WOW has low fps on gt430 is there a bottle neck, or is it just crapy?

[dark ariel7]

Hello all i just upgraded my system and bought a gt 430 but the performance is not so great... I have 1 gig ddr3 1066 ram and a celeron e1200 oced to 2Ghz my mobo is an MSI g41m-p28. I have read in a few places that the card should be hitting ultra at about 30fps but i cant get it past fair. My res is 1360X768 not a high res as you can see. Would more ram help?
anyone got any ideas?


as an afterthought would 2 gigs in dual channel mode be better than 3 gigs single channel?

 

[memadmax]

Try uninstalling then reinstalling your drivers.
Also, you need more RAM. 1 gig is not gonna cut it. Your celeron is weak too.

 

[esrever]

the celeron is too weak. The 430 isn't too strong but its better.

 

[dark ariel7]

Would you say that the ram is a must? also single channel vs double channel?
I will try to reinstall my driver.
Btw it goes down to even 6 fps in a crowd in an empty place i can get up to 60 fps on high and 40 on ultra.

 

[dark ariel7]

the celeron is too weak. The 430 isn't too strong but its better.

when i check cpu load its onlyat 75% so i dont think its the cpu although i do see your point. It is the weak link in this rig.

 

[esrever]

its definitely the cpu keeping you down.

 

[dark ariel7]

would more ram help i just spent 20 min playing to monitor and the cpu went up to 89 but averaged 75, the ram on the other hand was up to 89 most if not all of the time and it kept going up.

 

[ipwn3r456]

would more ram help i just spent 20 min playing to monitor and the cpu went up to 89 but averaged 75, the ram on the other hand was up to 89 most if not all of the time and it kept going up.

Like what esrever and memadmax said, your CPU is just too weak. Also RAM is too low, GPU is quite weak.

You would want to get a CPU like this: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1349916486&sr=1-2&keywords=core+2+quad

Core 2 Quad, it's somehow a bit outdated for now. But it's still enough.

You would want to upgrade GPU like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127599&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

And upgrade to RAM like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134046

But really, i would suggest getting a new computer. Even with those upgrades, it won't last that long. You can build yourself a decent gaming pc at $500-600 and it would be alot better than your current system.

 

[dark ariel7]

Like what esrever and memadmax said, your CPU is just too weak. Also RAM is too low, GPU is quite weak.

You would want to get a CPU like this: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1349916486&sr=1-2&keywords=core+2+quad

Core 2 Quad, it's somehow a bit outdated for now. But it's still enough.

You would want to upgrade GPU like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127599&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

And upgrade to RAM like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134046

But really, i would suggest getting a new computer. Even with those upgrades, it won't last that long. You can build yourself a decent gaming pc at $500-600 and it would be alot better than your current system.

Thanks but i cant upgrade it much more seeing as i built it out of scraps and have about 20 bucks to spend. I was thinking of maybe a core 2 from ebay. and 1 or 2 more gigs of ram.
regarding the ram as i asked earlier single channel vs double channel?
i only need to play WOW at med to max settings at 1360x768

 

[ipwn3r456]

Thanks but i cant upgrade it much more seeing as i built it out of scraps and have about 20 bucks to spend. I was thinking of maybe a core 2 from ebay. and 1 or 2 more gigs of ram.
regarding the ram as i asked earlier single channel vs double channel?
i only need to play WOW at med to max settings at 1360x768

It would be good to upgrade RAM, but you need to upgrade the CPU as well. Most games nowdays need a dual core CPU, even though your CPU is dual core, it's too slow.

 

[dark ariel7]

any reccomendations off of ebay?

 

[esrever]

If you can get a close to 3ghz core 2 duo off ebay it would be great.
maybe something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-CORE-2-DUO-SLGW3-2-8GHZ-3M-1066-PROCESSOR-CPU-/200828326594?pt=CPUs&hash=item2ec24d12c2

 

[dark ariel7]

thanks! now the only problem is the single vs double channel i originally mentioned.

 

[dark ariel7]

Btw would more oc on my cpu help at all? even if only a little

 

[esrever]

it might help a little. Not much tho. Even if you are able to get it to 2.4, it will still be a bit weak.

You'd probably just need to get 1-2gb more of ram, it really doesn't even matter if they run in dual channel. This pc you have is rather old, might not be worth it to spend too much money on it if you can't.

 

[determinologyz]

Btw would more oc on my cpu help at all? even if only a little

I would just work on building a new pc if it was me

 

[dark ariel7]

i just built this one and i mean Im only 16 with a budget monitored by my mother so...
And do I have to start a new thread for the ram thing or those anyone here know?

 

[ipwn3r456]

I also found these two CPUs as well, both are Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs that is compatible with your motherboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-2-4-GHz-SL9UM-CPU-Socket-LGA775-HH80562PH0568M-/230862964357?pt=CPUs&hash=item35c0814685
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-2-4-GHz-SL9UM-CPU-Socket-LGA775-HH80562PH0568M-/230862964357?pt=CPUs&hash=item35c0814685

They are the same CPU... just difference in prices. Good luck on the bid.

 

[dark ariel7]

Thanks!

 

[ipwn3r456]

BTW, do you know what is your power supply is? It would be better for us to provide you better suggestions.

 

[dark ariel7]

its a 520

 

[ipwn3r456]

its a 520

520 what? List the model name and wattage?

 

[dark ariel7]

wattage

 

[ipwn3r456]

wattage

Do you know what brand is it? Or model?

 

[bigshootr8]

I'm guessing he means watts probably shouldn't confuse the guy if you go into amps with him should take it slow.

Also OP keep in mind that world of warcraft is very processor and hard drive heavy not so much on the graphics end. And as others have said your processor is a bit dated as well as your gpu more so your cpu though.