Building PC first time, or prebuilt if its worth it

[batok]

Budget: $600
Resolution: 720p+
Games / Settings: Desired WoW, Minecraft, some steam games: Rocket league, Ark, etc
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) Nope
Country: US
Parts that can be reused: None im using a crappy HP pavilion right now
Do you need an OS?: Nope
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?: No

I prefer to exclude mail in rebates because ive never done it and have no idea how so if its possible to stay under budget or slightly above excluding them that would be wonderful

[Kagthul]

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($155.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.57 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $497.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 00:48 EST-0500

[Chickat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $627.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 00:57 EST-0500

If you can squeeze that will be a lot better. If not, get the 950, but still upgrade the cpu to an i5. It will open up a lot more games to play. Another option would be a Pentium G4400 and a gtx 970 with a cpu upgrade later on, but its up to you.

[Ahovv]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $557.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 02:16 EST-0500

I find it highly unlikely you can get more bang for your buck than this.

[Deleted]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $600.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 03:12 EST-0500

[crakerjack]

Build a computer. It doesn't take that much knowledge to build one. It's literally advanced Lego's. You won't accidentally put a part where it shouldn't go, each part has a designed place for it. The biggest worry is making sure you're grounded and don't static shock any of the components.

[dubchee]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $557.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 02:16 EST-0500

I find it highly unlikely you can get more bang for your buck than this.

This one gets my vote. Really don't need a CD drive anymore these days but that's up to you.

Would also like to add that an i3 will be able to play all games very well. An i5 will net you a small fps boost and a year or 2 of extra use.