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    will this laptop work for World of Warcraft ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by asm123, Aug 13, 2006.

  1. asm123

    asm123 Newbie

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    Hey, im planning to get this laptop.. I just wanted to know whether or not this would run WoW nicely? If not, what changes need to be made?


    Model :Toshiba Tecra M5-P2411
    CPU : Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 Cache), Intel 945PM Express : Chipset
    Memory : 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4096MB (Free upgrade to 1GB RAM, no slots left after upgrade) - valid till 18 Aug 2006
    Hard Disk Drive : 80GB SATA Hard disk
    Display :1 4.1" SXGA+ TFT display (1400 x 1050)
    Graphics : NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M, dedicated 128MB DDR VRAM, 16x PCI
     
    asm123, Aug 13, 2006
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Processor and RAM wise, it will not have a problem. However, the integrated graphics card won't deliver stellar performance, so don't expect it to run wow on high settings. Other than the video card, everything looks good.
     
    Bog, Aug 13, 2006
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  3. robfactory

    robfactory Notebook Consultant

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    "Graphics : NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M, dedicated 128MB DDR VRAM, 16x PCI"
    I think this laptop has integrated and dedicated video ram. Either way, it should play WOW fine. If you switch to the NVIDIA card you will be able to use all high settings and be ok. :D
     
    robfactory, Aug 13, 2006
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  4. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Note that this is a card for business graphics, not gaming. You will get some gaming performance out of it (and I imagine it could probably handle something like WoW, which isn't too demanding), but if you are really looking for gaming, you should not be looking at a business-class notebook like that.

    The NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M is really designed more for stuff like 3D rendering, etc.

    For more info, there was a nice long 8-page discussion here about this card: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=46913
     
    zadillo, Aug 13, 2006
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  5. Notebook Solutions

    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    Yep, no problemo with that graphics card. It is even to a Go 7400, which plays fine!

    Charlie :)
     
    Notebook Solutions, Aug 13, 2006
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  6. jeffmd

    jeffmd Notebook Evangelist

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    for wow, the graphics card looks fine. You will need atleast 1 gig of ram memory though. 512megs on my current one is stutter fest due to all the times my HD is loading when I turn my head.
     
    jeffmd, Aug 13, 2006
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