fps jumps

[Nuf]

hi, i have a problem with fps jumps... it started about a month ago, happens only when i am in raid... normally i have about 30-40fps but sometimes it drops to 1-3 for about 3minutes a then back. I formated my computer last week, install new system and wow again, all addons dissabled but this fps jumps stayed... Can u help me please with this.... I play wow for about year and half and i never had this problem

thx

[Gritz]

Next time it happens, hit ctrl-alt-delete and open up the task manager - sort by process usage. this should show you if there is a background process eating up CPU cycles (AV scanners are a frequent culprit). If there is nothing out of the ordinary (or if there is), post back the following info:

CPU clock speed (ie 2.0ghz core 2 duo)
amount of RAM (eg 2GB)
Grapics card: (eg Nvidia GeForce GTX 260)

[Nuf]

no more background process. Only WoW, when it happens, starts eating much more CPU.

CPU Celeron 2.8GHz
ram 768MB
GC nVidia GeForce 6200

[Soulbender]

ram 768MB

this.

Get at last 1Go, pref. two. The PC will be swapping like hell to disk, especially with the new wotlk textures.

edit : and the cpu /vga is very weak. Hope you run wow at the lowests settings.

[Nuf]

but i never had this problem before... first weeks of ulduar were without problems

[Visceroid]

as gritz said, when doing such a test, make sure you have the latest video card drivers installed, disabled any automatic antivirus schedules (norton hello -.-) and if all of that doesn't help, check if your graphic card/cpu cooler isn't full of dust. Overheating can cause a FPS drop as well ^^ so make sure to not only blame programs/addons for it but also your hardware enviroment.