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WoW low frame rate is making me want to smash things!
Grimm
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Manufacture: Asus
Model: Asus Notbook G50VT Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450@2.13GHz
RAM: 4GB
Operating System: Windows Vista
System Type: 64 - bit operating system
Video: Nvidia Geforce 9800m GS
World of Warcraft ran fine on my three year old gateway laptop with average video settings. When i first installed WoW on this computer, it ran great on maxed out video settings and with other programs running. Now for some reason 95% of the time im getting 2 FPS. It will jump up to something like 8 for a bit and then if im really lucky, maybe 30 FPS for a few seconds before it drops back down again. I've tried my video settings all the way up, all the way down, all my add ons disabled, and with no other programs running in the back ground. I've also checked my video card for updates but device manager says its current. I tried opening a ticket in game so i could talk to a blizzard tech but after two days of the little icon on my screen saying im in line, i gave up and canceled it. Can anyone tell me how to fix this before either smash this thing into pieces and/or cancel my account?
Model: Asus Notbook G50VT Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450@2.13GHz
RAM: 4GB
Operating System: Windows Vista
System Type: 64 - bit operating system
Video: Nvidia Geforce 9800m GS
World of Warcraft ran fine on my three year old gateway laptop with average video settings. When i first installed WoW on this computer, it ran great on maxed out video settings and with other programs running. Now for some reason 95% of the time im getting 2 FPS. It will jump up to something like 8 for a bit and then if im really lucky, maybe 30 FPS for a few seconds before it drops back down again. I've tried my video settings all the way up, all the way down, all my add ons disabled, and with no other programs running in the back ground. I've also checked my video card for updates but device manager says its current. I tried opening a ticket in game so i could talk to a blizzard tech but after two days of the little icon on my screen saying im in line, i gave up and canceled it. Can anyone tell me how to fix this before either smash this thing into pieces and/or cancel my account?
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Do these things:
Get canned air and spray out the heat sink fan.
Get a boot-up/services manager for your version of windows and deselect ALL of the proggies you don't need to run in a service.
Update your card drivers.
I've already run adaware, spybot, and a virus scan as usual. I also regularly spray out the computer. I also have already selected which programs to run in msconfig.
Sometime over the summer. I just bought this thing over the summer but after a couple weeks, i had to do a reinstall to fix some corrupted file.
wonder if this could be my problem
about 90c or 190f
EDIT: Thats the video card
YMMV.
Edit: Oh, dusted regulary. But those temps are still too high. Hopefully the fan hasn't broken?
check to make sure that your fans are still running fine, and that nothing is blocking any intakes/exhausts.
They cast a shadow like a sundial in the morning light. It was half past 10.
I was running Vista (and my system is a fucking monster) and had constant problems.
Upgraded to Win 7 64-bit and its like an entirely different computer.
If this is an option at all,I'd highly suggest considering it.
It may not be the cause of your problems, but I agree with neville having recently upgraded to 7 myself. If you're a student you can get it cheap. If you're not a student, see if someone you know who is will get it for you.
I was actually considering that. Im working seven days a week, twelve hour shifts so it might be awhile before i get a chance to get to the store though.
If you can get a student discount, just buy the upgrade online and download it.
If you haven't been overclocking, you've already got rid of dust, and your computer is in a well ventilated area, your fans just might be dieing.
GPU -162F
Core 1 - 135f
Core 2 - 135f
When did the problem start?
It could well be the Nvidia driver issue you linked; I assume you've already tried updating/regressing drivers? Maybe Windows Update snuck a driver update on you when you weren't looking. System Restore?
At this point you've probably investigated all the easier possibilities, so now's the time to try harder ones. Installing Windows doesn't hurt if you have a clean install disc lying about - if you have 10gb free, you can shrink your current partition, drop Windows 7 there, then test WoW on it (i.e., temporarily dual-boot Windows Vista + 7. This might take about an hour if everything goes correctly, most of it watching Windows slowly install, and can be cleanly undone by just deleting the second install and re-expanding your current partition).
Other tests: look for a laptop cooler, or place your laptop in a significantly cooler (not humid) place - open a window for a while, perhaps. If the problem diminishes, it's a heat issue (which may then be due to driver fault, or bad hardware).
Run something else that eats GPU and see if it slows down as well. This might depend on your being roughly familiar with how such software would behave normally on a laptop of your spec.
The problems started before halloween. At first it was kinda a 50/50 chance if it would happen. Sometimes it would run fine, other times i would get a minute or so of crap every 30 - 45 seconds. The only vista install i have is the system restore cd that came with the computer. I tried to buy windows 7 tonight but staples only had the upgrade from one 7 version to another, walmart, have every version except the one i wanted, target didn't have anything, and the mall was no help either. I was hoping to get the full version instead of an upgrade. While it may cost more, if i ever have to reload this computer in the future, i wont have to install vista and then the windows 7 upgrade. And i wouldn't have to deal with all the crap best buy sneaks in on the restore cd for vista.
New speedfan results
GPU - 127f
Core 1 - 124f
Core 2 - 124f
EDIT: after an hour or so of WoW with much better frame rates
GPU - 145f
Core 1 - 137f
Core 2 - 137f
What, what? That's not a good thing, you know.