- Jul 9, 2009
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I built my computer back in November. At the time, the GTX 460 graphics cards I bought was $230 and it sounded like it would be able to play WoW, Sims 3, and any other games I wanted with all settings up.
The processor I bought was around $100, and is AMD AthlonII x4 640 @3ghz - I was told it wouldn't bottleneck my GTX 460.
I have 4gigs of G.skill memory and usually have 30-40% still free when gaming.
600watt power supply
Problems
I've been playing World of Warcraft since I built it in November, and have never been able to play with all settings maxed. My FPS will be anywhere from 20-40, and the screen will sometimes freeze depending on where I am. I have shadows on Low now, and everything else on high (not max) and I still only get around 40.
How can I tell if this is a problem with my processor, graphics card, or another component? People say WoW is more dependent on processor, and hearing that makes me wish I bought a more expensive one. There are people with 9800GT who can play WoW on max with 60fps.
Sims 3 is another game I've been playing. They don't have an option for Vsync, so anytime the camera moves you see tearing. When you zoom out a bit to look at the town, the FPS is around 10-30. You only get 40-50fps when you're zoomed close into your house. People with worse computers have none of these problems.
How can I test my computer to be sure it's working right? I almost shelled out the money for an SSD in case it's a problem with my harddrive sending data but I don't know...I'd hate to replace my GPU or processor already and find out I get no boost in performance.
I'm looking for new games to test my computer with
The processor I bought was around $100, and is AMD AthlonII x4 640 @3ghz - I was told it wouldn't bottleneck my GTX 460.
I have 4gigs of G.skill memory and usually have 30-40% still free when gaming.
600watt power supply
Problems
I've been playing World of Warcraft since I built it in November, and have never been able to play with all settings maxed. My FPS will be anywhere from 20-40, and the screen will sometimes freeze depending on where I am. I have shadows on Low now, and everything else on high (not max) and I still only get around 40.
How can I tell if this is a problem with my processor, graphics card, or another component? People say WoW is more dependent on processor, and hearing that makes me wish I bought a more expensive one. There are people with 9800GT who can play WoW on max with 60fps.
Sims 3 is another game I've been playing. They don't have an option for Vsync, so anytime the camera moves you see tearing. When you zoom out a bit to look at the town, the FPS is around 10-30. You only get 40-50fps when you're zoomed close into your house. People with worse computers have none of these problems.
How can I test my computer to be sure it's working right? I almost shelled out the money for an SSD in case it's a problem with my harddrive sending data but I don't know...I'd hate to replace my GPU or processor already and find out I get no boost in performance.
I'm looking for new games to test my computer with
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