how is this build for running mmorpg's

thwart · Mar 11, 2014

The main game i am playing is Aion, i am thinking about WoW also. I enjoy the pvp aspects and want to participate in seiges, These seiges can have over 100 people. How will this set up perform and what type of fps can i expect? Also i am not sure about going with a closed loop water cooler or a air cooler so i will put both and see what everyone says will be better.
Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache
MSI Computer Corp. Motherboard ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z87-GD65 GAMING
EVGA GeForce GTX760 w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s
Cooler Master HAF X - Full Tower
Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch 512 SATA_6_0_gb Solid State Drive
cooling choices****
Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe with 140mm/120mm Dual SSO Bearing Fans CPU Cooler
or
Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H100i

i use razer keyboard, along with a naga mouse and nostromo
This will be my first build

someguynamedmatt · Mar 11, 2014

You should have plenty of power, though I can't really give an exact number for FPS... I'll leave that up to someone else.

I don't see anything that I'd change, really, though I can recommend G.Skill memory a lot more highly than Crucial. MSI makes excellent motherboards; I had a 799FX-GD70 and it was absolutely amazing. Everything looks pretty well balanced. I don't see a PSU in there - Corsair, Seasonic, and Antec are three of the premier brands that you can't go wrong with. Don't forget an operating system, optical drive, and wireless if you need it, though with MMORPGs I expect you to have a wired connection for the best performance.

For cooling, if you have the money, I'd recommend a Noctua air cooler over a closed-loop liquid cooler; you can expect near identical performance without the risk of having a small fountain running inside your computer.

Just my two cents. Hope it helps!

HEXiT · Mar 11, 2014

you will get playable frame rates thats for sure but a lot of mmo's are pretty badly written and if there based on old games like wow you will have fps issues regardless of the hardware you run on.
as for the cooler. the h100i is a great option the noctual not so much. it will do the job but not as well as the h100i

someguynamedmatt · Mar 11, 2014

^I'm going to have to disagree.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/h100i-elc240-seidon-240m-lq320,3380-12.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/h100i-elc240-seidon-240m-lq320,3380-14.html
In terms of price/performance value, a water cooler just isn't worth it, unless you have a specific reason prohibiting the installation of such a large air cooler, or if you just don't have a fixed budget and are able to throw the extra money into it regardless of value.

thejdubb02 · Mar 11, 2014

I can tell you that my computer I almost half of those stats and I run WoW on high settings and can pull 60FPS. With the same computer as that, I played the ESO beta on medium settings without much trouble as well. So yes, I believe you should do just fine from what I have expierenced.

Looks like a pretty good rig!

HEXiT · Mar 12, 2014

someguynamedmatt :

well at least your giving your reasons so fair enough, not your thing.
1 of the things the article misses is the ability of the coolers to deal with temp changes. there is a marked difference. air doesnt cope as easily with temps that bounce from 1 extreme to the other. alos for the price of the noctua you may as well go liquid. honestly though there are plenty of air coolers that get close to the noctua and cost half as much so if price is a big factor look at something else.

as for the rest of the build... haf-x full tower is to big a case. primarily for multi gpu configs with watercooling loops.
a mid size haf would be more effective and your less likely to have to resort to cable extenders for things like the psu.

the mouse and keyboard are both over priced. stay clear of razor if you want a mouse that lasts more than 9 months and there keyboard suffers every problem a cheap 5 dollar keyboard has because it doesnt have a high enough antighost/roll over... there are plenty of mechanical keyboards out there that have just as much macro functionality and full NKroll over over usb or ps/2.
roll over doesnt just affect the amount of keys you can press at 1 time. in razors case its up to 10 in game mode, up to 6 in user mode but can drop lower.
they really do suffere from ghosting and jamming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_(key) because razer use a matrix layout. for most of the keyboard and isolate the wasd keys with diodes to enable them to bypass the matrix jamup. they actually have the gall to call this a gaming feature claiming it enhances response but in reality thats only true if you compare it to the none wasd keys on that keyboard. compare it to any other keyboard that has full nk roll and its shows up for what it is, cost cutting. seriously there is no good reason why a £100 keyboard should have this limited functionality especially when it claims to be pro gamer.

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