Not sure if this is a hardware question or a gaming question but...

[raptor96]

Here goes:

I feel like I'm slowly outgrowing my 12" 1.33 ghz Powerbook. Currently my issue is with WoW on it. While playing WoW I get like 15 FPS in cities and sometimes my character just outright stops. Initially I thought it was lag but then when I turned on the FPS display it definitely showed a huge drop (and my latency is usually 48 ms). And when I've viewed it on my roommate's MBP (same wireless connection etc.) there's like little to no 'lag' in response or stuttering. I was wondering if there was something like an 'external graphics card' or something that could improve my performance. Thoughts appreciated.

 

[Telp]

How much RAM is in your machine?

 

[dartzorichalcos]

What graphics card does the PowerBook have?

 

[raptor96]

How much RAM is in your machine?

768 mb. I never thought of this as the problem..I suppose it might be...

 

[Telp]

Oh yes, certiany, especially for WoW you need to upgrade to atleast a gig, maybe more. That should do the trick.

 

[PlaceofDis]

no such thing as an external graphics card.
some extra ram would certainly help. WoW does like ram. a lot.

i can run it on my 876Mhz Powerbook 12" and that has 64megs of VRam, but i do get a lot of lag in cities too, and i have the same amount of ram as you.

i do think you'd benefit from a Ram Upgrade, system wide, and not just in WoW

 

[Telp]

no such thing as an external graphics card.
some extra ram would certainly help. WoW does like ram. a lot.

i can run it on my 876Mhz Powerbook 12" and that has 64megs of VRam, but i do get a lot of lag in cities too, and i have the same amount of ram as you.

i do think you'd benefit from a Ram Upgrade, system wide, and not just in WoW

agreed

 

[dartzorichalcos]

I know that these are little things but might be worth trying. It might improve the performance.
Set the Computer to Better Perfomance and Bye Bye Dashboard.

 

[raptor96]

Thanks for the ideas all. I think the RAM upgrade would be well advised but I may wait a bit. I only started having issues after upgrading to Tiger so perhaps the Dashboard is a part of the culprit. I've disabled it and we'll see how it goes. However, my next investment will likely be a gig RAM stick....considering that my PB maxes at 1.25 GB that might be the last bit I invest in this system before moving on. I'll let y'all know how the disabled dash works.