2010-10-07, 12:20 PM
The woman that recommended this computer to you is an idiot. Intel GMA will barely play Maplestory, let alone WoW. You'll be playing at the lower resolutions, and you'd be much better off with a graphics card. It does have a PCI-E slot which you'll need for the graphics card, but then you'd have to open up your computer to install it.
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It's extremely easy to install a graphics card. It's one of the most simple upgrades to do because it's very hard to screw up. There are much more difficult upgrades to do (replacing motherboard being one of the hardest).
For what you'll be using it for, spending $50-100 on a graphics card would be well worth the money. If you're just playing Maplestory (or even WoW), you don't need to spend that much for good performance. It's only when you need to run it at higher resolutions that you need to spend more on the card.
[video=youtube;5ILrq7lMe-0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILrq7lMe-0[/video]
It's extremely easy to install a graphics card. It's one of the most simple upgrades to do because it's very hard to screw up. There are much more difficult upgrades to do (replacing motherboard being one of the hardest).
For what you'll be using it for, spending $50-100 on a graphics card would be well worth the money. If you're just playing Maplestory (or even WoW), you don't need to spend that much for good performance. It's only when you need to run it at higher resolutions that you need to spend more on the card.