Whenever you’re thinking of buying a new PC, a lot depends on your plans. For example, if you need it for work purposes, you’ll pay more attention to your CPU (central processing unit), while if you’re a dedicated gamer, you will be more interested in the GPU (graphic card unit).
With new games constantly being published, demands are increasing. Competitors such as Blizzard, EA Games, Activision, and others continually try to bring us something unseen. In some cases, they’re improving old-gen games and making them look even more fantastic than some latest ones. However, it all comes with a price.
With every new game, system requirements are increasing, so with a PC you have right now, you might not be able to play any of the new games that will come in 2 or 3 years. Since World of Warcraft is definitely one of the audience’s favorites, we’ve decided to check what kind of a machine you need to have to play the game regularly, especially regarding storage space.
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WoW Classis System Requirements for Mac and Windows
As you know, WoW has a Classic version and a new extension, Shadowland. Firstly, let’s go through the requirements for the World of Warcraft Classic.
Windows Requirements
| Minimum requirements | Preferred requirements | |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB
AMD Radeon HD 4850 512 MB Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4 GB
AMD Radeon R9 280 |
| RAM | 2 GB (4 GB for integrated cards) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB available | 70 GB available SSD |
| Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 | Over 1024 x 768 |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
AMD Phenom 8750 |
Intel Core i7-4770
AMD FX-8310 |
Remember that WoW is one of the games constantly improving, so these requirements might change over time. Also, if you have a Windows 32-bit, the game won’t work at all, so make sure to upgrade your OS before anything else.
Mac Requirements
| Minimum requirements | Preferred requirements | |
| OS | macOS 10.12 (latest) | macOS 10.13 (latest) |
| GPU | Metal capable GPU with 1 GB VRAM | AMD Radeon R9 M395X with 4 GB VRAM metal capable GPU |
| RAM | 2 GB (4 GB for integrated card) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD | 70 GB available space SSD |
| Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 | Over 1024 x 768 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5, 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i7-4770 |
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WoW Shadowland System Requirements for Mac and Windows
Let’s go through some of the basic requirements for Shadowland before you install the new extension.
Windows Requirements
| Minimum requirements | Preferred requirements | |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB
AMD Radeon RX 560 2 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB (8 GB for integrated cards) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB available space HDD or SSD | 100 GB SSD |
| Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 | Over 1024 x 768 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3450
AMD FX 8300 |
Intel Core i7-6700K
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
Mac Requirements
| Minimum requirements | Preferred requirements | |
| OS | macOS 10.12 (latest) | macOS 10.13 (latest) |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB
AMD Radeon R9 M290 2 GB Intel UHD 630 |
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB (8 GB for integrated cards) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB available space HDD or SSD | 100 GB SSD |
| Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 | Over 1024 x 768 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670 | Intel Core i7-6700K |
Conclusion
After reading all this, you might be shocked by Shadowland’s requirements of a 100 GB SSD for the standard game function. It sounds excessive at first, but just remember Call of Duty: Modern Warfare requires an unbelievable 200 GB. If you want games to improve, you should improve something as well. As I already said, it’s the price we have to pay for a game’s quality.
So, if you’re buying a new PC now, make sure to purchase one with SSD and as much storage space as possible. You’re going to need it
