Budget build for WoW - critique

[brothernads]

Looking for advice on a budget build for WoW that will achieve decent results for a couple of years. Only other uses would be basic stuff (word processing, browsing), no other games. Currently play on a 3.5 yr old HP Pavilion laptop with 2.13GHz Intel Core2 Duo P7450, 4 GB DDR3 RAM and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1GB.

My budget is roughly $550-600. I don't need any peripherals but basically need everything else, including an OS. Would prefer to have an optical drive. I am US-based and have a MicroCenter close by. I am a noob at building, but priced out the following - please let me know how you would improve. Thanks.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($85.23 @ Outlet PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $573.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-01 14:05 EDT-0400)

[chazus]

You'd probably be better off with a build like this. Slightly better CPU from microcenter (over the 3220)

PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($57.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $596.22

[brothernads]

Thanks very much - I know WoW leans on the CPU side of things but any advantage in a 2GB GPU over 1GB? Or is 1GB more than enough for what I need?

[chazus]

I've never seen WoW pull over 700-800 mb on my system, running 1920x1080 on mostly Ultra settings. Unless you run multiple clients/games, It shouldnt be an issue.

[brothernads]

Great - thanks for the advice