Future proof wow spec

[Once2014]

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Is this a good future proof spec to play wow on max setting on a 1440p monitor. At the best frame rate and if not why and what other alternatives would you suggest bearing in mind my budget is 2k which this spec basically meets cost wise and also any idea why today when I was being impulsive and I tried to buy this pc but whenever I tried to pay deposit and have the buy now pay later option it would just kick me out and not let me proceed any further with the purchase ?

Thx

 

[SpyderTracks]

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Is this a good future proof spec to play wow on max setting on a 1440p monitor. At the best frame rate and if not why and what other alternatives would you suggest bearing in mind my budget is 2k which this spec basically meets cost wise and also any idea why today when I was being impulsive and I tried to buy this pc but whenever I tried to pay deposit and have the buy now pay later option it would just kick me out and not let me proceed any further with the purchase ?

Thx

A laptop is very different to a desktop for 2 reasons

1/. Can’t upgrade the gpu. In any computer the first bottleneck will be the GPU no matter what you fit. On a laptop, you can’t replace it, so for longevity you fit the highest tier you can afford.

2/. Laptop gpus are different silicon to desktops and quite a lot less powerful. So a desktop 4070 which would be ideal for mid level 1440p would equal around a laptop 4080.

Be aware also that the performance you get now isn’t what you’ll get in a few years. Games update all the time, WoW has already been through 2 graphics engine rewrites and that will continue, plus as DLCs are released using newer technologies, the required specs increase

You’ve pasted the configurator link rather than the specs, if you proceed on the specs, then select paste to forum we can see what you’re referencing.

 

[Once2014]

This is the spec!

Also any idea about the last question about trying to order online but it now proceeding past the deposit

 

[SpyderTracks]

Apologies, no idea why I thought it was a laptop!

If you could paste the specs as in the guide otherwise we can't make any amendments?

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[Once2014]

Apologies, no idea why I thought it was a laptop!

If you could paste the specs as in the guide otherwise we can't make any amendments?

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Not sure why it’s not allowing be to. I copy to clip board and even when I pasted the link at the bottom it still didn’t work properly

Case


CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE


Promotional Item


Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com


Processor (CPU)


AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)


Motherboard


ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)


Memory (RAM)


32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)


Graphics Card


16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, DP - DX® 12


Graphics Card Support Bracket


NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)


1st M.2 SSD Drive


2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)


Power Supply


CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Power Cable


1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)


Processor Cooling


CORSAIR ICUE LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER


Thermal Paste


STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING


Sound Card


ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Network Card


ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT


USB/Thunderbolt Options


MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Operating System


Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence


Operating System Language


United Kingdom - English Language


Windows Recovery Media


Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account


Office Software


FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)


Anti-Virus


NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE


Browser


Microsoft® Edge


Warranty


3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)


Delivery


STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)


Build Time


Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days


Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery


Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/jfb3Kv5W7H/

 

[SpyderTracks]

Not sure why it’s not allowing be to. I copy to clip board and even when I pasted the link at the bottom it still didn’t work properly

Case


CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE


Promotional Item


Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com


Processor (CPU)


AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)


Motherboard


ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)


Memory (RAM)


32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)


Graphics Card


16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, DP - DX® 12


Graphics Card Support Bracket


NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)


1st M.2 SSD Drive


2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)


Power Supply


CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Power Cable


1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)


Processor Cooling


CORSAIR ICUE LINK H115i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER


Thermal Paste


STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING


Sound Card


ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Network Card


ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT


USB/Thunderbolt Options


MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Operating System


Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence


Operating System Language


United Kingdom - English Language


Windows Recovery Media


Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account


Office Software


FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)


Anti-Virus


NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE


Browser


Microsoft® Edge


Warranty


3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)


Delivery


STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)


Build Time


Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days


Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery


Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/jfb3Kv5W7H/

Site does seem to be a bit buggy today, I wonder if they’re doing some kind of updates.

It’s a very solid start.

The only suggestions I’d make would be to upgrade the PSU to the 1200w Shift model to allow for any upgrades in the future. “Transient spikes” are an issue with modern gpus since Ray Tracing technology hit that often isn’t accounted for

The 1200w doesn’t mean the system will draw 1200w, only that you have that headroom available. The shift model is also the new ATX 3 standard which is far more efficient and you’ll hardly ever hear it, I’ve got one and it’s quite incredible.

And then regarding your drives, best practice is to have a small one for the OS and programs, say 512Gb and then a dedicated one for your games, a P41 would be ample if you want to reduce costs, personally I’d suggest 2tb min these days as games are becoming over 100Gb nowadays quite frequently.

What Hz is your monitor btw? If you’re unsure what make and model?

 

[Once2014]

Monitor - 27 Inch WQHD (2560 x 1440), IPS, 155Hz*, ELMB Sync, G-SYNC Compatible, Adaptive-sync, 1 ms (MPRT), HDR10, Black​

Recently purchased!

I was gonna just get a single drive and risk it tbf! With the one above? I’m only playing world of Warcraft on max settings? Would this be a problem with the one drive ? I get if it goes wrong you lose everthing but my last pc had both the os and the game on and it was much smaller.

With the 1200? What would you suggest from the drop down menu ?

 

[Once2014]

So something like this ?

 

[SpyderTracks]

I was gonna just get a single drive and risk it tbf! With the one above? I’m only playing world of Warcraft on max settings? Would this be a problem with the one drive ? I get if it goes wrong you lose everthing but my last pc had both the os and the game on and it was much smaller.

I wouldn't personally, you're gonna have to reinstall windows weather you like it or not, with a single drive you have to reinstall your games and everything which is totally unnecessary with a proper drive setup.
It's up to you, but there's no benefit to having a single drive on todays systems, it only reduces performance and ease of use.

If you've only got WoW, then perhaps a 512Gb OS and 1Tb Game drive, and it will be cheaper also than a single 2TB

With the 1200? What would you suggest from the drop down menu ?

There is only one

 

[Once2014]

So the above photos maybe over powered but should be good choice ?

 

[SpyderTracks]

So the above photos maybe over powered but should be good choice ?

Apologies, I missed the cooler, you can reduce that to the H100 variant of your choice, no need for the 280mm rad on that cpu, it's crazy efficient.

The rest looks good though.

Regarding WoW, it's due for a graphics engine update, and I seriously think they may incorporate Ray Tracing as there's been a few mods that have implemented it successfully and it's so easy these days and makes such a huge difference, so expect GPU requirements to change in the next few years.

World of Warcraft Classic gets a modern facelift thanks to files ripped out of the latest Portal game

The video highlights the potential of Nvidia's still-unreleased RTX Remix software to bring fresh visuals to aging games.

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[Once2014]

So is there a gpu on the market atm you would suggest to avoid needing another upgrade in next few years ? I want to have a pc now I can just use and not worry. Also I may not end up even playing with ray tracing on but incase I do is there something instead of what I have you would change too?

 

[SpyderTracks]

So is there a gpu on the market atm you would suggest to avoid needing another upgrade in next few years ? I want to have a pc now I can just use and not worry. Also I may not end up even playing with ray tracing on but incase I do is there something instead of what I have you would change too?

You can't avoid upgrading, it's not possible. Games evolve constantly, there's nothing you can do to prevent your GPU becoming outdated.

All you do by buying an overspecced GPU now in the hope that it may be powerful enough in the future is pay a massive premium for outdated technology by the time it's useful and gives you poor performance compared to just upgrading to a current GPU at that time.

As you step up GPU tier, the price differential increases massively.

You always fit the GPU to the monitor, then upgrade when required.

 

[Once2014]

Ah fairs! Thx for the info

 

[Once2014]

Hi there! I need some guidance.

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Unfortunately, when testing the PC, we encountered a RAM stability problem. We have tested various components, changed configurations, CPU, and motherboard and found the solution is to change the RAM to a non-RGB version. We therefore recommend that you amend your your order. “

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB AMD RADEON™ RX 7900 GRE - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Any suggestions as to what to amend the order to ?

 

[TonyCarter]

Simply change the 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) to 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)

But they must use lots of that RAM with that motherboard (as it's a config we recommend all the time), so they need to investigate why it's now an issue.

 

[Once2014]

Why would removing the rgb from it make it any better ?

I’m trying to understand if I would have been better off with another mother board or it’s as you said some new issue that’s risen with the config itself.

 

[TonyCarter]

Why would removing the rgb from it make it any better ?

I’m trying to understand if I would have been better off with another mother board or it’s as you said some new issue that’s risen with the config itself.

Only PCS and Corsair can say what's technically different between the 2 sets of RAM (it might be timing, batch, binning, or just the extra power draw of the RGB). It's very strange though.

It could be a completely random incompatibility between that batch of RAM and that batch of motherboards, as (as said previously) we've seen many with that config working perfectly over many months (of course there is the well-known issues of Asus boards not liking high speed RAM at more than 32GB, but that's not your case).

The 2 easiest options are lower speed RGB RAM, or non-RGB RAM...and they're both easy to test quickly.

Another motherboard is a major swap and more costly to you (£90 more for the Tuf X670)...but if you must have RGB RAM (I had to have it too, but on a Strix X670E motherboard) then it's either try the lower speed RAM or change the motherboard.