World of Warcraft Hi Res Screen?

[j.burris]

I am going to get a MBP i5 2.53ghz with 7200rpm 500gb hd. And a Hi Res AG screen.
Is this bad for playing wow?

Anything will be a step up from using an ibook g4.

 

[Ctt713]

That should be more than fine for playing WoW. You will be able to run high to ultra settings with decent fps(30-60). To be honest the 13inch should run it fine but I am sure you want the bigger screen and higher res.

 

[j.burris]

Thank you So much!

 

[0186279]

Consider this, WoW was released in early 2004, wich means it probably went into production aroud 2001. At this point WoW can easily be played on many computers that are 9-10 years old. I've seen the game played smoothly on some garbage machines.

 

[mobilehaathi]

I get playable (30-45 fps) frame rates with "Ultra" settings at native resolution on the MBP in my sig.

 

[j.burris]

1. Would the i7 be better than the i5?

2. Or would the i7 run hotter than the i5?

3. Does the extra 256mb vram make a big difference?

 

[therealseebs]

Consider this, WoW was released in early 2004, wich means it probably went into production aroud 2001. At this point WoW can easily be played on many computers that are 9-10 years old. I've seen the game played smoothly on some garbage machines.

You have forgotten that WoW has had two major updates which have changed the graphics significantly.

I have an i7 with the 512MB 330M GPU, and it gets 20-30fps under reasonable load, maybe a bit less under high load. I believe the extra 256MB does make some difference. (And yes, the i7 runs a bit warmer, but I can play for 5 hours straight and not have it break about 82 degrees, which is fine.)

 

[j.burris]

core i5 or i7 Any other input?

Any other input on the core i5 or i7?
2.53ghz i5
or
2.66ghz i7


Won't the 2.53ghz i5 be a big enough step up from my ibook g4 1.42ghz and 32mb vram?

 

[atari1356]

For WoW, you'll be fine with the i5 and 256MB VRAM unless you connect it to an external monitor at 2560x1600 resolution.

From a test on Barefeats.com:

World of Warcraft -- Our WoW GPU test occurs in FireTree realm. Our warrior stands next to the totem pole at the entrance to Camp Narache (Red Cloud Mesa). He runs East toward the large tree at the top of the hill. Turns around and runs West back to the totem pole. Using Titan Performance addon, we are able to capture min, max, and average frame rate. This test has proven to be a reliable measure of GPU power.

The video settings were "Ultra" at 4X Multisampling. Dark grey bar in graph is 1920x1200 and light grey bar is 2560x1600. (Results are in Frames Per Second.)

http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp22.html

 

[iBunny]

1. Would the i7 be better than the i5?

Yes. But not worth the added $ for playing World of Warcraft.

2. Or would the i7 run hotter than the i5?

Yes. Only slightly due to more cache and more MHz speed. However both are rated to draw 35w TDP.

3. Does the extra 256mb vram make a big difference?

Yes, however only at resolutions of 1900x1200 and above.

 

[finchna]

hi, did you get the mbp? if so, how it working with wow?

 

[rodimus]

a real wow test

What better way to see how good your graphics are then to test it out ?
So go to http://www.wow-titans.com/ and put ur PC graphics
to the maximum test.

With the custom events and gear & graphics
supporting 3.3.5 + cata
Rodimus