Good Laptop For WoW?

[RicardoZ]

Let me start by saying that building my own is not an option. I don't know how, I don't want to learn, I just don't want to do it. I'm not going to. Ever.

What I would like to know is if the following laptop would be good for World of Warcraft (since it is the only game I play) under the following circumstances:

CPU: A10-5750M with 8650G integrated graphics
GPU: Radeon 8750M
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2 Dimm)

I don't require to play on Maximum settings, but here is a list of what I'll be looking for performance-wise:

Resolution: 1366x768
Texture Resolution: High
Texture Filtering: Lowest/Off/Don't Care
Projected Textures: Off
View Distance: Highest
Environment Detail: Highest
Ground Clutter: Highest
Shadow Quality: Lowest/Off/Don't Care
Liquid Detail: Lowest/Off/Don't Care
Sunshafts: Off
Particle Density: Highest
SSAO: Lowest/Off/Don't Care

Does anybody think that is do-able? I'm used to playing on my current Macbook and getting about 20 fps on lowest settings, so I'd be happy with about 30 or so on the settings I outlined.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[chazus]

Don't worry about 'building' a laptop. You don't. Just desktops.

That said... An AMD solution like that is going to hurt, especially if you plan on raiding, and the 8750 has something to be desired too. What is your budget? An intel i3 system with a nice GPU might serve you better.

[RicardoZ]

Don't worry about 'building' a laptop. You don't. Just desktops.

That said... An AMD solution like that is going to hurt, especially if you plan on raiding, and the 8750 has something to be desired too. What is your budget? An intel i3 system with a nice GPU might serve you better.

I can get a special deal on the one in my original post for $430. I wouldn't want to spend any more than $600 though.

Oh yeah, and I don't really plan on raiding, at least not any more than LFR.

[RicardoZ]

An intel i3 system with a nice GPU might serve you better.

Just found an i7-4700MQ with GT 740M 2GB and 8GB RAM for the same price...seems like it would serve me better.

Quick question though, why is the system that I'm looking at with the i7 only $750 (with free shipping) over at HP when I saw essentially the same one on Newegg and it was like $1'200 The only difference is the one on Newegg was an Msi...is there that much difference in brands?

[Tonath]

Intergrated Graphics Suck for WoW to be honest, look for a good laptop with a built in dedicated graphics card

[RicardoZ]

Intergrated Graphics Suck for WoW to be honest, look for a good laptop with a built in dedicated graphics card

Both builds I posted have dedicated graphics.

[Tonath]

Both builds I posted have dedicated graphics.

oh wow didn't notice,

but I would say go for the Intel i7 one,

[RicardoZ]

oh wow didn't notice,

but I would say go for the Intel i7 one,

I was thinking that one would be better because as far as I know Blizzard optimizes their software on purpose for Intel and nVidia products. Also the i7 blows the A10 away, even without that detail and WoW being a more CPU bound title it would make more sense.

Am I correct in my thinking here?