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lordxephon

21-09-2006, 05:28 AM

Well I dont wanna waste money so can I run it with these specs?

Intel P3 1.0 ghz
256 mb
Nvidia RIVA TNT/TNT2 pro

Volvaga

21-09-2006, 06:19 AM

Here are the bare minimum requirements:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/technology.html

You will probably be able to run it, but you will have to turn everything down and put up with unplayable lag in congested areas.

My advice, try the free trial over at fileplanet and see how your computer holds up.

AaManiac

21-09-2006, 10:21 AM

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

run this real quick and it will tell you how your computer will run,
it will also show you where you lack hardware... .get back to me with your results and i may be able to help you on some tweaking/configurations...

-Maniac

lordxephon

21-09-2006, 02:31 PM

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

can i get a url for the fileplanet free trial?

Dynatos

21-09-2006, 04:45 PM

I wouldn't even try running it. Your computer would have a massive heart attack. If you can get it running, the lag will make it unplayable. I hate entering Ironforge on my P4 3.2GHz, 1Gb RAM, ATI Radeon 9600XT 128Mb; I couldn't even imagine it on that computer.

Your CPU is barely higher than the minimum spec.
Your RAM is one half the minimum spec, and this will literally kill you.
Your video card is worse than the minimum spec (TNT2 was the precursor to the GeForce 2). Not to mention that the TNT2 doesn't support DX9, if memory serves.

chadmilla

03-03-2007, 07:50 PM

ShawnHeat

03-03-2007, 08:30 PM

will a computer expert please tell me how good or bad my pc is. (for playing wow and games like battlefield 2), i know hardrive and ram are good, just not sure about cpu and gc

the specs are:

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 531 w/ HT Technology (3.0 gHz, 800 FSB
Windows vista home premium
2Gb dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533 mhz
320 Gb hardrive at 7200rpm
256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache

im a total comp nOOb, help please.

You'll be able to run Wow, but on medium graphics setting. Maybe even setting some graphics options to low, such as backround distance and terrain detail, weather effts,too. I'm not sure how Vista will affect WoW--I've heard mixed reports about Vista, and most of them I've heard have sound-related problems. You'll want to turn off anti-aliasing in the graphics options, too. If I am wrong someone will correct me, as I can't remember the names of all the graphics options since I can run the game on high graphics settings. Even with my 7900 GT I turn down or off some graphics because crowded areas can sometimes cause lag, even witha good graphics card.

Kalos

03-03-2007, 08:46 PM

will a computer expert please tell me how good or bad my pc is. (for playing wow and games like battlefield 2), i know hardrive and ram are good, just not sure about cpu and gc

the specs are:

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 531 w/ HT Technology (3.0 gHz, 800 FSB
Windows vista home premium
2Gb dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533 mhz
320 Gb hardrive at 7200rpm
256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache

im a total comp nOOb, help please.
It'll run. You could have just used the http://www.nzone.com/content/nzone/srl/nzone_srl.asp?gameid=2091 it would have told you. We made it so easy and noob friendly for you to be able to hit a simple button and be told without any human interaction.

As a matter of fact for by the by though, the Ram is not good. It's the lowest DDR2 frequency available, just because it's in large amounts does not make it "Good". It shall do, but don't think it's high quality stuff or anything, it's low grade and significantly slow, just in large amounts.

The graphics cards is aweful, and shall be painful. However, it shall go. Don't think Battlefield 2 is going to be a pleasant experince though.