burned... LOL

Hmm, I see now. Lucky I don't get WD ones. The Seagate ones priced similarly are 7200rpm though.

Ok, I can see your point. It took me quite a while to install my 2nd HDD earlier. I would have save a lot of time had I went to the Bios immediately instead of continuously checking the cabling which I was already damn sure it could not be anymore secured as that. It never occurred to me until late

It is always hard taking the first step but until then paying more is still the better option. The only good news is that the upgrade path like optical disk drive, HDD, RAM and video card is mostly reliable. My video card overheats and artifacts mainly because of dust choking the air vents but I can view it as a blessing though cause I can't find enough reasons to upgrade when it is still working.

WD these days are split into 3 main types: black/blue/green
black being performance, blue being... lol normal, and green is low powered.

there are benefits on using green (again, its NOT meant for performance) such as paying less TNB bills, play a part on saving our earth (lol) and your data are more likely to be secured as the drives spin slower, less heat, less motor wear/tear etc.

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Added on October 6, 2009, 9:16 pmon the paying more part, my friend linked me a thread at lyn tech support... someone asking for help on LYN with his inspiron problems ROFL

he could've just called dell and get everything fixed (assuming the warranty is still there. i mean, he doesnt even know if the warranty is still available, much less how to check on it, or calling dell rofl)

damn sad (or rather, farnee as hell) case

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Oct 6 2009, 09:16 PM

I think the interesting thing about WoW is that you need a good PC to enjoy it fully, but you dont need a GREAT set of specs, so you can actually spend quite cheaply for a good experience.

Don't really play any other games, have my xbox360 for the rare times i get a twitchy trigger finger.

So, a PC just for WoW.

RM1300 is a good price for a good rig? Hmmm.. can consider.

Whats the parts list?

again, specs wary depending on your requirement. While it may not need a GREAT set of specs to play WoW, you can obtain said GREAT specs and yet it may not be enough to fully max out WoW's details/fully sustain 60FPS at ANY given situation (be it a HUGE WG zerg fest or a MASSIVE SPELL/ZERG PVE raid situation or even the infamous laglaran)

and thats even considering WoW have not even ventured into DX10, and with windows 7 coming soon for DX11, sooner or later WoW will be stepping up to at least DX10 options.

like ive said again, if you're ok with settling for lower graphic details, and dont mind the occassional lag when things clutter up, its ok to get a lower spec comp. But if you wanna enjoy WoW fully for ALL it can offer, no, 1-2k is far from enough. i personally would recommend around 3-5k for JUST the CPU only.

as for the rm1300 price tag aggroboy mentioned, read his post carefully again. its fully listed. and thats considering you need to salvage your old casing/HDD/cd or dvdrom drives/heatsinks&fans etc