I have a budget of around $1,000 - 1,200 after converting from my local currency. Components cost roughly the same here though.
I'm upgrading from a 2010 15" Mac Pro running Bootcamp and, man, is it starting to show its age.
I mainly play WoW. But I also do some 3ds max, solidworks, photoshop, and illustrator work on the side. Haha.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card
Case: Corsair Carbide 400R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast TX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)
I built this before Haswell though and haven't done much research on that. Prices are roughly the same (with the 3570k i5 costing quite more than the 4570 i5) ... Any advice?