Need Help Building First Gaming PC

[zlelementlz]

Hey everyone, looking for a decent gaming PC i could use for a budget build.

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 3 weeks

Budget Range: $600-800

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, surfing the Internet

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: Whatever works best

Overclocking: Maybe in the future

SLI or Crossfire: No as far as i'm concerned.

Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

Additional Comments: Mostly going to be used for playing World of Warcraft, would like to play on high-ultra settings if possible. Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[Proximon]

Here's a starting build for discussion

■SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM
■SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11200-00-20G)
■AMD Gift - Dirt SHOWDOWN Gift Coupon
■G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB
■ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
■Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-550 550W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Modular Design, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31/EPS12V ...
■Rosewill RANGER Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,two-toned interior coating,come with Three Fans,Support up to 7 Fans, ...
■Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120
■Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
TOTAL: $699.92

 

[zlelementlz]

Cool thanks, right in my budget too. How well would it run World Of Warcraft?

 

[cranked]

Proximon picked a nice build. If you could go to $850, I would get a gtx670, otherwise stick with the 7850 and over clock it.

 

[Proximon]

That will run WoW just fine, max settings.

You can overclock with that board, but not with that processor. If you want to spend more and get the i5-2500K that would be a nice upgrade.

Yes, you can probably OC the video card, although it may not be worth it if WoW is your most demanding game.