Hi! I'm looking to get a new PC, specifically for gaming (WoW, mostly). I don't really need anything but a tower. However, I'm on a budget of about $600 or less, if possible. Can anyone recommend a decent tower for playing WoW that's around my budget? Would I be better off just doing a build? If so, what components would you recommend? Thank you for any help! I've been browsing Newegg and a couple other sites but I'm kind of new to building, so I'm having a hard time knowing what would work best on a budget.
In case you need them, here's the system requirements for WoW. ( Collapse ) ( Collapse )
Has anyone had this problem? I can play Asda Story, Shaiya, Guild Wars on my new Seagate Agent Go External Drive (250GB), but not WOW. It can't get past the patches. This is crazy because I didn't have this problem with my Western Digital drive. This drive was really an internal that I put in a Mad Dog external case. Could it be that this game just doesn't work with true external drives? Doesn't make much sense to me.
Note, I did all the suggested things: selective start-up, disabled firewall, etc. I never had to do any of this before [w/ the WD drive] so I am really lost.
Specs can be given if requested, but it's not a matter of me not meetin min or sugg reqs.
Alright, so I have a fairly noobish question to ask, so let me be stupid for a bit. :P
I'm thinking about upgrading my CPU some time in the near future. Right now, I'm using an AMD 5800+ (For those of you who don't wanna have to look it up, it's a 3.0GHz dual-core processor.) I'm think, of course, of going with a quad-core, probably AM2+ since it'll save me some cash, plus my motherboard isn't AM3 compatible. I was wondering if I was really going to see a huge output difference if I went with, say, a 2.3 or 2.5GHz quad-core compared to what I'm using now. I can post system specs if it'll make a huge difference.
Obscure and difficult, as you'll see from the subject line...
I've got a SATA HDD that has not been recently backed up, and which contains important data. Out of the blue, it stopped being visible to the BIOSes of the PCes I've tried it in. It still spins up, but the BIOS autodetects it, not even as "None", but with a blank ID (i.e. the manufacturer/model string seems to consist of spaces, as far as I can tell).
I've tried to view the drive with Vista Business 32-bit, Vista Home Premium 64-bit, and Gentoo 64-bit, but it isn't even listed as a plugged-in-but-not-useable drive.
I've also tried it in Vista Home Premium 64-bit in an external USB enclosure, both plugged in before power-on and after login, to no avail.
Can anyone recommend ...
Free software I can download to try on it
Some kind of tips or tricks for getting a BIOS to see it
A cheap and reliable local (to Raleigh, NC) Data Recovery place that will be able to get the files without charging a bazillion dollars
I'm looking to build a new mid-range HT/gaming (more on gaming, actually) PC for Christmas. I'm pretty much set on an AMD Athlon 64 6000+ for a CPU, and an NVIDIA 8800 GT for a video card, which I'm planning to purchase as an upgrade later on. I'm somewhat new to the hardware scene though, so I hope you guys could help me choose a good mobo.
I've been doing some research lately, and a majority of the stuff I've read so far recommend a Mobo with either an AMD690 or Nvidia 570 chipsets. I previously decided on an AMD 690 chipset mobo. I did some research on video cards later on, which is when I decided on the Nvidia 8800 GT. A few hardware review sites I've gone to recommend getting an NVidia 570 chipset for the card, but I'm having a hard time locating a good N570 board with a good feature/price balance.
On the other hand, I need a board with a mid-range on-board graphics card to tide me over while I save up for the Nvidia 8800 GT, which is where the AMD690 chipset mobos come in.
Honestly, I'm confused. Given an AMD Athlon 64 6000+ and an NVIDIA 8800 GT, what motherboard would you get for it, and why? Which mobo chipset would you recommend for a hybrid gaming/media PC? I'm hoping to spend about $100 or less if I could get away with it, but I wouldn't mind forking over about $200 tops.
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