Guild Wars 2

Usually it happens during a PVP match (which is dumb) or a raid (still dumb) or a world boss where there’s lots of players (acceptable) and I don’t really understand why, even after I put it in the minimum settings and turn the shadows off and put the FPS at 30, even though my GPU can handle the max settings and 60 FPS just fine.

Its not an aftermarket heat sink, its the one that came with the CPU, which I understand is suppose to be more noisy than an aftermarket, but regardless it has become inconsistent with its noise when I play this game. Should I try using the 64-bit cilent instead? I’ve been using the 32-bit cilent, but my computer has a 64-bit Operating System and 64x-based processor. I should note that my computer has 8GBs of Ram.

Oh and I don’t have any other programs up unless I am raiding, in which case I discord or TS3.

Both AMD and Intel stock heatsinks can be noisy. You don’t state which CPU or what model, but even so, GW2 is very unforgiving on the CPU (and GPU if you set the settings high enough). Not surprised you get this in instances with lots of players, because it has to work hard under those conditions. Even if I set my graphics settings to low, my CPU is working at 60+%, I have an Core i5 6600k. (with aftermarket cooler though, so I avoid the noise).

Also, check for dust on your heatsink and fan, and clean if necessary.

It’s the normal behaviour, Gw2 uses a lot the cpu even with settings toned down. The only solution is to improve the aairflow or get an aftermarket cooler.