New PC build (New to building)

[Hoka Inumuta]

Hey all. I've been thinking lately that I want to play more PC games and my dinky little laptop won't handle anything besides WOW on the lowest settings.

I want to try to build my own gaming computer. I don't need anything really fancy, I just want to be able to play a few games like WOW,Skyrim, ect on decent settings and not have a fps below 5

My desired price point would be 500-700 dollars but I may be willing to spend up to 1000 dollars.

Thanks. I've never done this before so I don't really know what to look for.

[Hoka Inumuta]

Use this website called pc part picker. There is a US and UK version. Not sure if they do a Euros version. Anyway, it has a compatibility filter so all the parts you pick will work together (as you pick a part it will filter out incompatible ones automatically) and give you a total price and price per part as you go along. You can modify the sites you are buying from as well.

Also do you need monitors, keyboard and mouse?

Ok thanks, I'll check that site out. Anyways I only need a keyboard and monitor.

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Try this build out (based on German prices):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€206.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€33.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€123.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (€77.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.06 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (€206.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (€11.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (€17.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED 23.0" Monitor (€154.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Keyboard: A4Tech G800V Wired Gaming Keyboard (€20.71 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €962.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-22 18:14 CET+0100)

The build includes a monitor, but not an OS.

[Hoka Inumuta]

Oh i'm sorry I meant U.S dollars. I'll edit that asap in my OP. Anyways I would still like something around the 500-700 dollar price range preferably.

[Beergod]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.34 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $725.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-22 23:23 EST-0500)

This would give you great performance, would never have to worry about FPS issues for a few years. This is seeing that you have a monitor and peripherals, if not I could make a new build to fit the budget.

[Cyrops]

Now, this is a bit over your budget but there is not much you can take away to reduce the price, you can get cheaper GPU but I don't think it's worth to, if you don't have the money now you can wait a bit till you have the money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $749.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 01:17 EST-0500)

Later on, you should add an SSD and aftermarket cooler for higher OC.

[Hoka Inumuta]

@ Crennox : Yeah I'll still need the Peripherals but I'm not gonna include that in my budget. I guess I'll have to spend some more then I need too. Oh well, I made some room in my amount of money so in case this happened.

@ Cyrops Alright thanks for the advice. That sounds pretty decent for right now anyways.


Anyways I'll take more ideas if anybody has any. The more the merrier!