Poor frame rate

[MetalOverlord76]

IDK where to put this because I am un-aware of whether or not this issue is related to hardware or software.

I can't get enough of my WoW. I have found myself playing enthusiastically. The problem? I seem to randomly encounter an unusually intolerable framerate. I seriously think I'm getting one... maybe two frames per second. During this time, it looks as though my game is a slide show. Me being a WoW fanatic as my self only frustrates me even more. This appears to occur randomly yet frequently. If I simply wait for about 10 minutes or so, everything appears to be running very smoothly. But upon this brief 10 minute moment of smoothe gameplay, I experiance 10 more minutes of unbearable frame rate. Graphics settings do not make a difference. For software, I can't really say much except I am running Genuine Windows 7 home premium 64-bit. For hardware, I have an HP Pavilion p6214y with AMD Anthlon II x4 processor, Nvida GeForce 9100 puney integrated graphics, 8GB ram, and for internet, a wireless DSL connection VIA Linksys by Cisco compact Wireless-G USB adapter.

 

[Holysky]

Are you in a highly populated area?

 

[MetalOverlord76]

Are you in a highly populated area?

It doesn't really matter in terms of population, though I could get disconnected if I am in a crowded area. Disconnection is one thing, but I really don't think that area population is the problem that causes my frame-rate to die.

When I am in a heavily populated area, this is what usually happens:
It seems as though everything is normal, I can move around and it is very responsive, but then I notice some people jogging in-place. This is not the case for my problem though. I could be in an empty room and then my frame-rate gets raped. Even as I type this post, however, I am having so much lagging.
I THINK it has something to do with my videocard, though I am unsure.

 

[Holysky]

I don't think that an un dedicated video card would cause lag while typing on the internet...

Open up task manager and tell me what your CPU/RAM % is at.

 

[~Darkseeker~]

this probably isnt helpful, but iget same thing.

in icecrown citadel, or most raids and such, i get as high as 40 fps, but as low as 1 fps. Dalaran city is especially bad, everyone's fps drops there as its so heavily populated.

i even disconnected during an encounter with Festergut (icc25, 5th boss) and lost my looting priviliges.

 

[MetalOverlord76]

I don't think that an un dedicated video card would cause lag while typing on the internet...

Open up task manager and tell me what your CPU/RAM % is at.

Normally when running WoW, my CPU percentage is about 22%
My Memory usage is 2.40GB.

When lagging, my CPU percentage at most is 29% and my memory usage remains 2.40GB

 

[Holysky]

Could be a simple virus?

What AV programs do you like to use.. run them, even in safe-mode if you have to.

 

[Sinonymous]

Isn't 2.4gigs a bit high? Maybe its because I run lower end...

 

[iPwn]

Download This. It's a video card tweaking software but also has a GPU heat monitor in it so you can see if your video card is overheating.

 

[MetalOverlord76]

Could be a simple virus?

What AV programs do you like to use.. run them, even in safe-mode if you have to.

Just did one full system scan with AVAST! Free antivirus and one full scan with Malwarebytes anti-malware. Both those scans showed no results of any infected files.