New to pc gaming builds, need help

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New to building pc's. But not new to gaming computers. I mainly play WoW and battlefield.
My budget is 800-1000. I want to run wow on high settings and smooth as possible. Low frame rates kill me lol

I'll need all other than keyboard mouses monitor etc. so basically everything in the tower
Thanks for all who help!

Forgot to mention I'll be starting mechanical engineering at school, just and flyi

[Remilia]

Do you need an OS?

[Tiktok]

Do you need an OS?

Yes. I'll need an OS

[Lathais]

Please fill out the sticky. Can't really help without that info.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($86.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1002.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 11:37 EDT-0400

[Lathais]

Full ATX option instead of Micro:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $948.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 11:40 EDT-0400

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Hmm with some sacrificies, no ssd, you can fit a gtx 970:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1000.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 12:42 EDT-0400

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Hmm with some sacrificies, no ssd, you can fit a gtx 970:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1000.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 12:42 EDT-0400

With the above recommendations would I be able to OC for better wow game play? I wouldn't OC right away but after a while as I get more comfortable with all the components. Thanks

[Lathais]

With the above recommendations would I be able to OC for better wow game play? I wouldn't OC right away but after a while as I get more comfortable with all the components. Thanks

Yes, the K in the CPU Part# means it is unlocked and the Z97 Chipset Motherboards allow for OCing.

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Yes, the K in the CPU Part# means it is unlocked and the Z97 Chipset Motherboards allow for OCing.

Is the CPU sufficient enough to max out wow? Or should I wait for another paycheck and upgrade to the 4.0 :P
I'm in no hurry for this build

[Lathais]

Is the CPU sufficient enough to max out wow? Or should I wait for another paycheck and upgrade to the 4.0 :P
I'm in no hurry for this build

Unless you are willing to spend a lot more it's the best you'll get. It should get you Ultra everywhere excluding mythic raiding.

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Unless you are willing to spend a lot more it's the best you'll get. It should get you Ultra everywhere excluding mythic raiding.

I would like to be able to run ultra in mythic as well.

[Lathais]

I would like to be able to run ultra in mythic as well.

Currently, not possible. Even $5000 machines will dip below 30 FPS in Mythic raiding on Ultra.

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Currently, not possible. Even $5000 machines will dip below 30 FPS in Mythic raiding on Ultra.

Ah gotcha. How would OC to 4.2-4.4 vs 3.5 effect game play, in which stats. I'm not to familiar on how it effects the games.

[Lathais]

Ah gotcha. How would OC to 4.2-4.4 vs 3.5 effect game play, in which stats. I'm not to familiar on how it effects the games.

With WoW and other CPU Bound games you will get a noticeable difference in FPS with an OC. I can't really say exactly how much but it will be noticeable.

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Currently, not possible. Even $5000 machines will dip below 30 FPS in Mythic raiding on Ultra.

Not true anymore. Used to be the case till end of mop not wod. I am sitting above 60fps all the time. Worst i seen is instantly for less than sec for 58fps. And to notice that was recorded to actually see it. That is with 4670k@4.4. That is all for mythic raiding.

Op i suspect that anything above 4.2GHz will give you similar results for 1080p at least. If its not the there is somethign else wrong, like old drivers or an outdated addon.

[Lathais]

Not true anymore. Used to be the case till end of mop not wod. I am sitting above 60fps all the time. Worst i seen is instantly for less than sec for 58fps. And to notice that was recorded to actually see it. That is with 4670k@4.4. That is all for mythic raiding.

Op i suspect that anything above 4.2GHz will give you similar results for 1080p at least. If its not the there is somethign else wrong, like old drivers or an outdated addon.

Well, good to know. I have not played WoW in a long time, so was completely unaware of that.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1000.41


was thinking this but swap the CPU for the Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

[Lathais]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1000.41


was thinking this but swap the CPU for the Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

The only difference between the i7 and the i5 is hyperthreading, which games don't really use. It does have a higher stock clock, but I don't think they OC any better. If you are not doing video rendering or something else that uses hyperthreading, it's not really worth it.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)

took out the SSD, which I could add later down the road? This is what I have in my cart how does this setup look?