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    WoW on 700m ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by laf37, Sep 26, 2005.

  1. laf37

    laf37 Newbie

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    Hi guyz,

    I'm about to buy a 700m and was wondering if anyone was able to play World of Warcraft on it ?

    I know it's not a gamer laptop and it's an integrated Video card and it probably sucks, but I need to run WoW fairly good, at minimum settings.

    Any1 knows ?

    Thanks a lot!
     
    laf37, Sep 26, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hmm, the 700m has the old 855 chipset and the GPU on that is pretty crappy...

    I can't say, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesnt work..
     
    coriolis, Sep 26, 2005
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  3. RawData

    RawData Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran WoW on an Inspiron 1150 and it was okay with the integrated graphics as long as I didn't get too cocky about turning up the settings.
     
    RawData, Sep 26, 2005
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    gecko Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm not too sure of WoWs sys requirments. But I don't think the game will run smooth on integrated. I'll have to ask around the dorm.
     
    gecko, Sep 26, 2005
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    Delvien Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    you CAN run it. But it would be very laggy. I couldnt imagine doing a raid with a 700m.. your eyes would be mush by the end of it
     
    Delvien, Sep 26, 2005
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    RawData Notebook Enthusiast

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    It does run, but it did tend to get laggy in spots. Definitely not something you'd want to be running raids with, no...but it will run.
     
    RawData, Sep 26, 2005
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  7. laf37

    laf37 Newbie

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    Kool.

    Thanks guyz, it's exactly what I needed to know ...

    I have a gaming dedicated machine so it's not for 24/7 Wowing, but when i'm traveling at mom's or GF house, I need to be a least able to do my arcanite transmute, or lvl my alts !

    Of course not planning MC raids on a 12"!

    Laterz!
     
    laf37, Sep 27, 2005
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  8. Squinty

    Squinty Notebook Guru

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    my brother has a 700M, we went to a friend's house to borrow his wow and we tried it on ours. Not too good, besides the 700m is light weight portable...I think asking it to play wow is a bit too much.
     
    Squinty, Oct 1, 2005
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You might want to be careful gaming on a notebook with integrated graphics. I have heard numerous reports of the northbridge overheating - not a good thing. Just a word of advice! ;)
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 2, 2005
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