I stopped playing WoW in February and recently returned. Before I took a break I would get anywhere from 80 - 120 fps. Now that I am back I can barely get above 30 fps and I get lag spikes quite often. I would appreciate any help people may have with this issue. Below are my IMac specs.

2.66 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics acceleration with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory
2 GB of RAM (800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-6400), a 320 GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive

Let me know if you need more info! Thank you in advance!

Are there any generic steps I should go through to find this problem??

Hello Razada,


What Mac OS are you using ?

Hello Razada,


With Mac OS 10.4.11 you might be at the point where the game won't run very well on old technology. For older Macs the old PRAM reset did a lot of good so try that first:

Reset PRAM:

(Note: in order for this procedure to work the sound must be working normally and not muted)

1. (re)start the computer
2. right after the initial system chime press Opt+command (Apple)+p+r
3. hold these keys down until you get two more chimes
4. let go of the keys and let the system boot up naturally (do not press any keys)

( If sound is not an option: press the keys stated above right after the (re)start,
and instead of listening for the 2 chimes, the screen will flash white 2 times.)


And did you already delete the Cache Æ’older ?