Tell me your build if you raid in WoW with Ultra...

[Fynmarr]

I'm sorry, it must get incredibly old as I know this is an over-asked question, but I've spent the last three days looking at thread after thread on this and other sites, and they all conflict with one another or have multiple answers, which is to be expected with a build.

Here's my direct and simple question, however:

If you have a system or know someone with a system that can go into 25-Man Raids on Cataclysm with Ultra settings and high FPS, please post your specs. My budget is $800 or so, a little more won't kill me, but neither will a little less (Yeah, right).

Thanks in advance,

~~~Will

 

[ScrewySqrl]

i5-2500 + 4 GB DDR3-1600 + Free game: $246.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.623053
no overclock, but its fast enough anyway, and 4 GB of DDR3-1600 for $36 is a fantastic deal.

AS Rock H61M/U3S3 motherboard: $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236
Only 1 PCIe slot, but its the least expensive board with USB3/Sata 3 for later expansion

HIS HD 6950 2 GB: $254.99 w/ $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161355

Antec EarthWatts 80+ Bronze 650W PSU + Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB HDD: $129.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.627707
a little overkill on the PSU, but a great deal (if you assume the HDD is full price at $65, you're only paying $65 for the $80 PSU!).

LG 24x DVD burner: $18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216

Rosewill Destroyer case: $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144

total $783.92

shipping: $15.09

total: $799.01

you can add up to 4 120mm fans to this build (2 side, 1 top, 1 bottom)

 

[Motopsychojdn]

My build let me run icc25 fine on 25man with 50+fps,
other than Bot trash runs and Bh once a week, I've not gotten any Cata raiding done cause I work nightshifts, but I have no problems

M3a770de Mobo
X3 435 unlocked and clocked to 3.2 (I'd recommend a 955BE though)
4Gb 1600Mhz Ram
Sapphire 5770 clocked to 950/1350 (not all cards clock equally,go for the 6950 Screwy suggested)
600w psu (mines cheap but get a decent one for yourself)
Win7 64bit
20Mb Broadband connection hardwired to router/modem, no wireless gaming hehe
on a 20" monitor throwing out 1680x1050

All ingame settings on ultra except:
Sunshafts>low
Shadows>low
tex filtering 4x
and thats mainly because I dont like the sun/shadow effects,
I also have the framerate limited to 100 in foreground,

if you can build your system to beat (as in more recent components than) mine, you should be laughing in raids,
hth,
Moto

 

[4745454b]

WoW:Cat has a DX11 patch that will increase performance. Whatever you do get an Intel CPU and a DX11 GPU. Look up Toms review of Cat to see why I suggest this.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

If you have a system or know someone with a system that can go into 25-Man Raids on Cataclysm with Ultra settings and high FPS, please post your specs.

Have two sons that play but, unlike most of their other games, I have not been able to "stay interested" sitting there watching them play WoW. The older system has an R3E Mob w/ OC'd 920, 6 GB of CAS 6 DD#-1600 and OC'd GTX 295. The newer system has a WS Revolution w/ i7-2600k, 8 GB of CAS 7 DDR3-1600, twin OC'd GTX 560's, Vertex 3 SSD.

I can't quite hit $800 but this is the lowest cost 1920 x 1200 build ($949) I'm comfortable building where I don't have to worry about the person being disappointed at some point.


Case - $70 - Antec 300 Illusion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
PSU - $100 - XFX 750 W Core Edition PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207009
MoBo - $395 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622007
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K
RAM - $84 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
GFX - $215 - Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti 900 Mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
GFX - Later - Same
HD - $65 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
DVD Writer - $20 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204