Hi, I havent played WoW in a long time and recently came back on a computer that can only handle all low graphics settings. I’m looking at a Dell G5 online and was hoping to get some opinions, will i be able to run max graphics on this?
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor(8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz to 4.8GHz)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 with 6GB GDDR6
8GB, 1x8GB, DDR4, 2933MHz
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Do not spec this machine with an i7-10700F unless you plan to replace the heatsink, since the processor pulls far too much power on this motherboard and will easily hit 90c to 100c with the minuscule stock heatsink. I’d suggest i5-10400 or lower for these machines on the stock heatsink. K processors will come with the upgraded cooler, but due to the nature of K processors, it will still run a little toasty. It might be a better option choosing the i5-10600K option over the I7-10700F.
I can’t really comment on the graphics question though, but I’d also like to point out that you have chosen only 1 stick of memory, you should be getting two, preferably 16 GB(2x8GB) for best performance. Using two sticks of memory allows dual channel operation, which basically means your processor runs a fair bit faster.
Hi, thanks so much for replying! I was unsure about the RAM, thank you, I’m going to get 16g split between 2, like you said. I asked Dell about the heatsink issue you mentioned and they told me that I wouldnt need an upgraded heatsink because I chose the 500w Chassis option instead of the standard 360w. But I know they’re salesmen first and foremost, so i wanted to check back with you, are they just BSing me?
Yes, they don’t have any clue what they’re talking about lol.
If you don’t plan to upgrade the CPU cooler or any of the fans, I highly suggest you get the i5-10600K with the better heatsink, it’s not a perfect heatsink, but it’s 1000x better than the one the non-K processors get. Otherwise, you’re going to have to settle for an i5-10400 or lower, because the system with the i7-10700 with stock heatsink is going to sound like a jet taking off most of the time when playing games. The cooler on the non-K processors on these Dells are very very small, the smallest out of most of the OEM pre-built systems, so temperatures are a bit out of control. It’s very common for the i7-10700 on these systems to overheat and throttle.
Definitely choose the 500 watt option to give yourself some wiggle room, and gain some power efficiency, since the 360 is only bronze rated. The upgrade cost isn’t that large. Seems like you need the power supply upgrade anyway
I wish I could comment regarding the GPU choices though. Maybe someone else would be able to offer input in that regard.
You could maybe get a better deal from another company though unless you specifically want that small form factor.
I’m running the 5700xt on a 1080p and it will run at max settings but I’m also undervolting trying to keep Temps down on the card. 5600 will be not as good so keep that in mind.
You may not hit max settings exactly but it will be fairly close I would say, well as long as you aren’t trying to push a 1440 monitor.
I have a 10700 and totally agree with Darknesself. You have to get a better than stock cooler. I ended up getting a Corsair H80i and the highest I’ve seen temp at stock at like 70C.
The 5600 will last for awhile for WoW. For other titles that need more than 6GB VRAM might need an upgrade in the future.
FWIW I was able to get pretty close to max w/60FPS in most situations at 2560x1440 with my stock 5700XT Nitro+. I think the only thing that I didn’t have turned on was antialiasing and a couple other sliders might’ve been one notch down from max but visually it was pretty much indistinguishable from max.
I’m sure I could I’m running at 140fps with everything pretty much up on 1080 but gotta have the monitor first lol.