WoW at low fps with 8800gt oc

[tim_tank]

Alright guys so I bought World of Warcraft, and I've been playing it a bit with everything on like mid-high settings only getting like 30-40 fps. And I will change like every single setting to LOW and still only get like 60-70fps in some places..which shouldnt happen.

my cpu specs

2gb RAM
2.4ghz dual core AMD athlon 64x2
nvidia 8800gt oc

I am thinking about over clocking it abit but my videocard is very hot as it is.

let me know whats wrong, thanks.

 

[tim_tank]

700w psu so that isnt a problem

 

[jlear3]

my 700w psu is a piece of *** and is being replaced.. like people say its not all about watts, its got to do with rails and stuff.. dont know much about it but yeah

 

[dirtmountain]

Those aren't particularly bad numbers depending on what resolution you play at.

Benchmarks - check out the hit that shadows give to fps
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,689378/WoW-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-Benchmarks-with-Ati-and-Nvidia-graphics-cards/Practice/

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/mainstream-cards-mmorpg_14.html#sect0

 

[AKM880]

Can you overclock your CPU?

 

[jeffredo]

30 - 40 FPS is good based on where you are at. FPS ranges pretty widely depending on whether you are in the "old world", Dalaran, Raids, parts of Outland and Northrend. The last PC I had that I played WoW on was an X2 6400+ (3.2 Ghz) with an 8800 GTX. My FPS on a 22 inch monitor with all settings maxed and shadow quality off ranged from 25-60 depending on where I was.

 

[tim_tank]

Not sure how to overclock my CPU and im not that good at this stuff so i might screw it up, also Im thinkign about buying 2GB more ram.