Extreme Budget Gaming 400 would that build be able to handle wow on lets say good settings and have good fps in 25's
Extreme Budget Gaming 400 would that build be able to handle wow on lets say good settings and have good fps in 25's
The 400 build should be able to handle WoW extremely well in solo and 5-man content. It will do alright in 10-man content - shadows turned completely off and particle effects dialed down. For 25-mans, I would probably estimate that you would need to dial it down to a mix of good and high settings to maintain 40-50fps average (during fights).
This all assumes a low amount of add-ons, 1080p resolution and multi-sampling turned off. Anything that will eat a significant portion of the CPU power (add-on) will most likely result in a fairly substantial reduction to the effective minimum framerate (25-mans).
hmm these look pretty damn good actually thanks for sending me here.
Hello guys, and girls, me again...
I'm having a problem finding the Radeon 6870 here in Boston, and buying online is not an option at the moment, so I was wondering if the GTX 550Ti or GTX 560 would be good replacements. Is there a big performance gap between these 2? I just play WoW and D3 and I can't spend more than US$200.00. Is there any other GPU in this price range that you guys recommend?
Thanks!
I would avoid the 550 Ti, the 560 however is a decent GPU and if you can't really get anything else, then it is not a bad option.
You could also just opt for a 6850 and perhaps try and OC it a bit. Hope this helps!
Nice list. I'm eyeing the Gaming 1600 setup. Would switching to the geforce 680 and a HAF X case be viable? Also should that be enough for Diablo at max settings? Would Gaming 1200 be enough? I'll probably just be running Diablo 3.
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Last edited by Xuvial; 2012-06-13 at 03:58 AM.
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Getting a $1200 gaming computer for a game such as Diablo III would be short of a waste. Even the 450 build has enough raw power to run a demanding title such as Battlefield 3 at medium/high settings at 1080p. I have a friend who does just that.
What I would recommend though if you have some extra money and want a good computer that will last for a while (without spending a fortune) is the following:
- i5 2500k, no reason not to get an unlocked CPU and bring it up to 4.0-4.4GHz.
- 8GB of RAM
- A 500GB storage HDD of sorts.
- 128GB SSD
- GTX 460, Radeon 6870, GTX 560 Ti (at $220), Radeon 7850
Should cost between ~$700-950 depending on what GPU you get, excluding Windows. I find that the 800 build + a SSD is what I would recommend to most friends as a good, modern gaming PC.
As Xuvial said though, if you are getting this entirely for Diablo III, get the 450 build, add a SSD (if you want to) and you are good to go.
Thanks for the advice, i took some parts from the 800 and 900 build. This is what i was able to make up
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/a3gW
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1086.78
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-06-13 13:29 EDT-0400)
The case is probably a bit excessive but i don't mind paying the premium for such a sleek case. Will all the components work together?.. This is my first build so i'm unsure if the parts will be compatible or not.
Yep looks good, you're good to go.
Ok, thanks a lot. One more question... should i get a CPU cooler or should I be fine without one?
If you intend to overclock then yes you should get one.
If you're looking for a cheap decent option I recommend this:
XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 - $30
A step up from that (air) would be something like this:
NZXT HAVIK-140 - $60
Noctua NH-C14 - $70
Corsair H80 or H100 is good too (closed liquid loop) but they're also ~$90-113 + custom fans if you prefer.
I would like to see more people getting the NZXT Havik-140, great CPU heatsink for sure!
Interesting, if it's good you might have something to add to the mouse suggestions, we'll see it's scheduled for July.
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