First time build for gaming system

leesing

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: In the next 2 weeks.

Budget Range: 1200-1500 after shipping. my wife says 1200 but I am happy to go up to 1500.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Online gaming ( WoW, Hearthstone, Battlefield, Diablo 3 etc), internet surfing, general use.

Are you buying a monitor: No.

Parts to Upgrade: Not upgrading, brand new system.- have monitors and accessories.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes - I like windows 7, is there any benefit to using windows 8 over it?

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Not sure, I have never built a PC before.

Location: City, Sydney, NSW Australia

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I don't know who is better then who, so no preference

Overclocking: Maybe- never done it before, so would do it if I can find an easy tutorial and it isn't harmful to the PC.

SLI or Crossfire: Don't know what this is, so no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 on a wide screen (we have dual monitors)

Additional Comments: Need it to stand up to a very hot room in the house, gets hot in the room our desks are in. Also would like to have headphone jacks and usb ports in the front as well.

I am making 2 identical systems for me and my wife.

Ideally after something that will run wow and other games on ultra setting with high fps rate.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My wife is getting terrible FPS issue in WoW, with the new expansion coming it is an early Christmas present. Also our PC's are almost 4 years old now and in need of upgrading.

Thank you in advance for the help.
 
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ksarex

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Here's a non-overclockable solution:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($489.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master K280 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1395.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 23:43 EST+1100


And here's an overclockable solution (personally i would choose the first system):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($278.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($489.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master K280 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1508.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 23:41 EST+1100
 
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leesing

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Ksarex, what is the difference between the 2. Is it only 1 is built to overclock and the other isn't?

Will overclocking be worthwhile, will it give a decent increase to performance. I have never overclocked before so not sure if it is easy to learn to do and if it is not harmful to the PC
 

umar360

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over clocking is actually helpful more in stuff if you are gonna do some rendering
its good to do