Comment Re:An Open Question to Slashdot? (Score 0) 217
I had the same problems you're describing while playing WoW. Three months ago I pulled out my old GeForceFX card and spend ~$380USD on a GeForce 6800GT (AGP card, 256MB RAM) from BFG that was overclocked right out of the box.
I play on Hyjal which is an early realm with a HUGE population on it. With my new card I can usually fly into Orgrimmar on the back of the windrider and maintain a consistent 25-40 FPS the entire time. While out questing with my guild, I can get as high as 58 FPS. I run at 1600x1200 resolution with ALL the details maxed out. I switch between windowed and full-screen mode depending on whether I'm vendor/trading or questing with my pals.
My biggest bottleneck right now is disk I/O. The only times my frames really plummet is when I need to load tons & tons of textures (read: zep or boat zone transitions), but it's not unbearable in comparison to what I see many other folks dealing with.
The new video card also relieved the majority of my "lag" issues. I now understand that my bottleneck truly was my video card and not my connection to the internet -- silly me!
I think you can get the same card I bought for ~$200.
HTH
I play on Hyjal which is an early realm with a HUGE population on it. With my new card I can usually fly into Orgrimmar on the back of the windrider and maintain a consistent 25-40 FPS the entire time. While out questing with my guild, I can get as high as 58 FPS. I run at 1600x1200 resolution with ALL the details maxed out. I switch between windowed and full-screen mode depending on whether I'm vendor/trading or questing with my pals.
My biggest bottleneck right now is disk I/O. The only times my frames really plummet is when I need to load tons & tons of textures (read: zep or boat zone transitions), but it's not unbearable in comparison to what I see many other folks dealing with.
The new video card also relieved the majority of my "lag" issues. I now understand that my bottleneck truly was my video card and not my connection to the internet -- silly me!
I think you can get the same card I bought for ~$200.
HTH
