Dont know what to think , Possible Upgrade?

[XRogerX]

this is on my Dads PC

MSI 990FXA-GD65V2
GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X
AMD Phenom II X4 955

anyways , my question is this, he doesn't really do anything on his PC but play WoW ( World of Warcraft )
but his game is lagging and freezing and hangs , and when it stops doing that every thing goes in super
fast speed and catches up with itself , there are no programs in his PC , this just started with the lasted patch from Blizzard
cause there getting ready for the next expansion to be released ,also I did noticed that they did change the game system Req.
2 months ago

so Im think it could be the CPU cause the CPU is the oldest thing in the PC and that's the CPU I had back in the day and I was overclocking with it
what do you guys think?

https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/world-of-warcraft-system-requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

PC:
Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows7/Windows8 (latest Service Pack)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 4850 or Intel HD Graphics 3000


PC/Mac:
35 GB available HD space
2 GB RAM
Broadband Internet connection
Keyboard/mouse
DVD-ROM drive
1024×768 minimum display resolution

Recommended Specifications

PC/Mac:
4 GB RAM
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel

PC:
Windows 7/Windows 8 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Intel Core i5 2400 or AMD FX-4100 or better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470, ATI Radeon HD 5870 or better

Updated: Jul 29, 2015

 

[EarthDog]

You are barely above the minimum specs with that CPU. But it should be fine. Have you tried overclocking it to see if things get better? I believe that WoW plays better on an SSD due to world loads and such... Not sure on that though.

 

[XRogerX]

You are barely above the minimum specs with that CPU. But it should be fine. Have you tried overclocking it to see if things get better? I believe that WoW plays better on an SSD due to world loads and such... Not sure on that though.

ya my Dad is against overclocking lol plus he pays for his electric , the wife also has a 955 here to and it shutters to just at stock so I will ask her if I can overclock it a tad just to check ,maybe to like 3.5 should be good. what you think?

 

[EarthDog]

The highest stable and check is my take... Get a good amount between stock and overclocked so you can see, if any, differences.

 

[Mandrake4565]

ya my Dad is against overclocking lol plus he pays for his electric , the wife also has a 955 here to and it shutters to just at stock so I will ask her if I can overclock it a tad just to check ,maybe to like 3.5 should be good. what you think?

I agree with overclocking the 955, with a Coolermaster 212 I was able to get mine to 4.0 for a daily Oc. You should be able to get close to that.

 

[XRogerX]

wow been so long since I overclocked the 955 , and yes I got the nh-d14 on it

 

[Mandrake4565]

wow been so long since I overclocked the 955 , and yes I got the nh-d14 on it

Then you're good to go, still such a fun chip to play with.

 

[funsoul]

Open the case up and give everything a good cleaning...if his is like a lot of mine in the house, there are bound to be loads of dustbunnies, nice layer o' dust on all the fans (incl. cpu cooler), etc. Maybe also clean then apply some fresh tim.

Might do the trick and save a few $ (for a new toy or 2 for yourself, of course hehe)

 

[caddi daddi]

oh, yes!!!! clock that little 955, they love it and beg for it.
I bought another a few weeks ago just because i missed clocking these little sweeties!!!!!

 

[XRogerX]

I remember very well overclocking the 955 very well I push that chip on Air to 4.5
that the good ole days lol

http://hwbot.org/submission/2219149_xrogerx_cpu_frequency_phenom_ii_x4_955_be_4520.45_mhz

 

[Mandrake4565]

I remember very well overclocking the 955 very well I push that chip on Air to 4.5
that the good ole days lol

http://hwbot.org/submission/2219149_xrogerx_cpu_frequency_phenom_ii_x4_955_be_4520.45_mhz

One of my favorite chips to play with, my little bugger is a good piece of silicon and loves getting beat on. Mine did SM 32 at near 4.7 on Air and over 5.0 on cold water.