New Computer Build - Australia

[Barrowwind]

I am looking to have a new computer built in the next few weeks. My budget is AUS $800-$1000, no peripherals are needed. I have nothing that I can reuse, as I am using a laptop at the moment. I only play WoW, so my main concern is performance during raid environments. Any and all help is highly appreciated, because I have no idea.

The budget is concerning parts only, not paying someone to build it for me.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ Scorptec)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($219.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $992.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 07:10 EST+1000

This is arguably the best you're going to get, because OZ prices are insane.

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The set up proposed by tenangrychickens above, when overclocked above 4Ghz will net you a little more minimum fps when running wow but since its a 2-core it will struggle at multitasking. The other option would be to sacrifice the overclocking capability and go for an i3 setup plus a more powerful gpu:
(if it wasn't for the o/s you could almost get an i5 4690k/Z97 combo).


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($130.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($137.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($79.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1004.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:42 EST+1000

[Barrowwind]

The set up proposed by tenangrychickens above, when overclocked above 4Ghz will net you a little more minimum fps when running wow but since its a 2-core it will struggle at multitasking. The other option would be to sacrifice the overclocking capability and go for an i3 setup plus a more powerful gpu:
(if it wasn't for the o/s you could almost get an i5 4690k/Z97 combo).


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($130.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($137.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($79.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1004.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:42 EST+1000

So, if I increased my budget to $1200-ish, would I be able to get anything significantly better? And I see that you gave me the 520W Power Supply while tenangrychickens linked the 620W. Is that a clearance issue or ? Sorry if that seems like a stupid question, but I really have no clue.

Thank you!

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You'd get the 4690k and overclock that to improve WoW performance etc. You won't get 60 fps at 1080p during heavy raids. You will get decent enough general playing performance (except, of course, in Shattrath when WoD comes out.)

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As tenangrychickens said, 4690k+Z97+aftermarket cpu cooler. 520W is enough, at full load will need less than 400W, like 370-380.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($264.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1197.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 23:39 EST+1000