System specifications for a Pavilion 523n desktop computer are;
1) Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2200+
1.8GigaHertz maximum operating frequency rate.
(1.8GHz)
266MegaHertz Front Side Bus
(266MHz FSB)
WoW minimum system requirements:
Processor,
Intel Pentium 4 at 1.3GHz, or AMD Athlon 1500+, at least.
Good to go.
2) Ram Memory:
512MB's of DDR Sdram ram memory.
WoW minimum system requirements:
512MB
Barely good to go IMHO.
You need 1GB, and 2GB will make it right.
The max is 2GB for the computer.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07767&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&site=null&lang=en&product=90387&key=null
Graphics/Video Card:
WoW minimum system requirements indicate it doesn't take poddy for a graphics card to run it.
Maybe more for the Wrath of the Lich King, of course.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/technology.htmlThe motherboard used is made by FIC.
First International Computer { Inc }
The Model Number is AM35
FIC AM35
The graphics (Video) expansion slot on the 523n's motherboard, is an AGP expansion slot.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07899&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&site=null&lang=en&product=90387&key=null
It is an AGP 2X/4X slot.
Use a graphics card that is 4X or is 4X/8X compatible.
Examples,
4X
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974653&CatId=8794X/8X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102814The difference is the technology that has evolved for the Accelerated Graphics Port through the years.
First there was 1X, then 2X, then 4X, finally 8X.
Graphics technology has moved on to the PCI Express expansion slot now.
The different AGP expansion slots are keyed differently from each other, for one.
For two they use different voltages.
An AGP 4X slot uses 1.5 Volts, whereas an AGP 8X slot uses .08 Volts.
A graphics (Video) card that is 4X/8X, will adjust when used in a AGP 4X slot.
(P.S., that Pavilion 523n uses a 200 Watt Power Supply. At least that's what the Maximum Wattage rating was, from the power supply manufacturer who sold it to HP.
Actual is more like 60 percent of what is stated.
120 Watts.
You really should go to 300 Watts, or 400 Watts.
(A computer ONLY uses the power it needs, and NO more.
Won't hurt the computer.
Also won't kill your electric bill when you're not gaming.
Gaming? Eh!)
It's an ATX (Form factor) power supply, but the case is shallow.
The ATX form factor relating to a Power Supply denotes the size, and shape of the power supply's case.
6 inches Long, 5.5 inches Wide, and 3-1/2 inches tall for ATX.
The one in the Pavilion 523n is 6 inches Wide, and 3-1/2 inches Tall, but it is only 4 inches Long.
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