Building a PC for WoW £650-£700

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Hey so this will be my first-time PC building and I’m posting this for anyone attempting to build/find a perfect gaming PC early 2017 around the £700 mark. I will almost always be using the PC for gaming, preferably World of Warcraft. I want to play the game smoothly on ultra high settings. I’ve done a lot of research but I’m not sure whether the components of the PC will be adequate or just overkill for WoW in which case I don’t want to be spending more money if I don’t need to. Unless it’s a crazy deal and the part is highly future-proof then sure I’ll look into it but other than that don’t recommend something completely overkill for WoW. I need to know if it’s all compatible and whether I’m also getting it for a good price as I’m kind of on a budget. If anyone has any suggestions such as a recommendation for a nice case that is easy to work with and will fit everything or anything at all then feel free to comment! I will barely be playing any different games so if anything is overkill let me know.
CPU – Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz-3.6GHz Quad Core Processor (£190)
GPU – Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Windforce OC 6G Video Card (£240 / 3GB £200)
PSU – EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.95)
Storage – Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5” 7200RPM Internal Hardrive (£44)
Memory – Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x 8GB DDR4-2400 Memory (£54.90)
Motherboard – MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 (£75)

This is what I’ve currently chosen for the PC. It totals to about £650, my max budget is about 700-750 if I really need to go that high but I’d prefer not to. I understand the processor and video card is the heart and soul to gaming so that’s why I’ve tried to focus on those areas but I’m stuck between the 6GB or 3GB GeForce 1060, will it make much of a noticeable difference for Wow? Is it worth the extra £40? What about the GeForce 1050ti which is almost £100 cheaper than the 6GB 1060. I’ve also read that an expensive Motherboard isn’t necessary and has no effect to the gaming experience but I do want the PC to be considerably future-proof, is it worth getting a decent one? etc
There are too many questions to ask but if anyone has any great suggestions about the parts I’ve stated, keeping in mind this is purely for World of Warcraft then please let me know!
From my research, it seems that if you’re looking for a mid-range gaming PC that will perform extremely well then this is the route to take. I used pcpartpicker to try and get the parts at good price from respectable retailers. I’ve had a look at the Blizzard WoW PC and the reviews seem amazing, does anyone own one and can confidently recommend it? The video card is pretty cheap and the system itself didn’t look too amazing but heyho what do I know…
Thanks to anyone that offers any advice or help, even something along the lines of “This is perfect for WoW” would be helpful. If anyone has any questions just ask and I will try to reply ASAP.
 
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For legion, a GTX 1060 is not overkill, for ultra. Legion is more demanding than WoD was. Ram should be in a dual channel configuration, and that PSU is not a good one.

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Im pretty confident that will run WoW no problem at all, i have a system 'worse' than that and i have no problems with it :) i only paid about £500ish for my system total.
 
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Sweet nice quick reply! Thanks for the info, any idea what graphics card you used when running WoW on ultra? I'm now assuming that my choice GTX 1060 is a bit too much for WoW and i can get a cheaper one that offers the same performance
 
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I have the R9 280 non x edition, but i would say to go for maybe an RX 470/80 just because its more recent technology, better value for money that way
 
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I mean that the GPUs i mentioned and the one you suggested, are still both overkill but its better to have a good GPU (if you can afford it) and not utilize 100% of it to have a low end GPU and realize later on down the line that you want to play a new game or somthing and you have to buy a new GPU. If that makes sense
 
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Don't bother with the video card. You can always get one later, and skylake and kaby lake processors have plenty of onboard gpu chops to run WoW.

I don't see a case in your budget, and therefore figure I should remind you about that. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811352066 is what I'd recommend. Fractal Design is both excellent build quality and excellent value.

MSI motherboards are decent, but ASRock has developed a pretty formidable reputation as of late, and I feel it's well earned. I'd recommend this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157746

Power supplies are the single most important component to splurge on in computers. A bad power supply equals a destroyed investment. EVGA is a good brand, my favorite in fact for video cards, but I'm not fond of their rebranded power supplies. Seasonic is considered top-of-the-line in consumer power supplies, and their recent flagship PRIME series seems to be exceptionally well made. If you have to take a chance, a good seasonic is probably the safest one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151158

Your memory choice is for a single stick. While space efficient, it's not the optimal configuration. You generally want dual channel memory, which are sold in kits. Crucial is a good brand, and I have no reason to steer you to any other one. I'm just picking the following out of convenience to show you a more optimal choice (i.e. dual channel):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231888

Hard drive wise, I highly recommend you splurge on an SSD. Maybe not now, but eventually. The performance jump from a 7200 RPM drive to even a low end SSD is incredible. Far and away, the current king of SSDs is the Samsung 960 PRO. The problem is it's an NVMe drive, which introduces difficulties in booting OSs. If you don't have the patience in sorting through these problems, go with a 850 PRO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147359

and then *also* install the WD drive you already chose. Make the SSD your boot drive and install only your favorite/most used apps and games onto it. At 128GB, it will fill fast. You can of course choose a higher capacity SSD, but cost becomes a big issue.

Finally, an i5 processor is a bit overkill. However, the price jump is after the i5 series, so if you want to optimize for value, an i5 is a wise choice. Instead of sticking with skylake, however, I'd upgrade to a Kaby Lake processor. Namely:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117729

So the final build would look similar to:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NGvXhq

It does go over budget, and to trim it down you can omit the SSD. I want to stress, though, that the performance jump is significant going from a HDD to an SSD, so consider it a worthy investment to truly future proof.

Also, this unit will be a beast for at least a couple years. Down the road, if you want to toss in a video card, you'll have plenty of room.
 
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For legion, a GTX 1060 is not overkill, for ultra. Legion is more demanding than WoD was. Ram should be in a dual channel configuration, and that PSU is not a good one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£191.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£73.13 @ Misco UK)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£238.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.73 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £690.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 15:47 GMT+0000
 
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From personal experience the CX series arent the best PSUs to go for, i had noise and sudden cut out problems with mine, which i know for a fact had nothing to do with me or my system. i swapped it out for a EVGA supernova 650W and its the best PSU ive ever had!
 
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Ah right i didnt know they released an updated platform, thanks for letting me know :)
 
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wow is not hard on pc but depends what ur doing , im running it on low settings with a 2008 pc , but if ur raiding then its different there will be A shit ton of smoke , explosion , mobs , spell animations and stuff so u need at least 8gb ram , also in places like ashran or AV there will be a lot of players in a small area that affects the performance too
but if ur just doing arena and dungeons and 10 to 15 man bgs u dont really need a high end pc

also faster pc = faster wow loading screen which sometimes takes longer like when u going to dalaran , later u can add an ssd too
 
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