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I was wondering if I could get some advice from the computer literate people on the specs for a computer I'm having built before I actually have it built and pay for it.

I'm not rich and can't afford much more than $2000(CDN) on this custom computer and I basically just want it to work for EQ and WoW...and maybe if I ever get really bored with those(not bloody likely) FFXI.

Here's the info:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 512k Cache ( 2.2 Ghz Retail ) 939 Pin

Monitor:
Viewable Area : 19" TFT LCD, 140° /140° horizontal/vertical viewing angle
Pixel Pitch : 0.294mm
Brightness : 250 cd/m2 or 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 500:1
Response Time : 12ms
Interface : VGA
Max. Resolution : 1280 x 1024

1 Stick RAM: 1 GB DDR PC400 CL3.0 Ram Memory Crucial

Hard Drive: 80 GB Western Digital Hard Drive 7200 RPM 8Mb Cache SATA
Interface : SATA
Cache : 8 MB
Average Latency : 4.20 ms (nominal)
RPM : 7200 RPM
Average Seek Time : 8.9 ms
Warranty : 3 Year

Hard Drive #2: Same As Hard Drive 1

Video Card: XFX Nvidia GeForce NX6600 GT 128mb, Dual DVI, PCIe
GPU : GeForce 6600 Chipset
Memory : 256MB DDR SDRAM
Video Output : TV-out (S-Video Connector) DVI Connector
Bus Type : PCI Express support accelerates video editing by speeding up data transfer rates
Heads : Dual : 2 Didgital

Optical Drive: 52 X LG Black CD Rom
*I already have an external CD and DVD Burner*

Antivirus: Norton 2006(because I'm familiar with norton and if anything gets through it, the several other antivirus/antimalware/antispyware/antiadware things I have will help pick it up)

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Blaster 7.1

Speakers:: Creative Inspire 350 Speakers 2.1 W/ Sub

Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse Black USB/PS/2

Network Card: On Motherboard
Main Board(what's a main board): Amd 64-939 A8N-SLI Deluxe SATA, Asus

Case: Thermaltake Swing Mid Tower Case W/ Window ( No Power Supply)
Fan : High efficiency ventilation: 12cm silent fan in rear
Ports : Dual USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 Firewire, Audio & Speaker ports
Internal Bays : Tool - Free when installing 5.25" & 3.5" device
Duct : Washable dust filter
Power Supply : No Power Supply

Power Supply: Power Supply 450 Watts For ATX Heavy Duty

Operating System: Windows XP Professional CD OEM W/ SP2

Comes With a 1 year warranty

All this comes to $2,045(in our canadian play money).

Will I be getting ripped off, is there anything I should upgrade? $2045 is still a little expensive considering the fact that I'm poor but it's doable, dont want to go much higher than this.

Most Important Question: Will It Play EQ And WOW without too many problems?

Opinion pending if i get time today...

this is a family computer and winxp pro is what my dad chose(don't know why) but I'll find out about getting xp home.

I will be paying full price for norton because the full Norton/Symantec internet security thing(which I have on my current computer) hasn't let me down yet(especially when teamed up with about 8 different anti-everything scanners). I'm also familiar with it so I know what I'm doing when I use it.

I'll look into the 2 separate sticks of RAM thing.

The motherboard is the default one that comes with the model I customized and it doesn't give you an option to change it on the program, but when I actually go to get the computer built I'll ask about it.


Thanks for the help.

I would highly reccomend using the free version of AVG, which you can actually find at majorgeeks.com. The definitions are updated nearly every day, it doesn't bog down your system as much as Norton does, and of course, it's free.

Also, you shouldn't be running multiple virus scanners, however, as they tend to conflict with one another, and usually cause a ton of slowdown. For spyware protection, GIANT, er, Microsoft Antispyware/Windows Defender is fine. If you feel like paying for something, Spysweeper isn't too bad either.