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Ok so I just bought a nVidia GTX 550 Ti. I run WoW in recommended settings. I start the game, cool it's 55-60 fps. Then 2 minutes later (without changing anything to my graphics option) BAM! 15 to 30 FPS everywhere, WTF someone explain that please?
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2011-07-09, 12:45 AM #1Field Marshal
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New Graphics Card Lag, WTF!?
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2011-07-09, 12:51 AM #2TOTALLY NOTBanned
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Do you have VSync on? If so, make sure that the Triple Buffering option IS checked (under advanced)
If it's unchecked, the FPS-counter will drop to half if it can't maintain stability on 60. And then down to 15, and cap vsync there.
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2011-07-09, 12:52 AM #3Deleted
Just to be completely sure, you DID install drivers for the new card, right?
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2011-07-09, 12:57 AM #4The Lightbringer
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After you have checked your driver and messed around a bit you might want to make sure the cooler working correctly.
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2011-07-09, 01:23 AM #5Field Marshal
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Yes my drivers are installed.
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2011-07-09, 01:32 AM #6High Overlord
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Turn off all of your addon's before you login, then see if you still get bad fps.
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2011-07-09, 01:40 AM #7Warchief
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wow is cpu dependant. dont expect high rates with a gpu change.
even with my trifire 6950 setup with everything maxxed i was at around 30 fps hover in SW/ogrimmar when it was busy @3.84Ghz turbo core. hover at 50 now with it at 4.0GhzLast edited by sizzlinsauce; 2011-07-09 at 01:42 AM.
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