How well will this setup run WoW on high settings? (Warning: Wall o' Text)

Post by Mirrodin13

So I am about to go on R&R and discovered my main rig for WoW back in the states suffered cataclsymic failure (ha). Thus, I am in need of a new computer. Shopping around, I came across what looked like a decent PC; one I hopefully won't have to upgrade/replace anytime soon. Once I get back to the US for good, I plan on resuming my usual serious raiding. My question to you guys out there who are far more knowledgeable than I in all things computer: How well will this computer play WoW (questing, heroics, raiding) with normal 50-150ms latency and the usual complement of addons, e.g. DBM, Recount, BarTender, etc. Incoming Wall o' Text

The Specs:
CARE1:Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution - Protect Your Dream System During Transit

CARE2:CoolerMaster Thermal Fusion 400 Extreme Performance CPU - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation

CARE3:Professional Wiring for All WIRING Inside The System Chassis - Minimize Cable Exposure, Maximize Airflow in Your System

CAS:* Azza Solano 1000 Full-Tower Advance Cooling Case w/ Dual 230mm Fan + Extra 3 Fans

CASUPGRADE:12in Cold Cathode Neon Light (Blue Color)

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CD2:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366

CS_FAN:Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)

FA_HDD:Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System (1 x System)

FAN:XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

HDD:500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)

HDD2:* 30 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Single Hard Drive)

KEYBOARD:Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

MEMORY:6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOPAD1:Thermaltake eSports Conkor Gaming Mouse Pad

MOTHERBOARD:* (3-Way SLI Support) GigaByte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Ultra Durable™3 Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Dolby Audio, eSATA, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2 x SATA-III RAID, IEEE1394a, 4 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

MOUSE:XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

MULTIVIEW:Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor

NCSW:None

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

NOISEREDUCE1:Power Supply Gasket

NOISEREDUCE2:Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts

OS:Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK:Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more)

POWERSUPPLY:* 875 Watts - Thermaltake Toughpower XT TPX-875M Modular 80 Plus Power Supply

SOUND:Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium PCI Express Sound Card

TEMP:Aerocool Touch 1000 5.25" Touch Screen Fan Control

USB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

VC_PHYSX:NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 1GB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

VIDEO2:NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

Thanks!

Post by twiddlefinger

IMHO you'll be fine. Only the SSD seems a little low on capacity with 30GB. Installing WoW on the SSD would give you a nice boost on loading screens.

Post by TheReal

That setup will whip the snot out of WoW. You could probably run 5 instances of WoW without a hiccup.

Post by Mirrodin13

IMHO you'll be fine. Only the SSD seems a little low on capacity with 30GB. Installing WoW on the SSD would give you a nice boost on loading screens.
Hmmm, so what size SSD HD would you suggest? They are kind of pricey, but my buddy tells me it's tops for reducing load times for programs.

Thanks for the input, I can't wait to get back to USA and sate my addiction :P

Post by 222296

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Post by Sheridan

If it were my machine I would dump the PhysX GPU, not needed for WOW. Then drop the GTS 450 SLI and get a single GTX 560 Ti.

I'd save some cash and go with a P55 / i5 760 setup.

Like someone else said a 30GB SSD is too small to load WoW plus a full install of Windows. If you can't afford something like a 64GB drive, just wait. HD performance isn't really a big deal in WoW. A faster SATA drive would be fine.

Sandy Bridge (socket 1155) might have been an option if it weren't for the recall. A lot of places pulled all the mobos from their site. You can take your chances, there are workarounds to the issue or wait until April if you really want a SB system.

Post by ChairmanKaga

Buy one of the New i7's

They are socket 1155, MUCH better than anything before them, they have a multiplier of 32, where as the 1366's only have 16, just saying.

And probably costs three times as much, at least. And you did catch the recall notice, right? You'll be waiting a while for new Sandy Bridge mobos.

No need for the OP to waste his money. What he has already will pretty much crush any game on the market now. It will completely kick the ever-loving crap out of Cataclysm, and probably the next two expansions.

I stopped trying to stay on the cutting edge of hardware a long time ago. You end up spending a lot more money for minimal gain, and then less than a year later you cry about how far behind the new stuff it is. Waste of money and effort.

How well will this setup run WoW on high settings? (Warning: Wall o' Text)

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