Performance Issue - WoWarcraft - 100% HDD Usage

Calebe Zacai

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Hello,
I'm experiencing some performance issues with a combination of some softwares running simultaneously
My PC Set it's something about 2009/2010 set:
i7 860 @2.80Ghz
MB: Asrock H55M-LE
Memory: 2x2GB Kingston 1066Mhz or 1333Mhz (Dont remember)
GPU: MSI R5770 Hawk 1GB dedicated 128bits
HDD: Seagate 500GB
PSU: Thermaltake 550
Case: Thermaltake M7
Default CPU Cooling
Win 8.1 Pro - Original
The combo software are:
World Of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor;
Curse Client;
Kaspersky AV 2014;
Tukui Client;
FRAPS (for fps measure only).
I used to play WoW on Ultra when was WoTLK. (but now i ran all on low except of Distance view that is on ultra)
When i do the ALT + TAB the computer acts so slow like micro freeze when i open the task manager it shows a 100% of HDD usage and some times it says that is my AV other times the curse client, in fact when i try to maximize curse client it take several seconds to maximize and when it does it only a white page and then after another several seconds appears the content. WoW sometimes show a consumption more than 1.2Gb of memory (just when it became several minutes minimized and when i maximize the game is very laggy).
I don't have money to a complete pc upgrade, but maybe be able to buy some computer parts next year.
What should i buy to resolve these 100% HDD usage and memory usage?
Samsung 840 Evo 250Gb for OS and some games?
G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4GB 1600Mhz? (My MB accepts 8GB only)
Or change my actual GPU: MSI R5770 Hawk 1GB dedicated 128bits?
 
Solution
First You should change stuff in this order:

1. RAM
2. SSD
3. VGA [graphics card]

But the first two are questionable, becuase one won't help without another. Anyway, 4 gigs of ram for Windows 8.1 Pro with all updates and playing games is heavily insufficent.
Get RAM for 100%, get SSD for 100% [Intel 530/Mushkin Chronos DX/Kingston HyperX 3K], You want another VGA for CrossFire? [sorry, no crossfire on Your motherboard].

Do not leave 860 on default cooling, get at least CM Hyper 212 Evo.

If You got normal cooler for CPU, and oced it to at least 3,2-3,5 GHz, You're good to go after GTX 970, which is...well, welcome to the 2014 :)
 

Calebe Zacai

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I remember of having heat issue in the beginning, but now is normal itried to oc once but the computer didnt move beyond bios, so i set default again. For sure i would get the 970 for cost-benefit i would even consider the 760. But my main problem is the performance. Which one should i change first?
 
First You should change stuff in this order:

1. RAM
2. SSD
3. VGA [graphics card]

But the first two are questionable, becuase one won't help without another. Anyway, 4 gigs of ram for Windows 8.1 Pro with all updates and playing games is heavily insufficent.
 
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Calebe Zacai

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Nov 22, 2014
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