Hi all,
My MSI Dominator GT70 is becoming way too laggy to even world quest on. I am looking for something that can run WoW at above average settings and can handle some Adobe Premier. I’m open to laptop or desktop, but I really want to stay well below $1k for everything, if possible.
Is something like this good enough…
Intel Core i5 6600k Quad Core CPU 3.50 GHz
1060 6gb nvidia graphics card
16gb ram
Asus Z170-AR Motherboard
240gb SSD + 2TB HDD
Thank you in advance for any input!
that build will play at 1080p 60FPS at default settings 7 but those parts are several years old and nowhere near your 1k budget. I assume that PC is a hand me down or used otherwise you may be taken for a ride.
invest in the best video card you can get.
Unfortunate, I just put together a build for $10,500 (on paper) that would let you play in 8k resolution 
3.5Ghz is generally fine, wow is only going to 3-4 cores max in general and you can’t get much higher than a 3.5Ghz clock speed (3.9Ghz is top).
So I would just get a new gpu, 2070 or 3070 would work well and should be an easy replacement.
As long as wow is on your SSD, you should be fine - but it will ‘load’ faster on an nvme, that may require a more significant upgrade.
Your RAM could be an issue, a lot of people running 16 to 32G ram are using 15-20G while running wow, and if you’re not using 2666mhz or overclocking to higher, that could be a bottleneck.
You can get 32G DDR4 @ 3200mhz for about $140 now, so that and a 2070 would probably set you back $500, and make a fairly substantial difference. If framerates are still low and your CPU isn’t maxed, you could get a 2nd 2070 and put it in SLI and still come in less than $1000.
Edit: I may have replied too quickly… the spec you posted is not what you currently have right? If you’re looking to upgrade, I would definitely opt for 32G ram and at LEAST a 2070. I’d personally also get an AMD Ryzen 7. It’ll be substantially cheaper than the equivalent intel, and it’ll be faster.
If you’re going for an SSD, i’d go for a 256G Samsung or Toshiba NVMe, it’ll be faster for your boot drive, then get a 2TB SSD for your game data.
/cry this is so overwhelming!!
I know those components are a few years old, but can’t I just get that setup I listed and upgrade anything if I really need it to? This person sells custom built PC packages (with monitor, keyboard, mouse) and he’s selling that setup I listed for $700 as a package.
Should I just ask him to upgrade the RAM and the GPU?
EDIT: I changed my image character, this is still Chernik.
us dollars?
as per Guru3D reviews, it loads the same…
by a lot do you mean very very very few people only with dozens upon dozens of add ons?
walk away from this person.
Yes, US $ - it’s a beast of a machine
WoW loads much faster on an SSD than it does on a spinning disk, you can literally count the difference by hand. It loads even faster on an NVMe, although it’s much harder to tell the difference unless you’re comparing side-by-side.
WoW does not use that much memory, but windows will use up as much memory as it can to stop things from needing to page in and out, which means that if you got 16G, it will likely use it all for all your background apps etc…
If you have 32G, you’ll likely be using 16-20G, which helps with performance as there’s more caching - it won’t likely make a huge difference, but the speed of the memory will.
Unless this is a refurbished build, $700 isn’t a terrible price. He’s probably making a $100 markup on it if it’s new, unless he has OEM parts access.
But yeah, it’s better to just build it yourself or get a friend to if possible.
obliviously it loads faster then on a HDD but Guru3D specifically tests WoW load time and difference between a SATA SSD and NVMe 4.0 SSD was 1.5 seconds. Techspoit just released a SSD test review today of several games showing the exact same thing.
I have 32G of RAM, not even close to using 10G while playing WoW with addons, discord, and several web pages open.
you can make a ryzen 3100 build with 1660 super for $600 so even with a $100 mark up it’s over priced. The guy is trying to get rid of old parts for cost plus a mark up.
Going to put in a laptop suggestion in the form of the asus model GA502DU-BR7N6. Can often find them on sale for ~850.
it’s not that overwhelming. Go read Tom’s best CPUs and GPUs for gaming, logical increments builds, and PCgamer build guides. Get an understanding for the different parts and what they offer then look for a build that includes those parts. You want to spend 1K of your hard earned money, learn what you are getting as opposed to asking strangers you have never met.
All of those specs I listed for that pre-build computer are within the recommended specs listed per WoW’s website. So here I am…asking people who play WoW and seeing if it actually matches up to what I’m trying to cross reference.
Posting on forums like this also give me a starting point for learning this type of stuff, so I wouldn’t say I’m completely relying on strangers for an answer.
so those specs are mostly of people who purchased part s several years back. You can get more for your money today if you go to microcenter, best buy, HP or DELL online.
For your budget you should not be settling for quad core CPU on a motherboard that offers little future upgrade ability.
Personally, on that budget, I would try to get something like the following:
Asus ROG Gaming mobo for AMD Ryzen 7
Ryzen 7 2600X or better
2070 RTX
32GB 2133Mhz DDR4
256G NVMe m.2 PCIe 3.0
2TB SSD (recommend Samsung Evo 860 or equivalent)
800w PSU
You’ll be able to play in 1080p at full detail at 60-100fps easily
You’ll be able to play in 4k at 60fps+ too, although you will see dips.
Those components will probably set you back $900-1100. I assume you have a case, keyboard, mouse, monitor etc…
it’s not a bad build and definitely better then the alternative (although personally i would change several parts)
on amazon for $829 they have a PC that will run WoW with ease at 1080p and do a solid job at 1440p (around default 7) assuming you don’t want to build your own
CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC
Okay thanks for the advice/recommendations! Newegg has a few pc’s in the $850-900 range with: 16 gb ddr4, 1TB ssd, nvidia RTX 2060 6 GB, ryzen 5 3600. Is that something worth looking into for the pricepoint?
now we are talking, AMD 3600 is a good all around CPU and the 2060 6GB will run WoW on max (raytracing off) at 1440p
Seems like a sound setup - all pre-built with all peripherals I assume; so you’re not likely going to get much better without building yourself.