Requirements on playing WoW

[kunzu]

Hi guys im planning to buy a laptop preferably a cheap one because, my dell xps 1530 is showing me a blank screen so i wanted to buy a new laptop as of now I only got $600..

Is this specs can play Wow..

Processor AMD Athlon 64 II dual-core mobile processor M300
Processor Speed 2.0 GHz
Memory 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive 320GB 5400RPM SATA
CD-DVD Drive Optical Drive 8x Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics
Video Memory n/a
Display 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit), TFT LCD, 16:9 aspect ratio
Network Capable Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Ports Multi-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD), 4x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port with HDCP support, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support, Microphone-in jack, Line-in jack
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition DUAL BOOT - English OR French
Dimensions 26/37mm(H) 383mm(W) x 250mm(D)
Weight 2.8kg
Warranty 1-year limited

If this one is not good can anyone help me to buy.
I would really appreciate for your assistance
Thank You

 

[syde]

Just about any pc with a process bigger than 1.0 an run wow. The beauty of the game is the ability to have to many different customications to the 3d settings. I've heard rumors of people having wow problems with W7 though.

 

[kunzu]

ok my maximum budget to buy a laptop is only $600. How about buying this one

Approximate Battery Life Up To 4 Hours
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 500 GB (5400 RPM)
LED Backlit Display Yes
Optical Drive Super Multi DVD-RW
Processor Speed 2.16 GHz
Processor Type Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
RAM 4 GB DDR2
Screen Size 16.0"
Graphics
Discrete Video Memory Yes
Expandable Video Memory No
Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 102M
Integrated Video Memory No
Native Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Upgradable Video System No
Video Memory 512 MB
Audio
Audio Chipset Azalia Compliant
Audio Output Stereo
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Hardware Volume Control No
Integrated Amplifier No
Integrated Microphone Yes
Microphone Input Yes
Speaker Wattage 1.5 Watts
Speakers Yes
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types SD, MMC, MS
Composite Output No
ExpressCard/34 Input No
ExpressCard/54 Input No
HDCP Compliant No
HDMI Port No
IEEE 1394 Input/Output No
IR Receiver No
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
PC Card Input No
S-Video Output No
Type of Keyboard Standard
Type of Modem Not Applicable
Type of Pointing Device Touchpad With Multi-Touch
USB 2.0 4
VGA Output 1
Webcam Yes
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100/1000
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Power
Battery - Capacity 2200 mAh
Battery - Number of Cells 6
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Computing Features
Processor Cache 1 MB L2
System Bus 800 MHz
Software
Loaded Software 1 Asus Data Security Management, Asus FaceLogon
Loaded Software 2 Asus Power4Gear Hybrid, Asus Update Utility
Loaded Software 3 Asus Tray Utility, Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
Loaded Software 4 Power 2 Go
Operating System Language Bilingual
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Accessories
Headphones No
Remote No
Product Features
Notebook Depth 37.00 cm
Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.55 cm
Notebook Weight (including Battery) 2.6 kg
Notebook Width 25.60 cm
Warranty Labour 1 Year
Warranty Parts 1 Year


can i play WoW on low settings with this specs?
thanks for the feedback

 

[Relic]

A few years ago I used to play WoW on a laptop as I didn't have a desktop at the time and didn't have great issues with it (Vanilla and some BC on a P4). I did have bad frames in major towns like Shat at the time and certain 25man raids that were intense occasionally before I moved to a desktop.

The game has changed a lot since then and I haven't experienced anything beyond the launch of Wotlk (3.1+) since I quit. I'd say you'll be fine with a good laptop but you might encounter bad frames in high density areas, intense 25man raid encounters and some PvP. Then again lowering the settings might fix most of this especially if I could run the game on a laptop years ago you should be just fine.

I found this site that benchmarks your integrated GPU it shows several games playable on low: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-G-102M.16313.0.html

Hope that helps a bit.

 

[vectorsigma32]

lol iv playd wow on a computer that wasnt meant to play wow so i think ur laptop shpuld be sw3t xd windows 7 is alittile bugy with wow but im using it XD

 

[playwownow]

Since WOTLK wow has moved more from a video demand to a processor demand. In fact this was noted in one of the 1st patch notes post wotlk release. A lot of users still think their bottleneck is their VC when more often than not it's their processor. A pc with dual core and a "mid" vc is going to run wow a lot smoother than a p4 with the newest vc.. I know this make sense to us power users but not everybody sees it that way. But if you are just casually playing wow then the min. requirements are fine. Just don't expect to take down Lich King 25 Harmode on an integrated laptop.