Builded my own pc, got all drivers and BIOS updated, but still something is wrong!

3nter · Apr 16, 2013

Hi! I recently build my own pc, and i've got all drivers and my BIOS updated, but still i get massive lag in games. It's quite strange, because when I play BF3 it works perfectly through the campaign, until I go online. When i do, the fps drops to like maybe 35-40, but in campaign i've got maybe 60-80, and changing the graphics settings doesn't do any good. It looks like i run newer games better than old, like Fallout NV isn't playable at all. When that is said, also when i play Borderlands 2 (wich is one of the newer games), I often get lag. It actually looks like the fps drops when i meet an npc in games. I updated all my drivers and the BIOS multiple times, and then i ran a program called uniblue driverscanner, wich scans your computer for outdated drivers, and then installs them. I'm wondering if this hole problem could be caused by the cpu, but i realy don't know. Iv'e got issue for a looong time, please help! (PS) My specs are:
Gigabyte 970A-UD3-mobo
Asus hd 7850-graphics
GS 600w corsair-psu
4gb XMS3 ddr3-ram
AMD FX 4100-cpu
1TB seagate-hdd

ronintexas · Apr 16, 2013

I am not a hard-core gamer, but to run high FPS in most of the games, the CPU/GPU may be a bottleneck for your build (help me gamers!).

Your computer specs are in the mid-level builds for games.

06yfz450ridr · Apr 16, 2013

overclock your cpu, the reason you are getting lag is because of your gpu mainly tho. in multiplayer there are people playing and the more people and explosions etc the more lag there will be. tweaking the bf3 settings as well as your gpucontrol panel settings will help.

maxalge · Apr 16, 2013

3nter :

Offline bf3 is mostly gpu bound, online with all the other people the pendulum swings towards the cpu as limiting factor.

It's your cpu, its nearly bottom of the barrel for gaming.

You need to overclock it.

3nter · Apr 17, 2013

Many thanks for your replys everyone! I will try overclocking my cpu, but i still dont get why i get lag in FalloutNV, witch is a bit old game. Shouldn't i be able to play such with my specs without overclocking?

3nter · Apr 17, 2013

maxalge :

3nter :

Offline bf3 is mostly gpu bound, online with all the other people the pendulum swings towards the cpu as limiting factor.

It's your cpu, its nearly bottom of the barrel for gaming.

You need to overclock it.

I overclocked my cpu from 3,6ghz to 4ghz, but still no change...

maxalge · Apr 17, 2013

3nter :

maxalge :

I overclocked my cpu from 3,6ghz to 4ghz, but still no change...

Well at least we know it is not the cpu then.

If you have installed all the motherboard drivers, direct x, video drivers.

Have you run a ram or hard drive check recently?

Could also be a virus or other thing running in the background.

Try to close all programs before running a game.

simon12 · Apr 17, 2013

Does lowering settings help or fix the problem in games other than BF3? I would expect that drop in BF3 from the single to multiplayer (much more CPU intensive) but Fallout NV should run fine on any modern CPU (and GPU for that matter).

3nter · Apr 18, 2013

maxalge :

3nter :

Well at least we know it is not the cpu then.

If you have installed all the motherboard drivers, direct x, video drivers.

Have you run a ram or hard drive check recently?

Could also be a virus or other thing running in the background.

Try to close all programs before running a game.

Do you mean like memtest? I don't realy think i have tested my ram or harddrive at all actually, but i will try.

3nter · Apr 18, 2013

simon12 :

Lowering settings does no good, im affraid, but actually TF2 runs pretty smood on highest settings tho

3nter · Apr 19, 2013

maxalge :

3nter :

Well at least we know it is not the cpu then.

If you have installed all the motherboard drivers, direct x, video drivers.

Have you run a ram or hard drive check recently?

Could also be a virus or other thing running in the background.

Try to close all programs before running a game.

I ran memtest and seagatetools to test both the ram and hdd. No errors. Perfectly fine. I have also tried closing all programs before playing a game, but no difference.

simon12 · Apr 19, 2013

Use GPUz & task manager to see if you CPU or GPU are running at close to 100%

3nter · Apr 19, 2013

simon12 :

I ran task manager when playing bf3 on high settings on metro. The cpu went almost at 100% all the time, but not the GPU tho. The GPU were at 50%.

simon12 · Apr 19, 2013

Thats expected in BF3 but not Metro try Fallout NV. Was the GPU any higher in Metro than BF3 also is it different in BF3 single and multiplayer?

3nter · Apr 19, 2013

simon12 :

The cpu drops to about 50% when playing FalloutNV. In single player BF3, the cpu still is very active, but it drops much more often and not quite as stressed as in multiplayer. The GPU usage was not so different from multiplayer to single player tho.

3nter · Apr 25, 2013

maxalge :

3nter :

Well at least we know it is not the cpu then.

If you have installed all the motherboard drivers, direct x, video drivers.

Have you run a ram or hard drive check recently?

Could also be a virus or other thing running in the background.

Try to close all programs before running a game.

I just reinstalled my hole pc and got a clean install of all games and stuff. All is the same as it were before, so it's obviesly not a virus or something...

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