New build for playing WoW, 500-700$ budget

mcpatton

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1-3 weeks.

BUDGET RANGE: 500 - 700$

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Playing World of Warcraft (raiding). other games SC2, Diablo3 when they come out. surfing the web.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, Monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD CPU, ASUS Motherboard (if possible), best quality for cheap

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION:1024x768

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I can get the student discount on windows 7 for 60$ (think they upped it from 30 :pfff: ). I want to get some decent fps as well, maybe 30 - 50 while raiding medium graphics (max if possible) (also have Phoenix mount, I've heard that it messes up your graphics card but i haven't found any proof). I would like it to last for at least 2 years if possible aswell.

 
If you are going to stay at 1024x768 you could go with a really cheap card like a 5670. Since you are likely to move up to a 1920x1080 LCD in that time (old CRT will die eventually) you should probably look at the current best price/performance which is the 5770. Should be able to raid at high resolutions on 1920x1080 with that card.

An ASUS AM3 motherboard should be about $100
Athlon IIx3 435 CPU ($75)
2x2 GB DDR3-1600 RAM ($110)
5770 GPU ($160)
Antec 300 illusion case + Antec Neo Eco 520 or EA 650 PSU combo (around $130)
Samsung F3 500GB HDD ($55)
Total is about $630 + S&H you might find some combos to reduce that.
 

mcpatton

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Thanks a lot, I picked out from what you guys have posted and came up with this.

Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103724

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Graphics:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858

Case/PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

Hardrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

With shipping the grand total was $648.73
please give me some feedback :)