Buying A New Computer For WoW.

[Iskenator67]

I'm heading out later today to buy a new computer for WoW. After lots of online research, I think I've found one that should work. The link to it from Best Buy is here.

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Slimline+Desktop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+3GB+Memory+/+640GB+Hard+Drive/1253361.p?skuId=1253361&productCategoryId=pcmcat212600050008&id=1218243227257

I know it won't run it on ultra but it should work on low-medium settings & be suitable for raids. A lot of what I've read supports this but I'd like a final opinion. Again it doesn't need to be perfect, just run it decently. Your opinion will be greatly helpful before I drop a large chunk of money on it.

Wasn't sure if this should be in gaming or off-topic so move if need be.

 

[KalosCast]

The only possible stopping point I see would be the video card. According to Blizzard, that line should work. However, being an integrated graphics card... I would personally be leery of it.

 

[Vicarious Vangaurd]

You really don't need much to run WoW so you should be fine.

 

[jakko12345]

A computer especially for Wow. That can't be good for anyone's social life. not implying you have no life; i'm sure you do, but in most cases, well you get the idea.

 

[shemoanscazrex3]

You should just build one yourself if you can. Its not really that hard and I'm sure eventually you might get into other games so you might want to beef up the gfx card.

 

[TomLikesGuitar]

Definitely build one.

If you don't know how, do what I did for my sister's first PC.
Go to reddit.
Go to the buildapc subreddit.
Ask for what you need.
End up with a WAY cheaper PC that is much better.

They'll probably even help you set it up if you ask nicely... Plus it's something every PC gamer should know how to do.

 

[Altorin]

DO yourself a favor, and if you're going to buy a PC for a specific game, don't make it WoW.

Honestly, play whatever you want, but WoW has such a low hardware requirement, it will soon enough be the only thing you can play on it.