CPU usage at 100% with W.O.W

Leeticus

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My basic computer specs are:
2G memory
2.0 gHz duo intel core, i think its a T7300 (or T7400)
8400 GeForce graphics card

I play on a laptop and when i play World Of Warcraft it will bring my CPU usage to about 80-90% with no other programs open. While in game when I get around large groups of players in combat my FPS in game will go from 20-25 to about 1-3. My CPU usage will be at about 100% at this point.

Ive Tried to:
Upgrade my memory to 4G, did NOTHING at all.
I got a professional virus/spyware scan and nothing came up.
I've closed/deleted many background programs and cleaned up my computer twice and saw next to no difference in performance.
My computer processes doesn't show anything huge running in the background that I can see.

I was told the only way to figure out whats using up all my Usage is doing a HD wipe which is my last option.

My laptop use to run flawlessly but obviously time takes it toll on things. I've had this laptop for 3-4 years now and the last month this has happend, I'm not sure whats wrong.

Im not sure what to do besides do a HD wipe? Any ideas?

Thanks

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The bottleneck slowing down your computer is likely your video card or your processor. In my opinion your laptop is probably just too slow to handle the video games you are playing with it. You can't upgrade the processor or video card on a laptop. You're probably best off saving money for a desktop computer.
 
Its the processor. My mother runs at a 1440x900 resolution with a 2.8ghz 5000+ BE and a 8800GT.
Temps never past 55c (which 100% load = 62c so 50% of GPU is used on max settings) the CPU is 2.8ghz and is 85-90% or so most the time.

If you want a smooth maxed out WoW make sure to get a 2.8ghz or better dual-core or a quad-core.
My Q6600 @ 3.2ghz maxes out everything on WoW + 60FPS (cept in Dalaran which is 40-50 jumps) with a 1440x900 (soon to be 1680x1050 resolution)


Blizzard added a new engine with Lich King which is leaking resources and sucks....disable shadows is the only thing that will really help the FPS majorly. Upgrade the processor is needed. Sadly labtops suck for such tasks so save up for a new PC/labtop.
 
Its just my laptop use to run WoW perfectly.

My system used to run it with everything on full at 1280x1024...then along came wotlk and screwed that over. They updated the graphics engine and now everything, especially shadows, are a bitch to your hardware, went from having all full to medium/high with shadows on very low.

Are all of your settings already at the lowest?

And also have you tried defragging your hard drive? When I say that, I mean using a proper defrag tool, not the one built into windows. If you don't have one, use this: http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

It is the best freeware defrag tool going at the moment, see how it is after that
 
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