Critique My Finalized WoD Build!

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The 280X is a much better card than the 760 (more than the $20 difference) considering it trades blows with the 770.

[Arbiter]

Yea that's about as good as it's going to get without resulting to dropping down to a Pentium or i3 processor.

What build is it that want that is 1k more though? Assuming you can manage to overclock the CPU to ~4.4Ghz, you aren't going to be able to get better performance in WoW than this. 4790k is the only thing that could help but it's only assuming you couldn't get the 4690k to an equal clock as the 4790k.

Honestly though, I would recommend you add a SSD to that build for ~$110 if you can afford it. Would make a world of difference for Windows, WoW, and even general browsing on the internet.

[Lamb Mine]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.79 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ B&H)
Other: World of Warcraft®: Warlords of Draenor™ ($49.99)
Other: World of Warcraft Subscription (6 Months) @ $12.99/mo ($77.94)
Total: $877.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 15:55 EST-0500

There we go. That looks like the absolute cheapest I'll be able to get WoW on ultra settings for.

Yea that's about as good as it's going to get without resulting to dropping down to a Pentium or i3 processor.

What build is it that want that is 1k more though? Assuming you can manage to overclock the CPU to ~4.4Ghz, you aren't going to be able to get better performance in WoW than this. 4790k is the only thing that could help but it's only assuming you couldn't get the 4690k to an equal clock as the 4790k.

Honestly though, I would recommend you add a SSD to that build for ~$110 if you can afford it. Would make a world of difference for Windows, WoW, and even general browsing on the internet.

I started out looking for a budget build and have gone into splurge mode. The build I'm looking at splurging on is this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.96 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.79 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Steelseries Qck Gaming Mouse Pad (Black) ($13.49)
Other: L-Shaped Desk ($210.55)
Other: Rolodex Mesh Collection Oval Supply Caddy, Black ($10.31)
Other: Flash Furniture Mid-Back Task and Computer Chair ($71.20)
Other: World of Warcraft®: Warlords of Draenor™ ($49.99)
Other: World of Warcraft Subscription (6 Months) @ $12.99/mo ($77.94)
Other: Boston Harbor Architect Swing Arm Desk Lamp, Black ($22.99)
Total: $1875.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 15:57 EST-0500

The cheaper build has only things I absolutely need to play WoW, while the other build has things I'd like to have.

[Arbiter]

Ah well you can't really count furniture in with the price of a build :P

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Yeah it's easier to keep track and less confusing if you just leave all the gaming and furniture stuff.

[Lamb Mine]

Yeah it's easier to keep track and less confusing if you just leave all the gaming and furniture stuff.

Here's how the two stack up without the addons.

Splurge Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.96 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.79 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1418.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 19:32 EST-0500


Minimum Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.79 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $750.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 19:33 EST-0500


Pcpartpicker is fun, lol. Min/maxing these builds is like playing WoW.

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Yeah those seem better but as i said earlier i would get the better mobo with with i5 and lower end with i7. Reason being you don't have to overclock the i7 at all to play wow. I got mine at 4.4 during Mythic it was running much lower than before. I never went over 70-75% single core load during it. I've no idea what they moved load to gpu means cause that runs low as well but yeah... things got better than before.

Maybe in 30mans is where you will be able to see the extra power.