WHat CPU

mcolbourn · 05-31-05, 07:05 AM

Guys you can see from my sig what I have got. I am currently playing a lot of WOW and am still trying to decided what to upgare to do I just go out and but a 3700+ for my current setup or get a 939 and a 3500+ ( it will need to be an AGP I guess NF3). I know the second option is more expensive so I need to make sure that the upgrade will show results.

ChrisRay · 05-31-05, 07:07 AM

Why are you upgrading your processor for WoW? The difference will be negligable at your performance level. My second computer plays WoW great @ 1280x960(Monitor limitation for decent refresh) @ 4xAA/16xAF @ a steady 75 + FPS.

mcolbourn · 05-31-05, 10:18 AM

Well its also for CS:S, I am also limited to 1280*1024 btw.

jAkUp · 05-31-05, 10:25 AM

Go 939 and pick up a venice 3700

Sideshow · 05-31-05, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisRay

Why are you upgrading your processor for WoW? The difference will be negligable at your performance level. My second computer plays WoW great @ 1280x960(Monitor limitation for decent refresh) @ 4xAA/16xAF @ a steady 75 + FPS.

Somehow i find that very hard to belive. I too have a barton 3200+ in my rig and the fps is far from 75+, more like 35 on avarage.

And I got anandtech and gamespot backing me up on this one.
Anand
Gamespot

05-31-05, 11:50 AM

Yeah me too. I run the game at 1280x1024 @ 4AA (ingame)/8AF(CP) (max possible ingame settings) with a FPS around 30~40 but not 75+, I play in the 3rd person so thats why its low, If I play in First Person I can stay around 40~50, indoors I shoot up to 85 (vsync on).

superklye · 05-31-05, 11:55 AM

When I had the game, my 2600+ (OCed to 2.2GHz) and 6800GT got me 75+ FPS @ 1280x1024 w/4xAA and 16xAF.

anzak · 05-31-05, 12:32 PM

No one has a steady framerate in WoW. I play with vsync enabled so its capped at 85 @ 1600x1200. This is the performance difference in different areas.

Barrens or Badlands: 85fps
ashenvale: 40fps
small towns (like brill or goldshire): 70fps
Orgrimmar or IF: 30fps at best
Grom'gol area: 17fps at best

This is just some of the performance numbers I remember. What im trying to say is that you cant state an average fps for WoW because it varies so much by your location.

I play at 1600x1200 w/ 4xAA and 16xAF because im totally CPU limited up till that.

Tr1cK · 05-31-05, 10:56 PM

Going from my NF2 TBred 2.2ghz to NF3 Winch 2.5ghz I have a noticed a HUGE difference. Im not sure, but I would def bet the memory bandwidth has a lot to do with it.

05-31-05, 07:05 AM	#1
mcolbourn Time waits for no man! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 736	WHat CPU Guys you can see from my sig what I have got. I am currently playing a lot of WOW and am still trying to decided what to upgare to do I just go out and but a 3700+ for my current setup or get a 939 and a 3500+ ( it will need to be an AGP I guess NF3). I know the second option is more expensive so I need to make sure that the upgrade will show results. __________________ CPU : Intel Core i7 920 @ 4 Ghz - MOBO : Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - RAM : Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 - GPU : Power Color 6970 HD : Crucial m4 128gb (SSD),1TB Samsung F3 & 1TB Samsung F1 - Sound Card : ASUS Xonar DG - Speakers : Logitech Z523 - PSU : CORSAIR Gold AX750 Case : CM 690 II Advanced - Display : Hazro HZ27WC

05-31-05, 07:07 AM	#2
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: WHat CPU Why are you upgrading your processor for WoW? The difference will be negligable at your performance level. My second computer plays WoW great @ 1280x960(Monitor limitation for decent refresh) @ 4xAA/16xAF @ a steady 75 + FPS. __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

05-31-05, 10:18 AM	#3
mcolbourn Time waits for no man! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 736	Re: WHat CPU Well its also for CS:S, I am also limited to 12801024 btw. __________________ CPU :* Intel Core i7 920 @ 4 Ghz - MOBO : Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - RAM : Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 - GPU : Power Color 6970 HD : Crucial m4 128gb (SSD),1TB Samsung F3 & 1TB Samsung F1 - Sound Card : ASUS Xonar DG - Speakers : Logitech Z523 - PSU : CORSAIR Gold AX750 Case : CM 690 II Advanced - Display : Hazro HZ27WC

05-31-05, 10:25 AM	#4
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: WHat CPU Go 939 and pick up a venice 3700 __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

05-31-05, 11:50 AM	#6
\|MaguS\| Guest Posts: n/a	Re: WHat CPU Yeah me too. I run the game at 1280x1024 @ 4AA (ingame)/8AF(CP) (max possible ingame settings) with a FPS around 30~40 but not 75+, I play in the 3rd person so thats why its low, If I play in First Person I can stay around 40~50, indoors I shoot up to 85 (vsync on).

05-31-05, 11:55 AM	#7
superklye Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MKE Posts: 13,629	Re: WHat CPU When I had the game, my 2600+ (OCed to 2.2GHz) and 6800GT got me 75+ FPS @ 1280x1024 w/4xAA and 16xAF.

05-31-05, 12:32 PM	#8
anzak Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,553	Re: WHat CPU No one has a steady framerate in WoW. I play with vsync enabled so its capped at 85 @ 1600x1200. This is the performance difference in different areas. Barrens or Badlands: 85fps ashenvale: 40fps small towns (like brill or goldshire): 70fps Orgrimmar or IF: 30fps at best Grom'gol area: 17fps at best This is just some of the performance numbers I remember. What im trying to say is that you cant state an average fps for WoW because it varies so much by your location. I play at 1600x1200 w/ 4xAA and 16xAF because im totally CPU limited up till that.

05-31-05, 10:56 PM	#9
Tr1cK not coming back Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,872	Re: WHat CPU Going from my NF2 TBred 2.2ghz to NF3 Winch 2.5ghz I have a noticed a HUGE difference. Im not sure, but I would def bet the memory bandwidth has a lot to do with it.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Maintain Your Privacy by Manually Accepting and Rejecting "Cookies" (nV News)	MikeC	Open Forum	2	02-02-13 07:15 PM
Fedora 16, GTX 550Ti, random X hangs, "Attempted to yield the CPU..."	MquwIBUO	NVIDIA Linux	7	06-12-12 03:39 PM
Prime95 and CPU stress testing	DaveW	General Software	2	10-05-02 12:38 PM
CPU limitations abound!	PCarr78	NVIDIA GeForce 7, 8, And 9 Series	11	10-03-02 07:49 AM
Fastest CPU for KA266-R?	SkaGuy3876	CPUs, Motherboards And Memory	8	09-29-02 06:33 PM