How to fix my low fps in games such as WoW and lotro?

[Boedicia]

When i was using my much smaller harddrive (74.3gb)with the same components i am now, i could run graphics settings on the highest settings in game and get about 60fps but now, and seeing as my small harddrive is blown due to my brother so i can't revert back to it...I'm using this bigger harddrive as stated about in my computer specs below. But with this one i get really low fps in games and its very jerky and i can't run games in high settings. A friend of mine thinks its might be to do with my cpu or my gfx fan but i really would like some more opinions on what the problem is and how to fix it. Advice would be greatly appreciated. x

Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Installation Date: 06 August 2010, 19:54

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Code Name Manchester
Package Socket 939
Technology 90nm
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
Family F
Extended Family F
Model B
Extended Model 2B
Stepping 1
Revision BH-E4
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Bus Speed 201.5 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1007.6 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2200 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz
Average Temperature 40 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 2 x 512 KBytes
Core 0
Core Speed 1007.6 MHz
Multiplier x 5.0
Bus Speed 201.5 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1007.6 MHz
Temperature 40 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 0
Core 1
Core Speed 1007.6 MHz
Multiplier x 5.0
Bus Speed 201.5 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1007.6 MHz
Temperature 39 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 1

RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 4
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR
Size 3072 MBytes
Channels # Single
DRAM Frequency 100.8 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 2 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 2 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 5 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRС) 7 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 4
Slot #1
Type DDR
Size 512 MBytes
Manufacturer Samsung
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number M3 68L6523CUS-CCC
Serial Number 0609CDBA
Week/year 37 / 05
SPD Ext. EPP
JEDEC #2
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 3.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 8
Voltage 2.500 V
JEDEC #1
Frequency 166.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 2.5
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 7
Voltage 2.500 V
Slot #2
Type DDR
Size 1024 MBytes
Manufacturer Corsair
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number CMX1024-3500LLPRO
SPD Ext. EPP
JEDEC #1
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 2.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 2
tRAS 6
Voltage 2.500 V
Slot #3
Type DDR
Size 512 MBytes
Manufacturer Samsung
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number M3 68L6523CUS-CCC
Serial Number 0609CD6A
Week/year 37 / 05
SPD Ext. EPP
JEDEC #2
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 3.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 8
Voltage 2.500 V
JEDEC #1
Frequency 166.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 2.5
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 7
Voltage 2.500 V
Slot #4
Type DDR
Size 1024 MBytes
Manufacturer Corsair
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number CMX1024-3500LLPRO
SPD Ext. EPP
JEDEC #1
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 2.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 2
tRAS 6
Voltage 2.500 V

Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model A8N-E
Version System Version
Chipset Vendor NVIDIA
Chipset Model nForce4
Chipset Revision A3
Southbridge Vendor NVIDIA
Southbridge Model nForce4 MCP
Southbridge Revision A3
BIOS
Brand Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1010
Date 11/25/2005

Graphics
Monitor
Name 1080A on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State enabled, primary
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
GPU RV770
Device ID 1002-9440
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Technology 55 nm
Die Size 256 nmІ
Transistors 956 M
Release Date Jun 25, 2008
DirectX Support 10.1
DirectX Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL Support 3.0
Temperature 53 °C
Core Voltage 1.203 V
BIOS Version 113-AB70601-130
ROPs 16
Shaders 800 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Bus Width 256 Bit
Pixel Fillrate 8.0 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate 20.0 GTexels/s
Bandwidth 57.6 GB/s

Hard Drives
ST3200826A ATA Device
Manufacturer Seagate
Form Factor 3.5"
Interface Unknown Interface
Serial Number 3ND19ZEL
Capacity 195GB
Real size 200,049,647,616 bytes
S.M.A.R.T
01 Read Error Rate 053 (043 worst) Data 0000B1623C
03 Spin-Up Time 098 (098) Data 0000000000
04 Start/Stop Count 098 (098) Data 0000000974
05 Reallocated Sectors Count 100 (100) Data 0000000000
07 Seek Error Rate 086 (060) Data 0018D31B5F
09 Power-On Hours (POH) 083 (083) Data 0000003B6E
0A Spin Retry Count 100 (100) Data 0000000000
0C Device Power Cycle Count 098 (098) Data 00000009BE
C2 Temperature 038 (066) Data 0000000026
C3 Hardware ECC Recovered 053 (043) Data 0000B1623C
C5 Current Pending Sector Count 100 (100) Data 0000000000
C6 Uncorrectable Sector Count 100 (100) Data 0000000000
C7 UltraDMA CRC Error Count 200 (200) Data 0000000000
C8 Write Error Rate / Multi-Zone Error Rate 100 (253) Data 0000000000
CA Data Address Mark errors 100 (253) Data 0000000000
Temperature 38 °C
Temperature Range ok (less than 50 °C)
Status Good
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0
Disk Letter C:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 6C9160AD
Size 128GB
Used Space 93GB (73%)
Free Space 34.9GB (27%)

Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S ATA Device
Media Type DVD Writer
Name Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S ATA Device
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive D:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 2
SCSI Target Id 0
Status OK

Audio
Sound Cards
ATI High Definition Audio Device
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Playback Devices
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek AC'97 Audio)
Speakers (Realtek AC'97 Audio) (default)
Recording Devices
Phone Line (Realtek AC'97 Audio)
Microphone (Realtek AC'97 Audio) (default)
Line In (Realtek AC'97 Audio)

Peripherals
HID Keyboard Device
Device Kind Keyboard
Device Name HID Keyboard Device
Vendor Unknown
Location USB Input Device
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\kbdhid.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
HID-compliant mouse
Device Kind Mouse
Device Name HID-compliant mouse
Vendor Logitech
Location USB Input Device
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\mouhid.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys
Lexmark X422
Device Kind Camera/scanner
Device Name Lexmark X422
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Program Files\Lexmark\X422\lxa1WIA.DLL
File C:\Windows\system32\lxa1usb1.DLL
File C:\Windows\system32\lxa1comc.DLL
File C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbscan.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\wiafbdrv.dll
Xerox Phaser 3635MFP WIA
Device Kind Camera/scanner
Device Name Xerox Phaser 3635MFP WIA
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPusd.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcpl.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcpst.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCdev.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCtmg2.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPpb3.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPpb4.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCbgnd.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPdeft.xst
File C:\Windows\system32\drivers\serscan.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcoin.dll
Xerox WorkCentre/Pro WIA Scanner
Device Kind Camera/scanner
Device Name Xerox WorkCentre/Pro WIA Scanner
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPusd.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcpl.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcpst.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCdev.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCtmg2.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPpb3.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPpb4.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWCbgnd.dll
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPdeft.xst
File C:\Windows\system32\drivers\serscan.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\xrWPcoin.dll

Network
You are connected to the internet
Connected through NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
IP Address 192.168.0.3
External IP Address 94.3.107.217
Adapter Type Ethernet
WinInet Info
LAN Connection
Local system uses a local area network to connect to the Internet
Local system has RAS to connect to the Internet
Wi-Fi Info
Wi-Fi not enabled
WinHTTPInfo
WinHTTPSessionProxyType No proxy
Session Proxy
Session Proxy Bypass
Connect Retries 5
Connect Timeout 60000
HTTP Version HTTP 1.1
Max Connects Per 1.0 Servers INFINITE
Max Connects Per Servers INFINITE
Max HTTP automatic redirects 10
Max HTTP status continue 10
Send Timeout 30000
IEProxy Auto Detect No
IEProxy Auto Config
IEProxy
IEProxy Bypass
Default Proxy Config Access Type No proxy
Default Config Proxy
Default Config Proxy Bypass

 

[Druid]

What is the cache and rpm of the new hdd?

 

[Boedicia]

Barracuda 7200.8

Capacity: 200.0 GB
Speed: 7200 rpm
Average Read Time: 8 ms
Cylinders: 1024
Heads: 256
Sectors: 63

This 200 GB 7200 RPM internal hard drive, the Seagate ST3200826A, can be connected via IDE. The ST3200826A is a drive with 8 MB of cache, an 8 ms access time, and an 8 ms seek time.

Barracuda 200GB 7.2K RPM 8MB Buffer 3.5" ATA-IDE Hard Drive

 

[Druid]

The spindle speed is fine, but that's not a lot of cache. The drive could be having problems loading up the environments quick enough. Could you tell us the specs of your old hard drive?

 

[Boedicia]

Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB Hard Drive
Capacity
Drive size 74 GB
Buffer Size 8 MB
Speed
Max Rotational Velocity 10000 RPM

Maximum internal transfer rate 816Mbits/sec
Maximum external transfer rate 150MB/sec
Average sustained transfer rate 72MB/s
Average seek time (read) 4.5ms
Average seek time (write) 5.9ms
Average rotational latency 2.99ms
Spindle speed 10,000RPM
Cache size 8MB
Platter size 37GB
Available capacities 74GB
Serial ATA interface Marvell 88i8030C bridge

 

[Abstract Hero]

Well you went from using the Ferrari of HD's to the Geo Metro.

You lost your very fast loading times considerably which as said above can cause slowed framerates in large level games.

 

[Trotter]

Hero's right.

You could also try updating your graphics drivers. Download the latest drivers, and download Driver Sweeper (click here). Uninstall your graphics drivers via the "Remove a program" option, then boot into Safe Mode. Use Driver Sweeper to remove any remnants of the ATI graphics drivers (and ONLY the graphics drivers), then boot back into regular mode. now install the new drivers.

 

[Boedicia]

Hero's right.

You could also try updating your graphics drivers. Download the latest drivers, and download Driver Sweeper (click here). Uninstall your graphics drivers via the "Remove a program" option, then boot into Safe Mode. Use Driver Sweeper to remove any remnants of the ATI graphics drivers (and ONLY the graphics drivers), then boot back into regular mode. now install the new drivers.

All my drivers are up to date.

So if i get a hdd with faster rpm would it be back to normal fps? Also what hdd would u recommend?

 

[Trotter]

Up to date does not mean that it went smoothly. Follow what I posted to ensure that they are installed clean. Weird things can happen with drivers and corruption is not outside of possibility.

As for a hard drive, look at the Western Digital Black series (link). They are just about as fast as the Raptors. If you have money to burn, get another Raptor or take the plunge and get a SSD.

 

[PP Mguire]

Doubt seriously its the hard drive honestly. If im reading this correctly your RAM speed is at 200mhz where as they can run at 400mhz PC3200 speed (bus is at 100mhz meaning your RAM is physically running at 200mhz compared to full speed at 400mhz). Also, all 4 slots appear to be occupied meaning that you should also be in Dual Channel mode. Not only that but according to the specs your CPU is running well below rated speeds because the multi is set to x5. That multi should be set to 11x for a stock speed of 2200mhz.

Also, once these settings get set to their correct values there is also an option in the game settings to load textures to RAM instead of loading off the hard drive. This will enable faster texture loading so a slower drive wont make a difference. When you do this make sure you dont have any extra programs running in the background in Windows. (Any big programs that is that take alot of RAM).