Place it in the designated installation folder for the game.
Place it in the designated installation folder for the game.
Hi, I’m looking into how certain folder setups can improve game speed. For an MMORPG like WoW, which is 64-bit, should I use Program Files (x86) or stick with the SSD? Performance definitely matters, especially during raids and city exploration. Minimizing resource usage can make a big difference. Thanks!
Logically there's no difference. The only thing that matters is physically. HDD is slower, SSD is faster. If the HDD can't keep up the game would freeze every X seconds (or not enough RAM). If it's just slow it's usually the CPU that can't keep up. Most likely option, it takes a lot of cpu power to draw every avatar with every effect and proper animation.
They discuss various 'drives,' not separate folders. Place the game on the SSD. EDIT: Only reduces startup and load times; frame rates stay unchanged.
The setup isn't bad, but that cpu might cause issues depending on the game, they usually beat the sh*t out of 1 core and don't really care about the rest. An "average" clockspeed and an IPC that today is "meh" might be enough to give your FPS a slap in the face. But you should be fine, but if you aren't happy with the peformance, upgrade the cpu.
Observing how Dell pre-built workstations are designed makes it tough to just upgrade. It usually means settling for a new setup under 700 bucks. I plan to go with a Ryzen 2 soon. Right now, I’m trying to avoid processing issues, so I’m unsure what steps to take. Maybe limiting player options could help. WoW is light, so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. I remember Tera had terrible optimization issues almost everywhere, Black Desert was fine in towns but bad otherwise, and FFXIV runs smoothly everywhere. When I first bought the PC, I asked for a balanced solution that works for gaming and content creation. Ryzen should handle these games well, shouldn’t it?
It would really help a lot. Adding content creation into the mix makes sense. An overclocked 6-core or better would work well, and an 8-core would give more power without much gaming performance gain. Ideally, a Ryzen 2 could let most CPUs hit around 4GHz, which would be great. A slight IPC improvement would also be beneficial!
I really don’t mind as long as my games run smoothly and everything feels natural. It’s strange to see stutters in a raid group—it feels uncomfortable. We’re in 2018, and such issues shouldn’t exist now. I’ve seen how CPUs lag behind, and developers seem to squeeze every bit of performance from each machine, especially online. As both a user and a developer, it feels like computers let us down over the past ten years. The speed improvements aren’t as impressive, maybe we’re all to blame. Luckily, AMD has been helping the market recover recently.