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Rwayne   12-02-2008 at 03:13:42 AM

Do you think World of Warcraft could take adv of 1GB of ram at 1650x1080?

I was thinking about getting a HD4870 1GB but It is tempting to save money and just get a 512MB version.


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jeffredo   12-02-2008 at 03:59:48 AM
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No, it won't. What it will take advantage is a stronger CPU. The graphics are still ho-hum, but the increased draw distance and dynamic shadow quality are what are taxing systems now - and thats CPU related (straight from a post I saw a Blizzard mod make in their tech support forum).

I think there are some good deals on 1 GB models and they are very useful for new games with detailed textures. I'd still go for one over the 512 MB version.


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x_2fast4u_x   12-02-2008 at 05:12:46 AM
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if you got the cash the skys the limit. games like oblivion can EAT ram for breakfeast lunch and dinner and come back for a midnight snack.

However in terms of WoW your fine.

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megamanx00   12-02-2008 at 05:36:55 AM
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NO

Sorry but that extra RAM won't make a spit of difference on WOW since it won't use it. You're talking about a game that can run on integrated nVidia 6150 graphics so it doesn't exactly need alot of GPU power to run well.

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Rwayne   12-02-2008 at 06:50:46 AM
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I have a friend who has a HD4850 512MB card and he can not run WOW with everything maxed out with out the frame rates dropping in major cities or in large battles.

However he is also sporting an AMD 64x2 3800 which for sure has got to be a choking point to some degree.

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Stove   12-02-2008 at 07:17:29 AM
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I run wow at max settings 2560x1600 with q9450 stock and 2x8800gt512.

I get 55+ frames per second questing, drops to 30+ raiding.

A friend of mine has q9650 & 3xgtx280 at 1920x1200 and he gets 60fps and never drops. (he has lots of money to burn)

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dirtmountain   12-02-2008 at 08:28:24 AM
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+1 to Jeffredo and while i usually agree with Megmanx00, he's wrong about WoW after release of WotLK, you can not run WoW at max settings and get good framerates (+30-40fps) on any integrated graphic system any longer, not in anything but empty zones.

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4745454b   12-02-2008 at 09:02:29 AM
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Rwayne, remember that some of those settings (already mentioned) are CPU dependent, not GPU. If he maxed out the GPU only settings, he should be fine. Even with the x2 3800, he should be able to get close to the max settings for the CPU variables. I agree with the others. If all you play is WoW, the 4870 512MB card should be fine. Get the 1GB if you play other games that like Vram.

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Rwayne   12-02-2008 at 09:35:25 AM
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How about Call of Duty 4? Would that be worthy of 1Gig?

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Noya   12-02-2008 at 10:38:15 AM
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Rwayne wrote :

How about Call of Duty 4? Would that be worthy of 1Gig?



If you want it, go for it.

If you already have a Core 2 / Core 2 quad (at about 3.0ghz+) and 4gb ram, I would definitely buy the 1gb 4870 over the 512mb version.

If you're not afraid of a $30 rebate and 30% Live.com cashback, you can get a new 1gb 4870 on eBay for $190 from mwave.com's ebay store.

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yipsl   12-02-2008 at 07:14:49 PM
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dirtmountain wrote :

+1 to Jeffredo and while i usually agree with Megmanx00, he's wrong about WoW after release of WotLK, you can not run WoW at max settings and get good framerates (+30-40fps) on any integrated graphic system any longer, not in anything but empty zones.

 

What I'd love to see is an update to the old Anandtech article on video cards for WoW, but this time including not only Wrath of the Lich King but also Mines of Moria and Age of Conan.

 

Not playing WoW, but LOTRO's Mines of Moria and the 3870x2 I bought last February recently died on me with black screens in LOTRO pre-Moria and post Moria, quickly becoming black screens when booting into Vista with very loud fan noises. I'm RMA'ing it this week.

 

So, I'm playing it on the HD3200 in the interim. Haven't done any raids, but it runs pretty good at high settings in Eregion and Moria with lots of regular activity. Perhaps the graphics haven't been as updated as WoW?

  



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Transmaniacon   12-02-2008 at 08:51:50 PM
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Keeping with the MMO theme, do you think Eve Online (Running Trinity) would benefit from a 1 gig 4850/4870 @ 1440x900 w/ E8500 & 4 gigs of RAM?

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perez8434   12-03-2008 at 04:52:52 AM
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Yeah WoW is like a hugger now. People that play crysis on high cant play WoW properly anymore. Is sick.

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