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twsX
People say that WoW is CPU limited and you certainly have plenty of that, so just about any dedicated GPU card that's out on the market now would be fine. I guess the key is to look around for reviews that point to the best value cards in your price range.
Wrong wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong.
WoW depends greatly on GPU power. Probably not as much as other games, but still a lot.
As for the OP:
More graphic memory > less graphic memory.
Nvidia > ATI
Other than that, every newer graphics card should let you play WoW on Ultra.
Also, paying a little more money on a "gaming edition" of a graphics card is really worth it, as they usually have way better heat control, and thus, performance.
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Thander
I have a dual-core, 2GB of RAM, and a first gen 9800GT with 512MB of RAM and have no problems playing at the highest settings with 1920x1280 resolution.
I'm on a similar setup but the fps still dips below 60 in certain areas like the final moments of Wintergrasp. I know many people are probably fine with 30 fps, but 60 fps is considered the ideal for gaming.
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Post by
Wanderingfox
People say that WoW is CPU limited and you certainly have plenty of that, so just about any dedicated GPU card that's out on the market now would be fine. I guess the key is to look around for reviews that point to the best value cards in your price range.
Wrong wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong.
WoW depends greatly on GPU power. Probably not as much as other games, but still a lot.
As for the OP:
More graphic memory > less graphic memory.
Nvidia > ATI
Other than that, every newer graphics card should let you play WoW on Ultra.
Also, paying a little more money on a "gaming edition" of a graphics card is really worth it, as they usually have way better heat control, and thus, performance.
Umm what the hell are you on... WoW IS more CPU intensive than GPU intensive.
Allow me to elaborate on that...
My old system specs:
Intel P4 @ 3.2Ghz (Single core w/ hyperthreading)
EVGA nVidia GeForce 8800GT-KO
2 gigs of Corsair XMS2 DDR2 dual channel (paired)
Framerate in Dalaran was between 10 and 30 depending on number of people and what I was looking at.
Current system specs:
Intel core i7 @ 4.00Ghz (Quad core w/ hyperthreading)
EVGA nVidia GeForce 8800GT-KO (Same exact physical card from the previous system)
6 gigs of Corsair Dominator DDR3 triple channel (paired)
Framerate in Dalaran is between 50 and 180 depending on number of people and what I'm looking at.
WoW
IS
more CPU intensive than GPU intensive.
Some notes:
GPU performance in BOTH systems is not 100% load.
CPU performance in the first system WAS 100% load. CPU performance in the new system is 20% load.
Hard-drives are the same in both systems. WoW settings are the same in both systems (for those framerates).
Post by
vtecjunkie81
my suggestion is to get a nvidia gt 260 and overclock your CPU (if you're comfortable with things like that). I havent had much luck overclocking MSI boards, but you should be able to get it to 3.0 Ghz. The reason I say to OC is because of the fact that WoW only uses 2 cores. So basically, it's like you're playing on a dual core running at 2.66 Ghz.
Post by
Wanderingfox
my suggestion is to get a nvidia gt 260 and overclock your CPU (if you're comfortable with things like that). I havent had much luck overclocking MSI boards, but you should be able to get it to 3.0 Ghz. The reason I say to OC is because of the fact that WoW only uses 2 cores. So basically, it's like you're playing on a dual core running at 2.66 Ghz.
While WoW will only use two cores, it will use the two
least used
cores. It's not the same as running on a dual core because windows and wow are likely not going to be running on the same core at the same time. There is, however, no reason to let WoW pick from anything more than 4 cores if you have something like an i7 because then you run the risk of it picking a physical core and that core's hyperthreaded core (ie. you're technically running WoW on only one core at that point), which of course actually reduces performance.
Also, speaking of multi-core suppport. Before you go buying a card, try typing this command into the game:
/console SET ProcessAffinityMask "15"
That will tell wow to use the first 4 cores of your CPU (since your CPU does not have hyperthreading to my knowledge, those are the cores you want to use).
If it does have hyperthreading (and for those who are reading this who have i7's) you want to use this instead:
/console SET ProcessAffinityMask "85"
This does the same thing, but will only use cores 0, 2, 4, 6 (ie. only your physical cores as cores 1, 3, 5, 7 are all hyperthreaded cores on the i7).
Post by
Quest
I would suggest getting a sub 100$ GPU if you absolutly need one, because you're not going to see much difference as the game is CPU bound for the most part.
What I mean to say is, you can spend 200$ and get 60-75FPS everywhere (sync so you dont get ugly tearing) or 100$ and get 60-75FPS everywhere.
Id only consider a better GPU if I played more than wow.
Post by
armandhammer
Good read cause I am in the same boat. I recently build a new computer system and decided to start playing WoW again. I did not build the computer as a gaming system which will probably be reflected in the components listed below. Even so, I doubt my computer is the issue, but my frame rates are 30fps at the highest which for me is acceptable, not ideal but it works. I am running onboard graphics so I want to get dedicated graphics to try and help with the fps issue. My computer is:
AMD Phenom II 720x3 BE that is OC'ed from 2.8 to 3.2GHz and has the fourth core unlocked and running stable (checked using prime95)
GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H mother board
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)DDR2 1066 RAM
Windows 7 64bit Ultimate
Post by
vtecjunkie81
while i'm not too familiar with the performance of AMD these days, you should be able to buy pretty much anything nvidia 9600 and up or ati 4700 and up and get much better performance. just for comparison, here are my specs:
Asus P5-Q Pro mobo
Intel E8400 running @ 3.8Ghz
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM
Nvidia 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition
Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
I run at 1680x1050 res, AAx4, everything but shadow detail (set at one click from max) to maximum, and triple sync buffering enabled. I get a solid 60fps everywhere except for Dalaran and 25 man boss fights and large AoE situations, where I will usually drop to no lower than 25fps. If your monitor is larger than 22", I would suggest getting at least a GT260 (nividia), or a 4850 (ati).
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