World of Warcraft FPS boost needed

**Anilrgowda** · 20-Feb-2007, 09:25 PM

Question: I have an issue in World of Warcraft where i can't go above 60fps. I know that my computer is plenty powerful enough to reach 100's of FPS because of testing in other games. It is very possible that I just don't have it all setup correctly - which i wouldn't doubt. My background is in network topology, not gaming rigs (not anymore at least).

I own a Dell Dimension XPS 600 - about 1 year old. I have (2) nVidia 7800 GTX 256mb video cards that are running (2) Dell 2001(2001 is the model #) 21" monitors. I am not currently running SLI, but have that option. So, the two video cards are in the system, and i have both monitors plugged into the top video card.

For WoW, i run at 1600 x 1200 in Windowed Mode, but maximized. This way i can have the game take up one of my monitors, and have whatever else open on the other monitor and i can drag my mouse out of the game and use whatever else i have open without the game minmizing.

I run with full options - and normally get around 50fps when out in the world. In AQ40 or Naxx i get around 15 (on avg) and in some parts of those instances (and other instances as well) i drop to around 5fps. I've done all the "easy" things to increase FPS like removing names, turning down spell detail, and have taken down a lot of the other settings as well just to test for an increase in FPS.

So my question is: Are there any hardware options i should be messing with to increase FPS? Should i always use SLI for the boost in FPS? Can i use SLI and still use both monitors while playing?

**Anilrgowda** · 20-Feb-2007, 09:25 PM

Soln
Windowed mode is slower than full screen mode - you may want to compare them. If you have all the options enabled, try turning down or disabling Anisotropic Filtering and Anti-Aliasing, because these are the heaviest load on the video card.

**Night-In.VAINS** · 27-Mar-2008, 01:32 AM

I dont know if u fixed this problem already cuz its pretty old , but since i just saw this i have the solution for u ...

press escape -> video -> and ontop of the windows u see u have the option -> Vertical Sync u need to UNselect it for higer fps !!

With ur system specs u should get a fps like 100 or 110 and when u dont move it will be like 125

have fun

**tecktalk** · 06-Jun-2008, 01:16 AM

hmmm.. lemme find it for you.. i'll try to help you within 2 days..

dun wrry

20-Feb-2007, 09:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,715 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	World of Warcraft FPS boost needed Question: I have an issue in World of Warcraft where i can't go above 60fps. I know that my computer is plenty powerful enough to reach 100's of FPS because of testing in other games. It is very possible that I just don't have it all setup correctly - which i wouldn't doubt. My background is in network topology, not gaming rigs (not anymore at least). I own a Dell Dimension XPS 600 - about 1 year old. I have (2) nVidia 7800 GTX 256mb video cards that are running (2) Dell 2001(2001 is the model #) 21" monitors. I am not currently running SLI, but have that option. So, the two video cards are in the system, and i have both monitors plugged into the top video card. For WoW, i run at 1600 x 1200 in Windowed Mode, but maximized. This way i can have the game take up one of my monitors, and have whatever else open on the other monitor and i can drag my mouse out of the game and use whatever else i have open without the game minmizing. I run with full options - and normally get around 50fps when out in the world. In AQ40 or Naxx i get around 15 (on avg) and in some parts of those instances (and other instances as well) i drop to around 5fps. I've done all the "easy" things to increase FPS like removing names, turning down spell detail, and have taken down a lot of the other settings as well just to test for an increase in FPS. So my question is: Are there any hardware options i should be messing with to increase FPS? Should i always use SLI for the boost in FPS? Can i use SLI and still use both monitors while playing?

20-Feb-2007, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,715 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: World of Warcraft FPS boost needed Soln Windowed mode is slower than full screen mode - you may want to compare them. If you have all the options enabled, try turning down or disabling Anisotropic Filtering and Anti-Aliasing, because these are the heaviest load on the video card.

27-Mar-2008, 01:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Night-In.VAINS Fix my Error! Posts: 1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Rep Power: 0 IM:	Re: World of Warcraft FPS boost needed I dont know if u fixed this problem already cuz its pretty old , but since i just saw this i have the solution for u ... press escape -> video -> and ontop of the windows u see u have the option -> Vertical Sync u need to UNselect it for higer fps !! With ur system specs u should get a fps like 100 or 110 and when u dont move it will be like 125 have fun

06-Jun-2008, 01:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
tecktalk Learning to Fix Error! Posts: 56 Join Date: May 2008 Rep Power: 1 IM:	Re: World of Warcraft FPS boost needed hmmm.. lemme find it for you.. i'll try to help you within 2 days.. dun wrry

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