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Hey all,
Planning a new build for my wife. Finally convinced her to go back to a tower from a laptop (I mean come on, you are so limited in processing power, and cooling). I have already settled on the NZXT Phantom 630 Full Tower in white for her case. There are a shortage of "Girly" pc cases, so figured this one would be a prime subject for airbrushing. Now, I wanted some outside opinions of hardware. I have 64bit windows 7 for OS, and am personally a fan off ASUS hardware. She primarily uses it for WoW, and a couple simalarly demanding games. I want her to be able to run in a full raid environment without lag, and be able to run full graphics in most situations. I prefer single GPU builds, but will not rule out dual cards. Any helpful input would be appreciated. Thanks all, and good gaming :)
 
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smorizio

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.47 @ Mwave)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($307.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $912.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-29 16:14 EDT-0400)
 
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smorizio

smorizio

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Jan 22, 2010
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN1Y
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN1Y/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN1Y/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($325.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1071.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-29 16:18 EDT-0400)
 
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smorizio

smorizio

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Jan 22, 2010
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125,315
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN51
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN51/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1UN51/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($325.91 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC53 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1220.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-29 16:20 EDT-0400)
 
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PierceScott

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I'll sell it to you for $90...

ok ok ok bad joke bad joke

If it's for gaming. PERSONALLY I would go intel CPU and an i5 will do you just as well as an i7 would for what you described.

As for the GPU... it really depends on your budget but for what you described I'd say a GTX 770, 760 or 670 would do you just fine

Are you in Canada or the states?
 
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