WoW Ideal System for 2013 (World of WarCraft) MoP (Mists of Pandaria)

TWr

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Hi, I'm looking to build an Ideal System for playing WoW (World of WarCraft) MoP (Mists of Pandaria) as of August 2013. and with the new 5.4 and proablly soon the NEXT expansion coming, I'd like to be ready for it ALL to be Played in MAX ULTIMATE-Performance Settings enabled!

It seems all the other "IDEAL WoW System" builds are over 1 year old. And I figure I might get some help in putting together a new system with a ~$2k budget in mind (if i can do it for ~$1k, that'd be great, but i'm willing to go as high as $2.5k).
I only need the tower, as i'm using a 65" ViZiO Monitor for my primary and am considering (another side monitor (once i figure out where to put it).
I would like to build the system with the plan to play/have open Multiple Accounts (probably 2, but upto 3 -4) as that seems to require much more GPU power).

I also plan to use this system to watch lots of movies & to do lots of DLing, (external storage already obtained) So I'd prefer a Decent Multi-tasking ability.

I've build 100s of PCs back in the day, but that was upto about 10 years ago, when i got out of the industry for personal reasons. So, I'm optimistic that i should be able to put a new system together pretty easy, esp, that now there's not all those DiP switches to tinker with :)
 
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You should run it perfectly with that under $1000 build. You can still add this (http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=77218&vpn=MZ-7PD128BW&manufacture=Samsung%20Memory%20%26%20Storage&promoid=1195) SSD if you want to do so.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600...
You should run it perfectly with that under $1000 build. You can still add this (http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=77218&vpn=MZ-7PD128BW&manufacture=Samsung%20Memory%20%26%20Storage&promoid=1195) SSD if you want to do so.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s9u2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $936.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 02:19 EDT-0400)
 
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TWr

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Thanks. and yes I'd Prefer an SSD for My main Drive and Regular 1-4 TB for my extra Storage Drive.

Not sure which is really best: "OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD" or "Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB SSD Global"
 

br0k3n

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I'm really looking to build the same type of machine, playing WoW on Ultra, in the smallest form factor as possible. My biggest deal is the PC must be as quiet as possible. I hate hearing fan noise. I want to try the i5-4670K processor and build all for around $1K. I wouldn't mind being able to dual-boot into Mac OSX; anyone know if the Samsung SSD will run OSX off of it?