WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card

tooper10 · 02-18-2009, 11:08 AM

Hey all, I just did a massive upgrade of my video card from the EVGA GeForce 6600 GT to the EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ listed in my signature. I finally got the new card installed and fired up World of Warcraft expecting a nice upgrade in picture quality and speed. Well, no such luck. In Dalaran at around 1100 EST on and EST server I maxed out at about 12 fps and averaged about 9 fps. Needless to say, I am not looking forward to Naxx tonight.

To test it out, I logged onto my wife's new HP Pavillion Elite M9450f desktop (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 / 2.5 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT) and performed the same test in Dalaran. At the absolute highest possible video settings I was still getting 60fps.

Why the difference? My first guess is my motherboard and CPU. Can they not handle it? What would a good replacement be that won't cost me an arm and a leg? Thanks in advance!!

Mcninjaguy · 02-21-2009, 04:18 PM

motherboard and CPU look fine

its your PSU it has 4 rails with low amps and it looks like your graphics card isn't getting enough power

something like this will do

Corsair 750w
single rail @ 60a
$130
after rebate $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

tooper10 · 02-22-2009, 09:01 AM

Darn, sorry Mcninjaguy, I could have sworn I updated my signature, but apparently I didn't. I had already faced the PSU problem and I followed advice in the Hardware forum and replaced my old PSU with the exact Corsair PSU you recommended.

The problem I am having is occurring with the new Corsair PSU installed. Sorry for wasting you time by not making that clear :(

Mcninjaguy · 02-22-2009, 09:23 AM

switch those 6 pins around

I have the problem when I use one of those 6 pins that has some blue on the wire
I use the 2 6 pin connectors that are just yellow

tooper10 · 02-25-2009, 09:27 AM

The yellow one is the one that is plugged in. I see the blue one you mention, but it is not being used.

Mcninjaguy · 02-25-2009, 01:59 PM

keep switching them around till you get picture
and plug the DVI or VGA connector into the second slot.

02-18-2009, 11:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
tooper10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Vista 32-Bit	WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card Hey all, I just did a massive upgrade of my video card from the EVGA GeForce 6600 GT to the EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ listed in my signature. I finally got the new card installed and fired up World of Warcraft expecting a nice upgrade in picture quality and speed. Well, no such luck. In Dalaran at around 1100 EST on and EST server I maxed out at about 12 fps and averaged about 9 fps. Needless to say, I am not looking forward to Naxx tonight. To test it out, I logged onto my wife's new HP Pavillion Elite M9450f desktop (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 / 2.5 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT) and performed the same test in Dalaran. At the absolute highest possible video settings I was still getting 60fps. Why the difference? My first guess is my motherboard and CPU. Can they not handle it? What would a good replacement be that won't cost me an arm and a leg? Thanks in advance!! __________________ ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 2.01 GHz Corsair 750W Viewsonic VX1940W 19" Widescreen Monitor

02-21-2009, 04:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card motherboard and CPU look fine its your PSU it has 4 rails with low amps and it looks like your graphics card isn't getting enough power something like this will do Corsair 750w single rail @ 60a $130 after rebate $110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

02-22-2009, 09:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
tooper10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Vista 32-Bit	Re: WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card Darn, sorry Mcninjaguy, I could have sworn I updated my signature, but apparently I didn't. I had already faced the PSU problem and I followed advice in the Hardware forum and replaced my old PSU with the exact Corsair PSU you recommended. The problem I am having is occurring with the new Corsair PSU installed. Sorry for wasting you time by not making that clear :( __________________ ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 2.01 GHz Corsair 750W Viewsonic VX1940W 19" Widescreen Monitor

02-22-2009, 09:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card switch those 6 pins around I have the problem when I use one of those 6 pins that has some blue on the wire I use the 2 6 pin connectors that are just yellow

02-25-2009, 09:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
tooper10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Vista 32-Bit	Re: WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card The yellow one is the one that is plugged in. I see the blue one you mention, but it is not being used. __________________ ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 2.01 GHz Corsair 750W Viewsonic VX1940W 19" Widescreen Monitor

02-25-2009, 01:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: WOW Framerate Low with New 9800 GTX+ Card keep switching them around till you get picture and plug the DVI or VGA connector into the second slot.