Is an RTX 4090 worth it if I only play wow?

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I need a new GPU and want to get something powerful. The only game I play is wow.

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No. I play with max settings on a 1080ti. You have zero reason to buy such a modern GPU. Maybe if you play on a 60inch screen. But outside of that, no.

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If you like WoW enough to see it in all its full glory, and you have the money to spend, why not?

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Smarter to play other things besides WoW if you have a 4090 lol.

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What resolution? What’s your average FPS in a hectic boss battle? I mean, WoW can be pretty demanding at “max settings”, so more detailed is needed for even a smidge of believability.

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If you only play wow a 4090 is hilariously overkill

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Probably not.

I would say it genuinely depends on if your gaming on like an 8k monitor and want to play @ max resolution with good frame rates or something just as insane.

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I play at 1440p with max settings, which I believe is a bit higher than 2k resolution. I may upgrade to a 4k monitor at some point but I still wouldn’t change my GPU. The 1080ti is pretty much the best GPU to ever exist when it comes to price per performance. I currently get 60fps at all times except in extreme situations which is very rare.

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no i play on gtx 1050 and it works perfectly fine. wow is very cpu intensive rather than gpu.

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Does WoW have ray tracing?

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You probably aren’t going to see as epic bump in performance as you would expect, because WoW is a very CPU heavy game, but sure why not, if you have a deal or want to futureproof yourself to the max…

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are the 4090s still prone to idk catching on fire?

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I run a 5700XT & my monitor resolution is 3840x1200. When i first purchased this GPU it was around $450. I feel like a 4090 is overkill, and seeing how the 4090 is an extremely large graphics card, you’ll have to buy a new case if you are running a case thats on the smaller end

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As far as I know, the 4090 isn’t worth it in general… Much less to play a 20 year old game.

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I thought it was mostly shady adapter cables that were melting, not the cards themselves

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Yes; they added it in Shadowlands.

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Yes it does

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You need to buy the best of everything.
Otherwise how can you call yourself a wow fan?

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Making petty and/or nonsensical complaints on the forums is a pretty popular one.

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This entire thread was nonsensical. If they are posting here they have a subscription. That means they’re playing. The answer to that was already no.