Advice for rig@1.5k (First-timer)

[gabrieltck]

Hello, first time building a rig. Mainly will be raiding on World of Warcraft. No need monitor, speakers, mouse or keyboard. However graphics card must have a displayport because I'll be using my 2010 iMac as the monitor in target display mode. Having a SSD would be preferable too, thanks!

 

[royfrosty]

1.5k

MSI B85 G43 Gaming + i5-4570 ~ $384
Gskills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $113
WD Blue 1tb ~ $71
Plextor m6s 128gb ~ $119
MSI R9 290 4gb Twin Frozr ~ $605 (T258JGN)
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold Semi Modular PSU ~ $108
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $77
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM ~ $110

Total ~ $1498. Buy at tradepac. DIY

If you are just gonna play WOW ONLY then can downgrade the card to a Zotac GTX750ti 2gb ~ $208