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googleemanx

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I have a HP Pavillion a6700f pc with AMD Phenom x9150e quadcore processor, 4GB Memory, and NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with Vista 64-bit Home Premium. I'm wondering what I need to do to run WoW on max settings. My guess is get a video card, but I'm clueless about what to get. I've heard when you get a video card you might have to have a power supply, and that's what gets me. I can install a video card easily enough. I recently got a video card and hooked it up but I never could get it to work. The forceware on the installation cd was for 32 bit Vista, and of course wasn't capatible. Can someone give me a hand?
 

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ok two questions
first what kind of card did you get?
second what is your psu wattage?
and could you fill out you system specs :D
and as to running wow at max....... it won't take much of a card.... my HD3650 could do it just fine so in your case a 9800gt would prolly do it unless you want to switch to ati :D
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
googleemanx said:
I have a HP Pavillion a6700f pc with AMD Phenom x9150e quadcore processor, 4GB Memory, and NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with Vista 64-bit Home Premium. I'm wondering what I need to do to run WoW on max settings. My guess is get a video card, but I'm clueless about what to get. I've heard when you get a video card you might have to have a power supply, and that's what gets me. I can install a video card easily enough. I recently got a video card and hooked it up but I never could get it to work. The forceware on the installation cd was for 32 bit Vista, and of course wasn't capatible. Can someone give me a hand?
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You do know that you can go to Nvidia's site and download 64-bit versions of their drivers.

But as you are correct, it is time for an upgrade. if your budget is 200$ or lower, go with an HD 4870 or a gtx 260 core 216 (if you have the power supply for it, i'd say 450w minimum for those).

If your budget is 100$, i have seen some 9800 gt's that get to about 100$ but then something like a 9600 GSO 768 mb or an HD 4650 or 4670 would be your best bet.

AND... if your budget is all get out as hell, then go for a gtx 275 or better.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    JUST ME/Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9550 E0 2.83 Ghz @ 4037.5 Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA NFORCE 790I SLI FTW Digital PWM
    Memory
    8 Gig Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600 Mhz DDR3 CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x GTX 480's w/ Koolance VID-NX480's
    Sound Card
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (non-Fatal1ty) Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P243W 24" Premium Series
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB HDD 32mb cache
    (3 Platters, 6 Heads model)
    PSU
    Ultra X4 1050W PSU 76A Rated 12V SLI
    Case
    Antec 1200 Full tower ATX case
    Cooling
    x2 Thermaltake Blue LED 120mm 2800rpm fans, Zalman CNPS 9900
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX310 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech LX310 2.4Ghz Wireless Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    32mb Download, 12mb Upload from Comcast
    Other Info
    300$ custom watercooling setup. Antec 1200 big boy Radiator, Dual bay XPSC reservoir with clear bubble window, OCZ hydropulse 800L/H 12v pump, 12 ft tygon 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD tubing, Feser One UV Green 1 L fluid. (and VID-NX480 waterblock)
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