HD3870 - Terrible WoW FPS

Essenar · 10-11-09, 12:37 PM

I just installed an HD3870 and spent some time tinkering with it. Installed a good aftermarket cooler, over-clocked it to 820/1200, nothing crazy.

My 3dmark06 is 10333, which falls in line with what similar systems benchmark at. I checked Futuremark listings and an E8400 with an HD3870 gets about 11k. My Pentium Dual Core has less L2 cache so I figure the scores are in line.

Fallout 3 - High settings, 720p, good frame-rate.

Left 4 Dead - Maxed settings, 4x AA, 8x AF, good frame-rate.

Mass Effect - Maxed settings, good frame-rate.

WoW - medium settings, 18 FPS. If I lower the resolution and lower shadows, I get about 30 fps and it dips easily. I've heard WoW has problems with ATI cards but there's no concrete solution that I've found. Has anyone else experienced this and found a work-around?

Evilsizer · 10-11-09, 12:40 PM

are you using a E8400? sorry i dont see the specs of the rig beyond a ATI 3870 that has been oced...

Essenar · 10-11-09, 01:02 PM

E2200 @ 3 GHZ
4GB DDR2 800
HD3870 820/1200 GDDR4 512mb

Before you blame it on the processor, with this exact same rig a few weeks ago and a 7600GT I was getting around 25-30 FPS with the same settings in the same areas.And I'm fairly confident an HD3870 is not only not slower than a 7600GT, but easily 100% faster.

Evilsizer · 10-11-09, 01:08 PM

which ati drivers?

Essenar · 10-11-09, 01:13 PM

The newest ones from ATI.

Catalyst version: 9.9
I'm on Vista ultimate 64-bit

Evilsizer · 10-11-09, 01:19 PM

have you tried other drivers then?

Essenar · 10-11-09, 01:23 PM

I'm trying some beta 9.10's from Guru3d right now. Hopefully it'll boost performance.

Evilsizer · 10-11-09, 01:24 PM

well i ment as in trying older ones... sometimes you just never know...

10-11-09, 12:37 PM	Thread Starter #1
Essenar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA	HD3870 - Terrible WoW FPS I just installed an HD3870 and spent some time tinkering with it. Installed a good aftermarket cooler, over-clocked it to 820/1200, nothing crazy. My 3dmark06 is 10333, which falls in line with what similar systems benchmark at. I checked Futuremark listings and an E8400 with an HD3870 gets about 11k. My Pentium Dual Core has less L2 cache so I figure the scores are in line. Fallout 3 - High settings, 720p, good frame-rate. Left 4 Dead - Maxed settings, 4x AA, 8x AF, good frame-rate. Mass Effect - Maxed settings, good frame-rate. WoW - medium settings, 18 FPS. If I lower the resolution and lower shadows, I get about 30 fps and it dips easily. I've heard WoW has problems with ATI cards but there's no concrete solution that I've found. Has anyone else experienced this and found a work-around?
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10-11-09, 12:40 PM	#2
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	are you using a E8400? sorry i dont see the specs of the rig beyond a ATI 3870 that has been oced... __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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10-11-09, 01:02 PM	Thread Starter #3
Essenar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA	E2200 @ 3 GHZ 4GB DDR2 800 HD3870 820/1200 GDDR4 512mb Before you blame it on the processor, with this exact same rig a few weeks ago and a 7600GT I was getting around 25-30 FPS with the same settings in the same areas.And I'm fairly confident an HD3870 is not only not slower than a 7600GT, but easily 100% faster.
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10-11-09, 01:08 PM	#4
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	which ati drivers? __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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10-11-09, 01:13 PM	Thread Starter #5
Essenar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA	The newest ones from ATI. Catalyst version: 9.9 I'm on Vista ultimate 64-bit
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10-11-09, 01:19 PM	#6
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	have you tried other drivers then? __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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10-11-09, 01:23 PM	Thread Starter #7
Essenar Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA	I'm trying some beta 9.10's from Guru3d right now. Hopefully it'll boost performance.
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10-11-09, 01:24 PM	#8
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	well i ment as in trying older ones... sometimes you just never know... __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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