HELP! Big Problem!

ericfun111 · Mar 31, 2013

Hello guys. I have had a lag problem in basically all my games. It is a common problem Im pretty sure but I have no idea how to fix it. It happens whenever there are a lot of objects or something on screen. I feel though that my specs are decent enough to run most games! I cant even run Far Cry 3 without having a constant below 30 fps. It is always about 20-27. Here are my specs.

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: GA-870A-USB3
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 645 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 5074MB used, 11303MB available
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
(Which is weird because I have a 7950 now plugged in. Used to have a 6870)
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: Acer S231HL
I Think this is my Hardrive: WDC WD8088AADS-00M2B0 ATA Device
I have a 600 watt PSU, sad thing is I do not have any idea what brand it is. It was very inexpensive on New Egg. About 30 bucks.

PLEASE HELP!

oddlyinsane · Mar 31, 2013

Your processor seems like the bottleneck. Your PSU may be a cause as well, as it may be failing and/or not giving sufficient power.

Have you checked your CPU and GPU usage during gameplay?

stickmansam · Mar 31, 2013

Might be a driver issue

also your CPU is a big suspect in holding you back

ericfun111 · Mar 31, 2013

Thank you guys for the quick replies. Yes I have check the usage during play and it rarley gets up to 70%. If you guys believe that is the case? I mean I did have a 6870 before the 7950 with the same CPU and the instant dip in frames causing a almost "stutter"

oddlyinsane · Mar 31, 2013

Yep, that's a bottleneck right there. Your CPU is the problem. But I would also get a new PSU just to make sure nothing blows

ericfun111 · Mar 31, 2013

Alright. Could you recommend any CPU that would be an upgrade that isnt to pricey? Say 120-160$?
Thanks so much!!!

oddlyinsane · Mar 31, 2013

AMD FX-6300 6 Core Processor for $145. There are many choices. The thing is however, your motherboard will bottlneck the CPU.

stickmansam · Mar 31, 2013

what was likely the issue before was that the cpu and gpu were a good match so no sudden drops

But now with a stronger gpu, in non-cpu limited situations, the gpu outputs alot of frames then the cpu hit s an issue and causes an limit, making a big drop in frames

His mb won't support the FX6300 or any FX x3xx CPU's..
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3788

So I would save up to do a mb+cpu upgrade come steamroller in the fall

Without an mb upgrade, you can get an pii 965 or a FX6200

oddlyinsane · Mar 31, 2013

My bad.

oddlyinsane · Mar 31, 2013

Or he could just go with Intel.

stickmansam · Mar 31, 2013

oddlyinsane :

Intels an option

I would wait till june for haswell since he already has a rig to play on, but then might as well to see if steamroller will turn heads

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