Thread: Help the noob!

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    Help the noob!

    Hey guys, I'm not very clued up on all the technology that is involved in building your own PC. My budget is £650 for all the parts INCLUDING Windows which is about £90. I don't need any peripherals as I have them all ready and sorted. All I need is a reliable PC that is suitable for general surfing, youtube, and more importantly running WoW on high-ultra at 50-60fps, perhaps less in raids. Considering I've played on a toaster for about 5 years with 10 fps on minimum settings, I think anything will be a bonus! Are there any set ups/ parts lists that you would recommend? I've spent about 10 hours reading the internet and it's all jargon, and not really related specifically to WoW so I thought I'd come and ask here.
    Hopefully my budget is realistic to achieve these requirements! Oh, and I'm based in the UK.
    Thanks

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    This will set you straight and meets your budget. You'll get about 60 FPS in most areas in WoW, in raids you may be hanging in the high 40s when there is a lot of action. If you can cough up another £100, you can get a 970 and get 60 FPS everywhere on ultra.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.47 @ CCL Computers)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.86 @ CCL Computers)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
    Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£158.39 @ Aria PC)
    Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.84 @ Amazon UK)
    Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.44 @ More Computers)
    Total: £552.36
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 15:31 BST+0100

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    I should note, the build I listed doesn't have an optical drive - who needs one in this day in age? But if you are one of those people who does need one, we'll have to switch out that case - unless you just want an external one that runs off a USB. But I did not tough my optical drive for years before I upgraded and didn't bother getting one. You have to set your USB as your boot drive when you install Windows, but it's easy.

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
    CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.74 @ Aria PC)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.22 @ Ebuyer)
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£32.64 @ Amazon UK)
    Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
    Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.10 @ Amazon UK)
    Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
    Total: £661.60
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 09:16 BST+0100

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