Guild Wars 2

Hello all,

tried a lot of googling / searching but I would honestly like a first hand experience opinion.
I have quite bad FPS, example: when in a zerg fight at WvW, game goes from slow to unplayable at some point, and I seem to NEVER hit over 50fps even if being placed in the most people empty areas of the game. It is very frustrating, i tweaked the GPU settings in the game to as low as possible, my drivers are up to date, etc.

Would you suggest some optimization software? Upgrade, if so which component? (current specs)

-Intel Core i5 3570 Ivy Bridge
-RAM 8GB DDR3
-NVIDIA GeForce GT640 4GB
-Win 8.1

I also considered issues with my connection. Although I have access to fiber-optic net, I use a Wi-Fi to connect on my PC (practical reasons) but I dont think this should matter.

Any suggestions appreciated. thnx

How did the game run before you upgraded to Win8.1?

Same thing unfortunately. I do not consider the update from win 8 to 8.1 an issue since the performance is bad all the time.

Hello cmud.

If I had to suggest 1 upgrade It would be your GPU.

As for optimization:

1. Make sure to close any unneeded background applications, especially if there are any that use the processor.

2. You said you never go beyond 50fps, do you have V-Sync enabled? Either in GW2 or the Nvidia control panel. Also check if the frame limit in GW2 is off.

Have a look at this:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?s=9cf5bcad2d9121ab5f984d2e4a56ae6f&p=3686451&postcount=1

try as many of the tweaks as you have the patients for. I guarantee you will see improved fps.

cmud.5689,
your GPU is a bottleneck…

GT640 4GB drr?3/5

Just buy a better GPU at least 7770. I recommend you R9 270/X – you may get it with BF4.

EDIT: Check that you use NVIDIA GPU (drivers up to date)…

set “Frame Limiter” to “Unlimited” and either use vsync or limit the framerate with a 3rd party tool, like MSI Afterburner.

when set to 30: FPS are stuck at 25
when set to 60: FPS are stuck at 50

bug since day 1. :P