Guild Wars 2

Smackjack.5071:

So many pc tech newbs expect brand new mmo engines to run well on low-end gear/unbalanced systems.

@op ,Do this with your 550ti, Get a TWS buddy key, max it out like you did here…..then go to its forums to post the exact same thing there.

1. Comments like this don’t help. Be constructive and offer advice or something that contributes to resolving the issue. People are here to share information that hopefully will point Arena in the right direction.

2. My “low-end gear/unbalanced system” specs are below.
OS: Win 7 64bit SP1
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 × 2GB) DDR3 1600
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
GPU: GTX 690 4GB (306.23 driver)
SSD: Crucial M4 512GB
PSU: Thermaltake W0131RU 850W

I’m technical but not an expert when it comes down to game design/utilization/cpu instructions etc. but I would like to think that this game should be running like butter on my configuration. Or am I crazy?

If I am, then please share your thoughts and tell me why one of the best AMD CPUs paired with the best Nvidia GPU can’t seem to crunch/render this “revolutionary game” that seems to be taxing the hell out of a large number of high end systems, but then runs smooth as silk on lower end pc’s/laptops. If you can explain that, then I’ll shell out and buy the equipment below.

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 × 4GB) DDR3 2133
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W

P.S. – What does unbalanced mean? Are you saying these systems need medication?

Been reading up on this quite a bit, since I experienced it today. Which is a little frustrating, considering the hardware I’m running.

OS: Win 7 64bit SP1
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 × 2GB) DDR3 1600
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
GPU: GTX 690 4GB (306.23 driver)
SSD: Crucial M4 512GB
PSU: Thermaltake W0131RU 850W

Temps have been normal. Watching my cores while the game is running has been interesting though. Seems the load is not distributed across all of the cores evenly. One will always show a load of 85%-95% while the rest fluctuate between 20%-30%. I’m technical but not an expert when it comes down to game design/utilization/cpu instructions etc, but I would like to think that this game should be running like butter on my configuration. Or am I crazy?

I notice most of the lag during camera panning or when 15+ players are within the draw distance. (FPS can drop down to 5-10 in these instances)

Been reading up on this quite a bit, since I experienced it today. Which is a little frustrating, considering the hardware I’m running.

OS: Win 7 64bit SP1
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 × 2GB) DDR3 1600
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
GPU: GTX 690 4GB (306.23 driver)
SSD: Crucial M4 512GB
PSU: Thermaltake W0131RU 850W
Temps have been normal. Watching my cores while the game is running has been interesting though. Seems the load is not distributed across all of the cores evenly. One will always show a load of 85%-95% while the rest fluctuate between 20%-30%. I’m technical but not an expert when it comes down to game design/utilization/cpu instructions etc, but I would like to think that this game should be running like butter on my configuration. Or am I crazy?

I notice most of the lag during camera panning or when 15+ players are within the draw distance. (FPS can drop down to 5-10 in these instances)

Been reading up on this quite a bit, since I experienced it today. Which is a little frustrating, considering the hardware I’m running.

OS: Win 7 64bit SP1
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Six-Core
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 × 2GB) DDR3 1600
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
GPU: GTX 690 4GB (306.23 driver)
SSD: Crucial M4 512GB
PSU: Thermaltake W0131RU 850W

Temps have been normal. Watching my cores while the game is running has been interesting though. Seems the load is not distributed across all of the cores evenly. One will always show a load of 85%-95% while the rest fluctuate between 20%-30%. I’m technical but not an expert when it comes down to game design/utilization/cpu instructions etc, but I would like to think that this game should be running like butter with my configuration. Or am I crazy?

I notice most of the lag during camera panning or when 15+ players are within the draw distance. (FPS can drop down to 5-10 in these instances)