1000€-1200€ wow/streaming PC build (or maybe fix old one?)

[Marani]

A friend of mine is having problems with his PC, and he's considering buying a new pc alltogether.

Budget ~1000€ (up to 1200 max)
Country Germany
Resolution 1920x1080, might get a second monitor sooner or later
Games / Settings Desired / usage
- usually just playing wow, preferably on ultra, mythic raid setting (so 20 peeps and lots of effects might be going on)
- sometimes streaming, though no video editing planned
Do you need an OS? No - We are going to use Windows 10, having a licence already
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? No
Parts that can be reused
Theoretically everything from the current build, but there were some problems with that pc (see below) so I'm not too sure.
His current build is:
CPU AMD FX-6300 (Boxed)
Cooler boxed (probably one of the problems with his current build?)
Main Board Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 (AM3+)
GPU 1024MB XFX Radeon HD 7770
RAM 8GB DDR Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 DIMM
Power Supply 550W XFX Pro Core Ed. Non-Modular 80+
Case MS-Tech CA-0270GR Xerxes
Storage 1TB WD Green WD10EZRX

Problems with his current build were: His pc just turned off a couple of times last summer, probably due to overheat. We did clean it properly more than once afterwards which did help for a while, but recently it happened again nonetheless. Apart from that during the last week his screen went green with stripes two times (which I guess means the GPU is also nearing its end...), so uhm... even though the pc isn't SOO old (~3 years), it doesn't look so great anymore.... I probably would reuse neither CPU nor GPU and I guess the PSU would have to be checked as well. Thus the suggestion to go for a new build alltogether.

A mutual friend suggested this one:
https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_...007e4820cce42c

Intel Core i5 6600K 4x 3.50GHz
Asus Z170-A Intel Z170 So.1151 Dual
16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
4096MB Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 Gaming G1
Scythe Mugen 4
Cooler Master HAF 912
650 Watt Enermax Thriathlor Eco Modular
250GB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA
___________
~970€


what do you guys think?

[Artorius]

Keeping the old RAM, the case, and not doing OC cheap build that will do its job:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€265.00 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€47.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€87.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB AMP! Edition Video Card (€183.16 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€77.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €694.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:24 CET+0100

Now going with DDR4 without HT, but you can OC:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€244.93 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€110.42 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€80.63 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€87.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card (€159.31 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€77.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €794.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:31 CET+0100

Same as before but better graphic's card, I'd definitely go with this option for his usage:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€244.93 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€110.42 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€80.63 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€87.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (€211.05 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€77.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €845.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:30 CET+0100

If you want to push the budget and get something that will be more than enough:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€344.85 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€110.42 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€80.63 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€87.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (€317.89 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€77.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1052.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:34 CET+0100

And if you really want to go completely overkill everywhere to top the budget:
Obs: Don't buy this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€344.85 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€110.42 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€80.63 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€87.89 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Triple Dissipation Video Card (€547.91 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€71.42 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1276.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:40 CET+0100

[Marani]

Thanks for the many suggestions. I like the third and the fourth build a lot and it probably comes down to how much he's willing to spend.
I guess I have to take a look in his case as well, because his current card isn't as long as the suggested cards, and see how much space is left, "just in case" (pun intended :P).

Can you tell me what the differences between the ASRock Z170M motherboard and the Asus Z170-A? I was kinda wondering.

[Miyagie]

You got a Message.

[Artorius]

Can you tell me what the differences between the ASRock Z170M motherboard and the Asus Z170-A? I was kinda wondering.

Both are fine, I just picked the cheapest one that was good and covered everything needed =p

[Nnogga]

If i would buy all the parts for the last build and instead of buying that 547€ GFX use my GTX 760 - how much do you think my performance will drop in comparison? Same usage profile as OP (high end raids, streaming) with the addition of multi boxing (2 accounts).

[Artorius]

If i would buy all the parts for the last build and instead of buying that 547€ GFX use my GTX 760 - how much do you think my performance will drop in comparison? Same usage profile as OP (high end raids, streaming) with the addition of multi boxing (2 accounts).

Err.. Realistically nothing? It's WoW we're talking about, you'll stay above 60 easily. The game cares much more about CPU power than GPU.

But depending on where you live the 6700K might not be the best option, you usually can build a 5820K system for the same price.

Last build was mostly a joke, the 390 of the second last build is already kind of overkill for WoW.

[Marani]

So... one more problem we just noticed: His current case is rather slim... Only ~19cm width measured on the outside (I actually got to slightly less, but we didn't have the sides attached at that point... whatever it's rather slim). I only roughly measured on the inside but it definitely looks like we wouldn't be able to fit in the Mugen4 or the be quiet! PURE ROCK or really any similiar sized cooler. ~deep sigh~

Does anyone have suggestions for cases we might use? Miyagie already send us some in his PM (thank you very much) though maybe someone else has some suggestions?

edit: just thought I might include what was suggested.
be quiet! Silent Base 600
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Well and our friend had suggested the Cooler Master HAF 912, though when I asked him about it, he just said that he's sure the parts would fit inside

I don't know much about cases... it would be nice if it's rather silentish but really... I know there's another pc nearby which is loud as hell, so I guess it wouldn't matter that much <,< I guess mostly it's a matter of preference but recommendations are still appreciated.

[Nnogga]

alright, thanks for the info!

[Marani]

Thanks for all the suggestions We ordered all the parts and went with a build similar to Artorius fourth one. He was aware that the third one should be enough for his cause, but decided to spend the 200 bucks because it was still in the budget and he hopes the pc will last for a while ^^ or something like that