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[TGKC]

Hardware Link Price Image
Estimated Price: $ 1010.42

Processor Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54690K $234.67

Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO – CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)Price: $29.99 $31.87

Motherboard: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 GAMING 5 $146.99

Graphics Card: MSI Computer Corp. Video Graphics Cards R9 280X GAMING 3G $294.98

RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2×4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX $79.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 $53.99

SSD *none – check the additions / alternatives section below for options!

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650G1 650W ATX12V Power Supply 120-G1-0650-XR $79.95

Computer Case: Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC-9011014-WW) $69.99

Optical Drive LG Electronics Optical DVD Drive GH24NSB0B $17.99

Hello,

I found this build at newbcomputerbuild.com and wanted to get your opinions on it. I plan to use it for Rift and WOW mostly and would like to play Rift on ultra with good FPS in 1920x1080p if at all possible. What FPS on Max settings could I expect to get in Rift and WOW in a raid environment? I have an external hard drive so should I drop the 1 TB listed above and get an SSD? I am also interested in easy upgrades down the road will this build allow for that? He mentioned adding another card and upping the PSU could I do anything beyond that? I will also need a recommendation for a wireless network card.

I'm completely new to this and I am sorry if my expectations of the build are too high. If you have a better build, in the $1000.00 USD range, I am open to any and all suggestions.

Thank you

 

[maxalge]

Hardware Link Price Image
Estimated Price: $ 1010.42

Processor Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54690K $234.67

Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO – CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)Price: $29.99 $31.87

Motherboard: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 GAMING 5 $146.99

Graphics Card: MSI Computer Corp. Video Graphics Cards R9 280X GAMING 3G $294.98

RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2×4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX $79.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 $53.99

SSD *none – check the additions / alternatives section below for options!

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650G1 650W ATX12V Power Supply 120-G1-0650-XR $79.95

Computer Case: Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC-9011014-WW) $69.99

Optical Drive LG Electronics Optical DVD Drive GH24NSB0B $17.99

Hello,

I found this build at newbcomputerbuild.com and wanted to get your opinions on it. I plan to use it for Rift and WOW mostly and would like to play Rift on ultra with good FPS in 1920x1080p if at all possible. What FPS on Max settings could I expect to get in Rift and WOW in a raid environment? I have an external hard drive so should I drop the 1 TB listed above and get an SSD? I am also interested in easy upgrades down the road will this build allow for that? He mentioned adding another card and upping the PSU could I do anything beyond that? I will also need a recommendation for a wireless network card.

I'm completely new to this and I am sorry if my expectations of the build are too high. If you have a better build, in the $1000.00 USD range, I am open to any and all suggestions.

Thank you

Do not buy MSI mobo's. They have kickass video cards but their mobo's are not that great.
Gigabyte, asus, asrock, stick with those.


For video cards, you should be looking at gtx 970's. Asus or MSI flavors preferably.

 

[bignastyid]

For the GPU you'd be better served spending an extra $30 on a much faster GTX 970. Here's a build for about the same prcie but with a SSD
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1018.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 00:18 EDT-0400

PSU is large enough for a 2nd 970 later on. You can always replace the cpu cooler later when you want to OC the CPU.

 

[maxalge]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $984.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 00:18 EDT-0400


Hardware wise something like this.

 

[Jaydee Ramos]

Rift and WOW are not highly graphical games if you're going to only play those games you can build a system lower to $500-600 but if you'll play some highly demanding games like Battlefield 4, Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 you can stick out to $1000 build. Do you know what is overclocking ? If you overclocked your CPU/GPU you will get more performance by setting the clock speed higher but the negative effect of it is you'll generating more heat to the CPU (but you have an air cooler) and shorting the longevity of the CPU/GPU itself. If you don't want to do some enthusiastic to your system you can get a non-K Intel i5 processor and upgrade your GPU into GTX 970. But after all I like this build.

 

[filippi]

$1k budget is enough for a good storage setup (hd+ssd) and a great gpu for ultra settings at 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1003.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 00:27 EDT-0400

PS. This is a great $1k build if you need OS (Win8).

 

[TGKC]

Thanks for the fast replies; I really appreciate the help.

I am leaning more towards the build listed by Bignastyid but they all seem close. If I use his build what Wireless Network adapter would I need? I also cannot seem to find my OS disc but I have the product key so will I be able to use it? I have the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers already and with the parts listed by Bignastyid will I need anything else to have a usable computer after I build it. Sorry for all the little questions but its my first build and im trying not to mess it up.

Thanks again for your help

 

[maxalge]

Thanks for the fast replies; I really appreciate the help.

I am leaning more towards the build listed by Bignastyid but they all seem close. If I use his build what Wireless Network adapter would I need? I also cannot seem to find my OS disc but I have the product key so will I be able to use it? I have the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers already and with the parts listed by Bignastyid will I need anything else to have a usable computer after I build it. Sorry for all the little questions but its my first build and im trying not to mess it up.

Thanks again for your help

If you live near a micro center then you should walk into the store and nab a 4690k + z97 mobo combo.

Otherwise you are not going to get that price on the i5.