Getting Started
Minimum System Requirements
Computer: A 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent processor is required.
Software Requirement: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos must be installed in order to install the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne™ expansion set.
Operating System: Warcraft III is supported on the following operating systems: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
Memory: Warcraft III requires 128 MB of RAM.
Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Joysticks, game pads, graphics tablets, and input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported.
Drives: A hard drive with 700 MB of free space (in addition to your Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos installation - 1.4 GB total), and a 4x or faster CD-ROM drive are required for installation and play.
Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 8.1 and at least 8 MB of video memory is required*.
*Please check
http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mwr0555p to see if your video card is compatible.
Sound: A DirectX®-compatible 16-bit sound card is recommended.
Multiplayer Connectivity: Access to Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service, Battle.net, requires a low-latency, active Internet connection, rated at 28.8 Kbps or faster. Multiplayer games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network.
Recommended System Requirements
Computer: A 600 MHz processor or better is recommended.
Memory: We recommend 256 MB of RAM.
Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 8.1 and at least 32 MB of video memory is recommended*.
*Please check
http://www.blizzard.com/support/video.html to see if your video card is compatible.
Sound: A 16-bit sound card that is compatible with DirectX® 8.1 is recommended.