Unexpectedly bad FPS on a laptop [Help needed]

[acidydragon]

Hello all,

 

I recently purchased an HP Spectre X360 for school mostly, but I nabbed the i7 1080p version so that I could do some light gaming between classes. But what I'm noticing is, even with settings fairly low, I'm getting terrible FPS.

 

I'm only trying to play World of Warcraft, but unless every setting is at absolute minimum, I can't even break 30 FPS.

 

The computer has an i7-5500u, 8gb of ram, and a 1080p panel.

I assumed this would be good enough for light gaming?

Any ideas, or did I just assume wrong?

[PlayStation 2]

wut's the gpu on it

[acidydragon]

wut's the gpu on it

There isn't one. It's a laptop, but a fairly dated game like World of Warcraft I would assume would perform decently on an i7 alone.

[PlayStation 2]

There isn't one. It's a laptop, but a fairly dated game like World of Warcraft I would assume would perform decently on an i7 alone.

i believe WoW got a graphics upgrade

but hmm update drivers?

[acidydragon]

i believe WoW got a graphics upgrade

but hmm update drivers?

Updated all drivers, CPU isn't hitting 100%, RAM isn't hitting 100%...

Not sure.

[PlayStation 2]

Updated all drivers, CPU isn't hitting 100%, RAM isn't hitting 100%...

Not sure.

i dunno then

[VortexS]

Those CPUs in ultrabooks/hybrids aren't made for gaming. The iGPU in there is really weak.

[RetroSmoo]

try put the games at lower resolution, might struggle for games at 1080p even on low settings, my laptop has similar issues lol