Gaming Computer - Need professional help with Build

chris96993 · Sep 17, 2014

Hey, I decided to avoid buying through best buy since i could get a superior desktop if i put it together myself. I am asking for someone to please help me build a gaming PC in the range of 700-800$. From what I know, most people order from Newegg, so i think I'll go that route.

The game i will be mostly playing, or it's safe to say the only game I will be playing, is World of Warcraft: WoD. This game does not require too much, and playing it on ultra settings would be nice.

I am not as experienced as you guys, but i think the processor is most important when playing this mmorpg, then comes a good graphics card. Since i am not involved in the hardware community, I do not know what parts are solid and up to date, etc etc. So if you do decide to help me, I will most likely buy the parts suggested, so please choose what in your opinion would be the best possible components.

I know this is asking for a lot, but if you have a minute let me know what you think, or possible link a build you think would be best suitable for the price range and game i will be playing. Any advice when building/choosing brands would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again

kapitalistas · Sep 17, 2014

i suggest look at this :http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1889061/amd-budget-gaming-build-dendrotoxin-delux.html and may help search tutorials a bit:http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?type=Faq&refine=budget+build credit goes to authors of course.

Jdogz427 · Sep 17, 2014

are you including an OS, keyboard and mouse? monitor?

Jdogz427 · Sep 17, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JTJPvK this is what i came up with. the case isn't fancy, but it will get the job done. Plus you get a very good ssd for lightning fast boot times.

chris96993 · Sep 17, 2014

kapitalistas :

Well it came out to under 600 bucks so the price is very nice, are the parts decent? I can't look at a part and tell how good it is, so guidance would be helpful. thanks

chris96993 · Sep 17, 2014

Oh and yes i have a keyboard monitor mouse, thats about it

chris96993 · Sep 17, 2014

Jdogz427 :

Build looks good, but remember i am only playing WoW, so i don't know if we're over-killing it. I wanted to stay in the 700-800 range but maybe i'll go with this if it's the best option

Jdogz427 · Sep 17, 2014

the power supply offered in the toms hardware build the other person listed is bad quality, i would stick with a gold rated if you can or go with a different series, like ax, or hx, or rm.

Jdogz427 · Sep 17, 2014

chris96993 :

you are only playing wow? you can handle almost any game you want with this build. so if you want you can go with a lower gpu, but this will let you play anything. you can play any game for the most part. this will also last several years of gaming at high settings or more (if you play something other than WOW

kapitalistas · Sep 17, 2014

Jdogz427 :

do you have no idea how bad it is (psu)cause you using same brand psu!!!

Jdogz427 · Sep 17, 2014

kapitalistas :

i know, it is just a temp one, i am buying a new one

logainofhades · Sep 17, 2014

Blizzard is going to change things up for WoD, where the GPU is actually going to be important. Also, don't go with an AMD CPU for WoW. AMD CPU's do poorly in WoW. Even an i3 can outperform an FX8350, in WoW.

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1593440-Engineer%E2%80%99s-Workshop-Engine-Evolution-in-Warlords-of-Draenor

This would be my pick, if you need Windows.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $795.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 14:51 EDT-0400

If this is only for the hardware, then this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($273.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $793.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 14:52 EDT-0400

2nd one would be pretty close to my rig performance wise.

chris96993 · Sep 17, 2014

logainofhades :

Blizzard is going to change things up for WoD, where the GPU is actually going to be important. Also, don't go with an AMD CPU for WoW. AMD CPU's do poorly in WoW. Even an i3 can outperform an FX8350, in WoW.

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1593440-Engineer%E2%80%99s-Workshop-Engine-Evolution-in-Warlords-of-Draenor

This would be my pick, if you need Windows.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $795.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 14:51 EDT-0400

If this is only for the hardware, then this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($273.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $793.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 14:52 EDT-0400

2nd one would be pretty close to my rig performance wise.

Thanks for the build, i will probably go with it. Also, i don't know if its a big difference, but isn't this graphics card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92803gbd5t2dheoc cheaper and better?

logainofhades · Sep 17, 2014

280x is faster than a 280.

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