computer with aion requirements were??

[Lisletbh]

the following list shows the requirements for aion the tower of eternity from wikipedia:-

Windows 98SE/2000/XP/Vista
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ or Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz

1GB RAM or More

Geforce 6600/Radeon X1550 Graphics Card or higher with DirectX 9.0c

Sound Card 128 MB compatibile with DirectX 9.0c

4x DVD-ROM or 16x CD-ROM

Hard Disk 20GB or More

Broadband link with downlink 512kbit/s


I was wondering if anyone could help me by finding a computer with all those requirements AND how much it is, money isn;t a problem i have alot to spend, Thanks

[Arvalo85]

Newegg.com or tigerdirect.com and build it. thats the cheapest way to go.

else your gonna end up with something you cant really upgrade in the future.

[Corum]

The Basement - AionSource.com, says Hi.

Lots of helpful hardware threads in there to help you out.

[N0rdic Ninja]

Minus having to buy an operating system, building a rig that can run Aion respectably should cost $700 at the most, I built one for a friend that cost $550 (once again minus OS) that more then meets those requirements.

[Lisletbh]

Originally Posted by Arvalo85

Newegg.com or tigerdirect.com and build it. thats the cheapest way to go.

Does that work in UK eletricity since USA has different electrics to UK? + thanks for the help

[N0rdic Ninja]

Sorry but no, the closest thing you guys have to Newegg in the uk is Overclockers UK, at least as far as I know. But if all else fails you can easily by converters online so that you can use US plugs in UK sockets... as dirty as that sounds.

[Calindor]

Originally Posted by Lisletbh

Does that work in UK eletricity since USA has different electrics to UK? + thanks for the help

hahhhh

lols

Yes it will work, most PSU's have selectors for 110v or 220v, you will just need a different chord that goes from your PSU to outlet...If you cant find a PSU like that, then maybe you can buy everything but the PSU, and get a PSU from a local store...but All the PSU's I've had in the last 5 years had selectors for 110v (US) or 220v (UK).

[Lisletbh]

Originally Posted by Calindor

hahhhh

lols

Yes it will work, most PSU's have selectors for 110v or 220v, you will just need a different chord that goes from your PSU to outlet...If you cant find a PSU like that, then maybe you can buy everything but the PSU, and get a PSU from a local store...but All the PSU's I've had in the last 5 years had selectors for 110v (US) or 220v (UK).

i wish i understood what you just said lol

[Calindor]

Ok.

PSU = Power Supply Unit, the thing you plug into the electrical outlet in the wall so you can turn your computer on. If you look at your case, it will be in the back and top, and will have a power switch on it. Most of these PSU's you buy, come with a selector switch to choose between 110volts and 220volts. In North America, power outlets (the holes in your walls in your house) are 110v, in the UK they are 220volts. So you will need a PSU that lets you choose between the 2 (most do, with a little switch)...but you will still need to get a 2 dollar power chord that lets you plug into the wall in your house, because the power outlets in the US are different....You cant just get the chord and plug it in to a normal PSU on 110v, or it will blow up because you are giving it 220v.

Can't simplify it anymore.

[Aion-Quebec]

Even more simple without technical information :

Buy the computer at newegg without the power supply and buy the power supply in any computer store near you!
Make sure to check if you'll pay customs tax or you might get a little surprise with your computer.

If i were you, i would just order from the website that nordic ninja pointed you, since you said money wasn't really a problem(didn't check if there was a big price difference between both)

If you need help building a computer with those website, they normally offer some kind of live help which is very useful

Good luck!

[Lisletbh]

Thanks everyone i'll see what my parents say =] \but still am i faced with two options

- Overclocker UK

or

- Newegg and buy a UK PSU

which is simpilest and which is cheapest i would rather go with the simpliest please give you opinions. could you also give me a small guide as how to use them, do i order a computer with certain thigns and it comes as a computer or do i order the parts sepratly and piece them together myself

[Yakuzan]

Newegg hands down but if it's shipped by UPS you might be charged with Brokerage fee's so dunno.

[Howling]

Overclockers - never had a problem ordering with them, never had a problem with returns, prices are about the cheapest you'll find in UK.

Newegg stuff would be coming from America, heck of a long trip and shits bound to get broken - then you'll have to RMA the stuff right back to them, costing a small fortune, and waiting weeks instead of days. Sure it might be cheaper to buy all the parts there and ship them, but the costs could very easily end up being more

[Xerish]

Originally Posted by Lisletbh

the following list shows the requirements for aion the tower of eternity from wikipedia:-

Windows 98SE/2000/XP/Vista
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ or Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz

1GB RAM or More

Geforce 6600/Radeon X1550 Graphics Card or higher with DirectX 9.0c

Sound Card 128 MB compatibile with DirectX 9.0c

4x DVD-ROM or 16x CD-ROM

Hard Disk 20GB or More

Broadband link with downlink 512kbit/s

I was wondering if anyone could help me by finding a computer with all those requirements AND how much it is, money isn;t a problem i have alot to spend, Thanks

Hmm i call Shinanigans on wiki (or whoever put it up there) on this. Seeing as it is a Geforce 6600 i am asuming these are min requirments. An AMD X@ 5600 is NOT on par with a P4 3.0. The AMD X2 3000 Semphron series is on par with P4 and the 5600 is a good cpu. RABBLE i say.

I would say if you can run Oblivion than that would be a good benchmark for AION

Recommended Oblivion:

3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD X2 3200+
1 GB System RAM
ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card
Minimum System Requirements:

Windows XP
512MB System RAM
2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD 2800+ Semphron
128MB Direct3D compatible video card
and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
8x DVD-ROM drive
4.6 GB free hard disk space
DirectX 9.0c (included)
DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Keyboard, Mouse

[Lisletbh]

right i am confused i have got some of the thingys i have on my computer and i been told this can tell me if i can run aion or not so here they are....


Device name: Radeon 9200 series
approx total memory: 128.0MB
Processor: Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 512MB RAM

will it work i know i need more ram but what else is needed to change or is it fine?