Gaming PC Help

[Jenks86]

I'm looking to buy a new tower, ideally around the £500 mark, though I only need it to be capable of playing World of Warcraft on the top settings, which I understand as far as PC gaming goes isn't all that difficult. I've had a look around other sites and really don't want to get ripped off. I was looking at the The Vortex 500 Gaming PC, but I'm really not sure. Would really appreciate any help. These are the system requirements Blizzard recommend:

Windows® System Vista64/Windows 7 OS:

Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2
2 GB RAM
256 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
Multi-button mouse with scroll-wheel

Thanks in advance

 

[Yrubdarb]

I think the system requirements of recent WoW update packs are higher than those. I don't play it so I'm not sure.

 

[mantadog]

For the £500 mark this is about the best you will get.

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3670K APU (2.7GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® F1A55-M LE: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 3.0GB/s, USB 2.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA (Special Offer)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £517.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-llano-home-office/

That setup will play WoW no problems, not sure if it will get it on absolute maximum or not though. But it is the best you can get for the money

 

[dangro474]

I can't really do much better than Mantadogs spec above, however WoW is a very CPU intensive game. If you can live without their laughably poorly coded volumetric shadow sand sunshafts you could opt for a GPU downgrade and CPU upgrade to reap better performance while raiding / 40x40 battlegrounds etc.

 

[Jenks86]

Thanks for the help guys. I may have found a better option for me though, even if it is a little more expensive. I'll keeping looking though, it'll be a while before the new expansion comes out, which is what I really want it for.