New Rig Everyone Come please.

[Un0me]

Hi , everyone!
Well ive decided to get a new Pc because my pc cannot handle video games well at all I heard that i can build a good comp for less.. here's the stuff you guys need to know.. im sorry I could do it myself but i honestly know not a thing about computers! so please help me out!

Budget: 1 thousand dollers american currency
Spec's: Gameing computer such as able to play ... City of Villains/Heroes world of warcraft etc on good quality or max with no lag
Doesnt matter the speed or anything else I can use my old keyboard and mouse and screen doesnt bother me =D but umm other then that i dont need "Lots of space" But Enough space to fit games and movies i like to download.. thank u for your help everyone i will check back here every 1-3 minutes =D

the reccommend for the game i really want to play is

ecommended System Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon™ XP 2000+
1 GB RAM
16X CD-ROM Drive *
4 GB Available HDD Space
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200
16-bit Sound Card
Broadband Internet Connection
DirectX® 9.0c

Sounds Best on Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series!

*The Collector’s DVD Edition requires a DVD-ROM Drive.

i would like something a bit or alot better then the video card that way i can max out it or close to max thank u for ur help guys/girls!

[blue60007]

Here's something to get you started:

Antec Sonata II 450W
ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700CFBOX - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100154SR Radeon X1800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM

This assumes you don't mind going with AMD processors. If you rather have an Intel system, it can be adjusted.

Based on www.newegg.com prices, it's a tad under $1000

[MakeYourslf2012]

The system blue60007 suggest is a great one - it should play the games you want, flawlessly.

[Un0me]

Thank u blue! but umm! is that better then the geforce 6200 reccommend?
and is that build very good for City of villains/heroes ?

[Un0me]

are these the things you were reccommending ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
Antec Sonata II 450W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569
Mother Board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103622
Processer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102008
video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106014
Dvd/Cd RW / player
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102059
Operating Disc thingy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701
Hard drive

[Un0me]

Don't I need a floppy drive for the install of anything ?

[freakitchen]

Your links are fine, those are the correct components.

The system blue detailed is MUCH better than your game's minimum requirements, the graphics card is no exception to that.

It might be a good idea to get a floppy drive; they're generally not needed for installation, but can be useful for diagnostics if anything goes wrong.

A forum note, please edit your posts rather than triple posting in future.

FK

[Un0me]

thats the requirement for the game not minimum................. u mean Way better then the reccommend or No? ? can u tell me what is the spec's of that comp im gonna build cus cus i dunno lol what the 450 watt whatever is the case to right ? is this comp gonna be able to play City of heroes/villains on Max/ Close to max settings? or at least 70% ?

[Stuey]

Basically, the system Blue recommended is about as good as you can get at this point. There are a few better options, but the cost would skyrocket. This comp should make all current games look great, if not fantastic.

The 450W is the peak power draw of the power supply. The Antec Sonata II is a snazzy looking case and comes included with a power supply so you don't have to buy a case and a PSU separately. Antec is a reputable PSU vendor so you shouldn't have any problems there.

But to answer your question directly, yes, the system recommended to you is WAY WAAAAY better than the game's recommended specs. Since those are recommended and not "minimumum" specs, I assume that you *should* be able to play your games on max, or close to it.

Floppy drives are cheap and good to have around, just in case. I bought a floppy for my system three years ago, and haven't used it except to test that it works. It now lives under my bed. If you need a floppy in the future, you can always order one or run to the nearest store to pick one up.

[blue60007]

Yeah, it looks like you've got the links right.

You don't *have* to use that case...you can look around on Newegg to find something else you might like better. Just don't use the junk power supplies that tend to come with cases. Antec is one of the few exceptions to that rule though... I've recommended that one since it's a nice case and a good power supply for a very good price. The power supply is probably a $60 one and if the case was sold without the power supply it would probably be around the same price...

This system should handle any game out there without a problem at max settings. Your game says an AMD XP 2000+ - this one has an Athlon 64 3700+ - much faster. The X1800XT is probably comprable to a GeForce 7900GT or so. You've got the 1 gig of RAM, plenty of hard drive space (and a fast hard drive) and a DVD drive if you need that for the Collectors edition.