Sudden Performance Drop: SWToR
Hey, On 1 October 2015 I resubbed to Star Wars The Old Republic. I played up to and including Tuesday 6 October 2015 with more than adequate frame rate (fps); the game ran really smooth. I logged ...
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Try the following, this may be an issue with the caching file called DiskCacheArena. Delete this file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars-The Old Republic\swtor.
This file has a max size of 1 GB, and sometimes is unable to flush the earliest recorded data.
Wasn't the 7th the day after they did the performance update ? Check if the AA setting didn't shoot to extra high, and get rid of Bloom and Shadows in the graphics settings.
You have a fan temperature soft to measure the CPU and GPU die temperatures ? The graphics update does stress CPU and GPU more, as shown in the Coil Whine post. And symptomes also reminds me of stuff running hot tbh.
Also, instead of updating the drivers, try completely uninstalling them with DisplayDriverUninstaller, and reinstalling them from scratch, especially since the NVidia shares the GFX functions with the Intel HD 4600 included in your CPU. Sometimes the Intel driver screws up, and the NVidia looses the lead to the Intel Integrated *, causing a huge frame drop.
Could it be possible that you have not disabled the onboard GPU built into your CPU via your Bios? and that is what is actually running your swtor?
Your GT 240 isn't anything 'flash' but I would still expect a reasonable game play on medium with shadows off.
Being Windows 7, I would check to ensure that Windows Aero is off; as this is the Translucent visual effect for your Windows Task Bar at the bottom of your desktop, this will give you a night and day feel to your game play.
Turning off 'Overlay's' will be helpful also if you use any with your VOIP programs such as Mumble/TeamSpeak.
