Considering hardware upgrade for upcoming WoW Classic

[WOWBOX40]

Nice system you got there.


If i were you:

1. Try play in 1920 x 1080 (full hd, 1080p).
If this doesnt suit your looks, or fps..

2.
Get a better cpu (pri 1 i9-9920x, pri 2 9900k, pri 3 8700k).
Get the 2080 ti.

3.
Wait...maybe something new and juicy comes out later this year.
(ideally if there is any bargain 12 core / 24 threads cpu or better)

[WOWBOX40]

2. I'm not entirely opposed to that, but if I'm shelling out USD 1300 / EUR 1100 for a graphics card upgrade, it would have to be a hell of a big difference and not just a marginal upgrade, which I suspect it will be?

If you insist on playing in 3840 x 1600 and you arent happy with your current rig (dispite trying all the usual optimizing tactics, slot swap macroes etcetc), then you will need to upgrade.

Pri 1: better cpu (and RAM, try get 3200 speed minimum).
Pri 2: better gfx card.


The cpu that will allow you "flawless" play is over 1000 dollars aswell, so you will need 2000 ++ dollars to get this new rig up and running. Such is the cruelty of life. I wish the extra fps was cheaper aswell.

[Fuzzyboy]

If you insist on playing in 3840 x 1600 and you arent happy with your current rig (dispite trying all the usual optimizing tactics, slot swap macroes etcetc), then you will need to upgrade.

Pri 1: better cpu (and RAM, try get 3200 speed minimum).
Pri 2: better gfx card.


The cpu that will allow you "flawless" play is over 1000 dollars aswell, so you will need 2000 ++ dollars to get this new rig up and running. Such is the cruelty of life. I wish the extra fps was cheaper aswell.

It's actually more like 3840 x 1200, but I get you'r point

Regarding the CPU - is there any argument for going with more than 10 cores?


Regarding RAM - would 64 GB make sense or is 32 sufficient?

[WOWBOX40]

It's actually more like 3840 x 1200, but I get you'r point

Regarding the CPU - is there any argument for going with more than 10 cores?


Regarding RAM - would 64 GB make sense or is 32 sufficient?

A single physical CPU core with hyper-threading appears as two logical CPUs to an operating system. The CPU is still a single CPU (central processing unit), so it’s a little bit of a cheat. While the operating system sees two CPUs for each core, the actual CPU hardware only has a single set of execution resources for each core. The CPU pretends it has more cores than it does, and it uses its own logic to speed up program execution. In other words, the operating system is tricked into seeing two CPUs for each actual CPU core.


Hyper-threading allows the two logical CPU cores to share physical execution resources. This can speed things up somewhat, if one virtual CPU is stalled and waiting, the other virtual CPU can borrow its execution resources. Hyper-threading can help speed your system up, but it’s nowhere near as good as having actual additional cores.




Wow uses a old engine, so 2 proper cores (+ 2 hyperthreaded) should be good, for each game. Then overclock the cpu best you can.


5 games = 5 x 2 cores = 10 cores (20 threads) for best results.
But its good practice to also have some extra resources for the "win 10" etc (atleast 2 cores).
So if you can afford it, a 12 core (24 threads) = pro.




I have no idea how much RAM it uses at 3840 x 1200, im sure you can figure that out yourself right now.
If you have lots to spare, and you have 32, then it seems 32 should be enough.