This is why your new PC is overheating playing world of Warcraft WOW a 20 year old game.
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Long story short.
1. Wow doesn’t use much GPU power
2. Wow is extremely CPU dependent
3 it’s likely not your thermals if other games don’t overheat.
4. Servers today have 3 or 4X the amount of server pop.
5. Coding for wow is old, it wants to run on a CPU with less cores and less threads, which throws off a modern CPU.
6. Your CPU loads players, profiles, auctions, item stats, etc.
7. Addons that scan things like gatherer, or actionator will also increase CPU load and heat.
Solution:
Spend less time in Stormwind or Org or at least avoid the area between the auction and mailbox. #worldofwarcraft #twitchstreamer #warcraft
fps cap is the way. People who just let their fps run wild are absolutely insane.
100%
My fps is unlocked and I have zero issues whenever or wherever
@@SuperLapplanderdo you have swass?
@@SuperLapplander buddy, he's playing on a laptop. If you have the airflow of a tower, you can let your fps fly away and be fine.
It's still pointless. Why would you need 300 fps in WoW? Not to mention no matter your rig, it will drop down in big cities. I have a 5800x3D, which is a really good CPU for MMOs and it still drops in big cities. Granted I play on Turtle WoW and big cities are insanely populated, but still.
My point is that even if you get hundreds of fps outside of cities, when it drops to double digits in populated areas, I find it better to cap the overall fps to not deal with fluctuations.
@@fufu1405 100%
Not sure if you're aware of the problem or if it even applies to you, but there is currently a bug with certain intel CPUs that causes them to use more power than neccessary, which could explain higher than expected temps.
"Based on extensive analysis of Intel Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors returned to us due to instability issues, we have determined that elevated operating voltage is causing instability issues in some 13th/14th Gen desktop processors. Our analysis of returned processors confirms that the elevated operating voltage is stemming from a microcode algorithm resulting in incorrect voltage requests to the processor.
Intel is delivering a microcode patch which addresses the root cause of exposure to elevated voltages. We are continuing validation to ensure that scenarios of instability reported to Intel regarding its Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors are addressed. Intel is currently targeting mid-August for patch release to partners following full validation."
There's more info about this on wowhead.
Other than that, it could just be a badly designed laptop, running a badly optimised game.
This is not the reason and I'll explain why in a way that you can test and verify yourself. I've spoken about this with other people and they've given me different opinions. Some say the new release of classic is not optimized, others say that it uses modern engine, while the original WoW used the respective engine for it's time. Anyway, let me explain why that's not the case:
Last year I bought a new laptop. It's not a gaming laptop, it's an office/everyday use laptop (as I don't really consider myself a gamer, I just casually play some really old games that a new basic laptop is more than capable of running, therefore buying a full blown gaming laptop would be just a waste of money for my needs). I got a Dell Vostro laptop with Ryzen 5 5625U with INTEGRATED graphics, 16 GB of RAM and 120 Hz display (the display was the selling point for choosing it over other devices within the same class).
I play WOTLK on a private server, which runs the game with its original code. My settings are maxed out with a few exceptions and the game runs at a constant 120 fps no matter what I'm doing - PvP, dungeons, 25 man raids, the fps is just stuck at 120 like glue and not a single frame drops below that. The only exception is when I go to Dalaran which is STUFFED with people, then my fps drops to around 60-80 (that private server is very high populated, there are 12k people online at all time).
However, recently I started on one of the new anniversary classic servers... and my experience is just horrible in comparison to the private server - with the same settings the game runs at between 60-100 fps and in certain situations it just "behaves" weird. For example, when I change auras on my paladin, for about 1-2 seconds my fps drops by half, which just doesn't make any sense because it's not like the visual effects of auras are somehow intensive. There's just something fundamentally messed up about the new release of classic which puts unreasonable amount of stress on hardware... and also keep in mind that WOTLK is two expansions after classic and should logically be more demanding than classic. But nope, experience on official classic is much worse than original WOTLK. And you can test and verify this by signing up on a private classic server and compare your experience with official servers
So, my bottom line conclusion is that Blizzard made some very messy changes to the game with the new release of classic (I don't know what exactly) and they rely on the fact people nowadays have much more powerful machines that would make up for it. Because there's no other logical explanation of the fact that my experience is buttery smooth on an original version of WOTLK while my experience on the new release of classic is borderline bad and unpleasant
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Fire info keep up the grind😃
Thanks! I appreciate the support
The modern WoW client that we play classic with is not 20 years old, it has a DX12 backend and supports things like ray traced shadows so it's not comparable. I have a Razer Blade 18 with an i9-13950HX. I will be honest with you, I love my laptop, but these modern laptop Intel chips suck. They turbo to insane frequencies on single core workloads to reach high single threaded performance, but a conseuqence of this is even small workloads can cause crazy temps, kill battery life and make the laptops run ho. It's not really an issue with WoW. I also experience this issue with task manager, if I have my chip limited to 35W even simple tasks will cause it to draw this much power, when doing things which should use all of my CPU resources, such as compiling code, the CPU will be using all of it's thermal headroom, so 35W/35W when it's on the silent preset, but the task manager will report something dumb like 30-40% CPU usage, which is clearly a lie because the whole system is lagging from the all core workload.
TLDR - modern intel laptop chips have bursty performance and poor thermal management, and metrics in task manager don't feel like an accurate indication of performance, to fix it I tend to disable turbo on throttlestop and my laptop performs quieter and better, and for tasks that require that extra cpu performance I untick 'disable turbo' on a case by case basis.
Good info. Thanks for contributing!
Laptops will always run that high, 90c is fine. The only limit on a laptop is power draw, because the cooling is rubbish. Now if it was hitting the CPU’s all the time you may have a cooling issue, but your laptop will throttle clock speeds to reduce temps.
Try elevating your laptop off your desk so that the fans can pull better airflow from the bottom.
Also try setting up a better fan curve with Fan Control.
Hitting your CPU limit* sorry typo
Also, just cap your fps, it will dramatically reduce load/ power draw for your cpu hence reducing temps.
If your monitor is 144hz, cap it at that
@@Lodgiefitness I have a llanos series 2. It’s nothing to do with the laptop this has been figured out. The software doesn’t utilize certain Intel chips correctly. Setting max FPS solved this issue.
No need to set it at 144fps. It’s classic wow.
@ Not utilizing certain chips correctly? Can you elaborate?
Brother. Put the game down, lose the moobs, and *_then_* you can come back and play this soul crushing game. Your heart will thank me for my cruelty.
Also never, _NEVER_ buy a laptop if your intention is to play games 😅 that's just the epitome of silliness..
Thanks for the bad advice autism Maximus
Not sure if this can help but look at it. I'm playing WoW on M2 MBP. Fans would kick and it would get hot. Found out that the Blizzard launcher would run so many instances in the background, like 75. Closed it and no more fan noise! Can play on laptop and fan are not even turning.
how do you close it?
20 years ago you weren't playing WoW on a laptop with an i9 CPU and a 300W GPU.
More power = more heat, who knew?
Your comment doesn’t make sense. A game from 20 years ago doesn’t natively activate the same load as a modern game would.
An i9 isn’t « overheating » until the 100-110C range so I guess your video doesn’t make sense either.
@@cygmarxthis comment is weird, it’s like saying you’re not in a car crash until after you’ve gone through the windshield. If your i9 is at 100 degrees C you’re overheated, and have been overheating for at least 10 degrees. 😂
In my mind, overheating is thermal throttling. My apologies for the confusion.
An i9 and 4080 laptop with those temps under gaming load seems pretty normal to me based upon my experiences as a hardware technician with almost 25 years of experience, especially if that beast is a thin ass MSI or Alienware.
Have you tried limiting the framerate? Unlimited it can go to like 500+ easily and cpu has to work harder
Yes, I tried this last night and it instantly cut back about 15-20 degrees by limiting background FPS to 60. I’m gonna make an updated video with this info.
desktop cpu in a laptop, i cant imagine why temps would be a problem 😂
Can you explain why it only overheats in a 20 year old game and not say Helldivers 2 at max settings?
Yeah i have a desktop pc and playing wow classic my cpu was hitting 85C and i was like wat. with a 13900k and a 4080 super. I limited framerate to 70fps and it now sits at 56C on ultra settings.
This game is just inefficient. It’s not optimized well for modern hardware.
whats crazy is how none of this is true lmao my 14 series CPU is at 48c consistently playing this game all day uncapped frames max settings
Which CPU?
It’s interesting that some people have these issues and some don’t, seems likely to be a settings issue somewhere, which cpu are you using?
same, 14900ks/4090, 45-60c uncapped max settings. ya coolers cactus @XLegio
@ i7-14700k
I have this issue where my game will occasionally hiccup. It’s usually fine and then every now and then my game freezes for like .5-1.5 seconds. It’s super annoying and I can’t figure out wtf causes it! Anyone know any common causes of this?
Wow is the only game this happens with
What is the temp like when it hiccups? could be throttling if its going too high?
@@XLegioDobermana I’ll check when I get home. If it’s a temp issue what would I do about it?
@@tubesism First. check your in game settings, look up Background and Foreground FPS. Limit to 60 (games original max FPS) otherwise they can try to run everything at 200+ which overheats.
@ 60 isn't the original games "max fps" stop spreading mis information
Take off the FPS cap and crank up the ray tracing before wondering why you have swass.
Uhhh
@@XLegioDobermana The situation described is an autobiographical documentary and the events transpired in real time!
Lol
Are you playing on a laptop?
Yes.
My temps on 14900k in Sw stays at 52 degrees celsius using an NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm Aio.
4090 in the same case.
Its because you use a laptop.
This. Laptops are notorious for having higher temps. I run a noctua fan on my tower and never go past 55 while playing retail wow
Then why don’t modern games spike the temp? Helldivers 2, POE2 at max settings laptop sits at 60C. They’re coded in a more modern way. I also toned down the background fps and set a max to 60fps on the settings last night and it tuned down the temp from 75 to 50C has nothing to do with it being a laptop and all to do with the coding and the settings.
Yeah it’s true laptops do run hotter, but with a LLano cooler etc, that’s not true in the case of this 20 year old game. It’s the inefficient use of comp cycles from the old coding on modern hardware. I set a max limit to FPS in the setting and it stayed around 50-60C on stream last night. Either way my laptop works great and never gets hot on modern games like Helldivers 2 or POE2.
CPU with 360mm AIO cooler than a CPU cranked in a gaming laptop? Who would have thought.
@ If Wow gets your system hotter than Helldivers 2 or Poe2 on max settings, something is wrong with your setup. Wow doesnt even fully utilize your cpu or your gpu, so its basically impossible that it runs hotter than Helldivers 2 for example. Helldivers is incredibly demanding.
Lol buddy your computer just sucks sorry to say...
Aren’t you running an i5 and a 3060? Lmao
@ me?? Where do you get that info? Ryzen 5 3600 and 5700 xt; little dated for today but runs wow at 165 frames and NEVER exceeds 65 degrees cpu or gpu. You’re saying you’re having issues with wow though so your shit must really suck
@ I’m running an rtx 4080 and an i9 14900hx - you’re just wrong. You don’t need more than 60fps for classic, and the problem isn’t the pc it was the settings. Limited fps to 60 (the original max fps for classic) did the trick.
@ yeah sorry not sorry but if you have to limit your fps to 60 in a 20 year old game, your shits not as good as you think it is. I have a 165 hz monitor, why would I not run it at that??
Funny cause I’ve used at least 120 hz panels since 2013. I’ve never had an issue like you describe, especially today in 2025. Feel bad for you cause those are expensive components. Something must be faulty lol
@@XLegioDobermana by the way I was using 75 hz panels in 2008. Your “game was designed for 60 fps” comments make you sound SO naive. This is a pc game not a console game buddy it wasn’t designed “with an fps in mind” seeing as everyone’s systems configs are different and therefore will run the game differently frame rate wise