$700 Gaming Desktop, Newbie Needs Advice

[mike sparkfist]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) 700 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. All I play is WoW at the moment but am planning on getting into other games into the future.

Parts Not Required: OS, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, TigerDirect

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: No Pref

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

Additional Comments: I threw together some stuff that I thought seemed good. I know absolutely nothing about computer parts so any kind of help would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to see if there's anything better than what I picked for around my price range. Is 8gb to much? Should I get a better video card? I couldn't find any of the 5850's that I've seen recommended before. They're Out of Stock everywhere or no longer made it seems. Is my power supply going to be big enough? Also does anyone have any recommendations on decent cases? I've looked at tons of them and couldn't decide on any of them. I don't need anything with flashy lights or something that will make me waffles. Something simple but reliable is perfect. Thank you in advance.

MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V V2.2 Intel Core i7 Compliant Dual 80mm Fans Full Cable Sleevings Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023

 

[Outlander_04]

WOW is not particularly demanding so you can drop the processor to a
2100 dual core if you want to save some money

You dont want crossfire/sli so this mb
ASRock P67 PRO3 SE LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157249
is more than adequate

You wont gain anything in gaming from 8 gig of RAM . A 2 x2 gig kit will be cheaper and do the same job

The power supply is too low quality to consider . It is very inefficient . Look for a psu with active PCF [ power correction factor ] that electronically stabilizes voltages .
This
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous $54
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
is a better unit

I think I have read that WOW runs better on nVidia graphics cards , but you'd need to check . Some games do work better on one brand of hardware or the other . But in general a 5770 is all you should need for your monitors resolution

 

[Zero_]

You can do much better than a HD5770 and i5 2400 for $700 budget. That's 2500 and HD6870 territory.

http://gamingrig.blogspot.com/2011/06/750-gaming-pc-june-2011.html

It's overkill for only WoW, but if you are looking at heavier gaming, this is much better. 8GB is overkill for a budget build.

 

[Cerealkiller45_86]

U seem to have left off a computer case or am I too blind to see it? As for getting 8gb of ram..if u can get it at cheap then the better for you specially if a 4gb set cost the same.