World of Warcraft Warlords of Draenor on ultra.

[alsoome3516]

I'm building a new computer for the new upcoming world of warcraft expansion. It's the main game I play. So far I have the motherboard and the memory but I just need to buy everything else. I bought some of the parts that that chaud on mmo champion has recommended. I will list the parts that I've got and the parts I'm thinking of getting in the BBC code.
I just don't want to play wow. I'd like to play other games that need like 4 cores and etc. I am a bit confused when it comes to power supplies though.
New egg is saying with their power supply calculator that the parts I'm thinking of getting and the ones I've got that it says I need 903w or so of power. I have absolutely no plans on overclocking my system or using more than one card. The memory listed is the memory that I plan on using I have one box of 2×4 gig and one box of 2×8 gig. I had planned on building a brand-new computer four years ago but that never happened so the memory I was going to use for the motherboard I never bought I still have so I'm gonna have 32 gigs of memory. I have everything figured out I'm just completely on the fence about how much wattage I need for my computer and reading conflicting reports. I've got Windows 64 bit but would like to.try out Windows 8.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool LUCIFER 81.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($198.86 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.94 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel PWLA8391GT 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI Network Adapter ($23.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $1969.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 21:10 EDT-0400

 

[alsoome3516]

Some of the parts I already own but I'm trying to figure out the wattage.

 

[norseamd]

There is a list here for newcomers to fill out so we know exactly what we can tell you.

Let me see if I can find it.

 

[alsoome3516]

Ok cool first time using this forum

 

[norseamd]

Fill this out. Remember to post your responses in this thread and not the original thread ok? Also make sure to organize your responses by number and such. You can just say not applicable to any questions that do not concern you.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121

 

[norseamd]

Ok cool first time using this forum

No problem.

 

[alsoome3516]

Ty

 

[Freddy1765]

If you don't want to overclock, there's no need for an aftermarket cooler. I also think you will have clearance issues with 4 sticks of RAM and a large CPU cooler.

The SSD you picked out is much too expensive just for gaming; get a Crucial MX100 at half the price.
I'd also go with a WD Blue instead, 90 dollars for 1TB is just a waste of money.

The video card is not a bad choice, but depending on how impatient you are there will be new cards from nVidia soon that are bound to shake things up price-wise.

That case is also very expensive for the parts you've picked out. I really like my Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 which is 100 dollars, or you can pick something like a Corsair Carbide 300R for ~80.

That PSU is mighty fine, but not for a build like this. Spending 200 is crazy, and what's even more crazy is the 1000W rating
A good 550W is all you need; I've got a Seasonic G-550 which is great. It's only 80 bucks on Newegg, which I think is a pretty good deal.

The monitor is probably fine, although for a 1080p monitor you might prefer 24'' rather than 27, unless you sit at a distance where the larger pixels help you out.

EDIT: Since you haven't answered the questions someone else linked to yet I assumed this would be for a regular gaming build as you didn't mention any other uses in the OP.

 

[Continuity28]

Definitely quality components. 1000W is overkill for that system as it stands. You did well to choose SeaSonic as the brand though. I would back it down to about 550-650W.

I'm a little curious about the add-in LAN card though, as your Asus motherboard already has Intel LAN which I don't imagine you'll have troubles with.

 

[PliotronX]

Definitely quality components. 1000W is overkill for that system as it stands. You did well to choose SeaSonic as the brand though. I would back it down to about 550-650W.

I'm a little curious about the add-in LAN card though, as your Asus motherboard already has Intel LAN which I don't imagine you'll have troubles with.

My first thought as well, <3 Seasonic and I think the 550 has an s-ton of amperage for just about any single card config. I went with a 750W because of a good deal on it but my 4670k @ 4.6GHz & GTX 780 at full load only draw 350-380W for the entire system. I'd be comfortable running it with the 550W...

Also from what I understand, WoW is much more heavily CPU dependent and so that is where you want to focus the horsepower. It has been made so easy to overclock CPU's that if it really is important to you, I would play with it. Pretty much 4.2GHz is guaranteed with any i5 k-series. That will make a rather large difference over the 4590 at 3.3GHz. I have read though that even 5GHz i7's cannot maintain 60fps in WoW on ultra so it is going to take something really special..

 

[SithSolo1]

I currently play wow @ 1200p on ultra with my current rig(see signature). While most of the time its smooth, I still notice dips during raids with all the spells and things going off. I think most of it is the cpu trying to process everything. Now for Warlords they are planning to tone back spells that aren't cast by you to try to fix the problem but I would still get the fastest cpu you can.

Just use the mid-range PC guide from the sticky(updated weekly) and swap out parts as you see fit: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841

 

[norseamd]

He could consider getting a cheaper Haswell right now and then upgrading to Broadwell when it come out. Not exactly knowledgable when it comes to Intel so is this a good idea?

 

[SithSolo1]

In WoW he could get by with a stock/overclocked Pentium G3258 for now and spend the extra money on a Broadwell quad down the road assuming it will work in current z97 boards. As for games that are multi-threaded beyond two threads the G3258 might be lacking.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-10.html

This was run on a GTX Titan based system.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Wait, what's your memory situation? You say you "have the memory," list 4x8GB, and say you'll have 32GB, but then you say you have 2x4GB and 2x8GB. That's 24GB. If you have 24GB, that's overkill as it is.

Anyway, here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1664.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 17:54 EDT-0400

I used the memory you did for easier side-by-side comparison, not because I'm recommending you go to 32GB.
Use the CPU stock cooler if you're not going to overclock.

 

[Eric1987]

You dont need 32gb just get 16gb at at least 1600MHz

 

[mfenn]

So far I have the motherboard and the memory but I just need to buy everything else. I bought some of the parts that that chaud on mmo champion has recommended. I will list the parts that I've got and the parts I'm thinking of getting in the BBC code.
I just don't want to play wow. I'd like to play other games that need like 4 cores and etc. I am a bit confused when it comes to power supplies though.
...
The memory listed is the memory that I plan on using I have one box of 2×4 gig and one box of 2×8 gig. I had planned on building a brand-new computer four years ago but that never happened so the memory I was going to use for the motherboard I never bought I still have so I'm gonna have 32 gigs of memory.

2 x 4 + 2 x 8 = 24, not 32. It would probably be easiest if you just listed out the part numbers of the memory that you have on hand.

 

[Lyfer]

Btw Blizzard games such as WoW, Diablo, and Starcraft love Nvidia cards, you will see as much as a 10-15 FPS difference in cards compared to AMD.

I would opt for the GTX 770 but it's about $20-30 more than the 280x.