I am currently playing WoW on fairly average settings but find I get quite a lot of lag and FPS drops in big raid groups and my FPS drops in the city. I’m looking to upgrade my system to improve performance so I reduce lag and can increase some settings so the game looks and runs smoother. I realise my max would be 60fps due to my monitor but it would be nice to keep it around that number even in a raid or the city.
Am I better off:
A) Getting a new motherboard, processor and RAM and keeping the graphics card I have? I was looking at an Intel I7 setup this time?
or
B) Just upgrade my graphics card and keep the same processor etc?
Still on AM5? Then go for 9800X3D, it’ll most likely outperform 7800X3D, just have to compare how much more it performs and in respect how much more money it will cost you.
If it’s AM6 then just stick with AM5. Nah, they wouldn’t release AM6 already, would they? It’s AM5, right? Yes I could’ve googled it in the time I’m writing this, but I’m too lazy, sowwy xD
You should be looking at upgrading your GPU given you’re on a 4k monitor. Doesn’t matter if WoW is more CPU based, the more your resolution increases the greater the workload on the graphics card.
Probably looking at a 7800XT or a 4070 at least for 4k res. Then save to upgrade the rest whenever after.
(you could probably just lower the resolution but it won’t look as pretty of course!)
I have a 7800X3D processor and a 3060 gpu - not a million miles away from your 2070 in terms of graphics.
Most people I know are complaining of fps lag, I get basically none. Raids sometimes drop to 50 fps at 2560x1440, max details.
You running 4k does make things a bit more demanding, but I can oversample and fake 4k rendering and still not be terrible.
Personal advice; Ryzen 7800X3D and 32gb+ of 6000mhz memory. Don’t do Intel this generation, there’s a known instability bug and they just are not as good as AMD’s options right now.
They are not, it’s the same chip underneath. Don’t fall for the FOMO.
As for the OP, you have two options - 7800x3D with new mobo + RAM for the best possible experience. Or 5700x3D/5800x3D - either work and most of the time 5700x3D is way cheaper.
I recently upgraded from a 5600X to a 5700x3D on the cheap (thanks Amazon) and game runs smoother. Not much but whereas previously I would drop to 50-60 fps in the main city lagzone, now it stays above 70-80. And that is rarely, in 99% of the time I am capped at 100fps (that’s what I have set it to bc of my monitor).
You will notice more of an uplift going from 3XXX CPU to 5XXX than going from a regular 5XXX to x3D. Zen2 (such as your 3700X) were fine CPUs but Zen3 (5XXX) are faster and it’s noticeable. And then the 3D cache adds smoothness.
There is no point it buying regular 5XXX CPU right now that 5700x3D (and 5800x3D when it’s on sale) are that cheap. You can just buy a new 5700x3D and drop it in your current motherboard, using the same RAM even. Just need to upgrade the BIOS first if you haven’t recently.
Or as I said, go for a new PC and buy AM5+7800x3D+DDR5 for the best possible experience. WoW is CPU-bound, anything above a RTX2060/3060 does not help much, but a faster CPU does. So check the deals wherever you are and see what fits you.
12th gen are fine. It’s just 13th and 14th are messed up, don’t buy any of these, they die randomly. If you want Intel, 12600K or 12700K are very good CPUs and nearly as fast as AMD’s x3D offerings. But unless you find them very discounted there is no point in buying a brand new mobo for them when you can do a drop-in upgrade with a x3D CPU.
Waaay overkill. I have a 7800XT and it is constantly running in “Low Power Mode” a.k.a. playing-a-video mode. That card is a monster, WoW is nothing for it. Same for 4070. Even for 4k, you don’t need much, I am guessing a RTX3060 12GB would be enough.
Eh, my 6800XT (5800X3D CPU 32GB 3200MHz PCIe4 SSD) spits out ~40ish FPS in Dornogal and about 50-60ish in open world areas in 1440p renderscale 150% (so basically 4k) with raytracing@max (I play with off). Wierdly RT doesn’t tank my FPS more than about 10ishFPS @1440p and even less difference @4k between RT@max - off, which I don’t quite understand as RT, especially with AMD cards, SHOULD tank my FPS drastically. Used to back in Shadowlands, but ever since DF the difference bertween RT@max - off is pretty small.
Depending on the level of detail and the amount of FPS the person wants, RTX3060@4k could be a bit low performing.