(My first pc build) mainly for WoW, Would love some Feedback.

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Hello Everyone,

I'm ready to upgrade from my laptop for school so I've been trying to put together a build that will support World of Warcraft at its highest settings with high fps, internet surfing, and a few other games(StarCraft 2, League, Rust, Dragon age 3)

This is what I am considering: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vscaduto/saved/yTrRsY

I've never built a PC before but I'm pretty positive the RAM is extreme overkill but I'd be getting a good discount at a local store, I'm actually getting all the parts from a local store

As stated above this is the first time I've looked into building a PC and I'd like to be able to upgrade parts in the future as needed. Feedback would be immensely appreciated. Thank you.

 
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That's a good build, sadly, the MoBo doesn't support more than 1600MHz RAM module, get this one instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($379.00 @ Newegg)...
Also, the RAM, Vengeance have large heatspreaders, are big and bulky and get heated quickly too.

I've made some imp revisions to your PC:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($116.52 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1450.43


Here, you get the best air CPU cooler.
16 GB RAM, better than the Corsair both in design and performance (2400/11 vs 2400/10).
R9 280X 3GB Asus.
Tier 1 PSU, better than the EVGA you locked on.

Hope it helps :)
 

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The Mobo is cheaper in store. I'm also trying to achieve my needs without overclocking if possible
 

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Wow Thanks for taking the time to do all that, I'll defiantly look over it all and get back to you
 
That's a good build, sadly, the MoBo doesn't support more than 1600MHz RAM module, get this one instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($379.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($116.52 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1498.44

This MoBo would use your RAM to its full potential and is OCable too (doesn't really matter in your case).
 
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I like it a lot but im concerned about ordering parts online at the moment so I need to meditate for a bit
 

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I see a lot of reviews for the 290 talking about how hot it gets, Im wondering if this will be a problem if I don't intend to OC, aside from that I've decided to order your recommended list from Newegg/amazon.
 

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Sorry for the delayed response, I decided to go with your recommendation http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sPrmNG. Thank you for all your help again. If your interested in the post build I could PM ya in a couple days!