GREAT WoW framerate with Catalyst 8.10, but at a price.

[Catholicnerd]

Hi everyone. I've got a Radeon Mobility X1270 in my laptop, and I've just installed Echoes of Doom. Strangely enough, my framerate is amazing.But the improved performance seems to have come with a pricetag: the World of Warcraft window flickers horribly. I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the problem. Here's my config.wtf file:

SET gxApi "OpenGL"
SET ffxDeath "0"
SET ffxGlow "0"
SET M2UseShaders "0"
SET readTOS "1"
SET readEULA "1"
SET readScanning "-1"
SET readContest "-1"
SET readTerminationWithoutNotice "-1"
SET installType "Retail"
SET locale "enUS"
SET expansionMovie "0"
SET movie "0"
SET showToolsUI "1"
SET portal "us"
SET realmList "us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com"
SET patchlist "us.version.worldofwarcraft.com"
SET coresDetected "2"
SET hwDetect "0"
SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET gxResolution "1280x768"
SET gxRefresh "60"
SET gxMultisampleQuality "0.000000"
SET gxFixLag "0"
SET videoOptionsVersion "1"
SET Gamma "1.000000"
SET Sound_OutputDriverName "System Default"
SET Sound_MusicVolume "0.80000001192093"
SET Sound_AmbienceVolume "1"
SET farclip "397"
SET particleDensity "1.000000"
SET spellEffectLevel "6"
SET groundEffectDensity "24"
SET gxWindow "1"
SET mouseSpeed "0.5"
SET Sound_VoiceChatInputDriverName "System Default"
SET Sound_VoiceChatOutputDriverName "System Default"
SET ChatMusicVolume "0.29999998211861"
SET ChatSoundVolume "0.39999997615814"
SET ChatAmbienceVolume "0.29999998211861"
SET realmName "Hyjal"
SET gameTip "6"
SET VoiceActivationSensitivity "0.39999997615814"
SET gxMultisample "2"

Any advice? Thanks a million.

[Catholicnerd]

Well, I realized that I'd forgotten to turn off desktop effects, so THAT issue is resolved. But now when I enter major cities the graphics go completely bonkers and WoW crashes. Anyone else have that problem?

[trxDraxon]

From what i've heard its a problem with the ATI driver and the wow minimap. Try minimizing your minimap

[ABE3K]

Also, don't forget to add this registry key to wine

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\OpenGL]

"DisabledExtensions"="GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object"