[MonsieurFish]

So recently I've been trying to soup up my computer, mainly in preperation for starcraft II/ diablo III. I have a new 22" widescreen monitor, and I just upgraded my RAM from 512 mb to 2gb. I bought the 14 day trial of WoW for a buck, and was hoping to see how well it worked on my computer.

The system requirements are:

• Windows 2000, Windows Vista or Windows XP
• Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
• 512 MB or more of RAM
• 32 MB 3D video card with Hardware T&L or better
• 6.0 GB free HD space
• 4× CD-ROM drive
• 56 kbit/s or faster Internet connection

I also have a 128 mb video card (i think), and a 3.00ghz processor.

Now here's the problem, when I play the game on non-widescreen mode P(1024 x 768), there are 2 black bars on the sides, but the game runs smoothly. When i change it to widescreen mode (1680 x 1050), the game becomes very choppy. Anyone know why this is happening? As far as I can tell, my video card quadruples the system requirements, so I dont know why it should be a problem.

Thanks