Laptop for WoW

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Hi will this run wow?

Product Type Gaming Laptops
Brand Acer
Series Nitro 5
Colour Black
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Type 13th Gen Intel Core i5
Processor Model 13420H
Processor Speed (GHz) 2.10
Processor Max Speed (GHz) 4.6
Cache Size (MB) 12
Installed RAM 16GB
RAM Expandable To (GB) 32
RAM Type DDR5
Primary Storage Capacity 512GB
Storage Type SSD
Screen Size (inches) 15.6
Screen Type IPS
Screen Definition FHD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
GPU Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU Chipset GeForce RTX 2050
Wireless Networking 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (1x1), Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Enabled Yes
Networking Bluetooth 5.2
Connectivity 1x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2 Thunderbolt 4, 3x USB 3.2 (Type A, Gen 1), HDMI 2.0, RJ45
Audio Ports 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Operating System Windows 11 Home
Product Width (cm) 362.3
Product Depth (cm) 239.89
Product Height (cm) 23.5
Weight (kg) 3.96
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I’m not sure it’s old enough.

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Should run it fine. Just hope you’re not paying too much for it.

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Yes, it will run on a laptop.

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One issue I always saw with getting a laptop for WoW is they tend to get rather hot at one point unless you got a cooling pad for them to sit on but…well also they require a good chunk of cash to obtain a good one

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and need to keep the labtop some time lifted for the airflow

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yeah that too

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Product Type Acer Spec TWW Requirements
Processor Type Intel i5 13th Gen Intel 4th Gen w/4 Cores
Processor Speed (GHz) 2.1 3.0 ← issue?
Installed RAM 16GB 8GB
Primary Storage Capacity 512GB 128GB
Storage Type SSD SSD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
GPU Chipset GeForce RTX 2050 GeForce GTX 900

Everything looks fine except the CPU speed (2.1 GHz might be slow compared to 3.0 GHz req’d). It might run but it might be quite choppy gameplay. Would be better to go with an i7 instead of an i5.

Also a lot of your 512GB SSD will be consumed by the OS and utilities (browser, anti-virus, etc.), so having 128GB free for a full WoW install might be cutting it tight after the basics to get it booted and “safe” are in place. I’d go at LEAST 1 TB rather than 512GB.

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I didn’t bother reading the specs: yes.

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If you buy anything with a 13th or 14th Gen Intel CPU, you’re just wasting money and setting yourself up for disappointment. They currently have a 50% failure rate and Intel just keeps selling them. They refuse to recall them. Don’t go above 12th Gen. Or just go AMD until 15th Gen ( if it’s any better ).

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TLDR: Save your money and get something with a better GPU

For GPU do you mean 3050? (i dont think there is a 2050)
Technically it should ‘run wow’ but it will struggle in epic bgs, raids and anything more than 5 man dungeons
(Im basing that on the Nitro 3060 6GB i have as my ‘backup’ pc / forum browser.)

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laptop HATEEEE
desktop loove <3
thats all i got to say

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When building a PC for WoW, set your expectation on graphics settings first, mainly resolution and frame rate.

For 768p@60 Hz, that rig will do.
For 1080p60, maybe depending on your effects.
Anything past that will not be nice.

I’d avoid it anyway because intel is a trap on the 13/14 Core gen, and even when it isn’t, AMD is the better company (ethically and currently overall, for both CPUs and GPUs).

Also, never get laptops if you can get a desktop.

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There is nothing wrong with a kick ars gaming laptop my friend :wink:
Well except the price…

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I played WoW on laptops for at least 7 years.
It’s the price and thermal throttling.
It’s simply not worth the investment.

But if you’re that rich and can spare the money, then by all means.
I’d get a RoG Strix X3D if I could.

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Handy to know thank you

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Only real limitations here are:
U gonna be on low SSD space left, assuming a 100GB for Windows + apps and normal usage + 163GB(size of my wow folder atm) = 263GB, the 512GB SSD usually is about 480GB of real space, therefore leaving u with about 200GB left.
So if u play any other game, it’s likely to be over 100GB too, leaving u tight, ideally a dual SSD is better, with the game installations in the 2nd SSD.

The processor is fine, gonna heat a bit, but should be ok
2050 is tight, i’m using a 2060 super, which is about 70~100% faster, but if u don’t run in max settings, running at 3~5 is ok, BUT if u can get a 30XX modeal, it’s waaay better, don’t expect to run TWW at 100 fps or something like that even at a 5 setting.

RAM is tight, but if u don’t run Chrome or any browser with more than 10 tabs u should be ok, max WoW usually hits is 8GBs with a lot of addons like TSM and heavy stuff, else it should stick to around 4GBs.
RAM tip, if the extra ram (to 32GB total )costs u not much, like $50~75, get it, the extra performance is huge, cause then u can disable the page file, which makes ur SSD last longer and uses less processing power = less heat.

To others, the processer speed listed is the baseline speed, most mobile processors will be at the 2~3GHz range for low end processors, only i7~i9s do higher i think, not 100% sure, but it will Turbo Boost too higher as long as it doesn’t heat up, around the 4GHz for that model i think.

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pretty sure there was a 2050.

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I wouldn’t run it at top specs but yeah, you should reasonably expect to run WoW at mid level specs with that.

Generally wouldn’t buy a laptop to play video games though. A desktop is a much better option for video games since it can cool the hardware much more effectively. If your living situation doesn’t really give you the choice, you have no choice, but if you have the physical space for a desktop, get a desktop.

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It will run wow fine at medium/low settings.

Unless you are getting it cheap though, its not a great investment.

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