WoW System Requirements

[Fred Johnson]

Hello,

I'm getting into World of Warcraft and I'd like to know whether I have a good enough system to play the game

I have:

Windows 7 64 bit
4 GB RAM DDR3
AMD Athlon II 2x Processor
ATI Radeon 4500

Thanks

 

[Fred Johnson]

That's an Athlon 240 btw

 

[Fred Johnson]

My video card is actually 4350 too

 

[Psychlade]

Here's a setup that should put this in perspective for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KC-sVjpW2g

Keep in mind the lag you see may just be a result of his/her recording software. In other words, your absolutely fine.

 

[casualcolors]

With a setup like the one in the OP, you will need to turn all settings except projected textures down quite a bit. Even with this being the case, you won't pass 20-30fps in a 25man raid, nor in a 10man raid really. Maybe 40 fps when nothing at all is occurring.

It's sufficient to play the game, but it is something that competitive raiders in the game will hold against you on guild applications and such.

 

[Fred Johnson]

Here's a setup that should put this in perspective for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KC-sVjpW2g

Keep in mind the lag you see may just be a result of his/her recording software. In other words, your absolutely fine.

Thanks for your reply Psychblade.

My game experience looks a little better actually than the one you linked me on YouTube

I think I am fine given my level of gameplay and the minimum system requirements they list on the WoW site but causalcolors raises an interesting point about more advanced play

 

[Fred Johnson]

With a setup like the one in the OP, you will need to turn all settings except projected textures down quite a bit. Even with this being the case, you won't pass 20-30fps in a 25man raid, nor in a 10man raid really. Maybe 40 fps when nothing at all is occurring.

It's sufficient to play the game, but it is something that competitive raiders in the game will hold against you on guild applications and such.

Ok so when/if I get deeper into the game there are applications I will be using that make my setup inadequate. I've never even heard of these guild applications As long as I'm all right for now I can always upgrade my card later if need be

Thanks for your reply casualcolors

 

[casualcolors]

Basically as you progress into the "end game" content, if you become good at the game you'll gravitate toward other good players and they tend to require a certain generally accepted minimum in terms of hardware specs, which that setup doesn't meet. For learning the game or playing it casually though, it's fine. You just won't have all of the eye-candy.

 

[Fred Johnson]

ok casualcolors could you please let me now then what hardware I would need to get to make my system meet the 'generally accepted minimum' ?

Thanks

 

[casualcolors]

Sorry but whatever is considered the minimum is usually dictated by the group of people you're playing with and what they expect to get out of the game. I should have been more clear. I meant generally accepted as per that group of people.

 

[Fred Johnson]

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