What System Specs would I need to play wow ultra/25+fps?

[MidgetMage55]

Originally Posted by Rpruden You are really completely off base with this. It seems as though you are spouting off information that is not backed by any real research. The Core i3 and i5 (dual core) processors are actually the same exact processors. They are clocked at different speeds and have minor differences. The main differences is that the i3 does not support Turbo Boost, which is a technology that allows the processor to automatically overclock one of the cores to squeeze out extra performance if you need it. (With the right motherboard, you can just manually apply the overclock yourself and keep it running at a higher speed all the time anyways) Other than that the i5 includes new SSE instructions aimed at accelerating encryption and decryption with the AES algorithm. This is only used for business which need encrypted data. There is one type of i5 processor that is different. It is essentially an i7 but without hyper threading. It is the only processor of the i series that does not have hyper threading but it has 4 cores. One may think this would be better for wow, but there is really no need for a processor beyond the i3 unless you are planning to do other sorts of gaming. WOW, it's self will only utilize 2 cores/threads right now anyways so 4 cores will give you no benefit. As far as AMD goes, sure they are cheaper, but Intel beats them in almost EVERY benchmark. Spend a couple extra dollars and get an Intel processor. Currently the low end i3 processor runs at 2.93Ghz and is priced around $115. Pretty good deal if you ask me. OP, if you'd like some help building your own custom rig, I can help you pick out some low cost components. My friend just did an upgrade to his current system for about $450. You need a modern dual core processor, good RAM, and a good video card. That's about it.

All I'm stating is what Intel provides in their training on the product. It simply says what I stated. Nothing more nothing less.

[ADV2003]

I love it when people spout off opinions, and someone comes up behind em with reviews and benchmarks lol. Well of course Intel is better than AMD... anyone spending any amount of time at all doing research before buying a new processor will quickly figure that one out. It's like comparing a Pinto (AMD) to a Rolls Royce (Intel).

Well, you should practice what you preach. Generally AMD's are the better CPU for gaming and Intel's for pen pushing. It all boils down to the CPU's cores, clock's and cache's. Then the factor of the Chipset, RAM, GPU, HDD/SSD and PSU come into play. To be honest, you can't even compare the two, they are totally different architecture.

Benchmarks were designed by corporate tyrants that wanted to dominate the consumer purchasing habits of the Microcomputer world. Why do you think 9/10 Benchmark tools are free? It's all about affiliation.

Did you know that Intel invented the 32-BIT CPU and that AMD invented the 64-BIT CPU? Each holds the rights to it's own, but they did a deal to keep everyone one happy. As at the time the heads of Intel, Dell, HP etc were so far up Microsoft's ass they could see the fillings in Bill Gate's teeth.

One may think this would be better for wow, but there is really no need for a processor beyond the i3 unless you are planning to do other sorts of gaming. WOW, it's self will only utilize 2 cores/threads right now anyways so 4 cores will give you no benefit.

You see WoW was built around an engine designed to run on good old Intel x86 32 BIT architecture on a Pentium 3 and 128MB of RAM. It's a cache thrashing, CPU dependant piece of ****. More cores IS always better, no matter what. The app/game may not be able to utilize the cores, but the OS will, meaning you can split the OS services and resources to X amount of cores and the app/game to X amount of cores, balancing the threads.

There is so much more to building quality PC's than just plugging it all together and loading an OS than most people realise.

You don't need to spend 100K on that Ferrari, when the 50K Mitsi EVO will eat it alive. Set yourself a budget for your build and buy equal performance parts that are well suited (eliminate bottlenecks as much as possible). Configure it right and it will be a beast to contend with those rip off corporate brand builds.

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