New *Skylake* build for World of Warcraft gamin'

[Coldfrontt]

Heya!

Will this config work to play World of Warcraft on Ultra settings @ 1920x1080?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WLjQt6

Is the power supply enough for this build? its

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular.

Intel Core i5-6400

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card

Runnin Windows 7, with SSD

Input always welcome.

[Derpologist]

I personally would say the cpu is overkill. 

Lets see what others think, though. 

[Wolther]

Should be, okay. I forget if they fixed wow or not, but it required a higher clock speed CPU and didn't use more than 1-2 cores if I remember correctly. Maybe look into that, but otherwise it looks goods.

I mean like, if you're only going to play wow, then the 4 core cpu is a bit over kill unless you're going to be recording/streaming it. I'd get an i3 if WoW if your main game. Maybe the http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100

[ic3panda]

Just now, Coldfrontt said:

Heya!

Will this config work to play World of Warcraft on Ultra settings @ 1920x1080?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WLjQt6

Is the power supply enough for this build? its

EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular.

Intel Core i5-6400

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card

Runnin Windows 7, with SSD

Input always welcome.

may i know what is your budget?

[Coldfrontt]

Just now, Derpologist said:

I personally would say the cpu is overkill. 

Lets see what others think, though. 

Just wanted a quad core instead of dual core i3 haha..

 

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Coldfrontt said:

Heya!

Skylake isn't exactly worth it just yet, the 380 is faster than a 960 even, so ya, get a 380

guess you wanted ITX

And then you already had the SSD then?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RGQPjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RGQPjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($196.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $620.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-02 22:11 EST-0500

[Guest]

Just now, Derpologist said:

I personally would say the cpu is overkill. 

Lets see what others think, though. 

An i5 is never overkill for gaming... bare minimum if you ask me. This build is perfectly fine, though if you want more performance, get an R9 380 for a little bit more.

[Coldfrontt]

1 minute ago, TheCovertCamper said:

An i5 is never overkill for gaming... bare minimum if you ask me. This build is perfectly fine, though if you want more performance, get an R9 380 for a little bit more.

Hmmm will that fit in that thermal take Core V1 space? Worried about card length & if my choice MB has the right expansion port... I honestly have no idea about that part D:

[Guest]

Just now, Coldfrontt said:

Hmmm will that fit in that thermal take Core V1 space? Worried about card length & if my choice MB has the right expansion port... I honestly have no idea about that part D:

Motherboard will work with really any GPU. The website will tell you if there are clearance issues.

[Coldfrontt]

1 minute ago, TheCovertCamper said:

Motherboard will work with really any GPU. The website will tell you if there are clearance issues.

Yeah nothing popped up when i put it all in. Wasnt sure how good of a resource PcPartPicker was.

[Guest]

Just now, Coldfrontt said:

Yeah nothing popped up when i put it all in. Wasnt sure how good of a resource PcPartPicker was.

It's the best resource. In that case you'll have enough clearance. 

[ownleewun]

I actually built a pc recently with the help of this website: http://www.logicalincrements.com/games/wow/

I ended up with this build : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ownleewun/saved/fQfWGX

I feel like this build would play most everything in 1080p @60fps smooth.

 

[IgnorantBastrd]

Skylake definitely seems like it would be overkill for wow although it could also be nice to go for it now so you don't have to switch over all of your hardware later on, but I would strongly recommend going for a quad core rather than a dual core.  Radeon 380 would probably be a better graphics card for the money but will tax your psu a little more, that being said, the 550W would be just fine but I would recommend maybe spending a little more on a higher wattage model but that's just me being anal about power supplies.

If you're ever curious about power supply requirements, this website seems to be pretty well regarded:

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator