Hi guys, first time poster, long time lurker. I recently got a brand new machine for MoP, mostly following the guide from the homepage gaming setups posted once in a while. Sadly, I'm experiencing low FPS (25) on Ultra settings in any big open areas, it's ok when doing solo instances/raids. In addition to that, the PC is very loud
Here's my spec:
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
- Graphics Card: XFX HD 6870 900MHz 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Dual Mini DisplayPort HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
- PSU: XFX 550W Core Edition Pro PSU
- HDD: SAMSUNG 128GB 830 Series SSD - 2.5" SATA-III
- Case: Coolermaster Elite 335U Case
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache OEM Processor
- RAM: G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
- Additional Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2 Socket 775, 1156, 1155, 1366, AM2, AM3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler
I'm on the outside of the MoP capital, very few players around, looking at the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, with no addons with 23-26 FPS. Mind you, addons don't make much of a difference I've noticed.
I'm running Ultra settings at 1920x1080 resolution. Dropping to 'High' preset only increases it to ~33 FPS, and finally 'Good' preset jumps to 60+ (I've got it capped at 60 with Vertical Sync).
From Catalyst Control Center:
- Activity: 99%
- GPU Clock: 900 MHz
- Memory Clock: 1050 MHz
- Temperature: 62 C
- Fan speed: 65%
I've got updated drivers and OS, running Windows 7 64 bit. My GF's similar build (slightly worse CPU, but with Gigabyte GTX 560 OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 graphics card) is performing much, much better - 60 FPS, with addons, all ultra settings in the same location (mind you, she's got smaller screen so resolution is also lower). I based my build more on the gaming setups posted on MMO Champ and was hoping for even better results than her, you see :)
I don't have any intense applications in the background either, shut them all off for testing.
I'd love any help from anyone more knowledgable about hardware/configs, I tried to include most of the relevant information but if you need anything else, please let me know. I'll appreciate any tips before resorting to 'well just lower the settings' which I'm hoping I can avoid, unless I messed up in setting up the build somewhere?
Thanks!