I am looking for a mid tier build that has some quality but budget in price just to play world of warcraft.

I bought by my friends recommendation:

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked paid $210
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card
Montech AIR 903 MAX Case


Should I cancel my order on the CPU and graphics card?

I need help with:
CPU cooler
motherboard
memory
power supply

This post was edited by drew2128 on Dec 3 2024 06:54am

Let's keep the GPU and CPU and start there. I'd personally go with 3060ti over 3060 for a little bit more cost and massive improvement in power but honestly, for WoW you probably won't notice it.

You haven't mentioned budget so I won't recommend specific parts (pm me or quote me and add details and I'll help as best I can)

Your cpu is LGA 1700 socket type (this is how you pick your motherboard). 1700 mobos can run ddr4 ram OR ddr5 ram so pay attention to that when you choose. You'll need to know if you need wifi/Bluetooth or not when you pick a motherboard as well. Choosing between Ddr4 and ddr5 really comes down to budget. For your build and use, ddr4 will be sufficient, ddr5 will serve you longer. Get 2 sticks of Ram, at least 16gb matching pair.

Cooler, go with an air-cooler. I like noctua, it'll last an eternity but it's definitely overkill. A budget air-cooler will suffice, you can swap the fans for better ones if it's noisy and you'll never have problems with it.

I've always liked Corsair for power supply, get 650 or 750w gold rated power supply. Semi-modular, full modular never made sense but semi modular allows you to get rid of cables you don't need

I guess there is not really a budget but I would say I want the most economical piece of hardware for the money that's good but not great. Lets do a budget of 400-700 for cpu cooler, motherboard, ram and power supply Is that possible? I am willing to go between 400-700, but I don't want the best - just good - this is only to play wow. I want ddr5. I get so confused with motherboards if someone could just pick one. I like noctua.

This post was edited by drew2128 on Dec 3 2024 03:38pm

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2hZ3t3

I think I'd go with this, hope that helps. Only missing storage, in which case go with what you have or add an m.2 NVME SSD of your preferred size (I like WD blue for low price decent quality)

I'll add to this that I didn't match usb headers from mobo to case so I'm not sure all your USB ports will work. Done a lot of builds and 99% of the time it doesn't matter, you'll use the rear ports for almost everything and a front port for USB sticks now and then. Charge your phone elsewhere if you need to