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What should I upgrade in order to run games like WoW at max settings?

Basically my computer right now I have to play WoW at extremely low settings and I still lag pretty bad. I was wondering what should i replace and with what to make it be able to run at good graphics settings and not lag. Thank you for help!

CPU

AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor

RAM

4.7 GB

OS

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 64-bit

Video Card

GeForce 9300 GE

Features:

Video RAM 2.2 GB

Hardware T&L Yes

Pixel Shader version 4.0

Vertex Shader version 4.0

Free Disk Space

426.0 GB

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    You got great PC there. The only thing you need to upgrade is your GPU (graphic card) (maybe PSU (power supply) didn't see in your list). The best PSU Brands are Corsair, Antec and Cool Master. (don't trust low brands)

    If you want to upgrade your graphic card make sure if your motherboard have an PCI-E slot. ( I presume your using integrated motherboard video card).

    The best and cheap graphic card will be the GTS 250 - It will run any games in MAX (WoW will be in MAX also). I have the GTS 250 also.It requires 450 Watts PSU. But for recommended is 600Watts

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8... - the GTS 250

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8... - 600Watts PSU Corsair a great band.

    This is the cheapest graphic card and reliable for you to play WoW and other newer games.

    Hope I helped ;)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If its just WoW, than the only problem you have is your Graphic card. So what i recommend is that you upgrade to an ATI Radeon HD 5750/70 if you want to play max settings. This card costs around 110-140 dollars. The reason i say to get ATI is because it uses less power and its cheaper for quality. However if your PSU is lower than 500w you cannot use this card. (branded, if non-branded than 550w) if your PSU is 400w the best you can get is an ATI Radeon HD 5670, 5650, 5570 if you dont have money? But these will only play from high settings(first) to high-mid settings.

    If your PSU is lower than that than there's no point in getting a new card.

  • Person
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Video card, no question. The 9300 is a low-end piece of crap.

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