Hello friends,
I just bought a core i7-17000k processor with 16GB memory and a new motherboard and my old GTX 650 graphics card is giving me issues like unable to start 3d acceleration etc. I have already wated 3 days but it doesn’t work.
So I decided to upgrade my graphics card. RTX 3080 is a bit too expensive for my liking so I have decided to settle down for RTX 2060.
Do you guys think Shadowlands would be good with this card? I want to play with good graphics, at least 6 or more, on a scale of 1 to 10.
Thank you
2060 is more than enough to run at 7+
What i7 though? i7-5th gen may cause you some issues for example.
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Rtx 2060 will do just fine, if u play on full hd, might feel worse on 2k(quad hd) or 4k.
Also when u upgrading, hope u got some nasty SSD too. Its a life changer.
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Sure hope so. Just got a new laptop with that card in it!! Just for shadowlands (wow). For me a major upgrade. Had a 5 year old laptop which needed to be put on 2 in order to work properly.
Why wouldnt it be enough? Right now this laptop is not using its full power and I’m at 9/10 or 10/10 graphics settings. Of course being a laptop which I use cause I’m always on the move for work it’s only a 15’ screen. That probably helps 
There is a large performance gap between 3080 and 2060 though 
For 1080p it should handle modes 7-10. For higher resolutions like 1440p it will depend, but 7 should always be good.
You can check my Shadowlands beta benchmarks - RTX 2060 is bit faster than GTX 1070 used in those benchmarks:
https://rk.edu.pl/en/world-warcraft-shadowlands-beta-gpu-benchmarks/
Surely you know a 2060 can run WoW if your 650 has been able to until recently…
I have a 960 and it runs wow just fine on 7 at 1080p.
The 2060 will run WoW perfectly.
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Just a reminder that i7 means nothing, can you share the exact CPU version number?
My work laptop had an i7, turns out it was a u variant (under clocked with lower voltage) and it was a dual core (yes, an i7 dual core…)
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2060 should be fine for 2k gameplay, if this videocard not worth it for WoW - thats means there is problems with WoW in general and outdated graphic. But tbh dunno - many streamers have hight FPS drops in SL and have fundraising on a new PC. Ofc they have not potato PC.
Btw RTX 3080 designed for 2021+ 4K 60+ FPS gameplay.
Thanks bro, so I should be fine with 2060
with all the recent news about how TERRIBLE the 3080 series is doing youre better off with a 2060 for now anyway
but yes, its more than enough to run wow properly
3080 are terrible they have meny flaws 
I run it on a 1060, so yeah 2060 will be OKish.
dude i’m playing beta on a 1050 ti you are good sir
i have a 3080 and i have a 2070 TI laying on floor no use for it 
but some 3080 cards are bad quality not properly made …
Besides of the fact that they can’t reach a high overclock with high voltage that means that they run on ~15mhz peak slower?
Because you won’t even notice that difference in the majority of games, assuming your CPU is not the bottleneck.
Also; it’s not the 3080 design that’s the problem.
Don’t use Gamer Meld or other rumor/reaction type channels as new sources. As for GPU cards - none were recalled as of now and only some pre-production units that went to reviewers were replaced.
seriously, you do not need anything more than 1050ti or better
