Computers & Networking

[EthanHoward1]

Hi i need some help.. can you guys recomend any computers that are perfect for gamming... like world of warcraft.. starcraft etc?

[EthanHoward1]

oh also an affordable price =D

[RealGeorgeW Valued Expert]

What's your price limit? That's clearly going to be your limiting factor.

[Entropy]

Also, WoW and original Starcraft (don't know about II) are actually pretty light on system requirements.  Especially original Starcraft since it's around a decade old.

Right now all we can tell you is you'll get far more bang for your buck with a desktop than a laptop.

[ITechGuy16]

@Ethan Yeah, I agree w/ George and Entropy. It's really going to depend on your price range. A desktop will allow you get a more powerful machine, as far as processing power, RAM, etc, for cheaper. But we can definitely help you find some reasonable laptops that will do the trick. 

[No121Else]

Really recommend getting an Intel based machine with a fair amount of Ram and a Quad Core focus for that only then upgrade with a Graphics Card, it will help you in the long run.

"Gaming Computers" to be honest are generally overpriced and you can get a better deal on a cheaper PC and upping the graphics card or building your own all together.

[jameswlane]

Warcraft and Starcraft are not very heavy games, so most mid-range and up pc will run them like a champ.

You could easily get away with something in the $650-$800 range without stressing too much about it.

[No121Else]

I picked mine up for $380 and am going to pop a Graphics Card in it, and in a year swap to a quad core for all under $400 which would top my already good computer to a PC that can run the newest games.

Right now for $380 I did a

HP

Dual Core E5200 @ 2.50ghz

6gb's of RAM

500gb HDD 7200 RPM

Intel G31/33 Chipset (Intergrated)

Windows 7 64-Bit

and it can still run the new Need For Speed: World Beta on Medium settings, granted its not pushing the graphical limits with that game but it is better in comparison to Starcraft and WoW which I have played on Single Cores just fine.

[Entropy]

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No121Else wrote:

I picked mine up for $380 and am going to pop a Graphics Card in it, and in a year swap to a quad core for all under $400 which would top my already good computer to a PC that can run the newest games.

Right now for $380 I did a

HP

Dual Core E5200 @ 2.50ghz

6gb's of RAM

500gb HDD 7200 RPM

Intel G31/33 Chipset (Intergrated)

Windows 7 64-Bit

and it can still run the new Need For Speed: World Beta on Medium settings, granted its not pushing the graphical limits with that game but it is better in comparison to Starcraft and WoW which I have played on Single Cores just fine.

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That's more than enough for WoW/Starcraft I, except maybe the G31/G33.  It'll be fine except possibly in Lagaran or when raiding.

However, it's easy to upgrade integrated graphics in a desktop if the power supply is decent,  NVidia's GT240 is <$100 and doesn't use much power and has plenty of oomph for WoW, Aion, and even Crysis at reasonable settings.

[skylarmacminn]

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 Aion

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Assuming you don't do any Fortress raids, or anything involving HUNDREDS of Elyos and Asmo's in one specific area at any given time.