Guild Wars 2

AMD Athlon II X3 455 Processor 3.0 ghz ocd to 3.6
8 gb ddr3 ram
AMD Radeon 6670 1gb (updated drivers like one week ago)
Win 7 64 bit

I’m really at a loss… my computer specs blow away the recommended settings for the game. All in game graphics set to lowest, with native resolution and ulimited fps.

Why do i get 20-35 standing in HotM? and 20 fps in pvp?

I just want to know what part of my rig is bottlenecking me harder, so I can replace it first.

By reading previous posts regarding performance issues, you can ascertain that the CPU is the bottleneck on your computer. That being said, even super high end systems are having issues with GW2.
The only think that you would need to replace is the motherboard and processor(and possible power supply). The i5 3570k is a good cpu to get for gw2.

Well I for one wouldnt swap out a tripple core CPU for a dual core i5, and yes I do know how good an i5 is particularly in heavy single threaded apps. In my opinion more physical cores are the best option.

However in GW2 case it has a rather severe performance loss on AMD cpu’s compared to Intel chips of a similar performance range. Clearly the games code needs a fair bit of work for optimisation on AMD systems.

With that in mind and looking at your specs, my only real suggestion is a GPU upgrade. 66xx cards are mid range cards of the last generation. A 68xx or even 78xx gpu would garner better results across a range of games and not just GW2. Its the sensible option.

Well I for one wouldnt swap out a tripple core CPU for a dual core i5, and yes I do know how good an i5 is particularly in heavy single threaded apps. In my opinion more physical cores are the best option.

The i5 3570k is a quad core that uses 4 threads.

Guys I actually find out my problem.. kinda dumb i know.
I did NOT uninstall my nvidia drivers before updating to this card… and without an nvidia card (sold it) you cant manually remove them from programs list. So i had to get drive sweeper and manually go into the registry and specific folders to clear out all traces of the installation.

Now that im in game, i have 50 fps with medium settings in divinities reach. VERY happy right now! =D.

I see a lot of people with this problem, and maybe they could have made the same mistake i did. I read somewhere that you didnt need to erase old gpu drivers on Win 7. Ha.

Lexandro.1456:

Well I for one wouldnt swap out a tripple core CPU for a dual core i5, and yes I do know how good an i5 is particularly in heavy single threaded apps. In my opinion more physical cores are the best option.

Erm, just to point this out, but if that was in reference to the post talking about the i5-3570k, then it’s a quad core, not a dual core.

FxyO.8243:

Guys I actually find out my problem.. kinda dumb i know.
I did NOT uninstall my nvidia drivers before updating to this card… and without an nvidia card (sold it) you cant manually remove them from programs list. So i had to get drive sweeper and manually go into the registry and specific folders to clear out all traces of the installation.

Now that im in game, i have 50 fps with medium settings in divinities reach. VERY happy right now! =D.

I see a lot of people with this problem, and maybe they could have made the same mistake i did. I read somewhere that you didnt need to erase old gpu drivers on Win 7. Ha.

Glad ya got that sorted!

you can uninstall nvidia drivers without an nvidia card, but you have to do it from control panel or use revo uninstaller, (always keep revo around it can remove stuff nothing else can, including viruses and such)

glad you sorted that out, with that gpu/cpu combo, avoid WvWvW and busy DE’s if you dont like slide shows.

FxyO.8243

It’s not really your hardware. Please look at what I am using and what I’m seeing with what I’m using. The TL;DR is wipe your drivers and CCC, go back to the 12.10 version, and run in Windowed Fullscreen, not fullscreen. You’ll notice 45-60fps on max(minus reflections) settings. Just saw that you fixed your issue, but try this anyway to see if it is better for you.

I’m running:
AMD Athlon II x4 630 2.8 Ghz OC’ed to 2.9 (I have cooling and airflow issues)

4gig DDR3 ram

ATI Radeon HD 5750 1gig GDDR5
Drivers and Catalyst Version 12.10 (13.1 and 13.2b7 both turned my image to crap and frame rate to 14, I highly recommend going with the 12.10 drivers and CCC)

Win 7 x64

Basically, with what you have you should be able to run with 45-60 on highest, minus reflections, though I prefer the appearance of the water without the reflections.

I’d highly recommend trying this out:
Uninstall your CCC and drivers (I used amd_cleanup_util_1.2.1.0 to clean everything out for a fresh install of drivers and CCC)

Install the 12.10 version of Drivers and CCC.

Run in Windowed Fullscreen for better FPS than fullscreen.
Though take notice that you’ll be using your desktop gamma, but you can adjust that in your CCC to change your gamma when you run GW2.exe if you prefer a different brightness than what your desktop is at.

I hope this helps you out.

the 12.10 drivers are slower then the 12.11 beta’s or 13.2 beta’s with gw2.

also never use the amd cleanup tool on windows 8, it seems to fubar 8 for many people…..(read the guru3d forums for how many have lost windows installes to it)