First Gaming Build Guidance

[K3vBot6000]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within 2 Months

BUDGET RANGE: $700 Max any less would be awesome.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Moderate gaming, Media

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: 22in LCD Monitor, Mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: None, though I have been looking at Newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

PARTS PREFERENCES: An AMD, though not absolutely necessary.

OVERCLOCKING: Probably not

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: The option to at some point.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not sure. I want it to look nice on LG W2253TQ-PF

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I need a TB HDD and my game is WoW so I don't think it needs to be that hardcore. I think I may have overdone it so I am looking for suggestions or to cut costs. I want to be able to have amazing fps in the next expansion, I suppose that is my primary focus in terms of power. I chose parts that would survive a while with capacity to upgrade should I start gaming more on my PC (likely). Current set is a 15" MBP connected to an external monitor.


RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152036

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066


ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

XFX HD-485X-ZNFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482

AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704

G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K (0S00163) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145287

Rosewill RK-800G Black 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Gaming Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201038

ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Comes to $667 with rebates.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really want to build something!

Thanks

Kevin

 

[tecmo34]

I would go with this combo deal over getting the Raidmax PSU (which aren't very good!!)

Antec 300 Illusion & Antec TruePower New TP-550, which is actually just as powerful as the Raidmax PSU.

I'm okay with everything else and you could cut some cost with the AMD Athlon X3 440 without lossing performance.

 

[K3vBot6000]

I was worried about the PSU so thanks for the second option. I spent the better part of this week going from zero knowledge to selecting parts for my computer and it has been a lot of fun, though I am paranoid about compatibility or some other error I made.

Would dropping to the X3 be a loss in the longevity I could milk the X4 for? I don't believe either are at the cutting edge of technology so it may not matter?

 

[Hereisphilly]

Drop the raidmax psu, terrible units, go for a reputable brand like corsair, antec, xfx, seasoic. Also 730w is excessive, for this rig you are looking at only needing 500/550w, if that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016&cm_re=antec_550-_-17-371-016-_-Product

Go for an ati 5770, will run wow just fine, and its a newer card, with low heat and power usage levels.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121363&cm_re=ati_5770-_-14-121-363-_-Product

Swap the hdd for a samsung f3 1tb drive, quickest on the market today
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

apart from that, everything looks fine

 

[Hereisphilly]

if you can afford the x4, i'd go for it, 4 is better than 3 hehe, but if you are looking to cut costs, then you wont take that big of a hit

 

[batuchka]

$663AR and crossfire capable

 

[paigeinfull]

$663AR and crossfire capable

Impressive...an upgrade on every component except for the ram. Well done!

Edit:just noticed you dropped the hdd to 500gb. OP said he wanted 1tb. Not a big deal though, just a little more money