New Light Gaming Build Help- $800 Max

[JKGreene67]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Two Weeks

Budget Range: $850 Max After Rebates; After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming( WoW, Skyrim) , some photoshop, Streaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade:

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon

Location: City, State/Region, Country - NY area

Parts Preferences: I like Intel but would take a nice AMD

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution:

Additional Comments: Basically am upgrading from an Asus G73JH-BST7 gaming laptop that broke due to my battery bricks keep burning up.

Want to be able to play WoW with a 60+FPS , I'm used to thats FPS on fair settings but on high would be nice.

Thanks All

 

[InfoOverloader]

I think this would be good for you. I am a huge AMD fan but I can make an Intel parts list if you want.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3bmgqs

 

[shortstuff_mt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($236.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $842.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 16:41 EST-0500

 

[BT14]

I think this would be good for you. I am a huge AMD fan but I can make an Intel parts list if you want.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3bmgqs

The mobo you picked has a liar label on it. Not really a 970. Go with Asrock, Asus, or Gigabyte.

 

[sadams04]

Overclocking: no

...this typically rules out an AMD build as they need a bit of an overclock to keep up with an equally priced Intel build.

CPU - The 4460 is Haswell Refresh. No need to go with anything higher as the extra 200 MHz / 300 MHz won't be noticed.
MB - H97 chipset.
MEM - "Standard" modules being DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5v.
SSD - If you can increase the budget and add a 120 / 128GB unit, that would be a very welcome addition.
PSU - Stick with XFX or Seasonic.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.40 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $863.32

 

[Francky Franck]

Intel CPU get better performance on WoW. You can get an AMD CPU if you want they are great too and cheaper !