My comp pretty much meets all these specs, and I was planning on getting a new one for aion :OOO
I have an AMD X2 4000+, 2 gigs of ram(PC3200
, but 4x512 all the same brand/type), geforce 7600 and a 7200rpm 360gig hd.
I can run L2 at 1280x1024 on almost max settings, and am lucky to hit 30fps. In most open places/towns/character dense places i get 20-25...but its the game style, lowering the settings/resolution doesnt do much. Also keep in mind that a mmorpg requires a lot more ram than a shooter due to character (NPC/PC) loading. 2 gigs is the minumum now, and it should be 2x1024 rather than 4x512.
Theres a local shop with pretty much unbeatable prices (when shipping+handling from stores out of town is counted for). I was considering this system.
* Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 8MB Retail Box (3year)
* Motherboard : Asus P5N-D LGA775 C2D nForce 750i SLI DDR2 PCIe Snd/Lan 1394 (3year)
* Memory:OCZ Reaper 2GB (2X1GB) PC9600 DDR2-800MHz (Lifetime)
* Hard Disk: Western Digital SATA2 500GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM WD5000KS (3year)
* Video Card : PNY GeForce 9800GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCIe Dual DVI (1year)
* DVDRW : Pioneer DVR-215 20x +/- Dual Layer SATA DVD Burner Black (1year)
* Case : Antec P182 Performance One Silent Case No PSU Black (3 Year)
* Power Supply : PC Power and Cooling 750W Silencer 750 Quad PCI-e Copper (5year)
Total: $1150 CDN ($1CDN ~= $1USD, but I doubt the price of Canadian electronics has really caught up to the dollar yet, since 6 months ago a US dollar was like 60 cents Canadian)
They basically sell parts for comps, but they will custom build a certain system spec (like the one above) free of charge...its not a store like Circuit City or something...However I'd like a 10 000rpm hard drive instead.
They build 3 AMD and 3 Intel systems, an entry, medium and high level. This is the medium level intel system, the medium level AMD is identical in price...however I have not liked my AMD dual core 1 bit since i purchased it..and intel seems to be the way to go atm. I loved my old x1 Athlon...it was unbeatable at the time, but I've hated my x2 4000+.