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Easily, the 768 version will be plenty for that res
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Easily, the 768 version will be plenty for that res
Mine maxes it out @ 1920x1080, I have the i5 @ 4ghz overclocked bundle from ocuk and a GTX 470.
Like I have said before, I used to max out WoW on a Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz (actually it did it at 2.4Ghz too) and an older HD4870 512mb. That setup did not give me an issue at all.
I expect a 460 768MB would eat WoW alive with a CPU that could back it up. For instance an i3/i5 at 4Ghz or even an i5 at 2.8Ghz stock would do the trick.
I really cannot understand how people overreact (and that might be the wrong word to use) about WoW and their system specs.
I expect a 460 768MB would eat WoW alive with a CPU that could back it up. For instance an i3/i5 at 4Ghz or even an i5 at 2.8Ghz stock would do the trick.
I really cannot understand how people overreact (and that might be the wrong word to use) about WoW and their system specs.
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I reccomend an SSD for WoW
If i remember rightly wow doesnt support SLI or crossfire properly so the performance on that is a bit iffy?
My new system from oc plays wow really well although i got the black ops system can stand in ORG on max settings 1680x1050 and it stays on around 45fps (on the realm im on you cannot move in org its so full) so i think its pritty good tbh
Once in an instance in Wrath it hovers around 150-200 fps.
I do have an ssd in it and i find it loads a lot faster than normal, i think now the only thing holding my loading screens back is the connection to the server.
edit: Also just so you know just to play wow the i7 950 is ott mine stays at around 17% while on ultra settings including shadows.
My new system from oc plays wow really well although i got the black ops system can stand in ORG on max settings 1680x1050 and it stays on around 45fps (on the realm im on you cannot move in org its so full) so i think its pritty good tbh
Once in an instance in Wrath it hovers around 150-200 fps.
I do have an ssd in it and i find it loads a lot faster than normal, i think now the only thing holding my loading screens back is the connection to the server.
edit: Also just so you know just to play wow the i7 950 is ott mine stays at around 17% while on ultra settings including shadows.
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What gpu do you have?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK
That is the i3 dual core processor clocked at 4.2 and a GTX460 and I've brought one and playing WoW on Ultra, including shadows and I'm getting 60fps on average. I will drop to about 45/50 in cities. The 460 is perfectly fine and tbh if you buy a bigger and better card for WoW:Cata then it's a bit overkill.
I also grabbed an SSD and installed WoW onto it, it really doesn't effect gameplay at all. The loading screens are already fast on that system and I will admit that the loading screens are faster and the characters n such load quicker but it's not worth using an SSD for in my opinion. It's just novelty if your using an SSD for WoW. I took it off as I didn't want to hog up my SSD.
That is the i3 dual core processor clocked at 4.2 and a GTX460 and I've brought one and playing WoW on Ultra, including shadows and I'm getting 60fps on average. I will drop to about 45/50 in cities. The 460 is perfectly fine and tbh if you buy a bigger and better card for WoW:Cata then it's a bit overkill.
I also grabbed an SSD and installed WoW onto it, it really doesn't effect gameplay at all. The loading screens are already fast on that system and I will admit that the loading screens are faster and the characters n such load quicker but it's not worth using an SSD for in my opinion. It's just novelty if your using an SSD for WoW. I took it off as I didn't want to hog up my SSD.
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Not correct.
Although you don't need a DX11 capable GPU to play wow,the extra graphical effects will certainly not work on DX9.It's only water effects IIRC but they won't work on DX9.
It absolutely works using the default DX9 renderer on Vista and 7 with a DX10 card. Graphically, it's not doing anything that wasn't done in Half-Life 2 many years ago. If someone's 'new water' wont work I'd be interested to see their spec. (Card and OS)
Just to re-iterate, the new water does not require you to be running the DX11 renderer. In fact the water under the beta renderer is somewhat broken since various combinations of water level/multisampling/shadow levels cause issues such as disappearing water/black screens and so on.
Just to re-iterate, the new water does not require you to be running the DX11 renderer. In fact the water under the beta renderer is somewhat broken since various combinations of water level/multisampling/shadow levels cause issues such as disappearing water/black screens and so on.
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What card do you have? Are the drivers up to date? What happens when you increase the water quality slider? Have you tried setting the water quality directly in the config file?
You'd need to check with others here running WoW on XP to be 100% sure what's going on. I ditched that OS many moons ago. If you find that the water is simply not there at higher quality levels try lowering the AA multisample settings. This is a known issue.
As far as the OP is concerned something like an i3/i5 with a GTX460 would be a good system. Also you need to realise people have differing expectations. Some will forego using max settings since the performance hit is way beyond the gains; some will want to have it all on max and complain about frame drops in some circumstances.
If you're building a mid range system i5/gtx460 is a decent combo for all games.
You'd need to check with others here running WoW on XP to be 100% sure what's going on. I ditched that OS many moons ago. If you find that the water is simply not there at higher quality levels try lowering the AA multisample settings. This is a known issue.
As far as the OP is concerned something like an i3/i5 with a GTX460 would be a good system. Also you need to realise people have differing expectations. Some will forego using max settings since the performance hit is way beyond the gains; some will want to have it all on max and complain about frame drops in some circumstances.
If you're building a mid range system i5/gtx460 is a decent combo for all games.
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I have i7 at about 3ghz and 460gtx I can run completly maxed out everywhere. Also installed on ssd so no lag in daralan! Q6600 will be fine for max and 460gtx is overtop for wow also. I used to max out on 260gtx so really don't need much more...
Tbh honest as above SSd is more important for no lag in cities as it's how fast the textures can load....
Tbh honest as above SSd is more important for no lag in cities as it's how fast the textures can load....
Because people dont understand that you need a good cpu to keep up with a good gpu ^^
WoW is massively cpu limited. Going from a Q6600 @ 3.3 to an i7 @ 4.0, I had such an fps jump its unreal. I can play with shadows on full now without my fps being eaten alive
Because people dont understand that you need a good cpu to keep up with a good gpu ^^
WoW is massively cpu limited. Going from a Q6600 @ 3.3 to an i7 @ 4.0, I had such an fps jump its unreal. I can play with shadows on full now without my fps being eaten alive
So I can't max out wow with my Q6600 and upgrade to GTX 460?
Was that with your previous q6600 aswell?