Yet another "buying laptop" thread

[Axolus]

Hello,

My desktop has crapped out on me and with the limited amount of space in my new apartment... purchasing a new one isn't necessarily feasible right now. My laptop is old and I'm going to upgrade it; I figured I could kill two birds with one stone and purchase one laptop for both gaming and work.

The only(big) problem is that my budget is <$500, which greatly limits my options of a laptop that can handle gaming. Unfortunately, my budget isn't flexible. I've found a few Acer Aspire laptops that are in the neighborhood of: 2nd gen 2.4GHz Intel i3, 4GB Memory (willing to upgrade to 8GB if it will significantly boost performance), Intel HP Graphics 3000 for $400-$450.

Are these specs good enough to run WoW with no FPS problems? I don't need the settings to be on high and I won't be doing anything above 10 man raiding. I just want to play on a laptop with ok-decent framerate. I'll also be investing in a cooling pad to hopefully alleviate any overheating problems.

Thanks for your help

[lockedout]

Hello,

My desktop has crapped out on me and with the limited amount of space in my new apartment... purchasing a new one isn't necessarily feasible right now. My laptop is old and I'm going to upgrade it; I figured I could kill two birds with one stone and purchase one laptop for both gaming and work.

The only(big) problem is that my budget is <$500, which greatly limits my options of a laptop that can handle gaming. Unfortunately, my budget isn't flexible. I've found a few Acer Aspire laptops that are in the neighborhood of: 2nd gen 2.4GHz Intel i3, 4GB Memory (willing to upgrade to 8GB if it will significantly boost performance), Intel HP Graphics 3000 for $400-$450.

Are these specs good enough to run WoW with no FPS problems? I don't need the settings to be on high and I won't be doing anything above 10 man raiding. I just want to play on a laptop with ok-decent framerate. I'll also be investing in a cooling pad to hopefully alleviate any overheating problems.

Thanks for your help

Your budget for a laptop won't cut it. You could however build a desktop for around that price that will handle WoW and other games.

[Axolus]

I was able to get financed by Newegg so I've bumped up my budget but only by a little bit. Would an Intel i5 processor, 4GB memory and Intel HD 3000 card be enough to run WoW on low-medium settings? I know the HD 3000 is an integrated card but it's worth asking.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you

[lockblock]

if the laptop version of hd3000 is as crappy as the desktop you might be lucky to get 30-40fps on low settings in sub hd resolutions in 5mans. (ie something lower then 720p)