Graphics card that will play WOW at max settings

[solance]

What is affordable graphics card that will play wow and most other mmorpgs at near max settings. i was looking at this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145151 but maybe this is overkill i suspect, but aye just looking for a all around good graphics card at a iresistable price point


EDIT:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01070885&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=&product=3453995&lang=
this is the system specs of what i have

 

[ovaltineplease]

8800 GTS 512 should max it out at 1920*1200 - no idea what power supply your HP uses, but I think 400watt with good amperage on 12v is the minimum for 8800 GTS 512

8800 GTS 512 should fit in even a cramped HP case too i'd say

I'd get a second opinion though from someone more familiar with HPs

 

[dragonsprayer]

depends on the resolution the ram onboard - if your playing 1900x1200 you want an 8800GTX or the newer 9800GTX has less ram

the new 200 has 1 gb

the high the resolution the higher the ram needed

my customers play wow at 1900x1200 with the 8800gtx

 

[solance]

Aye well the case currently only has a crappy 250 w power supply but ill be upgrading it (also looking for suggestions on PSU) but how would the 3870 fare?, or the 9600 GT? and currently i am not looking to run at 1900x1200 as i dont have a BBM( big beautiful monitor) yet but i do have plans to get one so i might as well plan ahead for it

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

Seriously? world of warcraft? I could play wow on my p4 with an x800xl and at 1600x1200 max. Those cards are way overkill unless you plan on buying a new system soon. If your only concerned about wow

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133186
then that should do the trick.

Get a really nice power supply with the money you save. they tend to last much longer.

 

[ovaltineplease]

I don't agree with that video card suggestion if you want to be playing with MSAA enabled

MMORPG's are notorious for getting graphically bogged down when there are many players on screen which is not uncommon. I think the 7900 GS would not give a universally acceptable experience at all times.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

MSAA doesn't help wow. perhaps if he was talking about Age of conan. at high enough resolutions even AA is barely noticable. In fact I would even suggest the ati 2600. He doesn't have a large screen and all prior suggestions will prolly cook themselves in a stock case.

I would get this ati 2600. It's larger cooling solution will dump air outside of your poorly ventilated case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1305520549+106792278&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

And for anyone doubting the power of the card here is an interesting watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mki3VupOxQ

 

[doomturkey]

Lol I max WoW at 1280x1024 on an AMD 3500+ and an X800pro. 1gb of RAM as well. Its not exactly a demanding game...

 

[Maziar]

thats right, WOW isn't very demanding, i say go for a 8800GT or 8800GTS 512

 

[dirtmountain]

I think the card you were looking at is a very good choice, not only for WOW, but other mmorpgs.Tough to beat $109.99 AR for a 9600GT. A good choice for power supply would be http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
plenty of power for what you have and no problem fitting into your HP case.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

In large towns such as iron forge or ogrimmar during peak hours your connection to the server will most likely be the cause of any "stuttering" you may see. Back when there we're town raids the servers crashed before my x800xl could unleash it's full potential lol.

 

[radnor]

In large towns such as iron forge or ogrimmar during peak hours your connection to the server will most likely be the cause of any "stuttering" you may see. Back when there we're town raids the servers crashed before my x800xl could unleash it's full potential lol.

I have a X850XT, a X2 4800+ and 3GB Ram. I played wow max settings always above 35 FPS. With a crapload of addons.
WoW is very well coded and overall a very light game. The only stuttering there is usually server lag. Get a 2600 or a 7900, put one or two more Gigabytes of ram, and that is it !!

Even in "Old" Alterac Valley during the turteling sessions it would fly. Same in 40 man raiding. Yeah i'm old school. I was i mean.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

One thing the HD2600 which i meant to link is this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161098

It's low enough power that it may save you the cost of a power supply. While i belive it's recomended is 300 watts those estamates are usually overly safe so as long as you only have 1 HDD then it should be fine.

 

[Jesus was irish]

Hi guys was just wundering would this system be able to play wow on max graphics with a nice moniter. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3142609&CatId=2630

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums mate

What resolution? it should do fine on 1280x1024

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

My 7600 GT maxes WoW at 1200x700 res (forget the actual number). I would say get a 9600 GT or 3870, that will do fine.

 

[V3NOM]

sry to resurrect this thread but would a 9500GT max it out on 1024x768 in a place with lots of ppl etc...

 

[cjl]

It would do pretty well, yeah. If you play anything else that is more graphically demanding though, I would go with something a bit more powerful (like a 9600GT). For WoW alone, the 9500 should do fine.

 

[nottheking]

sry to resurrect this thread but would a 9500GT max it out on 1024x768 in a place with lots of ppl etc...

In such places, your video card will be bottlenecked by possibly your CPU, and most likely your connection, where a less-than-perfect connection will cause a domino effect, where the CPU will struggle to detangle things, resulting in it bottlenecking the graphics card.

For WoW alone, the 9500GT should be sufficient to max out the game to probably at least 1680x1050 without any drop below 60fps attributable to the graphics card itself.

 

[pbrigido]

You may want to consider a 9800GTX. Like other people have mentioned, any area that has a large number of people (such as Shattrath, Orgrimmar, or Ironforge) will tax your video card. I have a system that scores a 18500-19500 depending on my OC with 3D Mark, but still drops to 40FPS in crowded areas.

Also, don't worry about your network lag. That does not play into the FPS rendered in WoW.

 

[E3210]

The 9600gt will destroy Wow, and keep you gaming for a long time in general. Especially if you have a low res monitore. Even with AA and the what not.

 

[cjl]

You may want to consider a 9800GTX. Like other people have mentioned, any area that has a large number of people (such as Shattrath, Orgrimmar, or Ironforge) will tax your video card. I have a system that scores a 18500-19500 depending on my OC with 3D Mark, but still drops to 40FPS in crowded areas.

Also, don't worry about your network lag. That does not play into the FPS rendered in WoW.

There is absolutely no reason for a 9800GTX for WoW at 1024x768. In fact, there is almost no need for a 9800GTX for ANYTHING at that resolution except Crysis with AA.

 

[V3NOM]

^lol agreed.

 

[stove]

I have max settings on WOW with a Q9450 & XFX 8800GT -YDE4 model (512mb), Using a comcast cable modem connection in 1280x1024 I run at 60FPS in all Cities/Raids. It is soooo nice to play the game with all the eye candy on and not have any graphical issues. I am going to put a 9500GT in my old ladies comp for WOW, she doesn't raid (even though it would be fine and this card could handle it), she just runs around the world and talks to people while questing.

 

[Liderc]

Although I agree WoW isn't very demanding, I found anything below an 8800GT 512mb won't do it for you. Even then you'll run into low 30s in Shattrath(1920x1080) with max graphics. For your low resolution I would still go with an 8800GT to be safe.