Requirements Question. HELP

[blindm]

OK so, im wondering how well my comp will run WoW(if at all). I'd really like to know before i purchase the game.

Minimum Requirements (off of WoW box)

Windows 2000/XP
Intel Pentium 800 Mhz or higher
256 MB RAM
32 MB Graphics card (NVIDIA Geforce 2 or higher)
6GB of HD space

What I have :

Windows 2000
Intel Pentium 866 Mhz
256 MB RAM
128 MB Graphics card (NVIDIA Geforce MX 5500)
30 GB+ of HD space.

So im wondering how my comp will do with WoW...
Thanks, b l i n d m

[AaManiac]

Go Here:
http://www.nzone.com/content/nzone/srl/nzone_srl.asp?gameid=2091

Run the system checker and it'll show you your results on how WOW will run on your machine.....



From Looking at your specs... RAM will be a problem as well as your processor.....


-Maniac

[blindm]

Well, been awhile since i got back on here.. cuz ive been busy... PLAYING WoW!! :D

I bought and installed it and it runs pretty good only minor lag in someplaces, but the only thing is that theres a hella lotta lag sumtimes in IF commons and where thers a sh!tload of ppl. But ah well it still runs.

I'm Ailed lvl 2x Night Elf Hunter on the server Doomhammer. Come n visit sum time.

Newayz got another question, i'm thinking about buying a 512mb stick of RAM but not sure if i should cuz i dont know if itll really improve my little lag problem or not, i was also thinkin of just mayb buyin a new processor, but im still leaning to the RAM due to the price. So anyone know if getitn more RAM will help the lag and is it worth gettin it?

Thnx, Ailed ;)

[AaManiac]

Do you know if you are experiencing Graphical Lag or Internet Lag?


I'd sugggest a Processor Upgrade 1st then a RAM upgrade to make sure nothing gets bottle necked and throttled down....


-Maniac

[Valas Azuviir]

If, he's having issues in IF, then it's definitely RAM related. You really need 1024 at the least to have that place be reasonably doable and that means not having to stare at the ground, avoiding eye contact and navigating by way of minimap. :grin:

Course, in general, he'll want to upgrade his comp anyway, because I rather expect the expansion to up the requirements a tad. Vid. card might not change that much, but cpu and ram requirements probably will.