WOW low fps - monitor or gpu?

mnphats · Jan 6, 2016

I think my graphics card is having a hard time pushing the 1440 monitor. I am getting between 30-60 fps. I dont like the look of a lower resolution on the 27" monitor.

outfit:
monitor: asus pb278
i5 3450 3.1ghz
8gb ram
gtx 560i 2gb

If playing WOW on better settings is the goal, should I:
1. get a lower res monitor 24" monitor (144hz 1080p)
2. get a better video card (970?)
3. nothing, your rig sucks

Thanks for your opinions.

Maarsch · Jan 6, 2016

Well, 3 is not true

But the choice between 1 and 2 depends on you.
The second is more expensive and will result in better in 60+ fps on 1440p
The first is cheaper and will result in 60+ fps on 1080p

I'd go with the second, the 560 is getting pretty old. And buying an additional smaller screen to conform to aging hardware rather than investing in the future doesn't strike me as the best bet.

Vetsku · Jan 6, 2016

Yeah the 560 ti is pretty old and im not suprised that you are having a hard time at 1440p. If you want to stay at the 1440p (And play other new games with that resolution) i would buy a new card.

IvoSpathari · Jan 6, 2016

If you can afford it , buy a new card , yours is a bit too old and doesn't have enough vram for 1440p

Mike_144 · Jan 22, 2016

If you wanna be able to play on 1440 option 4. Consider buying a gtx 980 ti. It sounds like you like crisp pixels. You can't play at 1440 with a single 970, atleast NOT on High settings, maybe medium.

Ravi Sankar · Feb 4, 2016

Get GTX 970, that should be better price/perf at this time ... BTW what is the max refresh rate of the monitor supports?

See the GPU utilization, while you are getting low FPS, see CPU util also, and check if any thing is giving bottleneck

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