[Tech Help]FPS dropping while raiding and streaming? Help me optimize my game.
Greetings r/wow!
Wanted to get your input on something.
I got a new PC around 6 months ago. The specs are as follows:
- i7-6700k
- Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC
- 16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengance 2400
- Asus Z170-A Motherboard
- Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold PSU
I use this PC for gaming (mostly WoW, Path of Exile, League and other games) and also for streaming.
With this PC I have a 24' 1080p monitor from Samsung and a 23' 1050p LG monitor.
During streaming and raiding (20+ people) I sometimes drop from 60FPS to 40ish ( 1080p resolution, mid range graphic settings in game, stream downscaled to 720p)
I use a mixture of ElvUI and Weakauras mostly for my UI, trying to keep my screen as clean as possible.
What could I do to get a steady 60FPS even while raiding and streaming? I do have the latest graphic drivers, would most likely need to update windows. Could it be the old monitor which is slowly dying on me? Should I overclock my CPU (since I've read that WoW is pretty CPU intensive).
Any tips/help is appreciated!
Posted Dec 7, 2017, 10:38 AM UTC
FPS drops while streaming mean your CPU is bottlenecking. However note that raids etc drop fps for a lot of people even on high end machines.
As a first step, try raiding WITHOUT streaming, and see how big a difference that makes. If your FPS is still relatively same, then it just means that's how wow runs on your system. Try reducing some settings to lighten the CPU load.
If you get visibly better performance without streaming, then try reducing your x86 presets. Im assuming you are using OBS? There is a setting in advanced (i think?) that lets you choose between superfast, fast, medium, etc. Make sure yours isnt higher than medium, possibly fast (faster = less cpu intesive, but more glitchiness during fast movement).
Though to be honest, 40 FPS during raids at 1080p is not something to complain. Remember, wow engine is terrible, and incredibly outdated.
CPU overclocking could help, as often overclock is basically a 1:1 performance increase for CPU. But don't overdo it.
Will try some of the things you mentioned. Thanks for the quick reply!
Whilst looking around now some people also say that faster RAM speeds also help a ton.
Gonna do some tinkering with it when I get off work.
Yeah, faster ram and more ram help - but i really, really doubt that's an issue in your case. Its possible, but unlikely. Its very unlikely to be your GPU as well.
I would say im 95% sure its your CPU, but whether or not its something you can fix without dropping down WoW settings is another question.