Guild Wars 2 Computer Build questions/help . . .

[Lakasha]

I wish that I had a computer that could actually play Guild Wars 2

[Roxanne]

I wish that I had a computer that could actually play this game

Me too, sis Have you looked at the system requirements for it? I didn't think they were that taxing (if I'm remembering correctly). But, I hear you, I went a LONG time before we finally replaced my old laptop. *hugs* I hope you can play it, that would be awesome

Here are the Sys Requirements, straight from their website:

Our goal with Guild Wars 2 is to have it run on a wide range of Windows gaming PCs.
◦Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or better
◦Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better
◦2 GB RAM
◦NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800, ATI X1800, Intel HD 3000, or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
◦25 GB available HDD space
◦Broadband Internet connection
◦Keyboard and mouse


Hope this helps Lakasha and, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[Seyella]

I wish that I had a computer that could actually play this game

Aww . . . Lakasha - I wish that you could join us there! Where do you fall short on the Sys Reqs? Maybe if we all put our heads/resources together, we can come up with the hardware for you!

[Roxanne]

I wish that I had a computer that could actually play this game

Aww . . . Lakasha - I wish that you could join us there! Where do you fall short on the Sys Reqs? Maybe if we all put our heads/resources together, we can come up with the hardware for you!

THAT is an excellent suggestion, Seyella!! I'd be glad to help

[Lakasha]

You all would laugh at my computer. Almost embarrassed to say though as I said my son has been talking about picking me up a couple things.

It is a Dell Dimension 4600. I have a Pent4 2.4 ghz and I put in an old ATI Radeon 9600 / X1050 Series and 1gb of ram.

Apparently according to "can you run it" Guild Wars wants my computer to be faster, have better memory and a prettier video card. I don't know if motherboard even has a PCIe slot (I think it doesn't). Dell seems to try to keep you from upgrading much.. but the computer was gifted so can't really complain too much.

Sometimes I am amazed I can play DDO

Thanks for the offer.. maybe I need Zipp (my son) to come post here about it since he is the hardware guy not I

[Roxanne]

That would be great if your son could post what you need :-) I'm trying to think about what we might have....

[ryverwynd]

It is a Dell Dimension 4600. I have a Pent4 2.4 ghz and I put in an old ATI Radeon 9600 / X1050 Series and 1gb of ram.

Here are the specs from Dell. Looking at NewEgg.com, you can still get an AGP video card for around $60 (unless someone else has one handy). 2GB of RAM is around $50-$60; I would suggest getting two of those. Just those upgrades would then run almost $200 if bought new. It is always possible someone has old pieces laying around. I use to have memory and a video card, but installed those in my parents PC awhile back.

[Zipin]

Hail NoR ! First off you guys are just the coolest people in this world seriously

So here are the specs of what i would like to build for her I am by no means a computer expert at all so if anyone has better advise plz help me out

Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813135294
ECS A75F-M2 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU/GPU= APU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103942
AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNGXBOX

Ram- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820148544
Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00

I must say 1 of the Biggest upgrades in a computer ever.
SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820148441
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Power Supplie - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817371016
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Dvd Burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827135240
ASUS DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS

I have a case to put this all in, so if anyone has better suggestion on items please let me know thank you ! this to me just seems like the most cost efficient and bang for the $. allso my email is Zipin2490@gmail.com if you want to email me anything.

[Lakasha]

Isn't he the greatest son ever!!!

[Khaei]

CPU/GPU= APU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103942
AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNGXBOX

Do not forget CPU cooler as I've heard AMDs are hot

Here's the Coolermaster list for FM1 socket. V8 seems like a good option. I have one now. Keep in mind that it is huge though. Also, I had to replace mine after ~2 years as it burned. I guess I was not dusting the inside often enough... who knows. If you can... make sure the box gives you full access to the back of the motherboard where CPU will be (plus some room for the cooler harness) so you can swap the cooler w/o taking the motherboard out. Alternatively you can find the cooler which does not require such access but I do not think such coolers are powerful (as they are probably quite small).

I am not a expert either, but at first glance your configuration looks quite nice.

P.S. Somewhat off-topic: here's a link to Arena's QA guy talking about performance.