Hello there. I have a decently old computer and I was wondering if it would be cheaper to upgrade or just buy a new computer. I'm not very tech savy but if I had to upgrade the internals I think I could manage. The goal of upgrading or buying new would be to mainly run wow on high or ultra graphics. At the moment I'm running lowest of low graphic wise and its pretty bad running like 3-10 fps...I'll grab what specs I can when I get up tomorrow off the top of my head has 4gb ram windows 7 and amd 4000 I think. Owned it since around 2006-7
Should I buy a new computer or upgrade?
- Thread starter Tyler_159
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- Apr 27, 2009
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Graphics card prices are horrible right now on anything faster than a 1050ti, thanks to crypto currency craze going on again. Fortunately a 1050ti is plenty for WoW. This will give you a solid foundation, that can be upgraded later, once graphics card prices get back to normal.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series
T01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.13 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($143.77 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool - KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $989.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 16:32 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series
T01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.13 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($143.77 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool - KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $989.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 16:32 EDT-0400
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