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    horrible WoW and SWG performance on 7150m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by popwar1993, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. popwar1993

    popwar1993 Newbie

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    Hi, i have a hp pavilion dv6915nr with 3gb ram 2.0 ghz turion 64x2 200gb harddrive and nvidia geforce go 7150m. from what ive seen browsing forums, people can run WoW near max settings on this graphics card. I am getting HORRIBLE performance out of WoW and similar MMOs, i can't even run at 30 fps on 800x600 low settings, and i get this wierd stuttering effect that happens about every 5-10 secs. i've set the vram to 128mb in bios, ive tryed like 10 different drivers from different sites. whats wierd is that i can run TF2 with low rez high settings at around 25-45 fps and i dont get the stutter effect, and i know this game is alot more demanding. can someone help me out to get WoW running good, im considering selling this laptop because WoW was the main thing I bought it for.
     
    popwar1993, Nov 17, 2008
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    daljeet Notebook Evangelist

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  3. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you run it in Windowed Mode? I usually set everything with the Low to High meter to high but keep the far and near meters to normal. I keep on vertical sync and triple buffering and the level of detail on. If it still stutters then open the chat and type "/console maxfps 20" or something.
     
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  4. Templesa

    Templesa Notebook Deity

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    WoW took a serious performance hit post 3.0.2- setups that used to play it well now have lots of issues from the "Wrath Graphical Updates"...

    Unfortunately I don't know how to rectify this.
     
    Templesa, Nov 18, 2008
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    TheArnski Notebook Evangelist

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    sorry for bumping this, but i'm having the same problems as the OP and instead of creating a new thread, i thought i'd resurrect this thread and see if any others can offer their thoughts.

    i know i have a much lower end video card than the OP, but i can run at about 15-20 FPS in populated areas, 20-30 in low populated areas/instances...and i get that stutter the OP was talking about.

    Shaythong: just curious, what would "/console maxfps 20" do?
     
    TheArnski, Nov 19, 2008
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  6. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry for the late reply as well. :p Well you should try it first and also at different numbers if it doesn't work. I think it limits the FPS from going to high so it doesn't drop too low each time which looks like it's stuttering too much. Well something like that. :)
     
    Shaythong, Nov 21, 2008
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  7. TheArnski

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    haha it's fine...i almost forgot about replying in this thread and when i remembered to check it just now, it wsa on the first page...lol

    alright i'll have to try that...

    ty x]
     
    TheArnski, Nov 21, 2008
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