Carlos
03-03-2007, 05:34 PM
Bare in mind that Vista is currently not a supported operating system for World of Warcraft, so the support that is offered may be limited.
This is only for retail versions of Vista, and not any previous beta clients.
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Drivers
Audio
Creative Audigy-series (12/1/07) - http://www.creative.com
Creative X-Fi Series(Beta) - http://tinyurl.com/25kfeg
Creative ALchemy OpenAL Wrapper beta - http://preview.creativelabs.com/alchemy/default.aspx
Realtek AC97 - http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=23&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#AC
Network
Realtek (Auto installation program) - http://tinyurl.com/skrnu
Video
ATI Catalyst 7.1 - ATI Radeon 9500 (and up), ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 (and up)
ATI/AMD x86 (29/1/07) - http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/common-vista32.html
ATI/AMD x64 (29/1/07) - http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista64/common-vista64.html
nVidia ForceWare 97.46
nVidia x86 (5/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_97.46.html
nVidia x64 (5/1/07)- http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_97.46.html
nVidia Forceware 100.54 (beta with 8800GTS/GTX support)
nVidia x86 (30/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.54.html
nVidia x64 (30/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_100.54.html
ForceWare 100.59 (Beta with 8800GTS/GTX support)
nVidia x86 (31/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59.html
nVidia x86 (31/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_100.59.html
Video Card Capability list
Here's a nice list of current video hardware and what level of DirectX they are capable of. To run Aero, you will need a DirectX 9 hardware-class card.
ATI: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/131
nVidia: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/132
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By the way, regarding Intel 945 Graphics :
Users in World of Warcraft have reported that it will crash into a black screen. A message saying that the Display driver stopped responding and has recovered will follow. It has been reproduced in-house.
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Performance Tips
* Try turning off the Windows Sidebar. It may consume system resource that the game can take advantage of.
* Make sure other tasks are not competing for system resource. Use a utility such as the Windows Task Manager (taskmgr), Windows Performance Manager (perfmon) or Process Explorer (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx) to get a deeper look.
* If you are using multiple monitors and play the game in Windowed mode, try disabling Windows Aero.
This is only for retail versions of Vista, and not any previous beta clients.
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Drivers
Audio
Creative Audigy-series (12/1/07) - http://www.creative.com
Creative X-Fi Series(Beta) - http://tinyurl.com/25kfeg
Creative ALchemy OpenAL Wrapper beta - http://preview.creativelabs.com/alchemy/default.aspx
Realtek AC97 - http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=23&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#AC
Network
Realtek (Auto installation program) - http://tinyurl.com/skrnu
Video
ATI Catalyst 7.1 - ATI Radeon 9500 (and up), ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 (and up)
ATI/AMD x86 (29/1/07) - http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/common-vista32.html
ATI/AMD x64 (29/1/07) - http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista64/common-vista64.html
nVidia ForceWare 97.46
nVidia x86 (5/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_97.46.html
nVidia x64 (5/1/07)- http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_97.46.html
nVidia Forceware 100.54 (beta with 8800GTS/GTX support)
nVidia x86 (30/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.54.html
nVidia x64 (30/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_100.54.html
ForceWare 100.59 (Beta with 8800GTS/GTX support)
nVidia x86 (31/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59.html
nVidia x86 (31/1/07) - http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_100.59.html
Video Card Capability list
Here's a nice list of current video hardware and what level of DirectX they are capable of. To run Aero, you will need a DirectX 9 hardware-class card.
ATI: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/131
nVidia: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/132
----
By the way, regarding Intel 945 Graphics :
Users in World of Warcraft have reported that it will crash into a black screen. A message saying that the Display driver stopped responding and has recovered will follow. It has been reproduced in-house.
---
Performance Tips
* Try turning off the Windows Sidebar. It may consume system resource that the game can take advantage of.
* Make sure other tasks are not competing for system resource. Use a utility such as the Windows Task Manager (taskmgr), Windows Performance Manager (perfmon) or Process Explorer (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx) to get a deeper look.
* If you are using multiple monitors and play the game in Windowed mode, try disabling Windows Aero.