Building a PC for Legion

[zakkthehuman]

I'm looking to build a PC, as of now specifically for running Legion. I'll upgrade as necessary in the future for any games I decide to play but as it stands, I have a $900 budget which has to include OS, monitor, all peripherals, and a desk for the rig to sit on, which means I'm looking at around a $650 budget max for the system itself.. Here's what I've come up with in my price range:
CPU: Intel i3-6100 3.7GHz
GPU: ASUS Turbo GTX 970 4GB
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Case: VIVO CASE-V03 ATX Mid Tower Case
RAM: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory


What I'm most hung up on as it stands is going with the i3-6100 + GTX 970 or moving to an i5-6400 and bumping the GPU down to a GTX 960 or R9 380, and what kind of settings and FPS I can expect from either build. Anyone have any input on which direction I should lean for Legion and what to expect performance wise?

[Jtbrig7390]

Wow is more CPU demanding then GPU so better the CPU better the fps.

With that said both are solid but I would go with the i5 over the i3. You should have stable 60fps/1080p Ultra in most content besides mythic raiding.

My build below holds 60fps+ in most area's of the game and stable 30fps or so in raids (abit more in LFR).

IMO get two 4gig sticks of ram and not 1 8gig.

[Suntzu-Cenarius]

Through this together real quick... I looked at it with your total budget of $900... which I went over just a little (Mainly because of Windows, which you can get for less than $100 if you look...)

This will just leave you to get a desk.. and you can find one cheap on craigslist I'm sure...

On other thing to consider though.. do you live near a Microcenter at all? That can drastically change things...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.49 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $939.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-21 21:14 EDT-0400

[gutnbrg]

Wow is more CPU demanding then GPU so better the CPU better the fps.

With that said both are solid but I would go with the i5 over the i3. You should have stable 60fps/1080p Ultra in most content besides mythic raiding.

My build below holds 60fps+ in most area's of the game and stable 30fps or so in raids (abit more in LFR).

IMO get two 4gig sticks of ram and not 1 8gig.

Can u tell me what ur settings are? I have an i5 4690k too with 16gig mem and an r9 390(8gb)gpu. It feels like i should be getting 60fps minium constantly anywhere i go, but thats not the case. In warspear and ashran and some other areas i drop to 40ish fps at times and it is angering me.

[Jtbrig7390]

Can u tell me what ur settings are? I have an i5 4690k too with 16gig mem and an r9 390(8gb)gpu. It feels like i should be getting 60fps minium constantly anywhere i go, but thats not the case. In warspear and ashran and some other areas i drop to 40ish fps at times and it is angering me.

I am running max settings at 1080p. I also take a small hit in warspear and ashran. There is area's of the game I hit 40-50fps and some where its 60fps.

[Deleted]

i3 6100 will run better than i5 6400. Your budget for all those is very tight. For o/s i would try kinguin for like 20bucks or so. That would leave you around 200$ for a decent desk. For the rig, i would suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $689.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 09:12 EDT-0400

If you don't have speakers or headphones then you would have to get those too i guess, kingston hyper X I is for like 65$.

[Thunderball]

i3 6100 will run better than i5 6400. Your budget for all those is very tight. For o/s i would try kinguin for like 20bucks or so. That would leave you around 200$ for a decent desk. For the rig, i would suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $689.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-22 09:12 EDT-0400

If you don't have speakers or headphones then you would have to get those too i guess, kingston hyper X I is for like 65$.

G105 is not worth it. Just get something like CM Storm Devastator or even Logitech K120.