Wanting to get into this AMAZING lookin game... PC requirements/upgrades.

[Ubersephiroth]

Im new to this entire WOW scene and im wanting to purchase the game and get into it BUT i need to know if my computer will handle the awesomeness of it. I have a Dell Dimension 2400 series with a Celeron processor 2.40GHz. Home Edition Windows XP. 256 MB RAM. Wireless Internet Connection.. I need to know if i should just get RAM upgrade? or get more RAM and a new video card? PLZZZ help.

[Clavina]

Minimum System Requirements

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

* Intel Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
* 512 MB or more of RAM
* 32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 2 class card or above
* DirectX® 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers
* 6.0 GB available HD space
* 4x CD-ROM drive
* A 56k or better Internet connection

Mac® OS X 10.3.9:

* 933 MHz or higher G4, or G5, or Intel processor
* 512 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
* ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more
* 6.0 GB available HD space
* 4x CD-Rom drive
* 56k or better Internet connection

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

Recommended Specifications

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

* Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ MHz
* 1024 MB RAM
* 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 class card or above
* Broadband Internet connection
* Two-button scroll-wheel mouse

Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer:

* 1024 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
* ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 64 MB VRAM or more
* Broadband Internet connection

These are the minimum and recommended requirements for playing world of warcarft.

As you can see your system RAM is below the minimum so upgrading that would be a top priority. The good thing about a ram upgrade though is that it will benefit the performance of the entire system. Get as much as you can afford, I would recommend 1GB minimum.

The real problem with your set up though is the video hardware. This system is pretty old, has an integrated intel 845 video card and unfortunately has no agp slot for a video card upgrade. This basically means that you are stuck with what you have. I'm not sure if this is up to the minimum 'Geforce 2 or equivalent' or not.

I think wow will run if you upgrade the memory ... but only just! I would highly recommend getting some cash together for a complete system upgrade...

[Ubersephiroth]

okay. and yes, i heard somewhere i couldnt upgrade my video card which is rather unfortunate.. but i have PLENTY of cash to spend so i think i'll go to my local computer store and have them check out what i can all get done.. thanks for the info bud.

[Eonblue]

From personal experience....get as much RAM as you can....it will help. 1GB MINIMUM despite what specs say.

[Mincemaker]

Anything lower than 1GB and you will lag in main cities, especially crowded ones like Ironforge and Orgrimmar. I still have minor slowdowns with 1.5GB of memory ram.

[Xmcdaniel]

I went from a 512MB laptop with a Celeron processor and a standard Intel video card to a 1GB laptop with the AMD dual-core processor and a Nvidia GeForce 6150 and I will tell you...it makes a HUGE difference in my playing experience. I NEVER lag on accout of my computer when before it was a really big problem.

My advice...get a new system. The one you have now, based on the specs, has to be like 5-7 years old, right? You'll probably spend about the same upgrading it as you would just buying a new system!