Long story short my GUP died, with the prices the way they are I don’t want to pay almost double to replace the one I had (warranty expired last year) and I don’t want to spend over a grand for an upgrade.
So I wanted something just to play classic on.
In my office I had a small cheap computer that I used for just generally browsing, social media etc, to my surprise it played classic on medium settings with no lag, completely enjoyable experience. So I thought I’d get something just a TAD better, with a bit more ram to enjoy the overall experience. It says “World of Warcraft does not support this video card”. Now I understand I’m using intergrated graphics, but I’m only trying to play a 17 year old game. Can you help me understand what I overlooked please?
I’d suggest getting a cheap mid-range GPU to replace the one that got fried.
I think I saw 1080ti’s for maybe a little less than $300. I understand your budget is low if those two computers are what you’re looking at, but saving up a little more to get your home computer working again would probably be better in the long run.
What do I know though? I’m a Tauren who talks to imaginary elemental spirits
I have never seen WoW flat out reject a computer before, and I have installed it on some pretty crappy systems. However, I did some quick google-fu on the systems you listed and the “does not work” computer has Intel HD Graphics 2000 integration while the works has 4600.
The 4600 has superior capabilities across the board. From the data sheet I am looking at the 4600 160 shading units, 20 texture mapping units, and 2 ROPs. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 400 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1100 MHz. The 2000 has 48 shading units, 6 texture mapping units, and 1 ROP. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 650 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1000 MHz.
I don’t know a darn thing about Intel integrated graphics, but at a glance I would guess that your “does not work” machine isn’t supported by the latest directX version. Even if it did work I don’t think the performance would be comparable to the other machine.
edit: There are gtx 750 ti cards on ebay for under 100 bucks. As awful and out dated as that sounds, it would run rings around either of those integrated graphics set ups.
You can make some actual $$$ in this market if you find cheap Pre builts with 3060 cards.
Bought entire system for 1000 with a 3060 and sold the card for 875$ to a local guy. Put an older card I had in the system and then sold it.
This was a 2 months ago. The prices on prebuilts have almost climbed high enough that you’re making little profit unless you have people local willing to pay so they don’t have to wait.
I think the first part of understanding your question and/or confusion is this: You are not playing a 17 year old game.
Much has changed about how we connect to BattleNet, authenticate, and play, and it’s a completely different (newer) client. WoW Classic is a 2-year old game.
Now, the difference between your computers isn’t just that one is better than the other because of price or 7 being better than 5. The CPUs on those computers are:
The machine that works for you CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 Processor (released 2013) Processor Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4600
The machine that does not work for you CPU: Intel Quad-Core i7-2600 (released 2011) Processor Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 2000
We could do some further research into precisely why you are having issues running WoW Classic on the one machine and not the other, but I think we may have a good enough view of the situation now to make some assumptions.
I don’t think the 2000 is supported. I just looked at Blizz’s Article ID: 248472 and the oldest Intel GPU supported for this client seems to be the 4000.
My GPU died the night before SoM launched and i played the first 3 weeks on integrated graphics until i was able to buy a 770 from a friend for super cheap. classic is not very intense of a game. good luck