WoW Discussion & Settings

I know many people come here and ask about WoW. Will ____ play WoW on [medium/max] settings fine? So I thought, instead let's just have a thread that discusses WoW settings and what settings people use to get the best framerate for their laptop.

First off, WoW IS NOT AN INTENSIVE GAME. In case you didn't get it the first time, WoW IS NOT AN INTENSIVE GAME. Just to be on the safe side, once more, WoW IS NOT AN INTENSIVE GAME.

Repeat WoW IS NOT AN INTENSIVE GAME 3 times before continuing on this thread.

So ya, WoW isn't an intensive game. But in raids/large cities computers often slowdown just because of the large number of things on screen. Also, many people prefer to run at native resolution, just looks so much better. Without further adieu, just list your specs (maybe it's in your signature so you don't have to list it), what settings you are running at and what FPS you are getting.

I'll start:

DELL XPS 1330. T7500, 3GB, 8400M GS. I get about 25 FPS on 1280x800 at default settings.

Default settings: Terrain distance at about 20%, terrain detail at low environment detail at medium, spell detail about 80%, ground clutter (both) at low, weather at about 80%, texture filtering 20% and texture resolution high.

 

WoW...really, really WoW.. any one else WoW..

 

Would it be possible for you to estimate about what settings I should play WoW at with the laptop I have?

Sony Vaio FZ250E, T7500, 2GB DDR2 PC5300, X3100 integrated graphics

thanks!

 

I am guessing all low and take it up slowly one at a time till you are comfortable with the FPS you have reached.

 

Umm... dude, I beat you to it.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=204827&highlight=Wow+settings+stuff+about+it

 

Any current system can play WoW on high... without much issue... maybe if you have a laptop made back in 1995 you'd have a problem with it, lol.

 

Ah crap, sorry i couldn't find it in search.

 

I have a M570RU, 8700M GT, all "high" settings, 4x multisampling, 1680x1050 native resolution, and usually 60fps pegged with performance dipping to about 45fps in some places. That seems to be the sweet spot. Go 8x multi and it drops to ****ty (40ish) fps all the time.

Weird thing is, I tried overclocking my card a little (from 625/700 to 775/975) and in works fantastic in every game -- except WoW, which seems to crash after a while. What are the "safe" settings WoW doesn't crash at? And has anyone used any newer drivers? I use the standard ones from the Clevo CD.

 

I play all maxed 1900 with no AA (at this resolution you dont need aa)

between 45-60fps (vsync is on, after 70fps the screen go crazy)

 

It's been a few months as I don't play WoW, (friend wanted to try it on this laptop) but as I remember I was getting well over 100fps (slightly lower in the expansion zones) while OC'd to the timings in my sig (using 169.25 drivers) at 1440x900 everything on and all the way up and 2x AA.

WoW doesn't really look better at 4xAA frankly... its does look better with AA on slightly... but 4x AA just didn't seem to have any effect even at 1440x900.

Frankly an 8700 is massive overkill for WoW.

 

WoW is for people with apsolutely no contact with real life. Trust me i been there :O

 

yeah and im still there... god... i need a girlfriend

 

1280x800, all high, 2xAA, never drops below 50FPS.

 

I disagree with WoW not needing AA. Go to some place with a lot of sharp edges (for example, the crystal formations in Blade's Edge Mountains) and switch multisampling on 4x or 8x, and off again. The difference is huge, especially in the distance.

And about WoW being for people with no life.. well, I'll try not to feed the troll too much, but there is an ounce of truth in it. WoW is more like a hobby than a game and can certainly eat your life if you're not careful.. but if you don't like it, there are enough other games you can play ;p