FPS in World of Warcraft.

Pound06

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So I sit in a place where there are hardly any people and have 15.6 fps. Friend of mine has 116 fps. I know his computer is better but why can't I get at least 50 fps or so?

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/23/2010, 15:10:32
Machine name: STEVE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq-Presario
System Model: KJ383AA-ABA SR5450F
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 1207MB used, 5659MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 465
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_06C4&SUBSYS_14653842&REV_A3
Display Memory: 2400 MB
Dedicated Memory: 993 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor: LG W2353(HDMI)
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.5721 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/7/2010 16:57:00, 9712744 bytes

Is there something I am doing wrong? Is it my motherboard and processor? I've been getting frustrated with this. Thank you for any help.
 

computerguyman

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what's your PSU? is it 550W or above? Your video card requires 550 minimum to work to its full potential.

You have 3 GB of RAM which SHOULD be enough, I'm not sure about your processor though. WoW is very processor/RAM heavy, so perhaps that could be causing it... I'd definitely look into the PSU first though
 

Haserath

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Are all the settings the same on both of your setups? When I used to play WoW I remember that the settings that let you see farther would always hit my PC the most, it would drop it to about 30fps with everything else max @ 1080p. This was with a Core i7 and GTX 280.

That processor might be a little to slow to max out everything in the game, the Graphics card and memory should be good enough.
 

Pound06

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1920x1080 32bit.

in game settings:

1920x1080 Wide
24-bit color 24-bit depth 2x multisample
fresh rate: 50 hz

http://www.dslreports.com/im/89971765/5415.png

PSU is 600w

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/Poundy06/WoWScrnShot_062310_161641.jpg
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/Poundy06/WoWScrnShot_062310_161545.jpg

ATM when I turn all my effects to the lowest possible I still have the same fps as when I have them all on. I think they even dropped to 6 and 8 fps.

I hope that answers all that?


 

Haserath

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Are you able to overclock your CPU some? If the FPS in the game rises then you would know that the CPU was bottlenecking the system.
If you do try overclocking, make sure that the cpu isn't going to overheat.