99% usage while playing World of warcraft

Muhammad Qayyum

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Hello,

When i run wow even at low setting my GPU usage boost up to 99 %. below are my System specs. please suggest the solution.

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: OptiPlex 780
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A14
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9800 GT
Display Memory: 4065 MB
Dedicated Memory: 993 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic Non-PnP Monitor


 
Solution
Basically you need to update your gpu. If wow is all you play pickup a second hand Gtx 560ti or a 660ti and be done with it. Those are very cheap used and will play wow fine.
I just ran Wow 4.3.4 on 9400 GT and G3220 with these settings:
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My GPU never went over 70%, that was the scene I did it for about 10 sec, not much action.
OP's GPU is a lot stronger than mine(even though mine is overclocked), almost double cores, render processors, loads more texture mapping units.
Try overclocking your GPU with MSI AfterBurner, just put the core clock at max, nothing will happen(at least in my case), if you want to push it a bit more, try Gigabyte's EasyBoost, I am using it and got to 775Mhz on core and 420 Memory(I get artifacts if I up the memory more).
Just try upping it by a bit, you don't have to restart PC, up it by a bit, play game a bit, up it by a bit, play game a bit, your drivers can fail, if you go too high after the artifacts, just restart PC and you're fine.
 
Below are the temp and GPU usage i am getting with overclocking should i go above it?

Core Clock @ 555 MHz

While playing game:

Min Temp: 58 C
Average: 80 C
Max Temp: 81 C

Min Usage: 3%
Average: 97%
Max Usage: 99%

Core Clock @ 580 Mhz

Min Temp: 57 C
Average: 82 C
Max Temp: 83 C

Min Usage: 3%
Average: 97%
Max Usage: 97%

Core Clock @ 600 Mhz

Min Temp: 58 C
Average: 80 C
Max Temp: 81 C

Min Usage: 3%
Average: 97%
Max Usage: 97%
 
Reinstalled all the drivers with DDU but still the same. 🙁

Can this be the reason because i am use 305 watt PSU which comes default with Dell Optiplex 780.

i tried runnng DOTA 2 also and having the same results.
i can try running GTA 5 also if that helps in finding solution.

Thenks for help

 
I just Cleaned my GPU and applied new thermal paste temperature seems to be lower down now my idle temp when browsing and stuff is 50 Celsius and GPU Usage at 3%.
New Temp while playing game is
GPU usage is still going up to 98 % usage but temp is down to 67 Degree Maximum
 
Are you sure that 9800 GT is your GPU, because on Nvidia's site it says the clock is 600Mhz, yours seems to start at 550.
In the overclocks you are getting the same temperature, so try higher, but try to keep it under 90C, change thermal paste if you can.
If you get artifacts, lower the clock a little to where it is stable and try to overclock the memory too.