Hi All!
I am currently running WoW with an i5-4690K 3.5 GHz // 8 Gb Ram // GTX 750
I cannot seem to run the game on more than 40fps, and in crowded areas it goes sub 10fps.
I currently have it on 2 in the resolution slide bar and from what I understand I should be able to run the game fine.
-All mods (all 3 of them lol) /drivers are fully updated
Any advice?
EDIT: running it on windows 8
It’s not a laptop is it?
Negative.!
If you have Nvidia GeForce Experience installed, make sure it didn’t auto optimize the game. I’ve read some reports of it setting the render scale to 200%, which would kill the FPS on a low end system.
Edit: I’d check the in game render scaling too, maybe you accidentally adjusted it.
I have the same CPU, it’s still fine for gaming, but showing its age anymore. Not a bad idea to plan on getting a new motherboard when a future gen CPU releases and has enough of a performance increase to justify a real need to upgrade. Your computers current problem is your GPU, just need an upgrade. I’d get a 1060 at the minimum that’ll get you around 30-40 FPS on max* (from the benchmark videos I’ve seen) if you’re really on a budget, but if you can afford a little more I’d get a 1070 (preferably ti). Or if you prefer AMD the equivalence would be a vega 56 or 64.
I think it’s your GPU, was running game with i5-4570 and 1060, it’s not nearly that bad
If your 750 only has 1gb the vram buffer might be hitting a wall. If so, try lowering texture resolution
A 4690K is not a “low end system”.
Something is definitely up, though. You should be able to get solid framerates at medium settings with a GTX 750.
I’d start with checking all your settings, like Render Scale, and then doing clean uninstall/reinstall of drivers.
Then check your add-ons one at a time.
And… overclock that thing. You’ve got a K chip, and have it idling probably 1Ghz lower than you could OC it.
I meant his system as a whole. It is low end (for today) mostly thanks to the 750.
Yeah but that wouldn’t really affect framerate unless hes got one of the like… 2 options that can actually tank GPU performance cranked up.
The main things that cause plummets in framerate are all CPU bound, and the CPU he’s got is more than enough to get solid framerates, particularly if he overclocks it.
I know it’s not a 1:1 scale, and the way the GPU manages its buffer is a mystery to me, but, here’s my findings:
Values are desktop to loading into Boralus.
I know in many games if there is insufficient VRAM, the game FPS tanks, (RE7). I can’t get the game to max out my 8GB no matter what I do, so I can’t test it out in this game.
I do know the game itself lists 2GB VRAM buffer as the minimum for 1024x768 resolution.
Thank you all! Woke up to a lot of very helpful comments! I’ll take a look around and try some of the suggestions posted I’ll let you guys know if it helped!
Like others suggested I’d get a new video card like a gtx 1060 or higher.
If you don’t have an ssd then that would also be a nice upgrade. Those 2 would be good enough for a few more years.
With same cpu and a gtx 970 (1060 gives around the same) I get great frame rates (locked at 60fps) and only time I feel it slowing down in at world bosses with more then 1 full raid there but everyone gets that as well.
Luckily my brother has a 1070 so I’ll upgrade my power supply and try running it with his GPU see if it changes anything.
Thanks all again!
That’s what I just bought a 1070 I wanted a 1080 but prices don’t move much up here and when they do it’s usually low stock so it goes in minutes.
Its an Evga card so I’ll also have to check how much it’ll cost to upgrade it to a 2070/2080.
What power supply do you have?