Gaming PC. WoW. $400-600

[Trevorslater88]

Approximate Purchase Date: Tonight?

Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Before / After Rebates; Before / After Shipping
400-600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Looking to run World Of Warcraft very well. Maybe some other games middle of the pack diablo etc. Some hd video etc. everyday use.
Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: All

Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing)
Newegg
Location: US Utah

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: / No



Additional Comments:

Why Are You Upgrading: Older computer needs upgraded just decided to go brand new. Needs to run WoW.

Any help is greatly appreciated this is my first build. Thanks again.

 

[vJaMiNv]

Any other games you will want to play?

 

[Trevorslater88]

Ive been out the loop for a while not sure what is out. But wouldn't mind some COD or battlefield or something also..

 

[vJaMiNv]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $576.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-10 20:43 EDT-0400)

Perfect for all around playing!

 

[Shain Taylor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $576.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-10 20:43 EDT-0400)

Perfect for all around playing!

the single core performance of the 6300 isn't good enough for WOW

 

[vJaMiNv]

For your budget, This is one of the strongest builds out!

 

[Shain Taylor]

My suggestion -
Fractal Design Core 1000 FD-CA-CORE-1000-USB3-BL Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
XFX TS Series XFX TS 550W 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G
ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i3-4340 Haswell 3.6GHz LGA 1150 54W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646I34340
ASUS R7260X-DC2OC-2GD5 Radeon R7 260X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

All these parts are a total of - $594.93 + Free shipping on newegg before rebates.... This will give better performance due to the single threaded performance than the one previously suggested and be more reliable and quieter...

 

[Shain Taylor]

The I3 will be better in WoW, however in other games it will suffer. I would say the 6300 is a good all rounder, plus if you over clock it you can get the SCP to that of the I3... so it's your choice.. do you want to build a PC solely for WoW (I3) or for all round gaming (6300)...?

 

[Trevorslater88]

So will the 6300 still play WoW at a high fps? Cause honestly im mostly going to play that. I do want to keep my options open for the future ugh such a tough decision..

 

[Shain Taylor]

If I were you I would go for the previously suggested 6300 build and over clock it a bit... that would give you more future proofing and if need be you can get an 8xxx series and oc that too and beat i7's.... However if you do want optimal performance for wow and nothing else, i3 is the way to go...