My gpu is not even close to the recommended for shadowlands. is worth buy the expansion?

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wow SL recommends a 2600x, 8 gb ram, gtx 1080 (really?)

i have ryzen 5 3600, gtx 1650 super, 16gb ram

im afraid if i will not be able to run bgs or raids

what do you think?

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Those are some complex words man

I have no idea nor do I know what any of that means

So idk why I’m even commenting here

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It will run fine.

No way in heck WoW requires a 1080. Blizzard has a tendency to exaggerate their recommended system specifications.

Seriously though, a 1080 is better than what 90% of their playerbase has. You’re more than fine.

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thats likely for at least middle of the road settings, if not higher.
Im not replacing anything till I see how it runs.
SSAO entirely off saves a buttload of FPS.

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The requirement is a 760 (for NVidia). The 1080 is recommended.

You might have to turn down the more graphically intense options (eg. shadows) but you’ll be fine.

As a side note, here’s the link to their required/recommended specs for anyone interested.

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Miss this bit? :slight_smile:

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If you use the graphic scale, the game recommends a “7” (at least for me) so that’s likely the specs to run at that recommended level.

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Miss this bit?

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I used the words I did to try and help alleviate the fellow’s fears that his computer wouldn’t run it.

I.e. I said what I meant and then specified that about the recommended specs in the second sentence.

Quit being cute. lol

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NO NEED TO FIGHT NOW VIKING SANTA AND 24 KARAT GOLD.

His computer will work and that’s that :slight_smile:

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Ya your machine should be fine.

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Throws a broken pool stick on the floor

FIGHT FOR MY AMUSMENT!

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Even with all the new shader options and other graphics settings, WoW’s engine is still heavily reliant on CPU over GPU. And yours is better than their recommended.

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Why are you running that GPU with that processor? You are bottle necking hard.

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This right here, WoW is ancient in terms of how it is programmed. A stronger CPU will be more beneficial than a super strong GPU. Particularly if said CPU has strong single core power.
Don’t follow the recommendations, they are not at all accurate.

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the gtx 1650 super performs like rx 590 or gtx 1060 6gb

maybe you are confused with gtx 1650 (no super)

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uh…REQUIRES an SSD?

"Solid State Drive (SSD)
100GB available space "

That might not go down well, lol

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That is for ‘optimal’ usage as they are introducing ray tracing and other tech and just updating graphics so it’ll take a hit.

You should be fine as long as you don’t have what I have which doesn’t even meet minimum for BFA but I still was able to run it just not optimally.

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Dude, if you’re unsure, just go to canirunit com, they’ll run your PC specs versus minimum and recommended specs.

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This game won’t require an SSD, although you really ought to get one. They’re still fairly cheap and are a huge quality of life improvement.

@OP: 1650 Super will be just fine for Shadowlands.

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