Low Grade World of Warcraft Build

[cameronh779]

Hello all,

Its been a while since I have posted here. I'm hoping that someone who has had some experience with what I want to know will answer but I am sure you all could be of help.

I am trying to slowly and very cheaply upgrade my computer just so I can play a little WoW and have myself a hobby again. The thing is if you look up ''WoW minimum reqs'' they are crazy high now. If i remember correctly I have run WoW on a lot less power. I just want to enjoy the game without much lag on low settings.

Simply, I cant afford the hardware that it says it requires but I want any opinions on what would work temporarily just while I am leveling, which doesn't take as much performance as 25 man raids and such.

This is just a curiosity I have before spending any money.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jetster]

Where do you live? Try to fill out all your specs like which Pentium by the model, power supply? OS I guess is XP? You don't even have a big enough hard drive for wow

I think you better look at what you can play. I just built a PC for a guy just to play WOW and it was $600 with out a monitor.

 

[cameronh779]

I was thinking maybe an E6600 or other, 4GB Ram, and a cheap motherboard. GPU I don't know. I should definitely have enough space on this HD for WoW unless its gotten huge. I would use 75% of the space for it if needed.

 

[Steve-007UK]

My fresh WoW install is 28.8gig if that helps

Many things have changed since the good old days, it has an updated graphics engine that suports directx 11 and lots more has changed in the game itself.

 

[cameronh779]

My fresh WoW install is 28.8gig if that helps

Many things have changed since the good old days, it has an updated graphics engine that suports directx 11 and lots more has changed in the game itself.

Maybe you can give some answer to my question? Considering you play WoW.

 

[cameronh779]

Maybe someone has played with just the min specs? I have googled a lot with no luck.





Minimum System Requirements:

PC:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows7/Windows8 (latest Service Pack)
• Intel Core2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750
• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 4850 or Intel HD Graphics 3000

Mac:

• OS X 10.8
• Intel Core 2 Duo
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 4850

PC/Mac:

• 35 GB available HD space
• 2 GB RAM
• Broadband Internet connection
• Keyboard/mouse
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024×768 minimum display resolution

Recommended Specifications:

PC:

• Windows 7/Windows 8 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
• Intel Core i5 2400 or AMD FX-4100 or better
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470, ATI Radeon HD 5870 or better

Mac:

• OS X 10.9 (or latest version)
• Intel Core i5 or better
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or ATI Radeon HD 6750M or better

PC/Mac:

• 4 GB RAM
• Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel

 

[cameronh779]

Right now my specs are garbage. I can salvage case, cd driver and hard drive. I don't need anything special. Will be running on low-med settings at maybe a 1366x768 res.

 

[BiggieShady]

Where do you live?

^^This

 

[cameronh779]

Georgia USA

 

[FordGT90Concept]

If you have technical know-how, I think buying/finding used may be best. You wouldn't believe how many computers end up in the garbage because it has a virus. Reinstall the operating system and it's good to go.


Nothing appears salvageable from that computer except maybe the CRT but only short term. VGA is going the way of the dodo bird.

 

[Jetster]

Anything played on minimum specs is painful. However the guy I built this last PC for was playing on a $300 laptop and was able to reach level 80 at 10 FPS. I don't know how he accomplished that.

 

[Steve-007UK]

Maybe you can give some answer to my question? Considering you play WoW.

Well im not to sure what to say but i used to play WoW on an intel core 2 quad Q6600 / 4gig of ram / ATI HD5750 GPU, Had no real issues with leveling up to be honest.

Been using the pc listed in my system spec for a long time so no idea how WoW runs on and old core 2 duo/quad these days.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

What budget have you got?

 

[Xzibit]

I played on a 3770k igpu Intel HD 4000 for kicks to see how it would play since the GTX 760 on that system decided to take a dump. Was limited to 720p on FAIR settings to get 56-60fps. You'll want to play on Good or High settings if possible, get something that can handle it at your resolution. Make sure your on the closest datacenter to you so your not introducing additional lag while playing.

Anything played on minimum specs is painful. However the guy I built this last PC for was playing on a $300 laptop and was able to reach level 80 at 10 FPS. I don't know how he accomplished that.

Boar killing.

 

[cameronh779]

If you have technical know-how, I think buying/finding used may be best. You wouldn't believe how many computers end up in the garbage because it has a virus. Reinstall the operating system and it's good to go.


Nothing appears salvageable from that computer except maybe the CRT but only short term. VGA is going the way of the dodo bird.

I don't really have a budget yet because I havent committed to doing this. But I have a 480W PSU in my closet and I am going to save the case, hdd, and dvd drive. I basically just need a CPU. MOBO, RAM, and GPU. I do plan on buying used and the LGA775 cpus are going for very low prices these days. I don't want something that can upgrade to some monster computer but I can still upgrade with a 775 board and DDR2.

BUt based on what I am hearing this may be a no go. If it really takes that much to run WoW just because of the new expansion thats crazy. I used to run it about 7 months ago or so with a GTS250 and did fine. But I don't know if people are missing what I want to accomplish.

I want it as cheap as possible. I was thinking maybe quad or dual core 775, 4GB Ram, and a cheap but reputable motherboard. Planning on buying all used. I was expecting maybe 150$-200$. Maybe I am wrong.

DOn't take this as me not having any tech knowledge. Ive done this for a long time but I am just specifically asking about this game. ASking on a WoW forum seemed to be useless since most just buy Alienware or something...

 

[kajson]

Ok so I've played wow for quite a while. but I quit playing totally about 2 years ago, I know the game asks for more these days then it used to but most things don't really change. I think for one thing you need to accept that a 40gb hdd will give you huge performance problems if you even get the stuff you want to fit on there done, extremely low hdd space kills all computer performance, you will want a directx 11 operating system so in my eyes xp is out of the question. dx 11 gives performance gains in wow, at least it did for me on my HD4850 at the time.

Try finding an AMD graphics card that has the graphics core next architecture, something like a 7750 or a 7770 will work with your psu, ofc a newer generation of similar card would be nice, pretty sure wow at some point will get directx 12 which will also give performance gains especially with AMD.

WoW will also be a cpu heavy game compared to other games, I'd try to get a quadcore as opposed to a dualcore, so a Q6600 instead of a E6600, this will give a massive boost in average performance.

I know this is maybe pricier, but if you want an enjoyable wow expierence currently, I'd not shoot for much lower, 2GB mem could work but also isnt optimal.

 

[Frick]

I want it as cheap as possible. I was thinking maybe quad or dual core 775, 4GB Ram, and a cheap but reputable motherboard. Planning on buying all used. I was expecting maybe 150$-200$. Maybe I am wrong.

Well, $150 would here get you something you absolutely can play WoW with. At this point I'd rather get a E8xxx CPU than a Q8xxx CPU but if it will be increasingly multithreaded the Q might be a better idea. The sad part is at least here the decent LGA775 motherboards are going for like €40, but amusingly motherboard+RAM+CPU bundles often cost about as much.

4GB RAM is a must really. Anything less than 80GB on a HDD running Windows is essentially useless these days.

And you really have to tell us the specs you have now, is anything in the old build useable?

BTW, at least here whole systems are far cheaper than the parts, so go for something already built (if it's the same for you). I've seen decent LGA1155 systems go for that kind of money. I sold a decent LGA1155 system for that kind of money.

For the record, I did most of Dreanor on a E8400, 4GB DDR2 and a Geforce GT530 huddled together in a HP DC7900 SFF system.

 

[Steve-007UK]

I would try and find a quad core cheap and at least 4gig of ram then look for an ati hd5750 or simler and it should be enough for you to at least get to level 100 or what ever its at now.

 

[krusha03]

I don't really have a budget yet because I havent committed to doing this. But I have a 480W PSU in my closet and I am going to save the case, hdd, and dvd drive. I basically just need a CPU. MOBO, RAM, and GPU. I do plan on buying used and the LGA775 cpus are going for very low prices these days. I don't want something that can upgrade to some monster computer but I can still upgrade with a 775 board and DDR2.

BUt based on what I am hearing this may be a no go. If it really takes that much to run WoW just because of the new expansion thats crazy. I used to run it about 7 months ago or so with a GTS250 and did fine. But I don't know if people are missing what I want to accomplish.

I want it as cheap as possible. I was thinking maybe quad or dual core 775, 4GB Ram, and a cheap but reputable motherboard. Planning on buying all used. I was expecting maybe 150$-200$. Maybe I am wrong.

DOn't take this as me not having any tech knowledge. Ive done this for a long time but I am just specifically asking about this game. ASking on a WoW forum seemed to be useless since most just buy Alienware or something...

I would go for a 1156 motherboard and CPU. For example you can get this set for ~$200

i5 750 - $32
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-CORE-...A1156-T5-A1-/301698091827?hash=item463e9b8b33
HD 7850 - $80
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-Radeon-...I-Express-3-/121752622399?hash=item1c5905953f
MB - $60
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-DQ57T...ipping-A001-/131589874583?hash=item1ea35e2397

And 8GB of ram is another $30-40. Probably you can find a cheaper board if you look better

You can also build a new pc using an APU for 200


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $196.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 11:35 EDT-0400

 

[cameronh779]

I can't believe this entire time I failed to mention I have a 120GB HDD now. My apologies, I am hoping to get some more opinions. Going for the quad core, mobo, 4gb, and CPU thats were recommedned sound nice but I have to be sure before I spend this money. SImply, I am struggling in life right now and it was recommended I get a hobby but I dont have much money and never really liked much but WoW. All I need is motherboard, cpu, gpu, and ram.

 

[cameronh779]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-...U-Processor-/281791423137?hash=item419c13e2a1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Slimline...1-1-SKUC969-/191680664923?hash=item2ca10ed55b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-R7750-C...-Video-Card-/111758857780?hash=item1a0558d634

Was thinking and hoping something along these lines would work? Hell, if I can get a cheaper GPU and have a good gaming experience thats cool as well. But this is along the lines I was thinking. I think maybe 4GB of ram and then possibly upgrading.

 

[kajson]

I would really really opt for the i5 750 solution presented, that is a great cpu, ofc you'd need to find an affordable mobo. I've rebuild my dads rig last year with an i5 760, which is the same but clocked slightly higher. Here's a recent article that shows you how good that cpu is in comparison with older and current cpu's
http://www.techspot.com/article/1039-ten-years-intel-cpu-compared/

Check the gaming section specifically compared to other cpu's you were considering, I think you'll be convinced.

 

[cameronh779]

I basically just want a nice start of a computer for even under 100$ if possible. Just wondering if maybe a Q6600, 4GB, and a 5750 will do it?

 

[cameronh779]

I would really really opt for the i5 750 solution presented, that is a great cpu, ofc you'd need to find an affordable mobo. I've rebuild my dads rig last year with an i5 760, which is the same but clocked slightly higher. Here's a recent article that shows you how good that cpu is in comparison with older and current cpu's
http://www.techspot.com/article/1039-ten-years-intel-cpu-compared/

Check the gaming section specifically compared to other cpu's you were considering, I think you'll be convinced.

Its just the money. I'm trying to do this for as little as possible. Now that I am thinking, just to start this game I want to limit to about 100$ for the parts. Maybe a little more but not 150$. Maybe in the future I can do better.

I'm not even buying the full game at first. Money is tight. Just the first one to start. GIve me some thing to do. I just want something to do.

Not doing any huge raids or anything, low res with just low to med graphics.

I'm seeing 15$ boards and 20$ Q6600s on ebay. IS this doable?

 

[kn00tcn]

dont you have to pay $15/month? well there are modded servers...