Hi guys,
I just replaced my old i7 950 (it died) with a new i5 3570 processor (and new motherboard) and I am experiencing significantly poorer graphics performance despite the new PC having more power than the old one and running the same graphics card as before. I have installed the latest Catalyst drivers.
Specifically, the FPS in WoW is dropping to between 10 and 20 at random intervals, and then jumping back up to 90-100. This effect seems to be worst when the graphics card is rendering long distance views, as the FPS improves when only rendering object in the near distance. I have tried reducing the graphics settings in game, but only disabling SSAO had any effect on FPS.
I am running:
ASRock Z77 Pro 4-M motherboard
i5 3570 3.4 ghz (no overclock)
8GB RAM 1333mhz (single stick)
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 2GB
2TB Seagate HDD
1TB WD HDD
750w Power supply (generic)
NZXT Phantom 410 case
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Any help you can provide would be much appreciated, but please keep it simple as I'm not the most tech savvy.
I just replaced my old i7 950 (it died) with a new i5 3570 processor (and new motherboard) and I am experiencing significantly poorer graphics performance despite the new PC having more power than the old one and running the same graphics card as before. I have installed the latest Catalyst drivers.
Specifically, the FPS in WoW is dropping to between 10 and 20 at random intervals, and then jumping back up to 90-100. This effect seems to be worst when the graphics card is rendering long distance views, as the FPS improves when only rendering object in the near distance. I have tried reducing the graphics settings in game, but only disabling SSAO had any effect on FPS.
I am running:
ASRock Z77 Pro 4-M motherboard
i5 3570 3.4 ghz (no overclock)
8GB RAM 1333mhz (single stick)
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 2GB
2TB Seagate HDD
1TB WD HDD
750w Power supply (generic)
NZXT Phantom 410 case
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Any help you can provide would be much appreciated, but please keep it simple as I'm not the most tech savvy.