Problems turning camera in WoW (120 fps, but choppy)

[valrath21]

Hey there. Whenever I turn my camera, the slower the more noticeable, my game gets really choppy. If anyone has has a similar problem or could help me, let me know please. Lowering settings does not help.

GTX 570

Just reformatted, all drivers up to date.

Not even sure if it's a Graphics Card issue, or not, but yea. I'll run and post anything needed.



Edit: It's not only WoW. It happens in Skyrim too. I don't remember it really happening in GW2 and SWtOR, but their cameras were a lot different. Just slower, really.



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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/2/2012, 03:32:59
Machine name: JACOB-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-990FXA-UD3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8174MB RAM
Page File: 2346MB used, 13998MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 64bit Unicode



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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 570
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1086&SUBSYS_120719DA&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4049 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1233 MB
Shared Memory: 2816 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: Acer X243W

 

[valrath21]

^^ I am in the same boat as you I am very sensitive to 60hz refresh rate feels way different and "choppier" than 120hz monitors....once you go 120hz you never go back lol......and valrath your hdd usage looks normal. what bystander is saying is totally possible your cpu usage and hdd usage look normal and i dont think they are causing the issue.

Maybe you guys are right, idk. I had one of my friends look at it, who doesn't wear glasses if that even matters, and he said it looked fine. I then had his brother look at it, who wears glasses like me, and he said it looked laggy and choppy. Need to look into having someone who knows about these things come see it, or something.

 

[drums101]

or try wearing contacts....lol jk but you still didnt answer my question about the avatar lol

 

[valrath21]

or try wearing contacts....lol jk but you still didnt answer my question about the avatar lol

Haha, it's actually my favorite rapper, not me at all. Kid Cudi.

 

[drums101]

shows you how much I know about the music scene....haha thats why I am on tomshardware not some music forum lol

 

[valrath21]

shows you how much I know about the music scene....haha thats why I am on tomshardware not some music forum lol

I swear, most people I show it to say it looks fine, but I have never had this problem. It's so noticeable to me that I can't even play. Is it just me? I wish I knew someone who played games AND worked with computers...

 

[bystander]

Your cheap mouse is likely making it look worse. A cheap wireless mouse will make things less smooth, and Skyrim is not the smoothest to begin with. A 120hz monitor would help too.

 

[valrath21]

Your cheap mouse is likely making it look worse. A cheap wireless mouse will make things less smooth, and Skyrim is not the smoothest to begin with. A 120hz monitor would help too.

Haha I'd love a 120 Hz monitor, but currently unemployed and I'm sure even the cheapest is a pretty good chunk of money. I am buying a Razer Naga though. Need a gaming mouse, even if it's not the problem.

 

[valrath21]

Very poor quality video, but you can still sort of see what I'm talking about. Look at the bottom right hand corner of the video during the first 10 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eE3dYrW0So

 

[bystander]

I had to look at it again in fullscreen to notice that it did look to bounce a bit. It looked a bit like a hand held camera. That might suggest the input was not smooth. Leaning towards the mouse as the culprit.

 

[valrath21]

I had to look at it again in fullscreen to notice that it did look to bounce a bit. It looked a bit like a hand held camera. That might suggest the input was not smooth. Leaning towards the mouse as the culprit.

Well, purchased a new, gaming mouse. Should be coming in shortly and we shall see.

 

[Sunius]

The camera spinning looks indeed choppy. I agree with bystander, because if you look at the frostblood vanquisher, its wings are moving very smoothly. Camera, however, is not.

 

[valrath21]

Just found out it's doing it on Rift too. I'm almost tempted to uninstall Retail or even reformat, again and test games without downloading WoW...

Still gotta wait awhile until I get my mouse...

 

[SketchAEtch]

I recently noticed the SAME exact thing happening to me. Games like WoW/Borderlands 2/Skyrim aswell. Using a GTX 670.

Having gone through the whole troubleshooting thing of rolling back drivers and adjusting a hundred settings in all games, I'm leaning toward it being my mouse but I can't replicate it reliably outside of games. (MSPaint Jaggies, etc.)

Let me know if replacing your mouse fixes the issue; I'd really like to solve this- making me paranoid that my video card is bad. Like you, however, I'm getting 120+ frames in WoW; just very choppy turning.

I'm using a 120HZ BenQ monitor; i7 2700k; and Samsung 830s for storage. I'm going to dig out an old mouse tomorrow and see if it does the same thing. Otherwise I'll do another fresh reformat, even though this one was just done last week.