high CPU thread usage
I have a relatively modern CPU, unlike the requirements of this game. The problem I’m having is that a single thread on the CPU runs at 100% even when limiting the FPS, which makes no sense.
Is this normal?
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I don’t know anything about computers but as long as nothing bad is happening it’s fine right?
No, if a CPU component is overused and unbalanced, it deteriorates further. In the case of the CPU, the computer’s temperature can rise due to excessive use of that thread, which can cause blue screens, DPS surges, unexpected shutdowns, etc.
Ahh, I see…
Yeah actually, looking at my own task manager the CPU usage on WoW is ~15%. Something has to be wrong.
The real cataclysm is caused by how unoptimized the game is
Just no, absolutely no.
Let’s now discuss actual facts shall we.
First off wow is predominantly a single threaded game, the engine was built when multithread meant multi CPU boards which existed only in the server and high end workstation world. Wow has limited multi threading via engine updates but it’s not like modern games and won’t be unless they completey rewrite the entire game engine.
Now onto your myrid of false statements.
Running on one thread is actually not harmful, and will not lead to anything bad happening. If it bsods or overheats running one core at max turbo you will also crash using all cores because one core at full speed rest at idle means your using 1/4 to 1/8 of your TDP depending on core count and design, meaning that your not even close to the possible heat generation or power demands of the CPU running at full power. Also it won’t degrade it, for that to happen requires high voltage above spec or very long extended usage time, what happens to degrade it is called electro migration. Unless your manually overclocking and boosting voltage over tested tolerance levels your fine. Please do some basic research, as someone whose been fixing computers and troubleshooting them professionally for 20 years this kind of information leads to people thinking they have issues where no exists.
You don’t have a problem
welcome to an OUTDATED engine. Imagine how well the game would run if it was updated to be efficient in multithread. You could always try undervolting your cpu. That’s what i’m doing. I found certain cores in my 13700k ran very hot. Undervolting reduced my temps by around 10c
it would have to be rebuilt from the ground up, its not that simple to just update it, its a complete rebuild of the game engine entirely, aka its not being done.
Yeah no one could move it to something like Unreal 5.
to change the engine means redoing most scripts, troubleshooting every interaction, fixing broken animations and lights, basically if they are going to change the engine you might as well just do WoW 2
My compliments. I’m certainly not a computer guy, but good gosh you sure seem to know your stuff. Good of you to share your knowledge and experience here.
Actually very informative thank you.
What I do before I run wow I make sure all task bar programs are exited… yes everything like curseforge or extra apps that really do nothing but hog system memory like logittech keyboard and mouse software or C Cleaner and malware bytes or VOICEMOD or virtual machine software… should just be windows… antiviurus blue tooth and WOW. THATS IT! nothing else. I have seen people try to play wow with 64 google chrome tabs open. SERIOUSLY!!! THAT IS INSANE!
I need some if this.
I do that. It’s fine. But I also have 64gb ddr4 ram.
Are you playing wow with 4gb of system RAM?
Wow with all my weak auras and add-ons uses 2.3gb of ram, wow base game with no add-ons uses 580mb of system RAM for cata classic. For threads wow liads one thread on my Ryzen to 85-90% and a second to about 25%. Now I’m using a Ryzen 5 5600x with 32gb RAM meaning I have 4.75 real cores free for other things plus 6 virtual ones, as well as 29.7gb free for other things.
I have discord up, edge usually on YouTube, steam, EA app, Uplay, epic, gig galaxy, and rockstar game launcher in the background combined I’m sitting at about 13gb of my ram in use so that means a normal 16gb config is fine for multitasking. Now if your still using a core 2 Duo and 4gb if ram you likely need to close everything though
I usually blame people who use multiple security programs installed on their computer like I saw one person have mcafee and norton installed and malware bytes install at same time. Thats like a one bedroom apartment with 5 toilets.
Yeah but that’s a totally different kind of problem it’s not so much that it should cause performance problems it’s more that they’re going to be fighting with each other for system access to clean it up and this is not pretty.
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