Hey all, hopefully you can help me. I recently upgraded my computer, but I'm feeling like I'm not getting the fps I should be in World of Warcraft. I can get 80-90+ when I'm in a very small/uncrowded area, but that's rare. Normally in high population areas, I'm only getting high teens/low 20s. I've scanned my computer for viruses and spyware, and it's clean, as far as I can detect. I've not had any video problems to my knowledge since getting the card.
I have two theories, maybe someone can confirm either of them. The first is that the GeForce 9800 GTX needs two power plugins, and I only had one, so I had to use one of the converters to convert the other type of power plug to the kind that the GeForce 9800 GTX needs. Could this be causing the card to not get enough power?
My other question is about the motherboard (listed below). It states this about the memory:
I have 2 2g chips installed, but it only sees 2.5g. I understand that non-32-bit systems won't see the whole amount, but I figured I'd see more than 2.5g.
I was told on another forum that the Intel Pentium D is a bottleneck for the 9800 GTX and could be causing such low fps. Can anyone confirm this?
I've attached my DxDiag, if anyone wants to take a look at it. Thanks for any help that you can give!
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Motherboard: ASUSTek P5VD2-VM SE
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/17/07 11:41:26 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2560MB RAM
Page File: 966MB used, 3481MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
000,5,2,,5.03.2600.5512
I have two theories, maybe someone can confirm either of them. The first is that the GeForce 9800 GTX needs two power plugins, and I only had one, so I had to use one of the converters to convert the other type of power plug to the kind that the GeForce 9800 GTX needs. Could this be causing the card to not get enough power?
My other question is about the motherboard (listed below). It states this about the memory:
I have 2 2g chips installed, but it only sees 2.5g. I understand that non-32-bit systems won't see the whole amount, but I figured I'd see more than 2.5g.
I was told on another forum that the Intel Pentium D is a bottleneck for the 9800 GTX and could be causing such low fps. Can anyone confirm this?
I've attached my DxDiag, if anyone wants to take a look at it. Thanks for any help that you can give!
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Motherboard: ASUSTek P5VD2-VM SE
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/17/07 11:41:26 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2560MB RAM
Page File: 966MB used, 3481MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
000,5,2,,5.03.2600.5512
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