looking for the best pre built gaming pc to max out WoW

[mike2695]

Hello to all, I have been researching for months and reading reviews about various different brands/companies for the right gaming pc for me. I'm a little nervous as I've never ordered a pc from online. Usually I would go purchase in person from my local best buy or something, but I would like to get a pre built right from the source. I do not want to build a computer because I have no knowledge of how too and I don't have the time and honestly nor the patience. I recently stopped playing WoW on my Asus G51vx gaming laptop and would like to experience it on the real thing. I decided I will be a pc gamer now. I also would like the gaming pc to play WoW (mop and warlords of draenor) on Ultra settings while raiding 25 mans or 40 man bg's. I will want it to be able to handle heroes of the storm and maybe even some LoL and a little skyrim only if possible. I've narrowed down the choices to alienware, digital storm, ibuypower, cyberpower, and origin pc. I've read countless reviews on each of these but they seem like solid places to look compared to others. I have also checked out the pre builts on new egg and they seem pretty decent as well but I wouldn't know. Please I need an experts advice on this and I was reccomended to come here and ask so finally I did lol. I know everyone swears by building trust me I know its way cheaper and better by far and I could save money. But I would prefer honest opinions on which one of those companies, or one not named is superior to the rest. Budget is 800-1200 dollars. I hear wow isn't that demanding so hopefully this will workout. Thanks in advance and I appreciate your help.

 

[filippi]

How about TOSHIBA Qosmio X75 for $1400?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834216536

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6tOok6koBg

 

[mike2695]

It has good specs but I don't trust toshiba for gaming. Even though wow is not very demanding I know toshiba from personal experience with heating issues and gpu failure. Plus I have friends that tell me stay away so I rather not. The ones I posted were recommended by other tech savvy people that play wow religiously. But I always like to double check here. Also it seems these are more like desktop replacements.

 

[willardspivens]

You guys crack me up. Seriously. I know people playing WoW on really crappy computers and it plays just fine with the video options set accordingly. True computer speeds come down to bus speeds, voltage through components, and true compatibility which no one has mentioned with all the components being talked about. Brand is practically insignificant as most integrated circuits are almost all made by the same companies. Now, with all that being said, to play WoW all that is really needed is a computer that exceeds the specs and a GRAPHICS CARD. Its all in the video card. Spend all your money on the Video Card. An SSD will help too but not as much as Video Card.......Should I say it a few hundred more times? Video Card, Video Card, Video Card..........I'm running a 5 year old i7 and an EVGA GTX 470 Superclocked. I can run wow on max settings with no problems what so ever. In fact, the GTX 480, which can be found for around $99, still out specs some of the newer cards. One more time, VIDEO CARD......

 

[filippi]

Necroposters... You cannot say "crappy computers", "all in the video card", "spend all your money on the video card" and after that use your own I7 build as an example. Any I7 build w/ a decent gpu will give high fps w/ good settings in WOW. Any I7 will still be a strong cpu for games.

See http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

Even for BF4.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2979150493825095267/

 

[evil115]

[strike]people were knocking on alienware for the workstation 'cough' apu but this apu is designed to handle very graphic and processor intensive feedback which is why my alienware 14 in laptop runs warcraft on ultra at about 140 to 160 fps in populated areas and about 75 in 25 man normals which I limit to 60[/strike]

 

[camille054]

That's a very nice pick....