Is this enough to play WoW on the highest settings?

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Question by Alex Barone: Is this enough to play WoW on the highest settings?
Intel® Core™ i7 920 2.66GHz (8MB Cache) Quad Core Processor

6GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3

Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 CrossfireX™ Enabled


500GB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD

Its an alienware Aurora desktop. are the above parts enough to play WoW on the best settings? if not what should i add?

i would like to save as much money as possible so if anything has too much power for wow id like to change it to something less powerful for a cheaper price, thanks a lot.


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Answer by I
Yes, but do you have the money to pay for the Burned floor after the heat build up?



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