Apparently still need help with finding a place to buy a comp

[Shodokan]

Case ( CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black )Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X4 945 Quad-Core CPU )
Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P -- AMD 770 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 – 896MB - Single Card )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready )
Processor Cooling ( XIGMATEK Dark Knight 120mm CPU Cooling Fan System - H.D.T. (Heat-pipe direct touch) technology )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )
Primary Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
Data Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
2nd Optical Drive ( None )
Optical Drive ( 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) - 64-Bit )
Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service - Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 3 Business Days )
Advanced Build Options ( iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation! )
Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )
Video Camera ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Headset ( None )
Printer ( None )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
Netbook / Notebook Bundle ( None )

Shipped is 1250

Not bad for the money... considering i get an OS.

Option to pay in 6 months = my dad in heaven.

[yaki]

I'm guessing you bought from iBUYPOWER...I hope you weren't expecting competent tech support, or for your computer not to be put together by untrained poo-flinging monkeys from returned parts.

http://consumer.hardocp.com/article....wsaGNvbnN1bWVy

[Shodokan]

I'm guessing you bought from iBUYPOWER...I hope you weren't expecting competent tech support, or for your computer not to be put together by untrained poo-flinging monkeys from returned parts.

http://consumer.hardocp.com/article....wsaGNvbnN1bWVy

I still need to press GO. But i got the go ahead from pops...just need to grab his CC info.

Also that link doesn't work.

[yaki]

Works for me. This goes to the first page though, which might work better.

http://consumer.hardocp.com/article....t=MTA4NywxLCw=

Short version: it got 2/10 for being complete screwups and in general doing what I said above.

"we don’t recommend iBUYPOWER and consider them an example of one of the worst integrators we’ve dealt with"

[Shodokan]

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/iBUYPOWER

I went through about 9 pages... mostly good reviews.

[yaki]

Suggests one of several things:

1) They've improved from a flaming ball of crap to become a respectable business
2) The data is off
3) They're paying someone to make the data be off

I'm sort of looking around at what other options are available...of the huge list of doom above, which parts do you actually care about? Or any at all, as long as you get the 5 box / 1 PC list of quad core + lots of RAM + relatively robust video card?

Ratings or no ratings, I would have been going "uh, what??" about the time I saw that "or major brand" on the memory. Also "700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready" is an invitation for them to ship you a steaming pile of crap with wires attached. You really want to know what you're getting in terms of who made your memory and power supply.

[Shodokan]

Suggests one of several things:

1) They've improved from a flaming ball of crap to become a respectable business
2) The data is off
3) They're paying someone to make the data be off

I'm sort of looking around at what other options are available...of the huge list of doom above, which parts do you actually care about? Or any at all, as long as you get the 5 box / 1 PC list of quad core + lots of RAM + relatively robust video card?

Ratings or no ratings, I would have been going "uh, what??" about the time I saw that "or major brand" on the memory. Also "700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready" is an invitation for them to ship you a steaming pile of crap with wires attached. You really want to know what you're getting in terms of who made your memory and power supply.

I need something that can 5box REALLY well, for under 1500

I was going to go with a good dell untill i realized that it was going to be extremely poorly ventilated.

[yaki]

brief 5-box 1-PC guide

quad core processor (intel preferred but NOT necessary, WoW is old)
mid-market or better video card, older generations fine, double-decker cards can have issues (does not need to handle Crysis at max, but does need to handle several 3d apps simultaneously)
8GB+ RAM with any reputable brand at all standing behind it
SOLID power supply, Corsair is good, others if you research it well (very well, most people don't know good PSUs from bad until it fries their computer, and many of them write reviews)
7200 RPM hard drive with enough space to install WoW (IMO messing with RAID is too much trouble if that's where you were going with 2x320GB, but low-budget SSDs can be helpful for some things)
as many pixels as you have money for with as good of a panel as you have money for
something with keys
something with buttons
something that beeps
something that can read WoW install discs
something to plug a network cable into

Starter questions: can you install anything yourself? Something as simple as connecting a hard drive or installing memory can save you money. 8GB of memory doesn't cost that much these days...but more if you get it preinstalled.

[suicidesspyder]

I told u mine only cost 1400 dollers and i fget 60 fps in dalaran on all 5 lol.

[Shodokan]

brief 5-box 1-PC guide

quad core processor (intel preferred but NOT necessary, WoW is old)
mid-market or better video card, older generations fine, double-decker cards can have issues (does not need to handle Crysis at max, but does need to handle several 3d apps simultaneously)
8GB+ RAM with any reputable brand at all standing behind it
SOLID power supply, Corsair is good, others if you research it well (very well, most people don't know good PSUs from bad until it fries their computer, and many of them write reviews)
7200 RPM hard drive with enough space to install WoW (IMO messing with RAID is too much trouble if that's where you were going with 2x320GB, but low-budget SSDs can be helpful for some things)
as many pixels as you have money for with as good of a panel as you have money for
something with keys
something with buttons
something that beeps
something that can read WoW install discs
something to plug a network cable into

Starter questions: can you install anything yourself? Something as simple as connecting a hard drive or installing memory can save you money. 8GB of memory doesn't cost that much these days...but more if you get it preinstalled.

i've installed graphics cards, nic cards, sound cards, RAM, and hd before

I told u mine only cost 1400 dollers and i fget 60 fps in dalaran on all 5 lol.

i have 100$ less to go with, it has to be equal value to a comparably priced laptop.