Which is the best?

[Lilith]

I am looking for a new computer for gaming purposes and by that I mean one that runs WoW fairly well ^.^ I would like to have it under a price range of $500 and am wondering what is the better of the two processors,
Athlon
Intel 4000 series

I have also looked into purchasing the following computer brands and wonder what is the best name.
HP
Compaq
Gateway
Dell

I have decided on at least 1 gig of ram and a 160 gigabyte hard drive and of course need a wireless broad-band card. Which computer package would you suggest for a price range of under $500. Help would be appreciated.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

Intel 4000 series if you expect to overclock. If you are sticking to stock, then the Athlon X2's would be better(only the higher up ones like 5000+ and over)

 

[nffc10]

Do you want a pre build? Or are you happy to build yourself?

 

[oscaryu1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116037
E2140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128077
P31-S3G

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228
Liteon DVD Burner EIDE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147062
Rosewill ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220144
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB DDR2-800 CL4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822135106
WDC SE 160GB SATAII

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182010
Rosewill 550W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161211
HIS HD3850 PCI-E 2.0 256MB

Total after rebates including shipping: $528.58

 

[Lilith]

I am looking for a pre-built. Any suggestions on which company to get it from?

 

[oscaryu1]

I'd go Dell... although HP is great too.