If its the FX-8350, it will play the game and you could probably pair it with an rx 570 as mentioned and it will play the game with decent results.
Out of curiosity, is your roommate holding onto her old video card? If she used it for FFXIV and is willing to part with it you can certainly play WoW with it.
I think she’s currently using the old card
Find out what hardware exactly you have to work with and let us know, we can give some better ideas
Motherboard: P7H55-M PRO
CPU: Intel Core i7-870
RAM: 4x 16GB DDR3 ( https://sta.sh/03b7b0l0hnz for proof of this.)
You’re going to have to take 3 of those sticks out, because the motherboard only supports 16gb max.
That’s what I was thinking. Have no idea why she put four of those in there…
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Here’s someone with that CPU playing bfa.
Bfa MSR is an i5-760.
I don’t know if sl will require avx, or if the change to the 3rd Feb MSR is just arbitrary or for performance
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So, my CPU should run Shadowlands fairly decently?
Can’t say for sure, that’s just for bfa.
It would depend
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If SL requires instruction sets the i7-870 doesn’t have, it won’t run.
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If SL is much more cpu demanding, then it may not run well
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If it doesn’t require instruction sets the i7-870 doesnt have, and if it preforms similarly for bfa, it should be okay.
I’d ask people who have beta and see if they have same cpu if it works.
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Pretty much what sal said, lack of instruction sets is like a nail in the coffin. It’s why people get off Phenom II as early as they did.
Oh, boy. Just looked at the system requirements for Shadowlands:
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/256565
And it seems that I may be forced to upgrade the CPU after all, after comparing mine with the two listed there:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-870-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3450/m961vsm161
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-870-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700K/m961vs3502
Well userbenchmark is not really a trusted resource.
If SL runs it, and if it runs as good as bfa, then the video may be pretty representative of the play you will receive.
Many many times people play games below the minimum requirements, and it’s fine.
Often they are arbitrary, but sometimes it’s because of driver support/API/instructions sets.
I would recommend a modern build if you can afford it, but I wouldn’t completely rule it (once you confirm it WILL work) out as the first generation core (especially i7) can still be pretty competent in a lot of games.
Obviously, it’s not going to be great for an 11 year old chip. And wow is fairly single thread cpu bound.
If you want some help with an $800 build, I could come up with something that would run it well.
Fitting the two displays and a mechanic gaming keyboard will require some concessions though.
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Didn’t they introduce multi-threading recently?
Honestly, I could use the help. I’d like to use what parts I already have, but I already know the CPU’s going to take a big chunk out of it.
Also, would the underlying tech for Shadowlands already be in the prepatch currently on PTR?
Hyperthreading has been around for a while (started with Pentium 4 and made a return with Nehalem), but WoW has never been great at utilizing extra cores/threads. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Yes, I think in 8.1, but it’s far from a well optimized game for multiple threads. A strong 4/8 chip won’t really be far behind a 12/24 chip.
Basically nothing from the old cpu/Mobo/ram can be reused, so unfortunately you are stuck getting everything new.
Here’s a build that is just under your budget, with two monitors and a mechanical keyboard:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dp6Hwh
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($112.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.49 @ Staples)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC 24B1XHS 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: AOC 24B1XHS 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Redragon K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $794.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-29 00:04 EDT-0400
Some things to consider:
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You can absolutely get the RX 570 cheaper on eBay for about $100-110.
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if you could squueze out another $150 you’ll have a much better experience with a 1660 Super and another 2tb of HDD storage.
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I can’t speak for the quality of those displays, but they’re inexpensive and 24" 1080p IPS. Likewise you can get cheap 24" 1080p displays for less secondhand and cut this cost to about half.
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The red dragon keyboard is solid.
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I’m presuming you have a mouse.
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Obviously the more you spend the better.
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Going to bookmark this for later.
Now, if it turns out that Shadowlands would still work with my existing stuff, can I use it as a stopgap while I upgrade bit by bit? Like, would the Graphics card you picked work with the existing motherboard/CPU combo?
A GTX 1650 Super might be a good option, it comes with the new Turing video encoder as well (which the original GTX 1650 lacked). The memory bandwidth is now 12gpb/s instead of the original 8gbp/s memory modules the GTX 1650 launched with as well.
If SL works with that old i7, the RX 570 SHOULD work, and pair well (with one another, not necessarily for the game; the old i7 will bottleneck you in some scenarios and GPU won’t matter).
Might need a bios update on the motherboard.
Keep in mind the 570 is pretty long in the tooth, which is why you should probably pursue it secondhand at a discount.
And if it does, it shouldn’t take too long to do. I still remember that much from my old CompTIA courses.
I’ll give it a shot.
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