Specs for a new computer

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With my current computer being broke i cant tell you anything it had but i can say i never could play with the graphics set above 3 even less in raids.
My back up laptop is barely able to play at the very minimum settings at one and cant dragon fly good at all constant freezing. 5 mins to load any loading screen that isnt duskwallow marsh

I found a website that has some decent computers but im so behind on what anything good is nowadays from being out the loop after my dad died i dont really know whats good spec any more. Can anyone give some recommendations for at least a bottom of the barrel build to play at at-least 5. i wanna be able to enjoy this expac the way it should be played.

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What is your budget? Knowing a price point can be helpful in hardware suggestions

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This is what I have to play WOW: https://nzxt.com/product/player-one-prime

Not top of the line but it gets the job done. Plus mine is a couple years old and has a 12-gen Intel chip. I added an additional 32 GB RAM and a 2 TB NVME SSD for game storage.

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Under 2 or 3 thousand but if i use the site i found i can make payments instead of 1 lump sum unless you all have a better suggestion to get one from

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FWIW: I have a 4090 and 13900k w/64gb of ram.

Wow barely utilizes ANY of it. My GPU and CPU temps are always in the mid 30°C’s.

What I’m saying is you don’t need to go ham on a crazy build to play WoW.

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I HAVE a computer that I paid 2k for and I still cannot play it with graphics above 5.

Honestly I was told with this game, its so hard to tell the difference between 10 and 5 anyway that there is no reason to. Like I can literally turn it up to 10 and play it sure…but i will lose out on so much frames its ridiculous and none of it really being my computer’s fault.

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I bought this a couple months ago.

MSI Aegis RS2 C14NUE7-818US Gaming Desktop w/ Core™ i7-14700KF, 32GB, 2TB M.2, RTX 4070 SUPER, Win 11, Gaming Keyboard & Mouse

paired with a 1440p curved monitor.

It does the job maxed on 10 everything.

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If WoW performance is your goal, then you shouldn’t be looking at anything other than AMD X3D chips. 7800X3D is the current fastest CPU for WoW but it’s successor will be released in a month or so. WoW benefits from the extra cache more than the vast majority of games, so much so that even the previous generation 5800X3D will beat a 14900k in WoW.

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Consider a desktop from Costco. They have some very nice systems between $1-2K that will play WOW very well indeed. And, you can use the system for up to 90 days, and if it does not work the way you want, you can get all of your money back.
One more thing, they also give you two years of support on all the computers they sell.
If you look at Costco item number 1816485, I think that is a solid system that will work well and last for years to come.

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and an additional year if purchased with a costco mastercard.

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Get twice as much memory than you think you will need. Memory is cheap and easily pays
for itself

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Since World of Warcraft was recently added to Geforce NOW, why not sign up for that and you won’t have to buy a new PC. Though, you did just miss the special they had for 50% off.

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From what I’ve heard you want to stay away from the last few generations of Intel CPU’s.

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Before you rush out and spend cash, consider building your own pc. its cheaper, and you get to make it how you want it. i’ve done 3 MSI builds, and everyone i have built for friends has been hands down top notch, and was cheaper than buying a pre-built pc.

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If you like building your own computer, this is a computer I built earlier this year.

2024 Computer

• Tom’s Hardware

o How to Build a PC | Tom’s Hardware

• Motherboard – Includes CPU - Amazon Choice

o Micro Center AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core16-Thread Desktop Processor Bundle with MSI PRO B650-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard (AMD AM5, ATX, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)

o DDR5, PCIe 5.0 SSD, ATX case

• CPU – AMD 5nm

o AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

• CPU Cooler – Amazon Choice

o Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler, 6 Heat Pipes AGHP Technology, Dual 120mm PWM Fans, 1550RPM Speed, for AMD:AM4 AM5/Intel LGA 1700/1150/1151/1200,PC Cooler

• Graphics Card

o ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4060 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Axial-tech Fan Design, Aura Sync, 0dB Technology)

• Case - Amazon Choice

o CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case - High-Airflow - Cable Management System - Spacious Interior - Two Included 120 mm Fans - Black

• SSD - Amazon Choice

o SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P2T0B/AM

• Memory

o G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series (Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL36-36-36-96 1.35V Desktop Computer Memory UDIMM - Matte Black (F5-6000J3636F16GA2-TZ5RK) 32Gb

• Power Supply

o Pure Power 12 M 850W, ATX 3.0, 80 Plus® Gold, Modular Power Supply, for PCIe 5.0 GPUs and GPUs with 6+2 pin connectors, 12VHPWR Cable Included, Silent 120mm be quiet! Fan -BN505 : Electronics

• Windows 11

o Buy and Download Windows 11 Pro

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i went with a I-7, 11TH gen intel, unlocked, has been great so far.

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very nice build !..yes…better to build your own.

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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Ill look into all these when i get a chance and see what works best. You guys are awesome

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Yeah I think 11th was the last generation that didn’t have the current problem. Basically 12 and later have a design flaw and every single cpu is slowly but surely destroying itself. I’m not an expert and I’m sure there are people here that can elaborate further.

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I bought a pre-built MSI and it was the worst designed PC case every made, literally. I had to remove the front and top panels because the glass was only a few millimeters from the case fans and prevented them from doing anything at all. Cpu/Gpu temps dropped by over 20c when I did this. The water cooler failed within a month, 2 case fans died within a few months. One of my gpu fans is failing. I will never buy msi again.