Getting back in the saddle

[Nastynate]

Raided through out WOLK and into cata and now I am looking to to get started again before legion drops. I am in the US and am looking to spend around 1000 including OS. Will probably go windows 7 and take free upgrade. Unless that's not suggested.. Mainly i am going to play Wow, starcraft 2 and maybe some steam games. But nothing super demanding. I dont think ill be interested in overclocking mainly because i don't understand it. I dont need any fancy cases or lights. Main concerns of mine is Power supply, cooling and decent graphics. I would like to see decent fps in 25mans. Med-high settings.


Thanks so much!

[Lathais]

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-build-Read-me!

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Ideally include a list of parts, we see the same request almost every day. There are other topics that have parts lists that you can copy and modify.

[Nastynate]

Would be starting totally fresh don't have any reusable parts..

Include a monitor mouse and keyboard.

[Kagthul]

Would be starting totally fresh don't have any reusable parts..

Include a monitor mouse and keyboard.

Doing housework, but if no one gets back to you before i get back, ill try to wo rk something up.

I'm going to go cheap (but still "servicable/good") on the monitor and KB/M to put the most cash into the rig. A better KB/M and Monitor is something you can save a few pennies for and upgrade later without a lot of trouble.

I'f you can swing a 90$ purchase -after- you build the rig (within 3 months), you can also stretch the budget more and install Windows for the free trial period and then pay for it later.

Also, do you live within a reasonable distance of a Micro Center?

[Nastynate]

Doing housework, but if no one gets back to you before i get back, ill try to wo rk something up.

I'm going to go cheap (but still "servicable/good") on the monitor and KB/M to put the most cash into the rig. A better KB/M and Monitor is something you can save a few pennies for and upgrade later without a lot of trouble.

I'f you can swing a 90$ purchase -after- you build the rig (within 3 months), you can also stretch the budget more and install Windows for the free trial period and then pay for it later.

Also, do you live within a reasonable distance of a Micro Center?

Sounds good man. I appreciate it. I can probably go that route with the windows.

Unfortunately the nearest micro center is 2 hours away.

[Kagthul]

Unfortunately the nearest micro center is 2 hours away.

Ill do a price comparison. It may still be worth it, depending on the price of gas where you live.

They have some serioiusly steep in-store-only discounts on CPUs and MoBo's.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z8Kfzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z8Kfzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $918.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 16:37 EDT-0400

it says 918, but thats with ~55$ in Mail-In-Rebate factored in, so its just shy of your budget before MIR.

Will run most modern games at 1080p/High-Ultra and 30+fps no problems. usually 60fps.

OS not included (as discussed), but you can run it for 90 days before you have to pay.

Fairly future-proof (that i5 will overclock very well) as well. At least as well as you can be.

[Nastynate]

Thanks . I appreciate you taking the time to put this together. I am gonna check out that store and see how much itll save me to travel. I r cant wait to start building.