Artifacts in World of Warcraft all over the screen

zivlaks · Mar 26, 2014

I have artifacts all over the screen in WoW that show up sometimes. When this happens I reset and they disappear. It's really annoying. I also have really low FPS in raids (20-30). Old old computers have 50-60 easy.

I ran newest 3dmark, heaven and metro last light benchmarks and got these temps:

Nothing is overclocked as you can see and I have installed the newest drivers:

ModernWarfare · Mar 26, 2014

were is the temp for the gpu on load? those artifacts are coming from it may also be a failing gpu.

goku1234567890 · Mar 26, 2014

Seems like FX-8350 is badly optimized, i have another guy with the same prob with same processor but with another game. What is the speed of your internet connection, sometimes it is net that is causing problem.

ModernWarfare · Mar 26, 2014

forgot one more question does this happen only in WOW or other games?

zivlaks · Mar 26, 2014

Just happens in WoW. Look at the max temperature I recorded, that's the temperature on load. I ran 3 benchmarks.

ModernWarfare · Mar 26, 2014

than its not a problem with the graphics card its a fault in the game itself. i never played WOW before but 1 question does WOW have updates?.

ModernWarfare · Mar 26, 2014

Also what specs does the old system have?

Kekoh · Mar 26, 2014

76C is a little high, but not crazy. You could try setting fan speed to 90-100% to drop the temps and see if it has an effect on the artifacts.

zivlaks · Mar 26, 2014

This is how it looks like:

I'd have to keep fans at 100% for a long long time. Because, sometimes this happens twice or 3 times in 1 hour, sometimes it doesn't happen in 2 days. Hard to debug :/ . No artefacts anywhere else...

Lee-m · Mar 26, 2014

firemage eh, i'm arcane my self

anyway, with wow it might be a corrupt patch or update. Failing that change the direct x mode its working on. If you on dx11 try 9 and see if it helps.

try wows repair tools, one is on the menu of the launcher. If that doesnt work, its a pain in the arse, but uninstall it and re install it.
Keep your addons directory and WTF dir, and you can just restore your original layout in full

Its clearly an issue with the game, as your whole GUI isnt affected by artifacts or dots, and if it was a temp issue, with artifacting like that i'd expect a system crash.

zivlaks · Mar 26, 2014

It's not corrupt, I did that thing where you press "repair" in the client and it checks everything. And isn't direct 11 more optimized?

Lee-m · Mar 26, 2014

you need to do something to trouble shoot the problem. It could well be an issue with the extra dx11 textures and fx. I have also seen corrupt installs pass the repair tool verification.

Look at is this way, there is a) something wrong with your wow install, or b) your gfx card is broken.

the only other thing to do is play with all your addons disabled. That can be an issue. But im only seeing standard addons there, like titan bar etc. Make sure you have them all up to update for 5.4.

Cyber-Freak · Mar 26, 2014

Remove all your Add-Ons, and add them back one by one.
Be sure to test them one at a time.

I've seen graphic problems before all related to the Add-Ons.

zivlaks · Mar 27, 2014

To be honest, I'm more annoyed by 20-30 FPS in raids I have. My friend with 2500k intel has 50-60FPS. I have 20-30 FPS even with EVERYTHING on low 1080p

zivlaks · Mar 28, 2014

I have no problems in any other games.

ModernWarfare · Mar 28, 2014

i guess you have to stick with it honestly its a bad optimization game fault.

Kekoh · Mar 28, 2014

zivlaks :

Ask your friend to run the same benchmarks and compare results. If they are similar then it is something specifically with your WoW install/setup. This could at least help narrow it down.

Lee-m · Mar 28, 2014

when you say its a problem, is performance an issue ? 25-30 fps is normal in WoW, regardless of hardware. Massive 25-20 fps rollercoasters are common. Its down to game sync. Are the artifact gone ? did you follow the advice given so far ?

25 man instances always have performance issues.

zivlaks · Mar 29, 2014

Reinstalled the game and ran it without any addons. Still the same

Got Milk · Mar 29, 2014

Artifacts in-game are not fun.
1.) In-game set video settings to 'default' and see if this effects the rendering of artifacts.
2.) Disable in-game add ons like the mage add-on (combustion helper), maps, and Titanpanel (as an aside there are alternative add-ons to Titanpanel that provide the same information on screen without using a lot of memory). e.g. I once used an add-on in which what looked like tearing was, it turned out, bars and indicators scaling improperly on the ui.
3.) If your CPU has integrated graphics and your MB supports it - Disable the GPU card and plug your monitor into the MBs video out and see if 'tearing' persists. There has been some back and forth regarding if it can be a GPU or not and I believe the answer is Yes.

zivlaks · Mar 29, 2014

Here's a graph of FPS on a boss fight in LFR:

1280x720 resolution. Settings: everything on low. Watch how many times it dips under 25 FPS in just 60 seconds

I tried reinstalling the game and running without any addons. Also "clean booted" my PC, with NOTHING in the background except wow and windows processes

zivlaks · Mar 29, 2014

I also tried default settings ( when i reinstalled the game ). My CPU has no integrated graphics

Cyber-Freak · Mar 29, 2014

Just making sure...
you've re-installed WoW and played vanilla style without add-ons?

What about display drivers? are they 13.12 (last 'stable') or beta?

Is your graphics card installed in the Blue or Black PCI Express slots?

zivlaks · Mar 30, 2014

It's in the 3.0 slot. I reinstalled and played without anything, yes. Tried 14.2 and 13.1 drivers so far

Cyber-Freak · Mar 30, 2014

What temperatures are you getting for your GPU? I see everything else CPU wise.

Is the fan making any noise? Is it properly seated and is power getting to the fan?

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