WoW Laptop/Desktop Build/Specs

Hey guys i would like to know what laptop or desktop computer you use for playing World of Warcraft and it's expansions and if you could tell me the specs for it and how much you payed for it! I will tell you the Laptop I am planning to play WoW.

AlienWare M18x
System Color: Space Black Anodized Aluminum
Operating: System Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz w/Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (2DIMMS)
A/C Adapter: Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter
Display Panel: 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
Video Card: Dual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M - AMD CrossFireX™
Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Nameplate: Personalized Plate (My Name-Not telling you haha!)
AlienFX: Terra Green
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW: Adobe Acrobat X Reader
Optical Drive: Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Sound" Internal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster MB Software
Wireless and Bluetooth Intel® Advanced-N 6200 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology and Bluetooth 3.0
Automatic Updates Automatic Updates: Critical Updates Only
Security Software McAfee® Security Center – 30-Day Trial
Hardware Support Services 1 Year Basic Plan
Factory Installed Games: Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed
Factory Installed Games: World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
OS Customization Alienhead 3D
Standard Nameplate Trigger: Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

 

To my knowledge World of Warcraft does not work with either SLI or Crossfire setups. D:
Also i would rather get a fast SSD drive than to pay the premium of getting a Intel Core i7 2820QM.

But this is my opinion, looking forward to hear what the other NBR members have to say.

(Also i have not played WoW active since pre TBC so they could have changed the SLI / Crossfire stuff.

 

I use this laptop to play WoW and it plays on all highest settings, although the water doesn't show up on high or ultra for some reason...:/ But otherwise plays well.

Newegg.com - ASUS N53 Series N53SV-XV1 Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M w/ NVIDIA Optimus

 

Haha no water that could be a big problem for me lol! i 've decided to get a M11x Alienware for like 1,700

 

I hope that price is not in usd. I also hope you realize the water issue is software based and also affects the m11x.

 

$1700? For an M11x? That's absurd. And M11x won't max out WoW either. For that money if you want Alienware, get the M14x.

 

for reference, I play WoW on an m17x R1 with 2 ati 3870s.

at the time, 2 years ago, it was a rockin machine, and for WoW, still is. 80-100 FPS in everything but a 25man instance, where it may drop to 30 FPS periodically, all of this at 1920X1200.

My hunch is that anything Alienware puts out today will run WoW perfectly.
about the "can;t see water" issue, I have no clue. Water seems pretty on my machine.

Other new games... perhaps not.

 

Well M11x is like average specs for a machine three years ago. I'm sure it can run WoW reasonably well but with medium settings, and probably average 25-30 fps.

 

Looks like a good spec. Not sure how competitively you play, but for me HD speed was important for how fast you loaded in. Aftermarket SSD might be helpful down the line if you find that's the case for you as well.

 

Yes Augusta i do realize this and i hope ya'll realize this thread is for WoW specs and builds not criticism on what i've decided to get.

 

Can you post the specs for that m11x? The price seemed ridiculously high.

 

In my sig was 1600 on sale from dell in may 2010, then upgraded to 5870 for $300. total: $1800 for an astounding 60 fps in wow at 1080p with all maxed graphics and 4x msaa most of the time... sometimes it drops into like the 30s... you know wow. when I read what laptop you were getting, an M18x, for wow... i read it 5 more times. Whatever is the most intense 25 man raid I have ever played would get 200 fps on that rig. get crysis 1 to play.

 

was the color "really" needed?

 

^^off course, AW is marked by its rainbow thingy