I recently got a new laptop and i want to play World Of Warcraft on it. I also found a Graphics card that is supported by the game in my price range. Now im just not sure if my Celeron m processor will be a problem or do i need a faster one?

What's the graphics card for...a desktop system?? I suggest you reconsider:

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=article&dId=649

http://www.legionhardware.com/html/doc.php?id=319

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

Wait...so you need different graphics cards for laptops? Ack lol as you can see im not a comp person.

I think Jam means if you don't like your laptop's gfx card, you're...uh...up the creek without a paddle. ;-)

Sorta like not liking the engine in your Nissan Sentra and wanting to upgrade for a new one. Might as well buy a new car.

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whats the problem with getting a new graphics card?

Thank you so much for those links. I have now changed my mind and want the The Radeon 9550 :) i just need to know will Wow run perfect on it?

I don't work on laptops, but I believe the graphics chip is integrated into the motherboard & can't be changed. If you want different graphics, you'll need to buy a new laptop.

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

Exactamundo!

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couldnt i buy like an ATI motherboard then?

It would be too much work and effort to rebuild a laptop to get it to play your game. Get a cheap desktop computer like a 300 dollar dell then get a PCI card for it, If you only want to play games such as War Craft and things of that level.

my dad would kill me if i got a nother computer lol. and i got it all planned out now i think. I will get an ATI Radeon mobile graphics card, then im not sure if my cpu will work smooth so if i need to illl get a 3.0Ghz mobile pentium4. All in all it will only cost about $150-200.

ok i guess ill take all your advise and not use my laptop *cries*. I have a dell dimension 4600c down stairs.

specs:
OS:XP
RAM:256(if you recomend me using this computer i will upgrade it to 512)
HardDrive: 70GB
intel P3(2.6Ghz)

so do you think i will be able to play Wow on this with the purchase of a video card?

opps pentium 4

"I will get an ATI Radeon mobile graphics card, then im not sure if my cpu will work smooth so if i need to illl get a 3.0Ghz mobile pentium4. All in all it will only cost about $150-200"

You're not gonna do that without buying a whole new laptop. Generally speaking, laptops are not good for gaming, unless you're willing to pay the big bucks for one with either ATI Mobility Radeon X800 or nVIDIA GeForce Go 6800. An Alienware laptop with either of these graphic chips & a 3.0GHz P4 sells for $2500+

http://www.alienware.com/Configurator_Pages/area-51m_7700.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51-M-7700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

ok thanks. Do you think i could slap in a decent graphics card into the destop i mentioned above and run Wow smooth?

thanks for all your help.

"Do you think i could slap in a decent graphics card into the destop i mentioned above and run Wow smooth?"

NO. The Dimension 4600C has a slim case, correct? Here's what one review said about upgrades:

"the low-profile case has room for just one half-height PCI card and an optional, half-height AGP alternative to the Intel 865G chipset's integrated graphics -- there's neither provision nor physical space (nor power, with a 160- instead of 250-watt power supply) for ample expansion"

http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/4912/1/

In other words, you can't easily upgrade the video with a standard video card purchased from your local CompUSA or BestBuy. Half-height (aka low profile) video cards are available, but they aren't the "norm" & I'm sure the choices are limited. Plus the power supply is too weak to handle upgrades.

If you read the posts regularly, you'll see people advising against buying OEM systems like Dell, Gateway, HP/Compaq, Sony, etc. This is a perfect example as to why.

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

If I were you i would up the desktop's ram to at least 512mb then get a Radeon 9600 Pro or jam's favorite Radeon 9550. Just make sure the videocard is at least 128-bit. You would easily be able to run WoW after those upgrades.

PS: Make sure you have an AGP slot before buying the card.

BUtta My Fries
Abit NF7-s
Athlon XP-M 2600+ @2.5ghz 200x12.5
1024mb PC3200
EVGA Geforce 6800 128mb

Oh Man, Jam Posted Minutes B4 me and pointed out a major problem. You will have Great Difficulty finding a Decent Low-Profile Card. My advice is to salvage the drives and memory from the dell and build an inexpensive athlon xp rig.

BUtta My Fries
Abit NF7-s
Athlon XP-M 2600+ @2.5ghz 200x12.5
1024mb PC3200
EVGA Geforce 6800 128mb

o joy...man nothing seems to be going my way...lol. although rebuilding a comp sounds fun...i lack the know how of doing so. So i guess this is my last alturnative...I have a Micron in my basement it has windows ME, a 70GB hard drive and 256 MB or RAM. Know i dont know what exact model it is but it has a hellofa big tower.

lol now will this work?

"PS: Make sure you have an AGP slot before buying the card"

cant i use a PCI slot?

"cant i use a PCI slot?"

PCI graphics are outdated, the choices are very few (for a good card anyway), & they're much more expensive than the AGP version.

You're outta luck unless that Micron system is upgradeable, but I wouldn't invest in a PCI card.

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

And one question if my OS is ME will the RADEON? 9550 256MB AGP work? because it says it supports 2000 and XP but if it doesnt support ME i will seriously be mad...I have to have the worst luck in the history of ever.

forget that last questoin i didnt see your pos.

lKSAHGKLSAFJGK....this sucks well thanks so much for all your help before i would have wasted money on stuff i couldnt do anything with >.<

thanks again.

*goes ans smashes every computer in the house*

muwahaha i found a good low profile card Power Color ATI Radeon 9600SE. Yay

The ATI Radeon 9600SE is 64-bit & low performance, but it's better than onboard graphics. Don't spend too much on it

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
WinME/WinXP Pro

grrrr....my parents wont let me use taht comp!

Man...well is it possible to get a new motherboard on a laptop lol....i know you said it would be to expensive but its the only alternative i have. And i could get it from ebay for cheap.

screw it....ill stick to console gaming

I just bought the Geforce FX 5500 256MB online yesterday. Its all I could aford it was only $77.00. I needed a better card. The one I have now is a Geforce 4 MX 440 128MB, and it sucks I have a hard time with all the new games. Can sombody please tell me if what I have done is a good idea...

I just picked up a Geforce 550 256MB PCI. I like it. Alot of ppl on these forums get too carried away with high numbers. For the lower price range the GEforce 5500 is the best on the market (that is for graphics cards with only 4 graphics pipelines) it out clocks the ATI Radeon 9250 and 9550. i think the 128mb card is actuall faster than the 256 for game play.

Moto you can use a PCI slot if that is all you have. Its a little slower than AGP but you want to run WOw right? the Geforce 5500 FX or 5250 will PCI or AGP will run Wow. You have an intergrated video card now. The Geforce 2 64mb card would kick the crap out of an intergrated card any day. Just because your numbers arnt super high doesnt mean that it wont work. Of course the really expensive ones are much much better. We all cant afford it. But like I said pretty much anything would be a vast improvement to a 64mb intergrated card.

As for Ram 256 will work fine 512 is more than youll need unless you do online gaming. But if you MB can handle it you should use PC3200 DDR ram that way your ram runs at 400Mhz Pc2700 is ok too thats 333Mhz