NEWS · GAMES
PUBLISHEDJanuary 27, 2020
READING1 min
WarCraft 3: Reforged's system requirements are surprisingly modest
WarCraft 3: Reforged's system requirements have surprised many, particularly the recommended AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, which seems excessive for an engine limited to just four threads.
While the minimum requirements are perfectly clear (the Intel Core i3-530 is practically equivalent to the AMD Phenom II X4 910), Blizzard's recommended CPU choices are a bit puzzling.
WarCraft 3: Reforged minimum system requirements:
OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 (64-bit);
Processor: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD Phenom II X4 910;
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 5750;
RAM: 4GB;
Storage: 30GB.
WarCraft 3: Reforged recommended system requirements:
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit);
Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X;
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X;
RAM: 8GB;
Storage: 30GB.
To play the WarCraft 3 remaster at high settings, you'll need either a 4-core Core i5-6400 or an 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 1700X.
And that's pretty damn strange.
Most likely, both StarCraft 2 and WarCraft 3: Reforged use the same engine, which is limited to just four threads. Given that, seeing a 16-thread AMD Ryzen 7 1700X in the recommended system requirements is quite baffling.
