Legion raiding - Hardware

[Chushilla]

So I have this 5 year old PC
i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz / GTX 560 Ti / 8gb DDR - is it still viable for Legion raiding?

Here is more details (sorry for the format - cut and paste from web order 5 years ago):

1. 36264 Antec Truepower New 750W Modular Power Supply ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus SLI Ready 120MM PWM Fan
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2. 44264 G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN DIMM Memory
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3. 57962 Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB
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4. 58453 GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB PCI-E Dual DVI Mini HDMI
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5. 58597 Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Mid Tower Gaming Case 902 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5 1X2.5 USB 3.0 Audio No PSU
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6. 58881 Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 32MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
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9. 60731 LG GH22NS70 Super Multi 22X SATA DVD Writer Black OEM
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11. 63979 ASUS P8P67 REV3.1 ATX P67 LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI USB3.0 Sandy Bridge B3 Motherboard
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[Rendysavage]

You should be more than ok on lower to mid range settings. All you really need is a slight GPU upgrade and now is the best time to buy!

[Khromlek]

Hey Chushilla! I am new to the guild, but a I love building PCs so I thought I'd offer my two cents.

Overall your PC will be fine for Legion. Your processor is an awesome choice and should not need replaced unless you plan on doing a lot of things like streaming or video rendering while playing the game, and your RAM and SSD are more than enough too. The only thing that I would consider upgrading would be the GPU because with the 10 series out from Nvidia, all the 9 series is now on sale. Depending on if you/how much you wanted to throw in for a new GPU the 960 and 970 are both great options for a more powerful GPU with 2-4x the VRAM in your current card. I don't know what settings you run on now, but the idea of updating the GPU would mainly be for running better settings/smoother gameplay depending on how you feel about your current settings. It is important to remember the graphics are going to be better in Legion, so if you wanted to spend any money on your PC it would definitely be the GPU to upgrade.

[Aronsdk]

https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/7682

[Houtoku]

GPU could use an upgrade, and maybe more RAM if you can swing it but otherwise you look pretty solid.

[Chushilla]

Super, thanks so much guys for your advices

so I am thinking this one
http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-gef ... 108014.htm

here is others to consider
http://www.ncix.com/category/video-card ... 8-2063.htm

What do you think?

[Khromlek]

If you are looking at upgrading to a 960, the best deal I found was
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121928&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-121-928-_-Product

ASUS makes solid components and it's only like $155 after rebate.

[Rocein]

Just to chime in. I have a computer with 8gig and the 2500k. I run a gtx 960 and get 60 fps at 1920x1200 with everything turned up. In raids I knock the settings back a bit just to keep my minimum frames above 30. If you upgrade anything, wait for the 1060. 250 bucks for 980 performance.

[Chushilla]

Thanks everyone, upgraded to GTX 960 (ASUS from Khrom's link). FPS are nice, very quiet too