Hey there all, I always hate to start new threads like this but I'm getting frustrated here. I just purchased an ASUS TURBO-GTX970-OC-4GD5 on amazon and I have to say so far I'm very disappointed. The fan is obnoxiously loud (honestly I suspect the fan is faulty, it's by far the loudest one in my computer and much more noticeable than my old gpu's fan), wow is not running as well as I had hoped it would (running recommended settings of high and unable to hold a steady frame rate, I was hoping to be running something steady on ultra), and I find applications crashing now the computer 'hanging'. I've tried installing the drivers from both the disc it came with and NVIDIA's website, and neither seemed to help (the applications aren't crashing anymore so I guess it helped a little). Anybody think they might be able to help? Also, what kind of settings should I be able to run WoW on with my setup? Below are my system specs:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k CPU @ 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150
- RAM: 2 x CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9
- Graphics Card: ASUS Graphics Cards TURBO-GTX970-OC-4GD5
- Power Supply: Corsair HX750i High Performance Power Supply ATX12V/EPS12V 750 CP-9020072-NA
- Operating System: Windows 10 64 bit education edition
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- WoW Settings: Recommended (High, windowed fullscreen, AA: none, shadows: high, view distance: high, etc...)
I'm thinking maybe my RAM is outdated? Maybe I got a faulty gpu? Maybe I'm expecting too much from a gtx970? Oh, and I'm running a samsung SSD as my hard drive if that makes any difference.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. If I can provide any more info please let me know.