gaming/school computer!?

I want to build a computer for school and gaming. I plan on majoring in mechanical engineering but would also like a computer to easily play wow. I’ve never built before but I have taken hardware classes in hs. I would like to have a limit of say 1000$. A wishlist link would be great. Ill be playin an easy game, world of warcraft so its not real intensive, but I’m just looking for suggestions. Thanks a ton!

Something like this would be decent for 2 – 3 years and will play WoW easily.

Phenom II X3 Triple Core 720 Black Edition CPU

Gigabyte GA-M720-US3 Motherboard

Kingston KHX6400S2LLK2/4G 4GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC RAM

Antec NSK4480B MiniTower – Black, EarthWatts 380W PSU,

Sapphire PCIe HD4650 512MB Graphics card

Seagate Barracuda 3.5 Sata 500GB Hard Drive

You can obviously add a DVD drive and a monitor etc but those components will give you a decent PC for ~$500

World Of Warcraft Cataclysm Class Preview Warrior

Talent time

Is a mage in world of warcraft any good?

i used to play wow but i only went to about 10 before i quit i dont really know what i like right now im leaning towards a mage but i might go with a warlock i dont know much about the warlock so could u tell me something about that. also i need to get some professions i think im gona get my main 2 as mineing and herblorism or watever there called just comment about wat i said and help me build a perfect character before i get my new computer.

Well first if your into PvP more, Warlocks lack in that area at the moment and Mages thrive because of their Escape abilities.

I Have a warlock and love to PvP and although we are an easy target, they are very fun to play. Warlocks use all different types of spells from dots to shadow bolts. They can also transform into a demon form and have a chaos damage spell which cannot be resisted.

Warlocks and mages are very alike, although I think warlocks are more fun to play. Warlock also use demons which have flaws but can come in great use.

They have healthstones and soulstones. The healthstones give HP and the Soulstones you use on your self with a 30 min timer and if you die you can use it to revive your self.

WoW Warlock Leveling Guide – World of Warcraft