minimum specs for WoW

[Troyjinman]

What would be an inexpensive GFX card to buy (under 100$) which could play World Of warcraft? i need to upgrade before the games comes out! lol

[TheBaron]

i can tell you this, the minimum specs for WoW are MUCH less than the minimum specs for EQ2. im looking to upgrade too :(

[shwaip]

People @ my school are playing the following laptops:

p4 1700
512 mb ram
Radeon 7500 64mb (PCI)

Some things look decent, others look really crappy, but it runs.

[Geeky1]

What would be an inexpensive GFX card to buy (under 100$) which could play World Of warcraft? i need to upgrade before the games comes out! lol

You know, you've started three different threads asking this question in the past two days. Try waiting for someone to answer your question in the original thread like everyone else does. :shakehead I'm tempted to tell you to get the FX5200 and let you suffer...

[keto]

Heh I played about 8 hours worth total over the last 2 nights on my laptop with its FX5200 and it ran fine, zero issues ;D

It's nowhere near as pretty as on my 9600 Pro but entirely usable.

[Troyjinman]

You know, you've started three different threads asking this question in the past two days. Try waiting for someone to answer your question in the original thread like everyone else does. :shakehead I'm tempted to tell you to get the FX5200 and let you suffer...

lol yea sorry, I'm impatient :bawling:

[Geeky1]

np... it's not a big deal, it's just that posting multiple threads asking the same question isn't going to get you an answer any faster... all it does is confuse things. :)

The best card you'll find for <$100 is going to be a 128-bit (not the same thing as 128MB) Radeon 9600. This is the cheapest one Newegg has:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-164-022&DEPA=0

I'd go for that. It's not very fast compared to more expensive cards, but it's far better than the FX5200, and it'll do what you want it to.

[Geeky1]

Better yet, get one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=14-102-426&depa=0 (out of stock)

or if you can spend $6 more and need it right now, get this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=14-102-408&depa=0

They also have a 256MB version for $113 (the extra 128MB probably won't matter much, but it's only $13 more than you wanted to spend)
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=14-102-410&depa=0

[Troyjinman]

You know what? I've finally decided to get the "Jetway ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "96XT-AD-256C". I convinced my mom to giving me $50 towards a video card so im up to $150 :D

Thanx for ur help Geeky1 :thumbsup:

[Geeky1]

Actually, if you have $150, hang on a sec... that opens up some other options. Lemme check some stuff... :)

[Troyjinman]

aiight

[Geeky1]

If you can buy off ebay, I'd go with this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=40158&item=5138557550&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

or this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=40158&item=5139020711&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

the second seller wants a bit more, but he's got far, far more feedback. Both have excellent ratings tho...

If not, that 9600XT looks good, although the cooling setup on that particular card is awfully small; I'd actually be more inclined to go with this one:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=14-164-008&depa=0
due to the better cooling setup.

You might also want to wait and see what other people have to say...

[Troyjinman]

I don't see whats different between the Rosewill and the Jetway, besides the price ofcorse. They're the same card.

[Geeky1]

Oh. I thought you were going with the Connect3d one. The jetway and the rosewill look to be the same card, yes.

[GrayFox]

GAH i noticed all those cards have lincon capasitors (that u linked to on newegg) they are very unrelieable capasitors. They have a tendency to fail after a year :rolleyes:

[Troyjinman]

No worries. Im going to be buying an alienware computer in about a year or so anyway. :D

[Thrax]

That's a fantastic waste of your money, but enjoy.

[Geeky1]

No worries. Im going to be buying an alienware computer in about a year or so anyway. :D

I'm sorry.

[mmonnin]

Yep I agree. All you get for that is tech support which we give out for free here.

[Geeky1]

Oh that's not true marc. You also get a hysterically overpriced and relatively slow piece of ****.

[mmonnin]

Well the last time I looked at specs I saw some of the best stuff you could buy. Overpriced yeah. So what you are basically buying is tech support for the extra cash compared to how much you could build it yourself.

[Leonardo]

Concerning the Rosewill vs. Jetway. I don't know anything about Jetway. I do know though, that Rosewill is gaining a good reputation for good quality for a moderate price.

[Troyjinman]

Oh that's not true marc. You also get a hysterically overpriced and relatively slow piece of ****.

Seriously? I thought alienware was sopposed to be hella good?! Where have i been? lol. In that case ill just keep upgrading this Piece-o-$hit heh

[Geeky1]

There is no such thing as a "hella good" pre-assembled system. Voodoo PC and Falcon Northwest come close, but they're even more insanely overpriced than Alienware. You want the best system possible? Build it yourself. :)

[Leonardo]

Troy, what these guys are getting at:

Yes, there are PC manufacturers that make high-performance, good quality computers. Unfortunately though, you would pay an onerous premium for their machines - much more than if you were to build it yourself.

If you have an interest in building your own, we stand ready to help you select the components for your needs and guide you through the building process. It's not as difficult as you might think; and the satisfaction gained is tremendous.

If that turns out not to be an option for you, may I suggest you find a custom PC builder in your town to build your dream machine. We could help you draft the performance and parts specifications for your computer to take to the builder.

To sum it up, here is my opinion for how a high performance machine should come to a desktop, in order of preference:

1) build it yourself
2) local, custom PC builder
3) high performance vendor (a la Alienware)
4) custom configured machine from major manufacturer
5) off-the-shelf order from major manufacturer
6) off-the-shelf purchase from store (Best Buy, CompUSA...)