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Video card for warcraft 3

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wacki

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A friend wants to know what kind of card you need to play warcraft 3. Basically he wants to get the full potential out of this game but not spend anymore than he needs to. Online it says:


http://www.blizzard.com/war3/
Recommended:

* 600 MHz processor
* 256 MB of RAM
* 32 MB 3D video card
* DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card (Windows)

That seems extremely low to me.
 
Originally posted by: wacki
A friend wants to know what kind of card you need to play warcraft 3. Basically he wants to get the full potential out of this game but not spend anymore than he needs to. Online it says:


http://www.blizzard.com/war3/
Recommended:

* 600 MHz processor
* 256 MB of RAM
* 32 MB 3D video card
* DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card (Windows)

That seems extremely low to me.
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Well this day and age, you can get a decently cheap system. Just quadruple all those specs and you'll be fine 😉

 
AGP he has this mobo

ASUS A8V
http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=68&model=478&modelmenu=1


Right now these cards all look like good choices

ATI RADEON 9250 / 400 MHz / AGP 8x
http://www.edbpriser.dk/Listprices.asp?ID=104918
269 kr.

ATI RADEON 9250 / 400 MHz / AGP 8x
http://www.edbpriser.dk/Listprices.asp?ID=104919

NVidia GeForce 6200 / 400 MHz / AGP 8x
http://www.edbpriser.dk/Listprices.asp?ID=153682
393 kr.

NVidia GeForce 6200 / 400 MHz / AGP 8x
http://www.edbpriser.dk/Listprices.asp?ID=179680
413 kr.


This is the list I have to choose from.

http://www.edbpriser.dk/Listproducts.as...ueval1910=28191&Submit.x=27&Submit.y=8

Man Denmark really needs a newegg.


 
the Best Buy ad has an athlon 64 3400+, 1024mb ram, 200gb hard drive, dual layer dvd burner, speakers, key/mouse, and 17" CRT for $500 without rebates. war3 might work with the onboard but u could couple it with a 9600xt or 6600gt and run it perfectly. building isn't for everyone.
 
dk = danish crowns or denmark.

His computer is pretty good. He had a 6800GT AOPEN that went busto one month after warranty expired and now needs to replace it. He knows nothing about computers and obviously spent way too much.
 
How come Warcraft 3 doesnt seem 100% smooth even with a 7800GT 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF.. maybe its just because of the scrolling system with War3... it's not really smooth navigation.
 
There could be a number of reasons why your system isn't smooth with older games. Hardware configurations, drivers, generational design and backward compatibility, etc, etc.

My 7800GT stutters like crazy on early 3D games during heavy load (circa 1998). It's kind of sad.
 
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