is this system capable of playing WoW and SWTOR?

[hossabq1981]

Really haven't built a computer in a while and I would like to get back into playing World of Warcraft and SWTOR. I designed the computer below as a possible mid-range gaming PC that should play those two games without any problems what-so-ever! I mean zero lag and able to run several background programs (Zygor Guides...I'm an achievement junkie), music, multiple screens...etc etc. Anyways, if any computer expert can take a look at this and/or make suggestions on the build, I would appreciate it.

***If you can build a better one for cheaper - I use Amazon Prime so if the parts are on Prime that is a definite plus! Please don't include the keyboard or mouse, I have those already and I do prefer a curved monitor, but not married to it.


CPU: Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor $116.12
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Alpine 11 GT Rev 2 $10.15
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste $5.85
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $69.19
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $150.98
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.85
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Mini Video Card $219.89
Case: Thermaltake - Versa N21 ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $31.99
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $94.89
Case Fan: ARCTIC - Arctic F12 PWM CO 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan $10.70
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR wi 23.6" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor $131.81

 

[Eximo]

Yes it can run WoW quite well.

I would go ahead and get an i3-8100 and a B360 board. Quad core for roughly the same price.

Ditch the CPU cooler and thermal compound, the stock cooler is enough.

Memory should be 2x8GB kit rather than a single 16GB stick. This enables dual channel memory.

 

[Doctor Rob]

yea never do single channel as a lot of games if you run with single channel ram suffer greatly.

 

[hossabq1981]

Yes it can run WoW quite well.

I would go ahead and get an i3-8100 and a B360 board. Quad core for roughly the same price.

Ditch the CPU cooler and thermal compound, the stock cooler is enough.

Memory should be 2x8GB kit rather than a single 16GB stick. This enables dual channel memory.

Awesome, Thank you. I made the changes you suggested and it even saved me some money

 

[ohenryy]

I would say thats pretty bad, you can get much better for the money, better CPU / GPU etc..

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HpBRnH
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($122.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card ($223.51 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BR 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ B&H)
Total: $608.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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