What can I upgrade (ideally for the best bang for the buck) to play Warcraft: Legion on Ultra?

[kcspacey]

Hey guys, I have a somewhat dated machine (built in early 2012), but I'd like to maximize it for world of warcraft: legion rather than rebuild at this point in time. I'm wondering if you'll be able to help me out with it!

the 'recommended' hardware requirements for WoW: Legion:

Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3330, AMD™ FX-6300, or better
GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti or AMD™ Radeon™ R7 260X or better
Memory
4 GB RAM



My system is as follows:
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K (sandy bridge) 3.4GHz Quad Core
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II/OC 1538MB 3840Bit GDDR5 PCI-E
Memory: 2x4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PS3 12800) SDRAM
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z680V Pro/Gen3 LGA1155
PSU: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W
HDD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD + a 2TB HDD for storage

How do these parts hold up today? I figure the PSU is pretty decent still? Anyway, I know the GPU definitely needs to be upgraded. I don't have a set budget but I'd like to get the best bang for my buck at the moment. Ideally I'd like to play on Ultra settings as smoothly as I can, but without doing a complete overhaul.

Appreciate your expertise!!

 

[ScrewySqrl]

since yu have nvidia already: GTX 1060/1070/1080 depending how much you want to spend. 1060 is due out next week.

you might also consider a larger SSD

 

[BadActor]

Overclock your CPU if you haven't already. If you have a 1080p monitor, I would look at an RX 480 or GTX 1060 when released.

 

[kcspacey]

thanks guys. Will I be bottlenecked because of my system if I go for a RX480 or a 1070? I'm leaning more towards the RX480 because of the price point. It sounds like it'd be better bang for the buck than a 960 or a 970 even correct?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

yes. from the review out today, a 480 is a good deal. you'll have a bit fewer FPS due to the older architecture, but not really a *bottleneck* per se

 

[Mike3k24]

Older architecture? Explain. It just came out a couple weeks ago. Also it beats the 1060 in dx12 and vulkan if you plan on playing future dx12 titles.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

your PC is a Sandy Bridge i7. That's the 'older architecture' I was referring to.

if you get a RX480, fully uninstall the NVidia drivers before you put in the RX at all

 

[Mike3k24]

your PC is a Sandy Bridge i7. That's the 'older architecture' I was referring to.

if you get a RX480, fully uninstall the NVidia drivers before you put in the RX at all

Probably would have been good if you mentioned that. Cause it looked like you meant the 480 was older architecture.

 

[logainofhades]

I would not go with a 480x, if WoW is your main game. WoW has never been an AMD friendly title. GTX 1060 would be a better option. Even a GTX 970, would be a great upgrade, if you don't want to wait, and catch a good deal on one.