New PC , World of Warcraft : WoD Only (G3258 vs A8 7600)

[Varshneya]

Dear Community Members,

I am looking to build a new PC and the only game that I play is WoW : WOD. I have been researching and reading lots of articles on the same and have finally narrowed down my options to the following two builds , appreciate your inputs for the same and your recommendations so that I can go ahead and buy the pc. Please note that there is a limit to how much I can spend and hence the below builds. Other stuff which I will be doing on the pc is web browsing, watching youtube etc.

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Build #1 – G3258 , Total Cost 590 EUR + EUR 30/40 for Windows Keys

Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition Box, 1150 = 68,99 €
MSI H81M-P33, mATX, Sockel 1150 = 46,99 €
Cooler Master Hyper TX 3 EVO - Intel/AMD = 20,99 €
8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9 = 52,99 €
Inter-Tech JY-250 Fox Midi ohne Netzteil = 19,99 €
Inter-Tech Netzteil Line-EX 80+ 450W ATX = 36,99 €
ASUS R7260X-OC-2GD5, Radeon R7 260X, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort = 121,99 €
WD Blue 500GB SATA 6GB/s 7mm = 45,99 €
Samsung SH-224DB Schwarz = 13,99 €
Wirless network card for internet ASUS PCE-N15 = 14,90 €
Monitor 18.5” ASUS VS197DE = 81,99 €
Keyboard + Mouse Gigabyte Desk WL KM7580 schwarz V2 21,99 €
Assembly and Installation charges 29,99 €

I have added the cooler just incase I want to OC , though I have never ever done OCing , but can give it a try.

Build #2 - AMD A8-7600, Total Cost EUR 510 + EUR 30/40 for Windows Keys

AMD A-Series A8-7600 Box mit AMD Radeon R7 Series Graphics (65W), FM2+ += 87,99 €
ASUS A88XM-A, FM2+, Matx = 55,99 €
Cooler Master Hyper TX 3 EVO - Intel/AMD = 20,99 €
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3-2133, CL9-11-11-31 = 64,99 €
Inter-Tech JY-250 Fox Midi ohne Netzteil = 19,99 €
Inter-Tech Netzteil Line-EX 80+ 450W ATX = 36,99 €
WD Blue 500GB SATA 6GB/s 7mm = 45,99 €
Samsung SH-224DB schwarz = 13,99 €
ASUS PCE-N15 = 14,90 €
Monitor ASUS VS197DE = 81,99 €
Keyboard and mouse Gigabyte Desk WL KM7580 schwarz V2 = 21,99 €
Assembly and Installation charges = 29,99 €

I have added a cooler in this build since believe AMD processors run hot and added it for safety.

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For both the builds I am going to take the option of paying 30 EUR to the website so that they can assemble the components for me as I have never done pc assembling.

I would like to know which would be better for playing WoW at medium to high settings. (currently I get 9 fps on my laptop in LFRs .. yes thats what I do mostly , and few BGs here and there)

My location is Denmark , and the website from which I have posted the above builds is http://www.hardwareversand.de/ . it was recommended to me by a friend who has also bought from this website and got the pc shipped to Denmark. If you know any better or cheaper wesbite please suggest same as well. If you can better the above builds within the same budget (using website i posted) that would also help a lot !!!

Ok, thats a very long post and am looking to getting your valuable inputs to make my purchase decision.

Thanks and have a great day !!!

 

[Zadams]

First of all, I like the second build better. I will typically choose Intel over amd but I don't like the pentium. Also, save your 30 EUR and put it together yourself. I have built my own before. It's the best part of building your own computer is the actual building. It is actually very straight forward and toms hardware is very helpful in helping you through building your own computer. I would suggest investing into a nvidia graphics card.

 

[Varshneya]

First of all, I like the second build better. I will typically choose Intel over amd but I don't like the pentium. Also, save your 30 EUR and put it together yourself. I have built my own before. It's the best part of building your own computer is the actual building. It is actually very straight forward and toms hardware is very helpful in helping you through building your own computer. I would suggest investing into a nvidia graphics card.

Thanks for your suggestions, in the AMD build I am not going to put a graphic card since its already there with the processor and hence the 2133 Mhz 8GB RAM. the wesbite will assemble and test the entire configuration before shipping out the pc and I feel that would be a safe option to have all the parts tested out.