BTGBullseye

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

No, I don't have any mercury in my hole... Why would I do that?

That's essentially what I suggested, just at a higher price point and with no return policies if it fails in 2 weeks... Never use ebay for computer products. Amazon is for if you can't get the stuff on Newegg. Besides, you forgot a case and CD drive. (an extra $50 if buying new) Newegg is your friend, they are the most reliable computer parts seller on the continent, and they have the best return policies and customer service. (even though the CS went down in quality for a while there) Also, their refurbished stuff is usually very high quality, as long as it's sold by Newegg themselves, and not another store through Newegg. FYI the "grade A refurbished" when it's a DELL is basically as good as if it came new from their factory, but has been running for 6 months instead of in a box. If you want to increase your pricerange, let me know... I can definitely design better for you. The next best thing you can do from this point is go to a DDR4 system, so probably a Ryzen setup. You'll be looking at $600+ if buying all new components. Alternatively, just add an SSD to the build for an extra $75 and you're in the top 10% of gaming computers currently in operation in the country.

WoW again.

Considering my tests with the RX 580, I'm guessing the L4D games could be done at maximum with AA at 720p for his current "monitor" and maintain 60 FPS without issue. 1080p might drop them to 35 FPS when there are super swarms in the rain, but that's about it.

Why did this devolve into an argument instead of a trilobite?

World of Warcraft I actually had 2 people gift me a month each of in-game time, just to keep helping them out...

I'm going to stick to my "if the in-universe physics are routinely ignored because the show doesn't work without it, it's not good" position.

I agree... I like them both, but not for me.

Worms Armageddon (no, this is not in relation to the Computer Hardware subforum mention of the game, but rather a driver update problem)

What? I can't hear anything, what are you guys saying? For God's sake, speak up!

While I have no clue what Jojo's is, and probably will never care, I agree.

I'd say to start with something like this... https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883165268&ignorebbr=1 (refurbished DELL Optiplex 7010 MT desktop PC - $179.99 + $3.99 shipping) Have to make sure it's got enough RAM, and has an expansion slot for a GPU. (none of them will come with a GPU) You do not need Windows 10 for this. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131732&ignorebbr=1 (new AMD RX 560 - $104.99 + free shipping) If you need to reduce the price some, you can drop the GPU down to an RX 550 or a GT 1030. (both are about 1/3 less powerful GPUs and you'll only save $10-$20) As a bonus, this can also be a starter GPU for a much better new system a few years down the road. And unless you already have a mouse and keyboard, just a cheap combo pack should do it. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126193&ignorebbr=1 ($20.39 + free shipping, but that puts you $10 over your stated budget) Note that this system design should never drop below 60FPS on any of the listed games.

XCOM 2.

What?

No, I'm applying their world's physics to their world... It still doesn't work.

The hella with this, I'm going to go play some games...

HL2 EP2 MMOD.

What?

The stop thinking and enjoy part... If it can't even make sense in its own universe, it isn't something I can tune out.

Yeah, even a 1050ti is a bit expensive for low-end gaming. The AMD RX series does quite well for usually a lower price.

What?

What?

Nope, doesn't work.