World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King System Requirements

Blizzard has announced the minimum and recommended system requirements for the World of Warcraft upcoming expansion: Wrath of the Lich King. Check out this article to see does your PC fulfill all of them.

If don’t then you still have time until November 13, when expansion hits retail, to upgrade your PC.

It can be seen that system requirements are showing a general rise. But still they’re not too demanding as some of the recent MMORPG hits like Age of Conan or Warhammer Online.



Windows System Requirements

To play WOTLK on your Windows PC you’ll need following:

Operating System this time includes both Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)

Regarding Processor, you’ll need:
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:
512 MB of RAM will be sufficient for XP users, while Vista users will need 1GB. However, Blizzard recommends 1 GB of RAM for XP and 2 GB for Vista users.

Video Card:
In order to play, you don’t need a ‘beast’ video card. Minimum required is 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM, such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better.
For smooth play, developers recommend: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM, such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better

Sound will require DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability


For those who prefer ‘apples’ here are the requirements.


Mac System Requirements

OS: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or newer

Processor:
You’ll need minimum: PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor, but it’s recommended to have Intel 1.8GHz processor or better for smooth experience.

Memory:
You’ll also need minimum 1 GB of RAM or recommended 2 GB of RAM

Video Card:
Again, just like in Windows PCs, cards such as an ATI Radeon 9600 or NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4600 class card or better will be enough for playing WOTLK.
For better gameplay, it’s recommended that you have 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 class card or better


Other Requirements

Many often forgot to list them in the requirements, but you’ll also need keyboard and mouse which are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported. Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended.
Also, you must have an active broadband Internet connection to play.
Finally, World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Lich King requires 15 GB free space on your hard drive.


If you’re fulfilling all of mentioned, the only thing we have to say is: Happy playing!