Time to upgrade, Build help.

[Becquerel]

Well, it's been about 5 years and my old vista running (i know right) computer is starting to show its age. Looking to upgrade and take advantage of some black Friday/Nov deals.

Budget- ~950$ with a bit of wiggle room.

Resolution- 1920x1080

Games / Settings Desired- WoW/D3/Sc2/Bf4/LoL with the best I can get away with.

Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)- Nothing terribly intense.

Country- USA

Parts that can be reused- None, trying for a completely new build to give my parents my old rig.

Do you need an OS? Yes, pref Win 8.

Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? Nope. Already have all the peripherals including monitor.


Flexible Wishlist:

I7 or I5, prefer an intel CPU.

GPU can be whatever. I've always used AMD just by chance.

16GB RAM would be nice, my gf's rig has it and it's pretty awesome. Not mandatory though, and I don't know how much of a difference it really makes.

I'd like a smaller SSD in addition to the main HD just to run WoW off of. Does it really make a difference though?

I built my first rig with quite a bit of help from some friends, but don't really know much of the specifics of picking the right parts in the first place. Appreciate the help and any input you may have on my flexible wish list. I'm also not terrible concerned about OC'ing.

Thanks again!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $991.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 17:06 EST-0500)

hope the 40$ is within ur wiggle room

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Made a few changes which means you could either get a bigger SSD like in the build below or simply save some money. You could also change to a better cooling solution instead if you prefer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $981.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-10 01:42 EST-0500)