New R9 270x, bad FPS...

[StumpFuMaster]

I just purchased a XFX Double D R9 270x 2gb to replace the PNY 9600GT 512mb. I have removed all the Nvidia drivers, installed the most current Catalyst drivers, but I'm still seeing the same FPS in World of Warcraft. I haven't had an opportunity to test other games yet, but the Windows rating jumped from a 6.8 to a 7.9 for graphics.

 

AMD Athlon II x3 3.2ghz

6gb DDR3-10333

I don't have the MoBo specs with me at work, but I know the PCI-E slot supports x16 speeds

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

 

Nothing is overcloked, all settings are stock

Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Edited May 7, 2014 by StumpFuMaster

[Bla]

I think your CPU is the bottleneck here, as MMO's such as WoW tend to be CPU-intensive. You should definitely try out some other games just to make sure it's not a problem with your gpu or drivers.

[WarWeeny]

I think your CPU is the bottleneck here

 

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[DanTheGamer11]

I agree with the CPU being a bottleneck

[ir_cow]

same fps when running everything on low like the 9600gt? or same after cranking up the settings?

[StumpFuMaster]

Same at Good settings like the 9600GT(40-50fps in Halfhill, ~25fps in the Shrine), absolute crap when running the recommended High settings(34fps in Halfhill, ~15fps in Shrine)

 

WoW recommends High settings on most options, I reduced several of them trying to get FPS to increase, no dice.

 

Its running in DX11 mode, which should take advantage of all three cores on the CPU? I didn't have a chance to try running it in DX9 to see if that made a difference. Going from DX9 to DX11 on the 9600gt gained me ~3fps.

 

Previously was running an Athlon x2 9600 w/ 4gb DDR2-800 and the 9600GT, was gifted the new CPU/MoBo when we upgraded one of the PCs at church.

 

Could it be a BIOS issue in the MoBo?

[ir_cow]

looks like the others are right, WOW is CPU bound, check out this link WOW CPU Benchmark.

 

edit: I dont know what video card they are using in the benchmark but I remembering building a wow rig for my friend and only getting 50fps with a 2600k (max setttings) and I was getting over 70 using a 3960k with the same video card.

[StumpFuMaster]

That's what I was afraid of...now I have an excuse to replace the CPU/MoBo

 

Thanks for the help!

[DanTheGamer11]

You won't regret it I had a 7950 temporarily paired with an Athlon 64 X2 and the difference was huge when I got a Phenom II X6(even though it would be faster yet with an i5 in some cases).

[RedFury77]

You could just try unlocking the 4th core on that x3.  Or depending on the mobo you may be able to just upgrade the cpu and keep everything else.  

[StumpFuMaster]

I got no documentation with the mobo, but the BIOS way more options for overclocking that expected. Until I get the scratch for the new components, I'll look into unlocking the other core.

 

Which poses a question: if the mobo doesn't support native core unlocking, is there a software option that is recommended?

[DanTheGamer11]

When you can tell us the mobo model