| Garcian Smith said: That monitor is 1440x900, which isn't far away from 1024x768 in terms of the hardware required to run it. That said, since you're running at a lower resolution, you don't need anything more than a Radeon 4850 - which, by the way, is a beast of a card for only $100US. RTS games aren't very graphically demanding besides, so that card should last you a while. Anyway, here's what I'd suggest for a $600 budget:
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 ($51) Graphics: Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 ($105) Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W ($56)
...which comes to $625 before shipping, or $602 if you count the mobo rebate. That'll be more than enough for medium gaming at your resolution, and it's a much better system than the prebuilt one that you were thinking of getting. I did have to make some sacrifices in terms of the dual-core processor, non-RW DVD drive, and slightly underpowered PSU, but adding another $50 or so to your budget could easily fix that. Even if you can't, however, this build should be rock-solid for your needs. |
Switch the case with this Raidmax $90 one with a 500W PSU with a single 6 pin PCI-E adapter. The above cannot run that graphics card.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062
It also has a $15 mail in rebate.
Its got 5 stars from Newegg.
Alternativrly
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098
Optional:
Consider the HD 5750 for direct X 11 support, lower power useage, display port, higher quality card, 1GB ram vs 512 for $145
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127460&cm_re=HD_5750-_-14-127-460-_-Product
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