need a little help on upgrading my computer

[maradorn]

Hey guys im listing my computers specs to see if it is more viable just to upgrade it or just scrap it and buy a new one (woot for income tax season). Im not completely computer savvy so any help would be greatly appreciated. And if its upgradable what are good options to get. I am asking this is i want ot be able to run wow on full ultra without massive drops in FPS
Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor 7.2 4.1
Determined by lowest subscore

Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB 7.5
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4350 4.1
Gaming graphics 3579 MB Total available graphics memory 5.9
Primary hard disk 789GB Free (920GB Total) 5.9
Windows 7 Home Premium

System
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Manufacturer HP-Pavilion
Model VT637AA-ABA HPE-112y
Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 931 GB
Disk partition (C 789 GB Free (920 GB Total)
Disk partition (D 2 GB Free (11 GB Total)
Media drive (E CD/DVD
Media drive (F CD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 4350
Total available graphics memory 3579 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 3067 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.773.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080
DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
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Network Adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

once again thanks for any info

[Deleted]

If you could get a AMD 6850/6870 it would already be an upgrade. Don't expect record-numbers, though.

[llDemonll]

you will also need a new psu. does your case have full size expansion slots on the back? or are they only ~3 inches wide?

[maradorn]

I have full size expansion slots.

[nwo]

If you get a new PSU and video card, you should be able to run on ultra, but not some insanely high resolution because your CPU is probably going to hold you back quite a bit.

[llDemonll]

If you get a new PSU and video card, you should be able to run on ultra, but not some insanely high resolution because your CPU is probably going to hold you back quite a bit.

i doubt this. video card will help for other games, and will help a bit in WoW. you'll probably see a 20% increase in FPS over what you are currently getting (10fps -> 12 fps, 20fps -> 24fps), but it definitely won't run WoW on ultra.

[nwo]

i doubt this. video card will help for other games, and will help a bit in WoW. you'll probably see a 20% increase in FPS over what you are currently getting (10fps -> 12 fps, 20fps -> 24fps), but it definitely won't run WoW on ultra.

20% performance increase upgrading from a 4350 to a 6850/6870? I think not... 4350 is a low end graphics card, and while his WoW performance might not be extraordinarily high with just the GPU upgrade, he will definitely notice a much bigger increase in other games that are not nearly as CPU dependent. WoW doesn't take that much to run on ultra, if I can do it on my 2GHz core i7 laptop with a 6570 (with shadows and water detail low) I'm pretty sure he can do it on his desktop.

[llDemonll]

I'm speaking in terms of WoW only. Shadows are what kills, almost anything can run the game without shadows

[Darkan]

20% performance increase upgrading from a 4350 to a 6850/6870? I think not... 4350 is a low end graphics card, and while his WoW performance might not be extraordinarily high with just the GPU upgrade, he will definitely notice a much bigger increase in other games that are not nearly as CPU dependent. WoW doesn't take that much to run on ultra, if I can do it on my 2GHz core i7 laptop with a 6570 (with shadows and water detail low) I'm pretty sure he can do it on his desktop.

Everyone always says this that is not ultra, and laptops are usually lower resolution