Gaming PC

I had to upgrade my computer after a week of AION. However it was something i needed to do with Warcraft also. I stuck with 1GB (x2 512MB sticks) of RAM for a long time, running at DDR333.

I went and bought x2 1GB sticks at DDR400, and the difference in AION is very significant. However i have not yet tried Warcraft, which will be interesting to see, especially places like Dalaran.

There is another graphics card much better than the Sapphire HD 2600 XT, the ATI Radeon HD 4670 which is nearly double the FPS in performance. However i have to watch my wattage. This PC is a midrange PC and not an ultimate gaming machine. Built on a budget, so any upgrades done to this machine will be done over a long period of time. Tested..trialed..overclocked...tested, and trialed again. My main problem at the moment is the noise the current graphics card has when warmed up, and i started considering a passive card like SAPPHIRE HD 4670 ULTIMATE Edition, its also had some good write ups, and is silent, yet maintains its operating temperature comfortably. While im at it, i would need to upgrade the CPU aswell...but thats something for next year..prehaps

Temperatures running AION;

Case 34 Degrees C

CPU 45 Degrees C

GPU 58 Degrees C (peak)

RAM 1678 in use. (peak)