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    How is this build? (help me shrink the budget)

    First time building a PC, so please excuse the noob-ness. I would like to shrink the budget down to $1000. Any tip/suggestion is welcomed.

    Goal is to be able to run WoW on Ultra for 25m raids with 40+ fps. I will also be using it for FF14/GW2. In terms of other activities, I'll be doing streaming/video editing/digital art. I also do a bit of 3D modelling on the side (Cinema 4D, Maya).

    Price in Canadian Dollars $CAD.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.75 @ Vuugo)
    CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
    Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($186.50 @ Vuugo)
    Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
    Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX)
    Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.13 @ DirectCanada)
    Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)
    Total: $1169.09
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 01:27 EST-0500)
    Last edited by Xelaeno; 2013-11-21 at 06:28 AM.

    GM/Raid Leader of <Air>, Sargeras-US, Alliance
    13/13M Mythic Morning/Day-Time Raiding Guild

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  2. #2
    Get rid of the BR drive (who needs an optical drive anymore?) and get a better SSD for less. Look at Samsung's EVO or Crucial's M5.
    i7-4770k - GTX 780 Ti - 16GB DDR3 Ripjaws - (2) HyperX 120s / Vertex 3 120
    ASRock Extreme3 - Sennheiser Momentums - Xonar DG - EVGA Supernova 650G - Corsair H80i

    build pics

  3. #3
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    Okay:

    1) Unless you need the Caviar Black's extended warranty, get a 1TB Caviar Blue;
    2) drop the BD and extend the SSD budget for a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO instead of the Kingston, whilst getting a cheap DVD-RW drive;
    3) Possibly change the Corsair for the Seasonic MII 620w Bronze.

  4. #4
    updated, more advice is welcomed.

    GM/Raid Leader of <Air>, Sargeras-US, Alliance
    13/13M Mythic Morning/Day-Time Raiding Guild

    Now recruiting for Legion! Apply at air-guild.com

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