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beserk · Aug 21, 2008, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Ok guys since all of you advised me to build my own pc i went to http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ (not sure if theyre trustworthy) and virtually built one to handle GW on High settings and hopefully GW2, it came to £741 inc VAT and Delivery.

Is it Alot better than this PC http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...ory&sku=035569 (was going to buy this instead)

Also did i build it right? (will edit sections you guys correct)

Note: I SUCK AT COMPUTERS

Processor (CPU)

AMD PHENOM™ X4 9550 (2.2GHz) 4 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2+)

Memory (RAM)

4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)

Motherboard

ASUS® M3N72-D: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD (£59)

USB Options

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - Hard Disk

500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

Power Supply & Case Cooling

450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)

NONE

CD/DVD Drive

20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

Graphics Card

1024MB GEFORCE 9600GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card

ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities

WIRELESS 54Mbps NETWORK CARD

Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case

Stylish Silver/Black Trident case + 2 front USB

Firewire & Video Editing

2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)

Monitor

17 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 8MS, D-Sub

Surge Protection

Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection!

Anti-Virus

KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS 7.0 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC

Warranty

1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return

moriz · Aug 21, 2008, 08:49 PM // 20:49

i'd say go to a more standard geforce 9600GT card. the 1gb vRAM will be entirely wasted, since the GPU is not fast enough, and your monitor is too small to benefit from it.

beserk · Aug 21, 2008, 08:54 PM // 20:54

Ok 2 last questions

1.) so is changing it to 9600gt the only thing i have to do, no mistakes in other areas?
2.) would it still be better than the pc i was going to get shown in the link?

thanks.

moriz · Aug 21, 2008, 08:58 PM // 20:58

well, change it to a 9600GT with 512mb

it won't really be a better PC, but it will be a PC that performs similarly while costing slightly less money. you will never use the extra RAM on the 1gb card, so it's money wasted.

Snograt · Aug 21, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Monitors are fairly cheap nowadays. See if you can stretch to at least a 19". 20-22" would be even better (but then you'd need that 1024 9600GT)

Quaker · Aug 21, 2008, 09:57 PM // 21:57

Or, you could go for an ATI 4850 based card.

Elder III · Aug 22, 2008, 09:42 PM // 21:42

I suggest the ATI Radeon HD4850 - many people believe that ATI and AMD work best together (myself included), and the 4850 is very powerful indeed... I'd suggest a 500 watt Power Supply then, because that Processor and that video card would draw allot just themselves. Good Luck!