Upgrading from Macbook - ~$1500 budget

[Geers]

Hey Guys, I started playing WoW again about 6 months ago on my macbook but I think the time has come to upgrade to a new respectable gaming PC. Originally I was looking at pre-built systems, however, after reading so many peoples opinions I think I would be up for building my own.

•Budget: ~$1500 CAD, some flexibility here if I can gain signifigant performance, especially as I do need a moniter(s)
•Games / Settings Desired: Mainly WoW on ultra during raiding
•Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): nothing major
•Country: Canada
•Parts that can be reused: None
•Do you need an OS: Yes
•Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?: I have a mouse / keyboard, however, I would like to have dual moniters that are the same size - damn OCD.

[Deleted]

This is the closest i could get it without sucrificing anything, other than the 2nd monitor. To fit a 2nd monitor in that budget i feel you will sucrifice alot of things, gpu, quality of the monitors etc.
(this setup will play most games maxed out)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.19 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($269.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1581.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 19:40 EDT-0400

[Deleted]

The onyl thing that really bothers me about that build is the mATX size; You could change those to an ATX equivalent and come out to the same price, give or take.

For example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.19 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.27 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Dell P2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($269.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1582.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 01:33 EDT-0400

[Gumboy]

I honestly couldn't reccomend that case, i've used it in builds before and found even rosewill ones over half the price less easier to work with and sturdier, with pretty damn good cooling profiles, amongst other brands (Just saying rosewill here because I used one in my last build and honestly was quite pleasentely surprised)

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And that case isn't "Bad" so much as "Super over priced for what you get"

[badaku]

I'd get a 144hz monitor even if you don't play fps games. It's pretty amazing how the game looks and feels with high fps and no screen tearing.

[Remilia]

High refresh rate doesn't mean no screen tearing...

[Deleted]

The onyl thing that really bothers me about that build is the mATX size; You could change those to an ATX equivalent and come out to the same price, give or take.

Whats wrong with matx can still sli if he/she wants
The reason was price mostly as the gaming5 is a good mobo but alot more expensive and the micro version at that price is a good deal. Its allows alot more stable overclocks.