Gaming PC for WOW advice please

[shifter101]

Hi Guys,

Currently I have an I7 laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M and 8GB ram it is struggling a bit with WOW in high populated areas such as timeless isle and raids. As I am unable to upgrade the graphics I am looking to build myself another desktop PC.

Please can you advise on a setup that will allow me to play the game on high or ultra settings with high FPS. Money is an issue so what I am looking for is the best spec bang for bucks budget build.

I already have a case but that is all I have. I also require a monitor. 22" or 24" with 1920x1080 res atleast. No OS required.

The ability to over clock would be great too. I am open to Intel or AMD processors. Just want the best spec for running on high / ultra for the cheapest price.

budget of around £600 if possible but can stretch if not achieveable with monitor.

Put this together what do you guys think? Please let me know if there is better alternative. Will this spec allow me to play the game on high / ultra? If not let me know what I would need to upgrade or change.

BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MO-080-BQ

MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-221-MS

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MB-350-GI

AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CP-338-AM

Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-038-SS

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=HD-257-SE

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=HS-035-CM

LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CD-090-LG

Comes to Total : £679.86 bit over budget so if things could be changed with no major loss of performance then please let me know.

Thanks for any help

Matt

 

[PepitoTV]

Here's a proposed build, similar to yours, but with a more powerful GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£47.02 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£144.08 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£48.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.56 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED 24.0" Monitor (£134.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £661.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 19:20 GMT+0000)

 

[ingtar33]

WoW is very single core optimized. you'd be better with a modern i3 over the fx 6 core.

 

[dgingeri]

As a WoW player, I need to warn you: AMD processors are severely hamstrung on WoW. This CPU would match Intel's lower end quad core CPUs in most cases, but in WoW, it would barely match up with the dual core Pentium line. I highly recommend Intel processors for WoW in any case. I don't know why, but the AMD processors seem to cap out at about 40% utilization under WoW. The game just doesn't utilize the processor correctly. I'd recommend the Core i5 line, but even the i3 line would do better than any AMD CPU.

(On another note: I have that same MB in my server, and it is great. Nice choice there.)

 

[shifter101]

Hi thanks for your replies really appreciate it. dgingeri that is very interesting to learn. Please could you recommend an intel processor and motherboard that you think would be up to the job of high / ultimate settings?

Thanks

Matt

 

[dgingeri]

I'd say this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131965 if you don't want SLi/ Crossfire later on or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 if you do.

Processors, depending on your budget:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116773 at the lowest
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234 midrange
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 high end, if you want to overclock

 

[dgingeri]

WoW is very single core optimized. you'd be better with a modern i3 over the fx 6 core.

Actually, is is currently very 4 thread optimized. Any more than 4 cores aren't used at all, but up to 4 cores are quite effectively used. However, AMD processors are under-utilized for some reason. Even the 4 cores that are used aren't used fully, and the game's fps is held back.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-15.html

 

[shifter101]

Ok thanks for the info. I will see if an can afford to stretch to an i5 if not maybe ill just get the i3 and upgrade in the future.