I know you guys are experts with computers and I have even tried the wow forums to no avail, My computer has the following specs: Code: System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 9/29/2014, 00:34:44 Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.140723-2018) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: MSI System Model: MS-7900 BIOS: V1.0 Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~4.1GHz Memory: 16384MB RAM Available OS Memory: 16324MB RAM Page File: 2817MB used, 15937MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.16384 64bit Unicode Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce GTX 770 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Type: Full Device Display Memory: 4033 MB Dedicated Memory: 1985 MB Shared Memory: 2048 MB Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (144Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: PLG2773 Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz) Should run wow and twitch (multi monitors) fine right? I have my monitors connected to my GTX 770. My question is why am I experiencing huge fps drops in main cities on "good" settings, not even "ultra" without anything running, and then unplayable fps while I have, say twitch streaming on my other monitor? what do I need to do!? Help me buddy forum!
Okay the twitch thing you can fix by following some guides on their website. The WoW FPS drop, is that with or without HB? If it is with HB, does it matter if HB is paused or not when you get the FPS drop? Are your graphics drivers up-to-date? Is your CPU overclocked - but voltage not set correctly? Try run the game as DX 9 &/or try turning Shadows RIGHT down. -Grim
Hey Grim, thanks for the response, FPS is the same regardless of HB, so with HB running it sits around 25-30 in the main city, outside in a desolate zone it can reach around 120fps, but still as soon as any stress is applied it drops straight back to 30 (with and without HB HB is not a factor). I am sure my graphics drivers are up to date yes, can you tell me though should I be experiencing these problems on this rig on "good" settings? Shadow is on the lowest, tried dx9 and dx11 as well as 32bit and 64bit (without HB). No idea how to check overclock settings!
Just going to throw this out there. Try updating drivers. Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers Get a stable version btw.
It is weird. His PC is MORE than enough to run it on high. I'm on a 2500k, with an AMD R9 290X, and even on my old Nvidia 560GTX I had a better FPS on ultra (except Shadows) -Grim
My rig should be powerful enough to run WOW on "Good" settings with no fps spikes in big groups / main cities Anything further you could suggest? would overclocking help? or even some further settings using the Catalyst control centre, currently when I try to access my Catalyst control centre it says "AMD's Desktop manager is being unloaded because an AMD display driver is not currently running" will this have anything to do with it?
Do you have wow on SSD or HDD? BTW New hardware isnt that powerfull as people expect them to be. Yes, they make it slightly faster (about 10%-20% performance gain each time they deploy new series), slightly cooler, less power hungry. But when you compare your current spec, and 5y old high end PC, you wont notice difference in terms of performance. Just my 2 cents.
You need to know, how an mmo actually works(technically wise) to understand, why, under certain circumstances, fps drop or not. MMOs are more limited by CPU than by GPU. In short form, view distance, shadows and all that stuff, is calculated by the CPU. If you have a massive amount of people (main cities) standing in the same render area, the cpu has to compute a massive amount of data, which results in a bottleneck and therefore fps drop. That is absolutely normal. Intel CPUs are far superior for gaming, no secret here, but even the fastest Intel CPU drop your fps in mmos. People claiming to always have 100fps or whatever just talk bullshit. Yes, overclocking would help. (But don't expect magic to happen) Every CPU overclocks different in terms of max stable clock speed and also regarding needed vcore voltage. Keep an eye on temperatures! (If you are using a stock cooler, don't even try it)
