I am havng a low FPS problem (I can get a FPS of 10-12,
never more) and the CPU is a P4 @ 2.8Ghz. I have a Nvidia
GeForce 256Mb AGP Graphics card (forget the exact
model right now though it is a supported WoW card). I
have 1Gig of RAM. HTT is turned off (didnt help at all), all
the correct ports are open. I dont have a heating issue. Nothing
unnecessary is running in the background like IE7.0 or
anything. My internet connection is DSL fast....I'm just
stumped. This box should be just screaming FPS.
"Manufacturer/Model: Does it really matter?" Yes it matters, that's why it's asked.
"I have a Nvidia GeForce 256Mb AGP Graphics card (forget the exact model right now though it is a supported WoW card)"
It would definitely help if you listed the make/model of your card. The make/model of your motherboard wouldn't hurt either. And remember, there are minimum requirements & recommended requirements:
K, so the motherboard is a FB77 (part of the SB77G5 Shuttle xpc box and the Graphics card is a Geforce Fx5600. So tonight, I got decent FPS when I was in instances, like, 40-60, but anywhere outside the instances, it just plain sucked (the 10-15 range). I updated my CPU drivers, Nvidia graphics card divers, AND my audio drivers (which did more harm than good but I was able to roll back). I turned my HTT back on since that didnt make a diference at all. I changed my BIOS settings to AGP 256, though I think 128 would be probably have been fine. hmm..what else can I add here....
i would say more mem i know the game is mem intensive. shut all background tasks off. see if the hard disk is chugging away. the graphics card should be enough but then again. i had a 6800 ti and it played wow at full frame and and i think it was 1024 by somehting at a constant 24fps. all text needs typos. There there for the reader to find,to distract them from the total lack of content.
google it! wasnt the answer to the question i asked so dont be dense and give me that repl
I really dont think its the amount of memory. I have friends who run 512Mb and say the runs just fine. Of course...I dont know what they consider to be "just fine". So new update, I uninstalled a multimedia driver that didnt seem to be doing anything and also uninstalled an audio driver that was running when I booted the computer. That fixed some frame rate issues. I'm now getting roughly 17-25 (eh...I guess thats better). From everything I read though, if I do a large(er) raid group, my FPS will drop to an unmanagable < 10 FPS. I do, however, still get a crappy (but slightly beter 12-15 FPS when in Outlands (the latest release). Something is definetly still wrong. Does the type of memory and speed of it matter?
The answer to your problem is simple. The FPS you're getting is about average with a system like that. The FX5600 is a very weak video card however, the FX series were completely horrible IMO, so I suggest you upgrade the video card.. World of Warcraft is very CPU/Mem intensive but upgrading the video card will give you a bit more FPS. I'll point out though, that even with a much better video card your FPS will still lower to the 20-30 area time to time,(like Shattrath, or AV for an example). To improve your FPS significantly you will most likely have to upgrade your PC altogether, a faster processor being the major upgrade.
MSI P35 Platinum
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
HiS Radeon 2900 Pro 512mb
Crucial DDR2 800 2gb
So what Graphics card is recommended then? I have an AGP slot. Would a dual core Xeon 1.7gig be a better CPU? I think I have one of those laying around....not sure what the MBoard is though...It was used as a server system and the case is simply MASSIVE. I doubt the graphics card on that is any good though.
Is this what you have?(or similar)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...If it is, then yes, yes its worth upgrading to that. For the GPU, the best graphics card for around $150 is the x1950 Pro, which has AGP8x and PCIx16 versions. If you really do have a Dual-Core Xeon then it most likely has PCIx16 support depending on the motherboard(check and make sure), and if it does, its worth using that PC instead, and upgrade to a PCIx16 video card. Since AGP8x is a dieing technology, its more future-proof to get a PCIx16 video card now.
MSI P35 Platinum
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66ghz
HiS Radeon 2900 Pro 512mb @ XT
Crucial 2GB Dual-Channel
3dmark06 - 12165
Ok, so that big ass computer with the xeon processor setup is a Precision 530 from Dell with only 1 64 bit PCI slot @66Mhz. Do I really want to use that computer? I dont think thats PCI-E or PCI-X. I couldnt see anywhere on the MB what kind of MB she is, but there's definetly 2 CPUs in there and I didnt want to take the heatsinks off just to see if the CPUs were in fact xeon. So besides all that, this computer is still going to be a better computer? I was thinking it might be a better deal to just buy a new computer from like Best(worst)buy or something. Any thoughts?
I have the same problem you do blick. don't buy a new video card yet.
I have a P4 2.8ghz processor, a 9800 pro video card, 512mb of ram. The ram is a problem, i know. in cities it tops out the physical ram.
I did notice though that my processor is reciprocating between about 20% and 100%. when it hits 100% it get some lag.
i found there was absolutely nothing i could do to improve fps. i was getting unbearable fps at min settings and almost the same at max.
I play this game also on a core duo laptop with 1gb of ram and an internal video card and i get 20fps with everything turned down and that's good enough to play on.
i think the problem lies in the processor. it's a scary thought because it's so expensive but avoid getting a new video card imo.
Bah. I'm getting a new computer with an Intel Q6600 quad core, 4Gb of ram, and the 8800 Geforce Nvidea card. Its time to get a new computer anyway. single core processors are a thing of tha past apparently. :)
