8800GTX + Q6600 and WoW

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I dunno if I'm doing something wrong here, but I've just moved from a 3400+, 1.5Gb RAM, 74Gb raptor, 6800U running WoW at 1680x1050 4xAA to the same but with a Q6600 and 8800GTX (eVGA one more or less at Ultra) on a whole new rebuild. I've got triple buffering and vsync enabled. In Shattrath it still shudders badly when entering a busy area and the fps drops below 30 often (the 6800U would drop to 15). Flying through Zangarmash (all settings at max) it's in the 40s with no particular activity that would bring it down (i.e. no other characters on screen).

What is anyone else getting? I'd hoped that on this archaic engine I'd be getting a solid 60+fps all the time. I'm not getting the impression that the quad core + GTX is eating the WoW graphics engine at all.

 

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Sorry I should have stated that I've moved up to 4Gb RAM as well. WoW takes advantage of 2 of the cores on the CPU. I actually got it to drop below 20fps a few times recently in busy areas. Changing levels of AA has zero effect on the frames. Maybe I should try for 3Ghz on the CPU and see if that helps.

 

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Turn off V-sync

It tears pretty badly without it on.

I might have a gander at the drivers as suggested above. I can't recall the version I've got at the moment - I just downloaded whatever the nVidia site recommended.