Budget
Around 1300-1500USD
Resolution
1920x1080
Games / Settings Desired
Warcraft with the ability to steam/record kills
only other games I play are usually LoL and the occasional CoD
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
only streaming and recording video
Country
USA
Parts that can be reused
none
Do you need an OS?
Selected windows 7, but am curious is windows 8 will be necesasry anytime soon?
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc
monitor, and possibly speakers although i did not select them in my list
Basically I want to see if there is way to lower my costs without gimping performance all that bad. If we are talking a few fps then I would prefer to go with cheaper parts as I will be purchasing all of the parts over the next few months.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($335.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($155.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1407.38 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 11:47 EST-0500)