Spec me a gaming PC for WOW please

[Matt81]

Hi Guys,

Currently I have an I7 laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M and 8GB ram it is struggling a bit with WOW in high populated areas such as timeless isle and raids. As I am unable to upgrade the graphics I am looking to build myself another desktop PC.

Please can you advise on a setup that will allow me to play the game on high or ultra settings with high FPS. Money is an issue so what I am looking for is the best spec bang for bucks budget build.

I already have a case but that is all I have. I also require a monitor. 22" or 24" with 1920x1080 res atleast. No OS required.

The ability to over clock would be great too. I am open to Intel or AMD processors. Just want the best spec for running on high / ultra for the cheapest price.

budget of around £600 if possible but can stretch if not achieveable with monitor.

Thanks for any help

Matt

 

[Matt81]

Hi sorry I should have put my budget. Do you think I could achieve high /ultra with a budget of £600 ? Or is that madness with a monitor included ?and would like to build myself to cut costs. Thanks

 

[Matt81]

Put this together what do you guys think? Please let me know if there is better alternative. Will this spec allow me to play the game on high / ultra? If not let me know what I would need to upgrade or change.

BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-080-BQ

MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-221-MS

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-350-GI

AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-338-AM

Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-SS

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-CM

LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

Comes to Total : £679.86 bit over budget so if things could be changed with no major loss of performance then please let me know.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Matt81]

Reading more and more that WOW favours an Intel CPU over an AMD. Please could you recommend a decent mid range motherboard and Intel CPU that will allow me to achieve high / ultra settings. I would also like to be able to overclock.

I was thinking this
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-418-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

Should I go for 1155 or 1150? Would 1150 give me better future proofing? Is 1155 outdated tech now?

Or is that bit of an overkill? I really just want to get the minimum that is required to play wow maxed.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Matt81]

Have you considered cocaine instead of WOW? It's mildly less addictive and life destroying.

Haha yeah I know tell me about it. I didn't play for nearly 2 years and got a scroll of resurection recently. Now im hooked again.....

 

[Matt81]

wow is cpu intensive I used to run it on my 3570k at 4.5ghz with a 560ti 1gb on ultra

maybe something like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Packard Bell Viseo 243D 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case 3.0 USB - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £667.84 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Hi thanks for taking the time to spec me the above build. I have been hearing that intel is the way to go for WOW pretty much everywhere. So think I will most likely be extending my budget and going for

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-470-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

Just a little unsure about which motherboard will be best. I would like to over clock would anyone be able to recommend a good motherboard doesn't have to be top of the range just one that will get the job done that comes highly rated.

Thanks

 

[Matt81]

I literally refuse to play multiplayer games because I know it would wreck my life. I'm already behind on revising for exams in December which determine partly if I'll get a job in a couple years and thats just from the slightly less addictive single player games.

Already getting myself in trouble with my partner she is definitely not impressed. Wait till she sees the new system turn up in the living room lol

 

[Matt81]

WOW is a minor league player in the addictiveness stakes in comparison to Lineage II. That game was a beast. The only game where you could play for 8 hours whilst "boxing" a healer and a buffer, killing the same mobs over and over again and all for a 3% XP gain. Madness and 3 years of my life were gone in the blink of an eye.

I now play WOW but only when there's nothing else to do.

All MMOs should carry a health warning.

I started playing at the start of burning crusade and it became like a second job was getting in from work at 5pm and playing till 1am every night and all day and night at the weekends. Dark times... Trying more of a casual approach this time if its even possible...