How is this $450 budget gaming PC for WOW? (PC part picker list inside)

[xvsanx]

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WOW is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive, but with this setup both parts will perform pretty well. A hard drive is not included because I already have a 240gb SSD, as well as a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. I shaved off the DVD drive for now to save money and went with cheap but well rated parts for the RAM, mobo, case, and CPU.

Is everything compatible? Will the card fit in the case no problem? Will it handle WOW / Legion maxed out effortlessly?

 

[FD2Raptor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($138.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $422.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 07:57 EDT-0400

Given that your MB only has 2 DIMM slots and you've opted for a discreet graphic card, I think you should pick the 1x8GB Fury Black instead.
And I think you should pick the Cooler Master N200 which is currently available for just $4 more which would both support the card and offer you the USB3 port on the front panel.
And I think you should opt for at least the EVGA 450B for $2 more. Any PSU that doesn't even get 80+ Bronze is probably using very low quality parts and shouldn't be use for gaming build (which may be use for multiple hours a day).

You'll probably need to tone down a few settings to guarantee steady FPS to participate in more demanding content of the game.

 

[Chugalug_]

Please don't go for the build listed above.
FD2, FYI you might want to take a look at Jonny Guru for power supply advice.
They have very in depth guides as to what makes a good power supply, and some pretty good reviews.
The EVGA B1 you've selected however is very low quality, and is prone to failure and even potentially frying of components.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1500086/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-400-600-and-500b-600b

OP, you'll need a hard drive to store games on, as the SSD will not be sufficient to hold more than one game at a time due to the size the OS takes up.
Here is what i've got for you.
Includes an RX 460 which draws very little power, and is 10-15% better perfoming than the 950.
I've also left room to upgrade to 16GB of RAM in the future, just be sure to use another of the same model stick.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k9XwzM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/k9XwzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.89 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $449.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 08:36 EDT-0400

 

[ScrewySqrl]

my version:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $450.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 09:11 EDT-0400

I added a hybrid drive as a cheaper alternative to mixing both an SSD and a HDD. since you use only 200W the 350W PSU is plenty

 

[Chugalug_]

82c over budget!
Unbelievable, we're not all rich eh? ^.^
OP already has an SSD, so buying a hybrid drive probably isn't the best option economically.
Also given that generally a dedicated 240GB SSD will give superior performance compared to a Seagate Hybrid drive, there's not much point, as that extra speed will have little to no impact on gaming apart from loading times being increased by a fraction.

Apart from that though, component choices are solid!
I'm interested though; I saw that card on Part Picker, but was unsure of the cooling performance due to the single fan design, and ended up going for the windforce OC for 5 bucks more due to my assumption of better cooling with an open dual fan design.
How does it hold up in terms of thermals and performance?
Edit: Also something you might want to consider; that 350w Seasonic doesn't come with a power cord I believe, so probably best to just go for the S12II 430w. :/
More visually appealing too!

 

[sadams04]

Similar take to what is already here, but B150 chipset with four memory slots...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Apevia X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $443.84

 

[sadams04]

Edit: Also something you might want to consider; that 350w Seasonic doesn't come with a power cord I believe...

Yes it does and would fit this build just fine. It includes a single 6+2 pin PCI-EXPRESS power connector (AKA - power cord).

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Edit: Also something you might want to consider; that 350w Seasonic doesn't come with a power cord I believe...

Yes it does and would fit this build just fine. It includes a single 6+2 pin PCI-EXPRESS power connector (AKA - power cord).

He might have been talkimng about the 3-prong cord to teh wall. but if so, I bet there are a half dozen you can lay your hands on around the house from old PCs/video game consoles

 

[logainofhades]

I would prefer at least a 450w, for a little upgrade room. It would easily allow for an i5/i7, and at least a GTX 1060, later on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $445.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 09:59 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto.
The CXM is a poor choice of power supply however logain, I would recommend spending a tiny bit extra on either the S12II 430w, or 520w at 54 and 59 respectively. Much better quality power supplies at a miniscule price increase.
Even so, at stock speeds, a 350w should be fine for an i5 or i7, although it will be bordering on rated speeds with an RX460. (about 20w below)
Also @sadams04, the RX460 performs about 10-15% faster than the 950 for much cheaper, starting at 110 and going for $118 for the Gigabyte Windforce RX 460 I listed above.

 

[logainofhades]

The new CX450m is actually decent unit. They are a different platform, and better than the old CX. Also an RX 460 is a bad idea, for a WoW rig.

 

[Chugalug_]

Oh, wow, okay.
I wasn't expecting that, AMD have optimized the RX460 TERRIBLY in WoW.
That sucks, i'll edit my build to suit then.
Cheers for the advice on the GPU and new line of CXMs, although i'd still say go for the S12II due to the higher quality for 4 bucks more.

 

[logainofhades]

WoW has never been AMD friendly. Back when I ran an HD 7970, which was technically a better card, was stomped by the GTX 770, that I bought from a friend. I didn't realize how badly it favored Nvidia, until that. My HD 7970 died, and I got the 770, from a friend, for $125, so couldn't turn that deal down. :lol:

 

[Chugalug_]

Updated build. Haven't included storage because that seems to be the theme with other people's lists and somewhat in compliance with your original post. :/
Goes 5 bucks over, but offers about 20-30% more performance than the 950.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($173.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $455.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-19 10:27 EDT-0400

 

[xvsanx]

thanks for all of the great and useful information fellas, really interested in that 470 now so I'm going to try to swing that in

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/H7jz7h

someone else pointed out the RAM improvement to me so I changed that already and found a way better case for only a few dollars more, plus a better psu would be good because he could upgrade it over time if he wanted that's true

he would really only be playing wow, maybe try a different game once in a while but 99% of the time he'd be playing wow, and that i3 cpu probably isn't good enough to play new games like witcher 3 so would a brand new card like the 470 be overkill or would the 950 be fine for it to run it and whatever other games he may or may not try out? he has a ps4 so he plays most games on that so the pc would be for work, his kids schooling and most importantly wow

 

[Chugalug_]

Poor quality power supply, don't get it! It will probably blow within the first two weeks.
The case is also low quality.
Go with the build i've listed above, better quality components and will offer much better performance than the RX 470.
The 950 is more entry level imo, he'll want something beefier like the 960 for most games.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($177.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $435.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-20 06:35 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

" NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 400 Watt or greater system power supply "
For the 960. It probably will run, but it will probably be over rated wattage output, and I'd want to be a bit safer than that personally.

 

[logainofhades]

PSU ratings are inflated, due to so many crappy quality power supplies. Pcpartpicker wattage was rated at 232, for SS's build.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ah, I see.

 

[xvsanx]

alright I'm about to order the parts, I was thinking of this one:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7TfTJV

any last minute suggestions?

the CPU is perfect, the mobo is a great budget mobo, the RAM is perfect, trying to decide between the gtx960/rx470/gtx750ti, the case is perfect he likes it and it's a great budget case, and trying to shave off some of the cost off the psu

 

[Chugalug_]

Looks good.
Ideally the RX470 is what you want, but its a bit of a price gap, so the 960 is fine.
Either get one of these, or upgrade to 16GB of RAM with the 960.
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/RvjWGX/powercolor-radeon-rx-470-4gb-red-devil-video-card-axrx-470-4gbd5-3dhoc
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/p28H99/sapphire-radeon-rx-470-4gb-nitro-video-card-11256-01

RAM: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jCL7YJ/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16gvr

 

[xvsanx]

I'm thinking of getting the 470, what watt psu do I need?

trying to find it in stock and it's hard

 

[xvsanx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137024&cm_re=radeon_rx_470-_-14-137-024-_-Product

 

[Chugalug_]

The same PSU should be fine.
You'll be set with even as low as a 350w power supply, but i'd be more inclined to say 430 just to be safe and to give you a little wiggle room for expandability. Realistically, there's a only a few bucks in between the 430w and 520w, so its probably just better to go for the 520.
I've linked a great value RX 470 and upgraded to 16GB of RAM just because its more future proof.
Adds up to $500, but well worth that little bit extra.
My advice is to buy the graphics card now, then save up for a bit to get the rest of the rig.
If you only want 8GB of RAM, get this: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3ZZ2FT/gskill-memory-f42400c15s8gvr
Enjoy!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: MSI Gaming X RX 470 ($199.00)
Total: $511.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-21 02:20 EDT-0400