new issue with fps drop in games as of 2-16-14

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

i an currently running an amd-fx-8350, 32 gig of ram, and 2x 7850's (only one is used atm) and as of a few days ago my fps has dropped from 110-120 fps down to 5-10 in many games. i have updated my video drivers and took apart my pc and cotton swab cleaned it from end to end removing all dust. i even updated windows and to no luck it has not fixed this issue. and ideas?...

Tman450 · Feb 19, 2014

Check the temps, sounds like they may be overheating? if not, check your drivers.

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

temp is chilly, running at 50c at peak. all drivers have been updated. just ran sfc/scannow in cmd. it found some issues, ill be back to tell all if it fixed the issue

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

nope, still chokes out durring gameplay at around 10-15 fps. any other ideas?

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

i didnt mean to do that. the issue is still ongoing.

Karadjgne · Feb 19, 2014

So, you took the cards out of Xfire for sure, did you try swapping the cards out and using the one not currently used?

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

yessir, i removed the crossfire connector and the power to one. using the second card still generated the same issue. hooked them both back up (placing the crossfire cable back on) and made sure crossfire was disabled

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

the problem is literally only 2 days old. not sure what is making this happen

Karadjgne · Feb 19, 2014

what psu do you have, and any chance of swapping it out with a spare, or a friends?

Karadjgne · Feb 19, 2014

and are you talking about single player non-internet games or multiplayer-internet games?

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

single player, i havnt tested. only online gaming. and no these are the only 2 i have atm. my internet connection was reset from the isp side as well as my router. i am not currently in wi-fi mode, hardwired to the network. no issues there so far. connection speed is 50mbs.

Karadjgne · Feb 19, 2014

any possibility that bios failed to find your cards and reverted back to mobo gpu?

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

no on board gpu for that reason. its a gigabyte ultra dur 7 board. after playing a bit, the frames jump up to about 40 for moments at a time. heat is still less than 50c at peak running.

BottomLine · Feb 19, 2014

this issue is the first ever that i have run into since my first venture into pc building 21 years ago. i am absolutely trumped... all parts are brand new and less than 6 mos old.

BottomLine · Feb 20, 2014

ok, so when i get around more players the fps loss gets worse in some games. i am currently playing marvelheroes and when i have no others on the screen frames stay around 60fps. as soon as i enter heavy animations or massive amount of players fps drops down to 15-20fps. not sure if this is at all helpful in solving this issue.

smeezekitty · Feb 20, 2014

Sounds like a CPU issue then. Check clocks and usage

BottomLine · Feb 20, 2014

only 4 cores are used most of the time and never hit 90% use. heat is less than 40c. and clock is manufacture specs. i never overclock my cpu

BottomLine · Feb 20, 2014

my psu is OCZ 1k watt power supply. plenty of watts left to spare.

BottomLine · Feb 20, 2014

so i finally fixed the issue. seems like windows was the culprit. reinstalled and almost all is back to the way it was. sound is an issue now however. lol just the headache i need.

Karadjgne · Feb 20, 2014

that's weird... but glad you found an answer

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