for Black friday

[shniishnii]

Hi i am shopping for a new computer to get my WOW on, i have found a cheap Used mac mini and wonder if anyone has any imput on alternatives or if this will even be useable for Wow, i have played wow on my Imac g5 (2005) model and upuntill the videocard died it was great. i Do lots of 25man raiding.

here is the mac mini i found


40GB Hardrive
2.0 GB memory
1.83GHz Mac mini (MA608LL/A)

Graphics
Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory



thanks please post any helpful information, happy Thanksgiving/Black friday

[Moobious]

It's going to be pretty weak for raiding. To play wow at a reasonable resolution you really need a current gaming computer. A used mac isn't going to cut it.

[llDemonll]

mac mini = media center, not a gaming device. you're better off trying to use a microwave, a blender, 3 forks, and a bottle opener.

[Kripparrian]

My old laptop has similar specs: 1.8 dual core with onboard graphics, 2gb ram.

basically the only smooth(ish) 25m raiding I was getting was in 600x400 windowed resolution with lowest possible settings and game booster.

Full screen would be 3-6 fps; 15 if staring at the ground. (if the system doesnt crash, which it will)

[shniishnii]

Thanks for the input, i am a Mac user but since all i need this computer for is WOW i may consider a PC. anything under 500$ that would be useable? please post some cheap alternatives.

[Dion04]

mac mini = media center, not a gaming device. you're better off trying to use a microwave, a blender, 3 forks, and a bottle opener.

chuckled

[Fleetfox]

LOL MAC...................... (sorry don't ban me)

[shniishnii]

Would this PC be a better choice?

Computer Features: 3D Graphics
Processor: Up to 2.8 Ghz AMD Athlon II x2 240
Hard Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
Hard Drive Capacity: 500GB Hard Drive Capacity
Hard Drive Interface: SATA II
System RAM: 4 GB, Expandable To 8 GB
Memory RAM Type: DDR3; 2x2GB
RAM Expansion Slots: 2
Shared Graphics Memory: 256 MB

i know nothing about what is top of the line, middle, bottom. this PC is $460.00 and could be in my price range. tell me if it looks better than mac mini please.



THANK YOU Xuvial that PC looks alot better than mac mini...

[Xuvial]

Thanks for the input, i am a Mac user but since all i need this computer for is WOW i may consider a PC. anything under 500$ that would be useable? please post some cheap alternatives.

Considering the number of parts required to put together a PC, $500 is a very tough budget :S

The only pre-built alternative I can find (that can run WoW semi-decently) is this:
$599 - CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229193

Unless someone wants to custom build a $500 pc that has better specs than the above = /

[Deleted]

My old laptop has similar specs: 1.8 dual core with onboard graphics, 2gb ram.

basically the only smooth(ish) 25m raiding I was getting was in 600x400 windowed resolution with lowest possible settings and game booster.

Full screen would be 3-6 fps; 15 if staring at the ground. (if the system doesnt crash, which it will)

Sounds like my old laptop ^^

God how did i tank in these specs xD
(Funnily enough i had quick reactions even through the lagg :S)