banthracis :
That's like saying my 1960 mustang has a V8 so it should run just as fast as your 2010 mustang because they're both V8.
1964 1/2 was actually the first year of the Mustang, they didn't exist in 1960. And with the way they were built back then, it is very possible that the 641/2-69 Mustangs are much faster than the ones of today (many of the new models don't even have V8s) Not a good comparison, but I do see your point.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: around 1/10/2010 BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: 600-800) I paid $150 for MB/CPU/RAM but I am not limited by this number. Maybe $200-$300 more?
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: The only thing I have on this system is World of Warcraft
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS) Power Supply is 300w - I believe the make is Antec.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: pricewatch.com or newegg.com - although I bought these pieces from Ascentech.com, through pricewatch
PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer AMD over Intel, but not opposed to Intel. I also prefer Nvidia over ATI, but again.. not opposed.
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050,
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I am using Windows 7 32-bit. I build this machine specifically to play WoW, and yes the Sempron is an older model of CPU, but most of everything I read on the internet and hear from friends is that WoW doesn't require alot of heavy CPU or RAM to run well. (2GB is usually enough, and I know many people that play on a 1.6GHz processor) This might not be true for Dalaran, but I am more concerned about overall play in the rest of the game and in Raids.
Since I started this thread, I have updated my graphics card to an ATI Radeon x1950 Pro card with 256MB of RAM. The frame-rate and overall performance is better than it was before, but it still isn't as good as I would like it to be. Most people that I know have a 512MB or 1GB card, so I am thinking I might need to go to one of those instead.