Decreased FPS and quite "jumpy"

Ofelin

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Greetings!

i am having performance issues the last two weeks and i have tried everything i could think off without any luck. I don't even know if the problem is gpu related.

Here's how the issue started.

i decided to update - flash my bios and the power went off in the process. i managed to reflash it but my ethernet port was dead. Since the bios update -I've made sure that the bios settings were the same as prior the update-, the pc post - boot times went up to 25 seconds and performance in games disappointed.

No matter the graphical settings, the same games that i could pretty much fps cap at 60 gave me anywhere from 30 - 60 unstable fps. By unstable i mean that the while the game playable character(s) are moving the fps goes from 60 fps to 30 - 40 and back at 60 within seconds. Sometimes it hits 0 fps, causing the screen to freeze. Also the character models will just appear out of nowhere.

I thought it was my motherboard. So i went to the shop and they replaced it for me.

Even with the new mobo, i am having the exact same issues. (The ethernet port is working tho ;p)

Pc specs :


  • PSU: CoolerMaster SilentPro 1200W
    Mobo: Gigabyte x79-UD3
    CPU: i7 3930k
    Cooling: Corsair H100
    x4 Kingstone HyperX Geneis RAM sticks (16GB)
    GPU: GTX 670
    1 Corsair Force 3 SSD
    3 SATA 2 HDs

Things that i have tried so far :


  • Prime95 CPU test overnight - stable
    Memtest86 overnight - no errors
    Installing latest GPU Drivers
    Installing latest Mobo drivers
    Clean format
    Upgrading from windows 7 to 8
    Modifying Nvidia control panel settings
    Disabling turbo boost
    Swapping gpus. - I had one gtx 275 and i tried to play the games with it. Although the fps were lower than the original card, fps were unstable as well.

I really have no idea what to do anymore :(

Below i've included one picture with the gpu,cpu etc usage while gaming. Also one 3dMark11 benchmark in case it is helpful to diagnose the problem.

Thanks for your time and understanding.
Also i apologize for my awful English skills! :)

http://i42.tinypic.com/i73ack.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/zvzpko.jpg



 

Ofelin

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yup ( ~20+ seconds until post. It is quite strange. i don't know if it is worth mentioning but since the long post and performance issue started when i hit the power button the h100 buttons led are activated after 3 - 4 seconds and not instantly
 


Sorry, I do not have the time to answer you, but you can search for which one is better for gaming and computing WIN 7 or WIN 8, if you are not too lazy.
 

crisan_tiberiu

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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-8-gaming-performance,3331-13.html
tell me, is gaming really bad on Windows 8?.. i dont get it
 

Nevermind. I am an idiot because I missed that
 

Ofelin

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I've played the same game again with my 4 year old GTX 275... Although i had to set the video settings down, i had a way smoother gaming experience than my expensive GTX 670!

Once again i've uploaded a screenshot of afterburner while gaming.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=344f9j8&s=5
Is it safe to say that we've found the cause of my issue ?

Thanks for all your replies and interest folks :)