What is a good Setup for playing Wow?

[jamesgame99]

Ok what is a decently good system for wow? I am replacing everything in my pc , an wonder what I should get?

I DO NOT want the best computer around (Wow doesn't take the best computer out to play ) . I'm not wanting to spend $250 on a graphic card.

Id like to play a little above middle settings. An don't want lag to hold me back .

An estimate for the set up would be nice.

Thanks .

 

[Mike Friesen]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.72 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $628.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 23:00 EST-0500)

This would probably run WOW on ultra,but the lowest I would go would be a 7770, which is only $40 less. Might as well, right? Also, you could go with a slighly cheaper mobo, but this one has excellent reviews. Thirdly, the psu is 600W, more than plenty but still cheap. Again, why not.

 

[jamesgame99]

Hey man thanks ! That answered more than I could think to ask ! Yea ill be going with that set up.

Thanks again!
James

 

[simon12]

Wow prefers Nvidia cards so you could look at changing to a 650Ti Boost

 

[rwhemme]

I'm partial to nVidia, but aside from that, I have to agree with simon12. WoW is optimized for nVidia. And since you are going the Intel route, why would you want to use an AMD graphics card? You can pick up an nVidia GTX 650Ti for about $150, if not less. Just compare prices on Newegg, TigerDirect and MicroCenter. Or better yet, use the PCPartPicker.